Shahriar Islam Dhaka Correspondent:

The Dhaka University (DU) branch of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has taken out an immediate congratulatory procession welcoming the announcement of the schedule for the 13th National Parliament elections.

After the announcement of the schedule on Thursday (December 11) night, leaders and activists of the organization from various levels took part in the procession from the TSC premises. After circumambulating the important roads of the campus, the Chhatra Dal ended the program with a short rally at the passenger shelter adjacent to Rokeya Hall.

During the procession, Chhatra Dal leaders and activists raised various slogans including ‘2026, Marka Moder Pandher Sheesh’, ‘Salute Tarique Rahman, vote on the Pandher Sheesh’, ‘Salute Khaleda Zia, vote on the Pandher Sheesh’, ‘Tareq Rahman in the guise of a hero, he will return to Bangladesh’.

DU Chhatra Dal President Ganesh Chandra Roy Sahas said in a brief rally, "The past four national elections have hindered the country's democratic progress. We were unable to vote through the no-vote elections in 2014, the night elections in 2018, and the 'amidami' elections in 2024. This time, the people will get the opportunity to exercise their voting rights in the elections on February 12, 2026."

He also said, "We will create a mass movement in favor of the rice sheaf to increase public involvement in the implementation of Tarique Rahman's 31-point plan. We will also provide all-out support to the Election Commission to organize the upcoming elections smoothly."

Chatra Dal General Secretary Nahiduzzaman Shipon also spoke at the rally.

He said, "A fascist regime was established in the country by systematically depriving the young generation of their first right to vote in the past three national elections. After a long period of repression, we are now moving forward on the path to forming a democratic Bangladesh, where establishing the right to vote first is one of our goals."

More than a hundred leaders and activists from different levels of the Chhatra Dal branch participated in the procession. They referred to the announcement of the schedule as the 'beginning of a new democratic journey'.