DUCSU

Ducsu: From student union to shaping Bangladesh’s politics

From Language Movement to anti-Ershad protests, Dhaka University’s student body left a lasting mark on national history
21 August 2025

DUCSU polls 2025: Democracy’s dress rehearsal?

We can view the holding of DUCSU polls (followed by JUCSU and RUCSU polls in the same month) as a step towards rebuilding democracy from the foundation.
16 August 2025

Tougher demo if no action against attackers by April 8: Nur

Ducsu VP Nurul Haq Nur threatens to launch a tougher movement if the authorities of Dhaka University do not take any action by April 8 against those who assaulted him and a resident student in two separate incidents.
3 April 2019

BCL men ‘confine’ DUCSU VP Nur at SM hall

Bangladesh Chhatra League men reportedly confine Ducsu VP Nurul Haque Nur and its Social Welfare Secretary Aktar Hossain at Salimullah Muslim Hall of Dhaka University.
2 April 2019

Ducsu finally gets going

The Dhaka University Central Students' Union yesterday saw its first executive meeting in nearly three decades with different student organisations demanding repolling to the prestigious platform.
23 March 2019

Decision on Hasina’s life term Ducsu membership in next meeting: DU VC

Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor and Ducsu President Prof Md Akhtaruzzaman says that they will reach a decision later over the proposal of giving life term membership of the university's students’ union to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
23 March 2019

I am happy as well as sad: Nur

Terming the recent Ducsu elections “tainted and questionable”, its Vice President Nurul Haque Nur says he assumed office only to continue to place the demand for reelection before the Dhaka University authorities.
23 March 2019

Student movements and the culture of dissent

After a long and agonising wait, we are finally going to witness the election of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) on March 11.
5 March 2019

Make Ducsu centre of all campus activities

It is good to learn that the DU authorities are hoping to hold the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) election by March 31 this year.
15 January 2019

Reviving Ducsu: Do's and don'ts

After almost three decades, the election of the Dhaka University Central Students Union (DUCSU) may be held under pressure due to public demand and nudging by a rule of the High Court.
18 September 2018

TSC off limits after 8 at night

In a surprising move, Dhaka University authorities have asked all the TSC-based socio-cultural organisations to finish their activities by 8:00pm.
21 October 2017

The DUCSU conundrum

It's been 27 years since the last election of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) was held. First held in 1924, DUCSU elections have taken place even under the most arduous circumstances, during the Pakistani rule and even with the military regimes in power in independent Bangladesh.
8 October 2017