CUCSU polls: A new generation poised to shape campus democracy after 35 years

After a gap of 35 years, the long-awaited election of the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union is set to be held -- an interval punctuated by seven parliamentary polls. Following the political transformation that came in the wake of the student-led July Uprising, a new reality has dawned at the university. The long wait to elect student leadership is set to end on Wednesday, with thousands of students preparing to cast their votes on the hill-surrounded campus outside Chattogram city. The commission conducting the election has completed all preparations. The university administration says it has taken comprehensive security measures to ensure a peaceful, transparent, and participatory election. For many students, this will be the first vote of their lives --...