Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has nominated six women in its panel for the upcoming Jahangirnagar University Central Student Union (JUCSU) election. However, none of them are contesting for major posts, but for the posts that are reserved for female candidates.
The organisation announced its panel called "Shamannito Shikkhatri Jote" last Thursday. The 25-member panel includes 10 candidates who are directly involved in Chhatra Shibir politics, while the rest have been introduced as general students. The panel also features one candidate with disabilities.
From this panel, Arifullah Adib is running for the post of vice president. He is a member of the Chhatra Shibir (JU unit) and a student of the 47th batch of the pharmacy department. On the other hand, Mazharul Islam, a 48th batch student of English department, is contesting for the office and publicity secretary post.
JUCSU has two assistant general secretary (AGS) posts, one is reserved for male students and the other for female students. The male AGS candidate from Shibir's panel is Firdous Al Hasan, a 49th batch student of the Archaeology department. Ayesha Siddika Meghla, a student of the Department of Philosophy, is contesting for the female AGS post.
Similarly, the literature and publication secretary and sports secretary posts are reserved for both male and female students. Lubna, a 49th batch student of mathematics, is competing for the female post. For the assistant social welfare and humanitarian development posts, Nigar Sultana, a 50th batch student of pharmacy department, has been nominated.
In addition, for the post of executive member (female), Shibir nominated Fabliha Jahan from finance and banking department, Nabila Binte Harun from history department, and Nusrat Jahan from law department.
In total, Chhatra Shibir has nominated female candidates in six posts that are reserved for only female candidates.
In this regard, Mohibur Rahman Muhib, JU Chhatra Shibir president, told Stream, "Women and visually impaired students have been included to make the panel inclusive."
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