, Sept. 9 -- BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Tuesday expressed the hope that candidates backed by Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) will win the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and hall union elections.

"We are optimistic about the victory of the nationalist forces (JCD panel)," he said while talking to reporters at BNP founder Ziaur Rahman's grave.

Replying to a question, the BNP leader said they have so far not received any news that might cause concern about the election.

"We believe that everyone here (in Dhaka University) is educated and aware, so we do not think they will give any scope to those responsible for the election to commit any irregularities," he said.

Gayeshwar, a BNP Standing Committee membe...