Ducsu polls: 24-hr restriction on movement inside DU

-- Check posts will be set up at 7 DU entrances

-- All voting centres will be monitored with CCTV

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-- Presence of journalists restricted on DU campus

-- People to use Bakshibazar-Chankharpool route to reach DMCH

No outsiders will be allowed to enter the Dhaka University premises for 24hrs starting from 6:00pm tomorrow for the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) election slated for March 11.

The authorities will not allow anyone inside the DU campus unless they have valid DU passes or ID cards, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah today.

He was addressing a press briefing at Shahbagh Police Station regarding the security ahead of Ducsu election.

Check posts will be set up at seven entrance points of Dhaka University, the commissioner said.

Vehicles without a valid university pass or sticker will not be allowed into the campus for 24 hours from 6:00pm tomorrow, the official said.

Even rickshaws will not be allowed inside the DU to ensure security in the area, he said.

However, some rickshaws will be kept inside so that people can move inside the campus using those, he said.

All voting centres will also be monitored with CCTV camera, the DMP official said.

Restrictions on media as well

The authorities have also imposed restrictions on the number of media personnel on the Dhaka University campus during the Ducsu election.

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Journalists will be given special passes, the DMP commissioner said.

No more than four camera persons will be allowed from each TV channel and Maximum two reporters and one camera person will be allowed from each print media house.

Alternative route for DMCH patients

Authorities have also requested Dhaka Medical College Hospital-bound people to use the Bakshibazar-Chankharpool route for going to the hospital.