CUCSU election campaign ends as ballot day draws near

The curtain has fallen on campaigning for the Chattogram University Central Students’ Union (CUCSU) and hall union elections, as candidates made their final push across the campus ahead of the polls. The 18-day campaign officially ended at midnight on Monday. From makeshift campaign stalls and hall corridors to the campus railway station and department stairwells, candidates flooded every corner of the university on the final day -- online and offline, solo or in groups -- in a last-ditch effort to reach voters. The campaign began on Sept 25, following the confirmation of nominations, and was wrapped up at exactly 12am on Oct 14. The “Sompritir Shikkarthi Jote” panel, backed by Islami Chhatra Shibir, fanned out across departments, shuttle trains, and...