Dhaka, June 30 -- Jahangirnagar University authorities have suspended the previously announced schedule for elections to the long-stalled central student union, JUCSU, following pressure from student protests amid unresolved tensions over accountability for last year's campus violence.

The university's Public Relations Office made the announcement at 9:20pm on Saturday via Facebook, saying the election schedule, initially declared on Apr 30 and most recently set for Jul 31, has been put on hold.

A statement signed by all five members of the election commission cited a letter from JU Vice-Chancellor Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan, who also serves as JUCSU president, as the reason for the decision.

The commission's meeting earlier in the day reso...