Bangladesh election moves onlineCEFR A1
10 Feb 2026
Adapted from Mohammad Tarek Hasan, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Kelly Sikkema, Unsplash
- Bangladesh will hold an election on February 12, 2026.
- Campaign events moved from streets to online.
- Campaigns now use phones and apps.
- People watch short videos and posts.
- Young people make a large online audience.
- The Election Commission made rules for online campaigning.
- Fact-checkers found false posts on social platforms.
- Platforms and groups try to reduce misleading content.
Difficult words
- election — a public vote to choose leaders or laws
- campaign — activities to get votes or public supportCampaigns, campaigning
- online — on the internet or on web services
- audience — a group of people who watch or read
- platform — a website or app where people share contentPlatforms
- fact-checker — person or group who checks if facts are trueFact-checkers
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Discussion questions
- Do you watch short videos online?
- Do you use your phone to read or watch news?
- Do you check if an online post is true?
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