Savar, Sept. 14 -- Abdur Rashid Zitu, the newly elected Vice President (VP) of Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU), has pledged to end the culture of sycophantic student politics on the campus.

"We've seen how party-aligned politics damages students' academic lives. Our goal is to create a 100% safe and education-friendly campus," he said while talking to reporters at the JU Senate Building on Saturday evening after the election results were announced.

He also focused on the long struggle for JUCSU elections, noting delays due to previous governments.

"JUCSU elections were due in 2013, but they were blocked. Even after the DUCSU polls in 2019, there was demand for JU elections, but it didn't happen under the then a...