Chhatra Dal, Shibir accuse each other of breaching election code in RUCSU elections

In the lead-up to the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU), hall council, and senate student representative elections, the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panels have exchanged accusations over violations of the code of conduct. On Tuesday, the Chhatra Dal-supported “Oikyaboddho Notun Projonmo” panel filed a formal complaint with Chief Election Commissioner Prof F Nazrul Islam. Later in the day, the Shibir-backed “Sammilito Shikkharthi Jote” panel also submitted a separate complaint to the election commissioner. The Sammilito Shikkharthi Jote alleged that Chhatra Dal-backed candidates violated the election code by campaigning in classrooms, giving Tk 5,000 to Arabic department students of the 2024–25 Academic Session, campaigning beyond the prescribed hours, and involving non-voters in the campaign. Fahim Reza, the...