A long, turbulent day at JU spills into a night of unanswered ballots

The tally for 21 hall councils concludes after a day full of developments, while vote counting for the Jahangirnagar University Central Studen’s Council (JUCSU) election is still ongoing. At 12:45am on Saturday, counting is still under way inside the Senate Bhaban, with scenes of vote tallying projected live on large screens around the campus, drawing groups of students near the building, Bottola and transport area. The day begins with grief as Assistant Prof Jannatul Ferdous of the fine arts department passed away. Voting paused from 1pm to 4pm for Jumma prayers and funeral, before resuming in the afternoon. At 4:20pm on Friday, Vice-Chancellor Prof Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan convened a meeting with polling officers and returning officers at the Senate Bhaban....