Hasina given life-time DUCSU membership, Nur protests

Staff Correspondent: Prime minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has been given life-time membership of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union.

The proposal was passed in an executive meeting held on Thursday where DUCSU international affairs secretary Shahrima Tanjima Orni moved the motion.

DUCSU ex officio president DU vice-chancellor Akhtaruzzaman presided over the meeting.

It also approved Tk 1.89 crore budget for DUCSU for 2019-2020 fiscal year.
Besides, issues, including introducing health insurance for the students, controlling mass transport system on the campus and fixing the rickshaw fare, were discussed in the meeting.

Out of 25 executive member of the union, 23 members gave their consent in support of the proposal while DUCSU Vice President Nurul Haq Nur and Social Welfare Secretary Akter Hossain were against the motion.

Nur said as the DUCSU poll was ‘questionable’ and it was out of DUCSU constitution, he and Akhter opposed the motion to offer the lifetime membership to prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

Nur also said that a highly respected person like the prime minister should not be included in the DUCSU which was formed through a questionable election.


risingbd/Dhaka/May 31, 2019/Yeamin/Mukul