DUCSU: Chhatra Dal alleges ‘rigging’ over lack of serial numbers on ballot papers

The Bangladesh Jatiyabadi Chhatra Dal backed panel has raised a list of complaints in the Dhaka University Central Students Council (DUCSU) elections, including the “signing of a voter list” before voters arrived and “supplying of ballot papers already stamped in favour of a specific panel”. Chhatra Dal Vice President candidate Abidul Islam Khan Abid made the allegations at a press briefing held at Dhaka University’s Madhur Canteen on Monday. Although students participated spontaneously in the DUCSU elections held on Sept 9, they were “not free and fair” due to the administration’s failure and the interference of some groups, said Abidul. He said no serial numbers were printed on the ballot papers, which created the “opportunity for vote rigging.” This raised...