, Oct. 14 -- The authorities concerned have taken strict security measures ahead of Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU), Senate student representative, and hall union elections scheduled for Thursday.

Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) Commissioner Mohammad Abu Sufian said that 2,000 police personnel, 12 platoons of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab), and six platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will remain deployed across the campus during the election period.

He said these after a coordination meeting with law enforcement and university representatives at the university administration building on Tuesday afternoon.

"The law enforcement personnel will remain on duty on October 15, 16, and 17, with the period extendable ...