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The independent panel, led by Umama Fatema, has promised that if it wins in Ducsu polls, it will establish student-friendly politics at Dhaka University, free from party allegiance.

It said that for having such a campus, they would formulate a “Student Politics Policy” through consultation with students, student organisations, and the university administration.

“Swatantra Shikkharthi Oikyo” panel yesterday unveiled the manifesto at a press conference in Madhur Canteen ahead of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections slated for September 9.

The manifesto, with the slogan “Politically Conscious, Academic Campus,” also aims to create a campus that is free from partisan politics, accountable, modern, and of international standard -- a safe space for all -- where harmony and coexistence are ensured.

“Dhaka University now needs major reforms -- both political and academic,” said Umama Fatema, the vice-president candidate of the panel.

Umama, a former coordinator of Students Against Discrimination, said they gathered students’ opinions by setting up “Idea Boards” at various locations across the university to learn what students think about the campus life, and incorporated those ideas into their manifesto.

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