A tragic incident struck the Jahangirnagar University Central Students’ Union (JUCSU) and hall elections as Assistant Professor Jannatul Ferdous of the Fine Arts Department collapsed and died while on polling duty Friday morning.

She was rushed to Enam Medical Hospital after falling suddenly ill at the university senate building but could not be saved.

Ferdous, a respected academic, had completed her MFA (2018) and BFA (2016) at Jahangirnagar University before joining as a lecturer in Fine Arts.