Brimming with excitement and hope, thousands of students cast their votes in the Ducsu and hall union elections yesterday, as renewed democratic spirit and festive energy swept through the Dhaka University campus.

It was 78% this time, a leap from 50-60% in the 1970s and ‘80s

A journalist died yesterday while covering the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union election at Curzon Hall on campus.

Jamaat, Shibir activists gathering around the campus with arms since morning, he says

With this Ducsu poll being the first since the July uprising, I decided to witness history with my own eyes -- this time as a journalist and alumnus

Faruk Hawlader, a resident of Surya Sen Hall, cast his vote at the Udayan school centre in the morning

Earlier the RO had told this newspaper that Abidul had violated the electoral code

Students started casting their votes at 8:00am across polling centres set up in residential halls amid tight security

Ducsu election is being held at eight centres of the campus with nearly 40,000 registered voters and 471 candidates vying for 28 central posts.

The general secretary candidate of Boishommo Birodhi Shikkharthi Sangsad alleged rigging in the Ducsu election

Candidates distributing voter slips

Voting for the long-awaited Ducsu and hall union elections began this morning after a six-year pause

Claims he took prior permission

After a six-year hiatus, students cast their votes in the Ducsu and hall union polls, with long queues and high enthusiasm

Large numbers of students were seen standing in long queues to cast their votes

Alleges JCD candidates breaching electoral code

Some students say this is their first chance to vote in a truly democratic environment

Students started casting their votes at 8:00am across polling centres set up in residential halls amid tight security. The balloting will continue until 4:00pm.

The much-anticipated Ducsu and hall union elections are set to be held today after a six-year pause, bringing renewed hope for campus democracy.

Ducsu 2025 is much more than a contest for student union posts. It is like a referendum on the future of student politics in Bangladesh