An overview of the CUCSU election

The Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CUCSU) and hall and hostel union elections are being held on Wednesday after a 35-year gap. The polls will form a 26-strong central union for a one-year term, along with unions for 14 residential halls and a hostel. Five student representatives nominated by CUCSU will also become members of the university’s highest policy-making body — the Senate. Assistant Literary, Cultural and Publications Secretary Career Development and International Affairs Secretary Assistant Communication and Accommodation Secretary Under the Chittagong University Act, 1973, both CUCSU and hall elections are supposed to be held annually. However, since the university’s establishment in 1966, student union elections have been held only six times before this one. Chittagong University currently has...