Dhaka, Sept. 12 -- The counting of votes in the JUCSU and hall union elections is still underway, 20 hours after polling ended. The total number of registered voters was 11,743, with a turnout of around 67 to 68 per cent.

00 pm yesterday, Thursday. However, those who were still in line were allowed to cast their votes. The counting began around 10:15 pm.

University proctor and member secretary of the Election Commission, AKM Rashidul Alam, told media last night that counting might be completed by Friday afternoon. Later today, he suggested that it could be finished by tonight.

When asked why the counting of votes and the announcement of results were being delayed so much, Rashidul Alam mentioned several reasons:

First, preparations ha...