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Legal and operational barriers continue to hinder the effective inclusion of persons with disabilities in Bangladesh’s electoral processes, limiting their equal participation. The right to equal participation is a fundamental prerequisite for a credible election. Yet ensuring the full participation of persons with disabilities remains a major challenge. On 20 January 2026, at the Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Auditorium of the National Press Club, B-SCAN presented a report titled “Report on Policy Gap Analysis of European Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities...

Ensuring inclusive electoral participation is fundamental to building a democratic and discrimination-free society. To address these challenges and demonstrate that persons with disabilities can independently and confidently exercise their voting rights, a Mock Polling Session was organized on 29 December 2024 at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Govt. Boys' High School, Agargaon, Dhaka with support of International Foundation of Electoral System (IFES). The whole process was organized and performed by persons with disability. More photos: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1358839392938696&type=3 News link: https://bonikbarta.com/bangladesh/C8MMeB9SRqmF0G2Y

Article 29 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, along with Sustainable Development Goals 10 and 16, clearly emphasize the inclusion of persons with disabilities in political processes and their unhindered participation in democratic practices. The Constitution of Bangladesh and all democratic movements in the country were founded on the vision of building a non-discriminatory state system. However, due to complex and time-consuming processes, the benefits of policy commitments often fail to reach persons with disabilities...