Some student leaders sought changes to candidacy requirements for the election, allowing participation of students from MPhil, PhD and evening courses. He said: “How the authority ignored maximum student body recommendations in the syndicate meeting is completely undemocratic." They also fixed candidates age limit 30 for the polls severely violating the norm." The existing environment in the campus and dormitories does not allow students to cast their vote without fear,” leaders added. Soon after the decision almost all the university’s active organizations except the Bangladesh Chhatra League led Chhatra Sangram Parishad have been protesting the decision of authority to set polling centres inside the halls.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 31, 2019 19:30 UTC