Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Leaders and activists from the Rajshahi University chapter of Chhatra Dal have locked and vandalized the treasurer's office, demanding that first-year students be granted voting rights in the Rajshahi University Central Student Union (RUCSU) elections.

At about 9:30 am on Sunday, the group, led by Sultan Ahmed Rahi, the Chhatra Dal president at the university, surrounded the treasurer's office. About an hour later, they entered and damaged the tables and chairs used for collecting nomination papers. Treasurer Setaur Rahman said he had been unable to access his office since the morning. "They have surrounded the office since this morning, and now they have locked it again. I cannot enter," Rahman said. "There are several...