News Flash
RAJSHAHI, Oct 16, 2025 (BSS) - Voting for the Rajshahi University Central
Students' Union (RUCSU), 17 Hall Councils and five Student Representatives to
the Senate ended on the campus peacefully along with a festive atmosphere.
Counting of the votes began using modern Optical Mark Recognition (OMR)
machines at Kazi Nazrul Islam Auditorium.
Apart from this, the entire counting process is on display on a big screen
directly in front of the auditorium.
Election Commissioner Professor Mostofa Kamal Akanda told BSS that the ballot
boxes were brought to the auditorium and segregated into 100 bundles based on
colours. Each bundle is being inserted into the OMR machine for counting.
"An expert team is monitoring the entire process," he said, adding that
counting of each hall is being done in three phases.
The result processing and scrutiny of all 17 halls is expected to take a
maximum of 14 to 16 hours.
Prof Akanda also said the process is open to all to relieve candidates and
students from tension and mental pressure. "Technology-based initiatives have
been adopted to ensure transparency and flawlessness," he added.
Chief Election Commissioner Prof Dr. F Nazrul Islam told BSS that polling
began at 9 am across 990 booths under 17 centres in nine academic buildings
and continued until 4 pm.
The polling was held in the OMR method. A total of 212 teachers discharged
their duties as presiding and assistant presiding officers and 91 others as
polling officers. An expert team has been formed for preparing election
results.
Since morning, long queues of students had been seen at various polling
centres as voters cast their ballots amid enthusiasm and festivity.
Talking to BSS, Rafiul Islam Zibon, General Secretary candidate from the
Oikya Buddha Projonmo Panel, expressed satisfaction over the peaceful
environment and voiced confidence about his victory.
A total of 28,905 students were eligible to vote in the elections - 17,600
from 11 male residential halls and 11,305 from six female halls.
According to Prof Nazrul Islam, 903 candidates are contesting in the polls--
248 for RUCSU, 597 for Hall Councils, and 58 for Senate seats.
In the RUCSU elections, 18 candidates are vying for the post of Vice-
President (VP), 13 for General Secretary (GS), and 16 for Assistant General
Secretary (AGS).
For the Hall Councils, 61 are contesting for VP, 58 for GS, and 57 for AGS
posts. In the six female halls, 16 candidates each are competing for VP and
GS positions while 15 are vying for the AGS post.
A total of 11 student panels participated in the RUCSU, Hall Council, and
Senate elections.
To ensure peaceful polling, Prof Nazrul Islam said unprecedented security
measures have been taken. A three-tier security system has been enforced
across the campus.
A three-tier security system has been ensured to make the elections
successful.
A total of 2,300 police personnel, 12 platoons of Rapid Action Battalion
(RAB), and six platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) are now on duty on
the RU campus.
During the polls, RAB and BGB set up temporary camps on the campus.
