Voting in the long-awaited Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union (RUCSU), hall unions, and senate student representative elections witnessed a strong turnout in the morning, with 21 per cent of votes cast in the first two hours.
Chief Returning Officer Professor Setaur Rahman told ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· that 21 per cent of the registered voters had cast their ballots by 11:00am.
He said the elections were taking place in a festive and peaceful atmosphere, expressing optimism about a near-total voter turnout.
Polling began at 9:00am across 17 centres on the campus and will continue until 4:00pm without interruption, officials said.
From early morning, students were seen arriving at polling centres in high spirits to exercise their voting rights. Long queues formed in front of several centres as voters patiently waited for their turn.
