Bangladesh Jatiyotabadi Chatrodol (JCD)-backed vice president candidate Md Abidul Islam Khan has rejected the results of the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) election, calling them a “planned fraud.”

However, his panel’s general secretary candidate, Sheikh Tanvir Bari Hamim, the number two on the ticket, accepted the outcome gracefully while noting “some irregularities.”

In a Facebook post around 2:30 am on Wednesday, Abid wrote, “I guessed this result right after noon. Just put numbers as you like. I reject this staged drama.” He alleged that the outcome was manipulated and did not reflect the actual votes cast by students.

By contrast, Hamim posted on his verified Facebook page around the same time: “If the students of Dhaka University think that this is their verdict, then I respect this verdict. I am waiting for the students' reaction.”

“Although there was a festive atmosphere in the voting ceremony that lasted from morning to afternoon today, irregularities were observed in some centres. Especially in the counting process, machine errors, fraud, and manipulation were observed,” he added. 

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