Dhaka, Sept. 6 -- Mahin Sarker, a former joint member secretary of the NCP and one of the coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, announced his withdrawal from the election in support of Abu Baker Majumder for the post of General Secretary (GS) in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election at a press conference held in front of the university's Madhur Canteen on Friday.

Mahin Sarkar said at the press conference, "It is important to have unity among the forces of the mass uprising everywhere, therefore, I think that if someone from the front line of the uprising is elected to DUCSU, he will be more responsible than anyone else."

"Abu Baker Majumder is a vanguard of the uprising and if he wins, it will...