Campus on edge as JUCSU vote tabulation drags on beyond 32 hours

Despite more than 32 hours passing since the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Council (JUCSU) and hall elections, clarity on the timing of result announcements is still lacking. The decision to count votes manually instead of using the OMR machine, the slow pace of tallying and a series of counter-claims are spreading tension and confusion across the campus. Confidence in the likely outcome of the elections is also weakening. During the prolonged counting process, Assistant Prof Jannatul Ferdous of the university passed away on Friday morning in the Senate building. Colleagues have criticised the election commission for its “mismanagement” in the context of her death. Meanwhile, candidates still in the race and their supporters are protesting for a swift announcement of...