Upcoming student union elections to feature gender diversity and representation from various religious backgrounds within the contesting Shibir panel.
The Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir (Shibir) has announced a 28-member panel to contest the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections, with a focus on reform agendas related to student representation and campus issues.
At a press conference held at Abdus Salam Hall of the National Press Club on 14 August, the Central President of Shibir, Zahidul Islam, made the announcement. The event was attended by the Shibir president and other central committee leaders.
The Shibir president stated that the suspension of student union elections was aimed at promoting loyalty-based politics and that Shibir is working to eliminate fear from campus politics. He also criticized other student organizations for attacking peers due to a lack of their own agenda, without mentioning any specific organizations.
The demands focus on creating an inclusive education system, strengthening democratic practices through mandatory student union elections, and expanding women's and minority education. The proposals aim to reform curricula to integrate ethical and scientific values and to improve student facilities, including accommodation and mental health services.
The move aims to promote diversity and broader representation in student politics. The panel will include female students and representatives of other religious communities. The Shibir president's statements indicate a focus on promoting a non-violent, inclusive student politics environment.
However, specific, direct statements from Shibir on promoting diversity or explicitly removing fear from campus politics are not detailed in the latest accessible reports. Shibir leadership is engaged in defending its political stance amid allegations but has not publicly foregrounded a reform agenda centered on diversity or depoliticizing fear in campus politics as of now.
The Shibir president called on other student organizations to focus on healthy, student-friendly programs and to work together to achieve their goals in student politics. He also stated that Shibir will announce hall committees only if all student organizations and students support student politics and fear is removed from campuses.
The overall student election climate features calls for reforms on campus safety, politics in dorms, and student welfare, with several panels promising to address fear and promote better governance. While Shibir is a key player in the student elections and campus politics, its latest visible efforts appear focused on electoral participation rather than explicitly on diversity promotion or systematic fear removal reforms at this time.
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