The Appellate Division on Tuesday upheld the stay order on the High Court's directive to suspend the Dhaka University Central Student Union (DUCSU) election, saying it will remain in effect until Wednesday, when a full bench will hold a hearing on the matter.
On Monday, about an hour after a High Court (HC) order suspended the DUCSU election until 30 October centring a civil miscellaneous petition, the Appellate Division stayed the order.
On August 28, BM Fahmida Alam – contesting the post of Secretary for the Liberation War and Democratic Movement under the 'Oporajeyo 71, Odommo 24' panel – filed a writ petition with the High Court challenging SM Farhad's candidacy.
On Monday, Fahmida's panel alleged that she had received threats of being gang-raped after filing the writ. The University Teachers Network on Tuesday called for exemplary punishment against those making such threats.
According to the announced schedule, the voting for the Dhaka University Central Student Union (DUCSU) election is scheduled to be held on September 9.
Student organisations, including Chhatra Dal, Chhatra Shibir, Democratic Student Union, and left-wing student groups have already announced panels - both full and partial.
A total of 471 candidates, including 62 female candidates, are contesting 28 posts.
The highest number of contestants is for the membership positions, with 217 candidates.
In 18 halls of Dhaka University, a total of 1,035 candidates are competing for 13 posts in the final round.
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