Jucsu polls: JCD leader held from Rabindranath Tagore Hall

Hafizur Rahman Sohan, vice-president of the central unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), was detained from Rabindranath Tagore Hall of Jahangirnagar University (JU) during the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (Jucsu) elections today (11 September).

Professor Shafiqul Islam, provost of the hall, said students caught Sohan, a member of the university's 36th batch, from a room around 11 am and handed him over to the proctorial body.

Asked about his unauthorised stay in the residential hall, Sohan said, "I came to the campus at night. I wasn't feeling well, so I was taking rest at the hall."

In reply to a query on whether he had sought permission, he admitted, "No, I didn't take any permission."
Prof Shafiqul said former students are not allowed to stay in residential halls during an election period as per the code of conduct. "That's why we handed him over to the proctorial team," he added.

JU Proctor Prof Dr AKM Rashidul Alam said, "We sent security guards to bring him in. Action will be taken against him as per the rules."

Voting for the long-awaited Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union elections is underway in a festive and peaceful atmosphere on Thursday.