, Oct. 15 -- awaited Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) election began on Wednesday afternoon after voting ended amid a peaceful environment.

Official results are expected to be announced on Thursday, according to election officials.

Balloting of CUCSU began at 9:00am and continued until 4:00pm on Wednesday.

Apart from a few stray incidents, the Election Commission has said the voting process was conducted peacefully, said Professor Saidur Rahman Chowdhury, a member of the Election Commission and Head of the IT Cell.

The vote counting process may take 7 to 8 hours to complete and the formal announcement of results will be made on Thursday, he said.

The university authorities had taken extensive security measures th...