UNDP to host dialogue among youths, mayor candidates of DNCC on Wednesday

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) will host the first-ever Youth Dialogue with the mayoral candidates of Dhaka North City Corporation on Wednesday.

The programme, to be held with the theme "Raising Young Voices!" at Spectra Convention Centre in the capital's Gulshan, will provide a platform to the participants to voice their concerns and queries about the upcoming city corporation's mayoral elections, said an official in Bangladesh.

A UNDP release said the UN Youth Advisory Panel selected 20 questions, from over 150 coming from different youth organisations and social media platforms, for the mayoral candidates.

Although young people comprise approximately 40 percent of Bangladesh's population, they are rarely included in election and policymaking processes of the country. So, the event aims to strengthen advocacy for youth inclusion surrounding current issues that matter to them, it added.