Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed panel has secured a sweeping victory in the vice president (VP) and general secretary (GS) posts in the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CUCSU) and hall and hostel unions elections, while the assistant general secretary (AGS) post went to a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) candidate.

Now the organisation controls the student councils of three of Bangladesh’s major universities. It has also won the top posts at the CUCSU after 44 years.Photography prints

Shibir-supported candidates under the `Sampreetir Shikkharthi Jote` panel won the top two posts, Chief Election Commissioner announced the results at about 4AM on Thursday.

Ibrahim Hossain Rony was elected VP with 7,983 votes, while Saeed Bin Habib won the GS post with 8,031 votes.

Meanwhile, Chhatra Dal-backed candidate Ayubur Rahman secured the AGS post, receiving 5,254 votes.

Chittagong University pro-Vice Chancellor (Administration) Professor Dr Kamal Uddin said the vote counting has been completed and now preparations are underway to announce the results formally.

The voting was held in five faculties of the university, across 15 centers designated for 15 residential halls. A total of 689 booths were set up in 60 rooms, with voter turnout reaching around 60 percent by 4 pm.

The entire polling and counting process was displayed live on 14 LED screens across the campus. Ballot papers were used for voting, and the results were processed using Optical Mark Reader (OMR) machines.

According to the Election Commission, 24 candidates were vying for vice president (VP), 22 for general secretary (GS), and 21 for assistant general secretary (AGS).