Urging to ensure necessary reforms, consensus and appropriate environment, students and leaders of various student organisations want early elections of Carmichael College Central Students鈥� Union.
They expressed this opinion at a dialogue titled Carmichael College Dialogue: Students Union Elections at the Annadamohan Hall of the college in Rangpur on Wednesday.
Democracy International in association with the Debate Council of Carmichael College organised the dialogue.
Carmichael College principal Professor Md Mostafizur Rahman was present at the event.
A tolerant and cooperative environment among all stakeholders is essential for the students鈥� union elections, said Democracy International鈥檚 chief of party Catherine Cecil.
鈥楾he election of student representatives through a democratic process will ensure the real participation of students in the management of the colleges and universities,鈥� she added.
The discussants said coordination between teachers, students, and the administration is necessary to organise regular students鈥� union elections.
聽A safe electoral environment must be created through the joint efforts and understanding of all stakeholders. At the same time, everyone must be committed to keeping the campus safe.
A fair and democratic election can be organised only by ensuring peaceful coexistence on the campus. The college administration must give importance to that issue, they said.
The discussants also demanded that the constitution of the students鈥� union be reformed.
Moderated by associate professor of Bangla department of Carmichael College Md Matiar Rahman, the dialogue was attended by Md Shahidul Islam Mizu, the last elected former general secretary of the CCCSU and senior joint convener of Rangpur metropolitan BNP, Rakibus Sultan Manik, former general secretary of Carmichael College Alumni Association and former CCCSU leader, Prof Dilip Kumar Roy, general secretary of the teachers鈥� association of the college, president of Carmichael College Chhatra Dal Rabiul Islam, president of Islami Chhatra Shibir Mehedi Hasan, joint convener of the Jatiya Chhatra Samaj Kamal Roy and senior joint convener of the Rangpur district Students鈥� Against Discrimination Sajjad Hossain, among others.
