GS-elect Mazharul defends JUCSU election, says it has not lost credibility

Newly elected general secretary (GS) Mazharul Islam from the Shibir-backed Samannito Shikkarthi Jote has said the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) election has not lost credibility despite the controversies surrounding it. He spoke immediately outside the university’s Senate Hall after the Election Commission declared the results there on Saturday evening, two days after polling was completed. "We do not think this election has lost credibility," Mazharul said. "You will see that nearly 70 percent of students cast their votes." The election was marred...