Saturday's Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union elections resulted in victories for married students Hafez Tariqul Islam and Nigar Sultana from the Samannito Shikkharthi Jote panel. The Senate Building witnessed enthusiastic crowd reactions when officials declared the couple's wins for executive member and associate secretary positions, respectively. Tariqul Islam studies mathematics as a master's candidate from the 2019-20 academic session while serving as social service secretary at the university branch. His spouse Nigar Sultana, pursues pharmacy studies in her fourth year from the 2020-21 session and leads the Quran and Cultural Study Club.
The Shibir-supported coalition dominated election outcomes by capturing twenty positions from twenty-five available seats. Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Jitu claimed the vice presidency while Mazharul Islam from the winning panel secured the general secretary role. Bangladesh Ganotantrik Chhatra Sangsad supporters obtained two seats alongside two additional independent victories. Previous elections at Dhaka University have witnessed similar success from the same political alignment among spouses.
The Shibir-supported coalition dominated election outcomes by capturing twenty positions from twenty-five available seats. Independent candidate Abdul Rashid Jitu claimed the vice presidency while Mazharul Islam from the winning panel secured the general secretary role. Bangladesh Ganotantrik Chhatra Sangsad supporters obtained two seats alongside two additional independent victories. Previous elections at Dhaka University have witnessed similar success from the same political alignment among spouses.
