Dhaka University White Panel Demands Revote Over Irregularities in DUCSU Election

Staff Correspondent

The university’s teachers’ organization, the Sada Dal, has demanded that the results be suspended and free, fair and impartial elections be held again if evidence of irregularities is found in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) and Hall Parliament elections.

This demand was made in a statement signed by the White Party convener Professor Dr. Morshed Hasan Khan, joint convener Professor Dr. Abdus Salam and Professor Dr. Md. Abul Kalam Sarkar on Friday, September 26.

The statement said that the white party expresses deep concern over the allegations of unprecedented fraud and irregularities in the DUCSU elections held on September 9. The evidence presented in the investigative report recently aired on private television News 24 has seriously damaged the democratic values ​​and reputation of DU.

The leaders of the white party said that these serious allegations have questioned the glorious tradition of the university and the status of DU as a center for the practice of free thought. Therefore, the university administration should immediately give a clear explanation on this matter. They also mentioned that it is the sole responsibility of the university administration to prove the allegations false.

The organization demands that an impartial investigation committee be formed, including members from outside the university authorities if necessary. If the committee’s report finds evidence of rigging, exemplary action should be taken against those concerned, and the election results should be suspended and free and fair elections should be held again.

They warned that if no action is taken without an impartial investigation, the 2025 DUCSU elections will also go down in history as a farce and a tainted election that deprived students of their voting rights.