Jitu wins JUCSU VP, Shibir’s Mazhar GS after 44-hour count

After a tense, 44-hour manual vote count, and days of campus speculation, Jahangirnagar University has finally announced the results of its fiercely contested Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) elections. In a result that reflects the fractured political landscape of the student union, Abdur Rashid Jitu of the Independent Students’ Union Panel has been elected Vice President, while Mazharul Islam of the Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed Integrated Students’ Union has clinched the post of General Secretary. Chief Election Commissioner Professor Md Moniruzzaman officially declared the results at the university’s Senate Building on Saturday evening, bringing an end to a process that began with voting on Thursday, 11 September, from 9 am to 5 pm, and a marathon counting session that kicked off...