Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir’s SUST unit has announced a 23-member full panel for the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology Central Students’ Union (SUCSU) and hall union elections.
Azizur Rahman Azad, central publicity secretary of Chhatra Shibir, announced the panel named‘ Durbar Sustian Oikya’ in front of the university's central library on Sunday at 3:15 pm.
Delwar Hasan Shishir, a student of the English Department and former student rights affairs secretary of the branch Chhatra Shibir, has been announced as the vice-president (VP), while Mujahidul Islam, a student of the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and office secretary of the unit Chhatra Shibir, has been named the general secretary (GS).
Mohammad Shakil, a student of the Department of Sociology and HRD secretary of Chhatra Shibir, have been announced for Assistant General Secretary (AGS). Mahbub Hasan Anu, a student of the Department of Anthropology, has been named the Sports Secretary, and Ahmad Bin Kefayet, a student of the Department of Food Engineering and Technology, has been named the Assistant Sports Secretary.
The panel also includes Tamim Rizwan of the Department of Food Engineering and Technology as the Literature and Annual Secretary; Jaber Bin Abdul Khalek of the Department of Anthropology as the Cultural Secretary; Ibrahim Bin Islam of the Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering as the Liberation War and Democratic Movement Secretary; and Asif Bhuiyan of the Department of Statistics as the Religion and Harmony Secretary. It also includes Azad Sikder, a student affairs secretary; Amina Begum of the Physics Department, also a student affairs secretary; and Ali Abbas Shaheen of the Department of Social Work.
In addition, Shamsul Shayan of the Department of Oceanography has been named Education, Research and Career Development Secretary; Abdus Samad Shanto of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering as the Information and Technology Secretary; Sajjadur Rahman Shiblu of the Department of Chemistry as the International Affairs Secretary; Muhammad Ibrahim Sourav of the Department of Social Work as the Transportation Affairs Secretary; Asifur Rahman of the Department of Social Work as the Cafeteria and Canteen Affairs Secretary; and Burhan Uddin of the Department of Political Studies as the Law and Human Rights Affairs Secretary.
The executive members are Sumaiya Nava of the Department of Public Administration, Adiba Saleha of the Department of Social Work, Shoaib Chowdhury of the Department of English,
Mustafizur Rahman of the Department of Petroleum and Mining Engineering, and Jamilur Reza Saikat of the Department of Statistics.
A total of 145 nomination papers were distributed for the central union and 106 for the hall unions. Of these, 72 were male and 34 were female candidates. Female participation was also notable in the central union election, with 15 women collecting nomination papers.
Earlier, Prof Dr Md Nazrul Islam, spokesperson for the election commission, said the nomination process was completed peacefully and in an orderly manner. “The number of candidates this year is encouraging, and female participation is also noteworthy,” he added.
After nearly 28 years, elections will be held for 23 central union posts and nine hall union posts. Voting is scheduled for January 20.