A total of 328 candidates collected nominations for the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) election as of the second day of collection - the election commission confirmed Tuesday.
Professor A K M Rashidul Alam, the Proctor and Secretary of the JUCSU Election Commission, said that 47 candidates collected nominations for central committee posts and 155 for hall committees, those were 47 and 86 for central and hall committees respectively on the first day.
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He added that the nomination period was extended by one day allowing candidates to submit their papers transparently on students' request.
The deadline was extended to August 21 at 2 pm which originally was scheduled for August 18–19 from 9 am to 5 pm.