In 2018, Dr. Mesbah Kamal, a professor of the Department of History at DU said Dhaka University has become a higher madrasa and this is unacceptable in any way.

He said, "Look at the admissions that are made in Dhaka University today, and see how many students who have studied there get the opportunity to get admitted. Dhaka University has now become a higher madrasa. I have been teaching at Dhaka University for 34 years, I studied for 6 years before that, and I have been associated with Dhaka University for 40 years. I am saying that I am seeing Dhaka University turning into a higher madrasa before my eyes. And this is unacceptable in any way."

There are of course  some specific reasons for this. These are mentioned below.

For several years now, it has been observed in Bangladesh that madrasa students are getting admission in Dhaka University in greater numbers.

Madrasa students get higher marks than general students in the reserved marks of the admission test.

Reserved marks are determined by averaging the marks obtained in the 10th and 12th exams.

On the other hand, the Madrasa Education Board passes their exams with full marks to madrasa students. As a result, madrasa students pass the admission test with higher marks.

Later, these students get special benefits for admission to doctors, engineering or other government universities. They later join the Chhatra Shibir and take on the responsibility of leadership of the Chhatra Shibir.

 Reasons behind Chhatra Shibir's absolute victory in the DUCSU elections:

An analysis of the election results shows that the distance between the winners and their closest rivals is several thousand votes.

The difference in votes between Sadiq Qayem, who won the DUCSU VP post, and his rival, the Chhatra Dal-backed candidate Abidul Islam Khan, is more than nine thousand.

Political analysts and former DUCSU student leaders believe that the narrative that Shibir was in charge of all the field-level leadership from the original planning of the July-August mass uprising was one of the reasons for their victory in the DUCSU elections.

Analysts also say that many of the leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir have continued their organization's activities from 'posts and titles' of other student organizations or underground. Those who came out in public under the banner of Chhatra Shibir after the Awami League was ousted from power.

Political analyst and Dhaka University professor Zubaida Nasreen believes that the narrative that has been put forward over the leadership of the July uprising in the past year has influenced voters.

Professor Nasreen further said, "During the debate over ownership of the uprising, Shibir said that they were at the root of everything from the original plan of the uprising to the leadership of the movement, such as redefining the profile, the one-point demand, and the slogans."

On the other hand, former DUCSU student leader Mushtaq Hossain believes that the current generation has lost interest in the style of politics that has prevailed since independence.

The former student leader believes that the younger generation has considered giving opportunities to religiously-based political parties in the face of various discrimination.

This time, he thinks, Dhaka University students are 'probably trying to give them a chance.

"If it weren't for the role that radical Islamist forces played in the July mass uprising, it would not have been possible to free ourselves from Sheikh Hasina's strong rule. I think it may have worked as a form of sympathy," said Mr. Hossain.

On the otherside, there are 23 full residential halls / hostels at Dhaka university. Former general secretary of Dhaka University Journalists Association, Saidur Rahman, has claimed that Chhatra Shibir spent around 150 million taka on the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections.

He said, "Chhatra Shibir spent an average of around 3.5 million taka per hall . In total, this expenditure stands at around 150 million taka."

Why the disaster of BNP’s Chhatra Dal :

Several leaders of the frontline of the student movement against discrimination who participated in the mass uprising also participated in the DUCSU elections. But they lost the vote. The Chhatra Dal also suffered a setback.

The reason behind this loss is that after the mass uprising, many of them have been accused of extortion, corruption or various other charges. This issue has become prominent in the minds of the young generation of voters.

Almost all the votes in the girls' halls of Dhaka University went to Chhatra Shibir.

Political analysts believe that DUCSU and Hall Sangsad voters have also kept in mind the issue of which party has more control or influence over the government and who is running the country in the past year after August 5th.

"Voters are keeping in mind who is exerting invisible influence on the government, who is controlling the government. Because voters in this country are thinking, who can come to power? Should I not waste one of my votes?"

Besides this , From the beginning, the nationalist Chhatra Dal was in a state of doubt and uncertainty about whether to participate in the DUCSU elections. While the rival organizations were carrying out various activities on campus, the Chhatra Dal could not yet announce its panel. Even the workers and supporters of the organization had no clear idea about who would be the candidate for the VP post. The Chhatra Dal announced the panel just 20 days before the election.

Due to insufficient preparation, lack of proper planning, and lack of proper coordination within the Chhatra Dal in determining what the campaign strategy would be. In the past year after the July mass uprising, the Chhatra Dal could not present any of its leaders to the students in the same way that the Chhatra Shibir has 'focused' (brought forward) its two leaders Abu Sadiq Kayem and SM Farhad on campus in various ways. On the contrary, no one knew for sure who the Chhatra Dal would elect for the VP post even after the election schedule was announced.