They have had the right to vote for some time, but no system was established to allow them to take part in elections.


Masum Billah is a Dhaka-based journalist who covers Bangladesh for Al Jazeera English and other international media.
They have had the right to vote for some time, but no system was established to allow them to take part in elections.

Young Bangladeshis are using the same weapons that helped them uproot Sheikh Hasina to hold today’s rulers accountable.
![Rappers Shezan (left) and Hannan before a musical event on the University of Dhaka campus after the fall of Sheikh Hasina's government [Masum Billah/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/2-1752214119.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Only three of more than 150 persons who went missing during Sheikh Hasina’s long rule have been reunited with families.

Risking bullets, they stepped out of their homes to save their livelihoods. They ended up saving lives too.
