‘Permanent ink’ coming off voters’ fingers: Chhatra Dal’s Toufiq

The “permanent ink” being used to mark voters’ fingers during the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CUCSU) election seems to be coming off, says Bangladesh Chhatra Dal’s assistant general secretary candidate Ayubur Rahman Toufiq. On Tuesday, after casting his ballot at the Faculty of Engineering, he said: “The administration could have arranged for better quality ink. As everyone will be wandering around outside, it is hard to tell from just the voter list who has voted and who has not.” “We could have distinguished them using the permanent ink on their fingers, but as the ink is coming off, it could cause some confusion.” Toufiq said, “I think the administration or the Election Commission should take action on this very...