Jucsu hall union: 34 elected JCD candidates undecided on taking office

Despite boycotting the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (Jucsu) election, the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)-backed panel secured 34 posts across 21 hall union councils.

Each hall council has 15 posts, making a total of 315 positions. JCD fielded partial panels in 11 male halls but none in the 10 female halls.

The panel won the highest number of seats, 10, at Bishwakabi Rabindranath Tagore Hall, including the vice-president, general secretary, and assistant general secretary posts.

It also secured eight posts in Shaheed Salam Barkat Hall, four each in Maulana Bhashani Hall and Male Hall No. 21, two each in Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall, Tajuddin Ahmad Hall and Male Hall No. 10, and one each in Kamal Uddin Hall and Shaheed Rafik Jabbar Hall.

Jahir Uddin Mohammad Babor, convener of JCD's JU unit, told The Daily Star, "Even after boycotting the election midway, JCD candidates won a good number of posts in the hall unions. We will consult our central committee to decide whether our candidates will take office. Their decision will be final."

Samir Yasir Labib, AGS-elect at Jatiya Kabi Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall, said he would respect and follow the organisation's decision.

Neither Islami Chhatra Shibir nor Gonotantrik Chhatra Sangsad officially fielded panels for hall union polls.

A total of 443 candidates contested, with voter turnout recorded at 67.93 percent among 11,919 registered voters.