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Mahfuzur Rahman, vice president candidate from the “Shwadhin Shikkharthi Shommilon” panel in the upcoming Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (Cucsu) election, has said that if elected, he will work to ensure a safe and inclusive campus for all students, including women.

In an interview with The Daily Star, the former coordinator of Students Against Discrimination said that ever since his admission to the university, he has witnessed a conventional and hierarchical pattern in student politics where a few leaders became dominant figures. “They decided who would get seats, who would be evicted, even who could enter the campus,” he said.

Mahfuzur, who is currently studying master’s in Arabic, said from the beginning, he has stood by the students and spoken for their rights. “I led from the front during the uprising and continued my fight afterwards. I have always tried to stand

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