Chittagong: The Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CUCSU) elections will now be held on October 15 instead of October 12. Voters will be allowed to cast their votes from 9am to 4pm on October 15, said CUCSU election commissioner Professor Dr. AKM Ariful Haque Siddiqui today.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Prof Siddiqui stated that the election date has been revised following requests from candidates and an assessment of the commission’s current level of preparations. The decision was made at a meeting of the election commission at 2pm today, which followed a meeting with students yesterday.
The commissioner added that all academic activities, including classes and examinations, will remain suspended after the election. Moreover, the election commission has also postponed examinations that were scheduled to be held from October 12 to 18.