Aashiq Abdullah Apu

Shifting focus from its earlier position to keep relatives of its lawmakers from the upazila election, the ruling Awami League now seeks to minimise internal feuds centering on the polls and increase the voter turnout.

Awami League’s strategic decision to not use the party’s electoral symbol for the upazila polls candidates is aimed at tackling multiple issues at one go.

The Awami League yesterday unveiled its list of 298 nominees, and three incumbent ministers and 68 other lawmakers did not make the cut.

Apart from preparing for the election, the Awami League will tighten its grip on the streets throughout September by organising political programmes on a regular basis.

In February 2017, when Dhaka University took back the responsibility of seven government colleges after more than two decades, the university was neither prepared nor adequately staffed to handle the added burden.

As campaigns and preparations for the upcoming Ducsu polls are in full swing on Dhaka University campus, differently abled students are not lagging far behind.

Different student organisations have been pressing for solutions to some contentious issues, including the charter amendment, over the long-anticipated election to Dhaka University Central Students' Union.

Most of the top leaders of student bodies affiliated with major political parties are not eligible to run in the upcoming Ducsu polls, as per the charter of the student platform.

Setting a rare example, Bangladesh Chhatra League has not yet announced its new committee even two weeks into its national council.

The expulsion of a number of Bangladesh Chhatra League activists from the organisation over the April 10 incident at Dhaka University's Sufia Kamal Hall has raised controversy as some of those expelled claimed that they were not staying either in the hall or in the city during the incident.

Spreading the light of knowledge was something that Faisal Arefin Dipan had always dreamt of.