1,035 candidates to contest DU hall union elections

A total of 1,035 candidates are set to contest 13 posts across 18 residential halls as the final list of candidates for the Dhaka University (DU) hall union elections has been published. 

A total of 1,109 candidates had submitted their nomination papers. Of them, 73 withdrew their candidacy while one nomination was cancelled, leaving 1,035 candidates in the final race, a DU press release said on Wednesday.

The distribution of candidates across the halls is as follows: 59 candidates are contesting in Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall; 31 in Bangladesh-Kuwait Maitree Hall; 62 in Salimullah Muslim Hall; 55 in Jagannath Hall; 58 in Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall; 75 in Shaheed Sergeant Zahurul Haque Hall; 45 in Begum Ruqayyah Hall; 75 in Masterda Surya Sen Hall; 60 in Haji Muhammad Mohsin Hall; 35 in Shamsunnahar Hall; 68 in Kabi Jasim Uddin Hall; 73 in Muktijoddha Ziaur Rahman Hall; 59 in Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Hall; 36 in Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib Hall; 76 in Amar Ekushey Hall; 38 in Kabi Sufia Kamal Hall; 68 in Bijoy Ekattor Hall; and 62 in Sir A F Rahman Hall.

The DU hall union elections will be held simultaneously with the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) polls on September 9.