The election of the Rajshahi University Central Students Union (RUCSU) will be held on September 15.
A seven-member commission, led by Chief Election Commissioner Prof Amzad Hossain, announced the election schedule.
According to the schedule, the election code of conduct will be declared on July 31. The draft voters list will be published on August 6.
Objections on the voter list will be accepted and resolved on August 7, 10, 11, and 12. The final voter list will be published on August 14.
Nomination papers will be distributed from August 17 to 19. Candidates will submit their nomination papers on August 21, 24, and 25. Scrutiny of the nomination papers will be held on August 27 and 28.
The primary list of candidates will be published on August 31. September 2 has been set as the deadline for withdrawal of nomination papers. The final list of candidates will be published on September 4.
Polling will take place in all residential halls simultaneously on September 15.
Other members of the commission are Prof Nizam Uddin, Prof Nazrul Islam, Prof Enamul Haque, Prof Abdul Hannan, Prof Aminul Haque, and Prof Mostofa Kamal Akanda.
The RUCSU constitution mandates holding student union elections annually. However, elections have been postponed over the years due to various reasons, mainly related to the country’s political situation. The last RUCSU election was held in the academic year 1989–90.
In that election, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) candidate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed was elected as Vice-President (VP) and JSD Chhatra League candidate Ruhul Kuddus Babu was elected as General Secretary (GS).
