Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- After a gap of 35 years, the long-awaited Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU), hall council and hostel council elections have begun.

A total of 27,516 students at Chittagong University can cast their ballots in the polls, which were scheduled to open at 9:00 am on Wednesday, but later opened at 9:30 am.

Polls are scheduled to close at 4:00 pm, according to a bdnews24.com report.

Azimul Shakib Shojib, a first-year student of the Department of Political Science, told bdnews24.com: "Within three months of my admission, I am getting the chance to vote in the CUCSU polls. This is the first chance I have had to cast a vote of any kind. That is why I have high hopes for it. I will vote with care."

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