Nahid Islam, convener of the Nationalist Students’ Coalition (NCP), admitted disappointment over the performance of their supported panels in recent Dhaka and Jahangirnagar University student union elections.

“We had backed the Bachsas panel, but they failed to meet expectations in Daksu and Jaksu polls. We must reflect on what went wrong over the past year and why we could not build the organizational strength we needed in universities and nationwide,” Nahid said.

He acknowledged that the country’s political turmoil after the July uprising had posed challenges, but urged student leaders to learn from the shortcomings.
“A democratic and safe campus must be ensured. Students played a key role in the uprising, and leadership must rise from them. Our supported panels had limited time in politics, but moving forward, we must be vigilant to avoid repeating mistakes.”