Shibir Sweeps CUSU Election, Returns After 44 Years

Islamist student group Islami Chhatra Shibir has made a sweeping comeback at the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CUSU) election, securing an overwhelming victory after 44 years, despite allegations and counter-allegations surrounding the polls.With this result—following the recent student union polls at Dhaka and Jahangirnagar universities—all three major university unions are now under the control of Jamaat-e-Islami’s student wing.The results were announced around 4:45 am on Wednesday by Chief Election Commissioner Professor Monir Uddin at the Faculty of Business Studies auditorium. The hall burst into celebration as Shibir activists rejoiced in victory.Shibir’s DominanceOut of the 26 central positions, candidates from Shibir-backed Sampriti Shikkharthi Jote won 24 posts, including the top two—Vice President (VP) and General Secretary (GS).In the VP race, Ibrahim Hossain Roni, a student of the 2017–18 session from the Department of History and president of Chattogram South City Shibir, secured 7,983 votes, defeating BNP-backed Chhatra Dal’s Sazzad Hossain ...

• 16 Oct 2025