Young people, who make up 44 percent of voters, ousted Hasina. But they've never seen a competitive election, until now.
Young people, aged 18-37, who constitute 44 percent of voters, ousted Hasina. But they’ve never seen a competitive election — until now.
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For most of his adult life, Rafiul Alam did not believe that voting was worth the walk to the polling station. He is 27, grew up in a middle-class neighbourhood of Dhaka, and became eligible to vote nearly a decade ago. He never did – not in Bangladesh’s national elections in 2018, nor in the 2024 vote.
“My vote had no real value,” he said.
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