Bangladesh election moves onlineCEFR A2
10 Feb 2026
Adapted from Mohammad Tarek Hasan, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Kelly Sikkema, Unsplash
Bangladesh will hold its 13th National Parliamentary Election on February 12, 2026. Campaigning is moving from street rallies to social media platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, X and YouTube.
Political parties and candidates use videos, live streams, songs and games to reach voters. Young people are a large online audience and many campaigns target them.
The Election Commission has set rules for online campaigning. Candidates must give official social media account details in advance, and the rules ban content that breaks the electoral code, including AI-driven manipulations.
Difficult words
- campaign — organized effort to get votes in electionCampaigning
- rally — public meeting with people for political supportrallies
- candidate — person who wants to be elected to officecandidates
- audience — group of people who watch or listen online
- manipulation — changing information to mislead peoplemanipulations
- commission — official group that makes rules for an activity
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Discussion questions
- Do you think social media is a good place for election campaigns? Why or why not?
- How might young people decide which candidate to support online?
- What problems can AI-driven manipulations cause in elections?
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