After the EC announced the schedule on Dec 22 last year, the Puja Udjapon Parishad asked the commission to change the date citing Saraswati Puja. The Dhaka University’s Jagannath Hall, which is under the Dhaka South City Corporation and houses Hindu students, has sent a letter to the returning officer. Dhaka University Central Students’ Union or DUCSU has also urged the EC to shift the vote. Several institutions under Dhaka South and North city corporations organise Saraswati Puja and are also used as polling stations. Earlier on Monday, a group of Dhaka University teachers and students demonstrated on the campus demanding that the EC review its decision on the voting day.

Source: bd News24 January 13, 2020 21:33 UTC