Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Police have taken the wife of a vice-president (VP) candidate in the Jagannath University Central Students' Union (JnUCSU) election into custody following a dispute outside the campus gate.

The woman, Mahima Akter, is the wife of Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed candidate Riazul Islam. The incident took place at around 10:30am on Tuesday near the university's main entrance as voting was under way.

Witnesses said Mahima, a former law student at the university, was standing outside the campus at the main gate, campaigning for Islami Chhatra Shibir. Several students then approached her, inquired about her identity and asked her to remove her face veil and mask. As tensions began to rise, police arrived and removed Mahima from ...