Court rejects plea to stay DUCSU polls schedule

The High Court (HC) rejected on Monday a writ petition to stay the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election schedule, reports UNB.

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal's Dhaka University unit leader Fahmida Mazid moved the court on Sunday.

She also challenged the authorities' decision to exclude her from the voter list.

Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir's bench said the court will not interfere in the DUCSU polls schedule announced on February 11.

The election is scheduled for March 11. The last one was held on July 06, 1990.

However, the court asked DUCSU polls' chief returning officer to dispose the petitioner's application seeking inclusion in the voter list and her candidacy within 24 hours.

The court issued a rule ordering the university administration to explain why the announcement of schedule without including the petitioner's name in the voter list should not be declared illegal.

DU vice-chancellor, proctor and chief returning officer have been asked to respond within two weeks.

Meanwhile, a student's body, which led the quota reform movement, declared its panel for the DUCSU election on Monday.

Hasan Al Mamun, the organisation's convener, said Nurul Haque Nur, Md Rashed Khan and Faruk Hossain would contest for the posts of vice-president (VP), general secretary (GS) and assistant general secretary (AGS) respectively.

All three are joint conveners of the student organisation, which nominated candidates for 17 out of 25 posts.