BSS-31 Ducsu VP-elect Nur in dilemma of staying in firm stance

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Ducsu VP-elect Nur in dilemma of staying in firm stance

By Maloy Kumar Dutta

DHAKA, March 17, 2019 (BSS) – Newly elected vice-president of Dhaka
University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) Nurul Haque Nur could not stay
firm in his decision as he is frequently changing his stance over the March
11 polls that took place after around three decades.

Now he, along with five panels, is demanding reelection to all posts of
DUCSU and hall unions though he did not raise the matter in his address when
he along with other elected leaders of DUCSU and hall unions called on Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban on Saturday.

Expressing his acceptance of polls results at the Ganabhaban function, he said every

student of the
Dhaka University would stay with every blissful activity taken by the
government.

But, the Ducsu VP-elect along with leaders of his panel, Sadharan Chhatra
Odhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad popularity known as Quota Reformists, held a
press conference at Madhu’s Canteen on the campus this afternoon with their
five-point demands.

Three panels–Swadhikar Satantra Parishad led by its GS aspirant ARM Asifur
Rahman, former staff reporter of daily Prothom Alo and incumbent president of
Dhaka University Journalists’ Association (Duja) , Sadharan Chhatra Odhikar
Sangrakkhan Parishad popularity known as Quota reformists, Chhatra Federation
led by its GS contestant and DU unit president Umme Habiba Benozir and
Satantra Jote, another independent alliance, led by Auroni Semonti Khan – – –
were present at the press conference apart from Pragatishil Chhatra Jote, an
alliance of left-leaning students’ bodies.

Earlier, the leftists alliance held a press conference at the Madhu’s
Canteen around 12 noon but other four panels were absent at the press
conference.

Asked why he is changing his stance frequently, Nurul Haque said: “I could
not keep my concentration properly in the Ganabhaban function before a large
number of leaders.”

On Saturday’s function at Ganabhaban, Nur, who claimed himself as a former
worker and a minor leader of ruling Awami League’s students’ wing Bangladesh
Chhatra League, and expressed his gratitude to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
for extending cooperation to the DU authorities in holding the long-overdue
Ducsu polls after 28 years.

On March 11 during the polling of Ducsu and hall unions, Nur’s panel
Sadharan Chhatra Odhikar Sangrakkhan Parishad boycotted the polls and
demanded reelection of the polls raising allegations of the irregularities
and rigging.

But, Nur was elected vice-president and one of his panel-backed Akhter
Hossain won in social service secretary post in the polls results announced
in the wee hours of the polling day.

On the next day, the Ducsu VP-elect changed his stance saying he wanted
reelection to all posts of the elections expecting VP and social services
secretary post and he would raise his voice in the Ducsu for reelection to
other posts.

Surprisingly, a few hours later, after holding discussion with other
protesting students’ wing including Pragatishil Chhatra Jote led by
Bangladesh Chhatra Union VP aspirant Liton Nandi, Nur demanded reelection to
all posts.

In the afternoon on March 12, BCL president Rezwanul Haque Chowdhury Shovon
congratulated him formally at Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) auditorium on the
campus and the Ducsu VP-elect expressed solidarity with BCL to work together
to realise rights of the common students.

Hours later he commented that though BCL greeted him, the ruling party’s
students’ wing had hatred for him in mind.

On that day, several students of Rokeya Hall, who were defeated in the hall
union polls and have affiliation with leftist students’ wing, started hunger
strike in front of the female dormitory on the campus.

On March 13, Nur went to met the female protesters and said he came to know
about the common students’ opinion whether Nur should go to Ducsu or not.

On March 14, he said if Prime Minister invited him he must go to
Ganabhaban.

On March 15, he accompanied the university authorities and other elected
leaders of Ducsu when they went to Raju memorial sculpture for requesting the
protesters, who were on a hunger strike, to withdraw their agitation.

On March 16, he along with other elected leaders of Ducsu and hall unions
called on the premier. In the function, he claimed himself as a former BCL
leader and was involved in the student organization’s politics since his
high-school life having family background of Awami League affiliation.

“We, the elected leaders of DUCSU, will extend our cooperation to take the
ongoing development activities of the government ahead,” he said while
talking in front of the Prime Minister.

Today, Nur claimed he lost his concentration in the function so that he
could not raise the issue of irregularity in the polls before the prime
minister.

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