Dhaka, Oct. 16 -- The vote counting in the long-awaited Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) and hall council elections began on Wednesday afternoon (15 October), following a day of largely peaceful balloting across the campus.

According to the university's Election Commission, the counting began around 5:15pm and was being conducted under CCTV surveillance in the presence of polling agents. Election officials said the process may take seven to eight hours to complete, with the official results expected to be announced on Thursday.

Balloting, which ran from 9am to 4pm, took place in five faculties, with 15 polling centers designated for the university's 15 residential halls. A total of 689 booths were set up across 60 r...