Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu)

Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu)

Shibir-backed candidate Md Abu Shadik (Shadik Kayem) has won the vice president (VP) post, while SM Forhad secured the general secretary (GS) position, and Mohiuddin Khan was elected assistant general secretary (AGS). Photo: Md Shamsul Alam Hadi/UNB

From batch representatives to VP, GS: How Shibir rose in DU hall unions

Students said that many batch representatives, who initially presented themselves as “general students,” later contested hall union elections with Shibir backing

Umama Fatema, Abidul Islam Khan, and Abdul Kader talk to reporters after a meeting with Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Niaz Ahmed Khan on 23 September 2025. Photo: Collected

Ducsu polls: Umama, Abid, Kader allege ballot, voter list irregularities, accuse DU admin of inaction

Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) building. Photo: Collected

Ducsu results corrected after discrepancies found

Ballots of Jucsu and hall union elections are being deposited box for counting votes around 10pm Thursday, 11 September 2025. Photo: TBS

Peaceful but flawed: What Ducsu and Jucsu polls reveal about the state of Bangladesh’s electoral democracy 

Some voters of Shamsun Nahar Hall celebrate with joy after casting their first ballots. Photo: Tahsin Samin/TBS

Festive Ducsu polls draw 78% turnout as rivals trade charges of bias

Barricades put up at Shahbagh intersection. Photo: TBS

Police cordon off Shahbagh as crowds gather amid Ducsu vote counting

Students vote during the Ducsu polls on 9 September 2025. Photo: Tahsin Samin/TBS

Ducsu polls: No major irregularities, voting underway smoothly, says chief returning officer

Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) building. Photo: Collected

Ducsu polls today: Record number of candidates, festive mood

All-out preparations in place for Ducsu polls, says DU vice chancellor

All-out preparations in place for Ducsu polls, says DU vice chancellor

Abu Shadik Kayem. Photo: Collected

Ducsu polls: Shadik pledges to build dream campus with excellence, dignity, fairness

The Ducsu building on the Dhaka University campus. File photo: Collected

CA directs law enforcers to help ensure peaceful, festive Ducsu polls

Abdul Kader. Sketch: TBS

Ducsu polls: Kader wants to work towards students' financial independence 

Abdul Kader. Photo: Collected

'Don't need to win, just want to stay alive': Ducsu VP candidate Abdul Kader