The High Court on Monday, rejecting a writ petition, retained the previous Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) election schedule slated for March 11.
Fahmida Mazid, a postgraduate student of the International Relations department and student affairs secretary of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal's (JCD) central executive committee, filed a writ petition challenging the authorities' decision to exclude her from the voter list.
In the petition, she challenged the legality of the election saying that there are “irregularities” in the voter list, as her and several others' names have not been included.
The bench of Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed and Justice Md Iqbal Kabir, said the court will not interfere in the Ducsu polls schedule announced on February 11.
The election is scheduled for March 11. The last one was held on July 6, 1990.
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However, the court asked Ducsu polls' chief returning officer to dispose of the application filed by Fahmida for including her name in the voter list within 24 hours.
The court also issued a rule ordering the university administration to explain why the Ducsu polls schedule excluding Fahmida’s name from the voter list should not be declared illegal.
The DU vice-chancellor, proctor, and chief returning officer, have been asked to respond within two weeks.
Barrister Ruhul Kuddus stood for the petitioner while Attorney General Mahbubey Alam represented the Dhaka University.