Voting age

Infographic: TBS
Bangladesh

What is the minimum voting age around the world and what reducing it could mean for Bangladesh

Only 10 countries in the world have a minimum voting age of 16, while four have it set at 17

NCP Joint Convener Sarwar Tushar and other party leaders at a press conference at the party’s temporary office in Dhaka’s Banglamotor on 22 March 2025. Photo: TBS
Politics

Set voting age at 16, for nat'l polls candidates 23: NCP

File photo of Prof Muhammad Yunus. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Minimum voter age should be 17: CA Yunus

FILE PHOTO: People stand outside the executive wing of the New Zealand Parliament complex, popularly known as "Beehive" because of the building’s shape, in Wellington, New Zealand July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Praveen Menon
World+Biz

New Zealand court rules voting age of 18 is discriminatory