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DHAKA, Aug 27, 2025 (BSS) - A total of 1,035 candidates set to contest 13 posts across 18 residential halls as the final list of candidates for the Dhaka University (DU) hall union elections has been published. 

A total of 1,109 candidates had submitted their nomination papers. Of them, 73 withdrew their candidacy while one nomination was cancelled, leaving 1,035 candidates in the final race, a DU press release said today.

The distribution of candidates across the halls is as follows: 59 candidates are contesting in Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall; 31 in Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree Hall; 62 in Salimullah Muslim Hall; 55 in Jagannath Hall; 58 in Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall; 75 in Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Haque Hall; 45 in Begum Ruqayyah Hall; 75 in Masterda Surya Sen Hall; 60 in Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall; 35 in Shamsunnahar Hall; 68 in Kabi Jasim Uddin Hall; 73 in Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall; 59 in Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall; 36 in Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall; 76 in Amar Ekushey Hall; 38 in Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall; 68 in Bijoy Ekattor Hall; and 62 in Sir A F Rahman Hall.

The DU hall union elections will be held simultaneously with the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) polls on September 9.