While the government insists that this will be the cleanest election in the country’s history, it remains uncertain whether sufficient safeguards and scrutiny are in place—within the Election Commission, among observers, or in the media—to prevent rigging

The incoming government will have to make austerity a top priority at the leadership level for fiscal consolidation. Enhancing accountability mechanisms is essential to improving expenditure efficiency. Parliamentary oversight of public funds must be strengthened.

The people of Bangladesh are expecting a free and fair election after a long time.

Surge in mob killings and violence raises alarm

On Friday—just 13 days before the vote—the NCP, largely dominated by young activists of the uprising, announced the “Manifesto of Youth and Dignity.” The 36-point document’s most distinctive feature is its strong emphasis on young people’s political aspirations. Among its youth-centric pledges, the most striking is the proposal to lower the voting age to 16.

Across the country, countless families have been ruined while trying to pay medical bills.

Following prolonged discussions between the National Consensus Commission (NCC) and various political parties on reforms in key state institutions, the July National Charter was signed on October 17, 2025.

It has been about a week since the window for official campaigning for the upcoming election opened, and things are already settling into a familiar pattern.

Bangladesh is not short of women in leadership, be it in business, government offices, or academia. It is short of women in electoral politics.