Dhaka University is one of the leading and influential public universities in Bangladesh. Several anti-LGBTQ right-wing Islamist student leaders have participated in the Dhaka University Central Student Union (DUCSU) elections and have announced an anti-LGBTQ+ agenda. These anti-LGBTQ+ student leaders are followers of anti-LGBTQ+ leader Mohammad Sarwar. Sarwar posted on his verified Facebook profile supporting these leaders and urged people to vote for them.

Identity and agenda of the anti-LGBTQ+ right-wing leaders participating in the elections:

Name: MD Shahriar Alam
Education/Department Information:

• Undergraduate: History and Culture of Islam

• Postgraduate: Political History of Islam (Middle East Crisis)

• MPhil (ongoing): Western Policy in the Muslim World — Topic: Iraq

Candidate: Central Social Services Secretary — Ballot No. 09
Political affiliation: Khelafat Chhatra Majlis, Convener of Dhaka University.
Facebook Profile: MD Shahriar Alam 
Anti-LGBTQ+ Agenda: Stop the University from the LGBTQ+ Rights Agenda. Agenda Documents

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