Bangladesh Chhatra Dal (JCD) has temporarily suspended its siege program at the Election Commission (EC) after receiving assurances that its demands would be addressed. The decision was announced on Monday following a meeting between JCD leaders, including President Rakibul Islam Rakib and General Secretary Nasir Uddin, and EC Additional Secretary K.M. Ali Newaz. The student organization had been staging the siege since Sunday to press for three major demands.

According to Rakibul Islam, the EC assured that the demand for changes in the domestic postal ballot process would be considered, and the controversial directive regarding the Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) student union election had been suspended. The JCD’s three-point demand included revising the postal ballot decision to ensure electoral neutrality, maintaining EC professionalism free from political pressure, and withdrawing the disputed SUST election notification.

After receiving specific assurances from the EC, the JCD delegation ended its protest and left the commission area. The organization warned that it would respond if any group attempted to exert undue pressure on the EC in the future.