Members of the Jagannath University Central Students’ Union (JAKSU) panel, supported by the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Chhatra Adhikar Parishad, visited the graves of Begum Khaleda Zia and Shaheed Sharif Osman Hadi on Friday, January 9. The visit was led by vice president candidate A.K.M. Rakib and assistant general secretary candidate B.M. Tanzil. The group paid their respects at Khaleda Zia’s grave at Zia Udyan and later at the grave of Shaheed Osman Hadi located in the premises of the National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s mausoleum at Dhaka University.

Newly elected panel members including library and seminar affairs secretary Riasal Rakib, transport secretary Mahid Hasan, cultural affairs secretary Takrim Ahmed, and executive member Sadman Samya were present. A.K.M. Rakib, who is also the president of the Chhatra Adhikar Parishad’s university branch, said they could not visit the graves during the election period and therefore went after the polls. He stated that their panel upholds the ideals of democracy and opposition to dominance, echoing the struggles of Khaleda Zia and Shaheed Osman Hadi.

The visit symbolized the panel’s commitment to democratic values and resistance against external dominance, as expressed by its leaders.