Hafizur Rahman Sohan, Sept. 11 -- president of the central unit of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), was detained from Rabindranath Tagore Hall of Jahangirnagar University (JU) during the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) elections on Thursday.

Professor Shafiqul Islam, provost of the hall, said students caught Sohan, a member of the university's 36th batch, from a room around 11 am and handed him over to the proctorial body.

Asked about his unauthorised stay in the residential hall, Sohan said, "I came to the campus at night. I wasn't feeling well, so I was taking rest at the hall."

In reply to a query on whether he had sought permission, he admitted, "No, I didn't take any permission."

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