BNP to lead next general election with 38.76 per cent of votes, far ahead of Jamaat, NCP and AL, youth survey shows
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A significant portion of youth believe that the BNP would secure the highest number of votes in the upcoming national election, according to a recent survey conducted by the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM).
The survey findings show that youth respondents think the BNP would receive 38.76 per cent of the total votes. Jamaat-e-Islami is expected to come in second with 21.45 per cent of the votes, followed by other religious parties with 4.59 per cent.
The survey was presented at a discussion titled “Youth in Transition: Navigating Jobs, Education, and Changing Political Scenario Post July Movement”, held at BRAC Centre Inn on Monday.
The South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM), in partnership with ActionAid Bangladesh, conducted the “Youth Survey 2025: Tracking Perceptions on Reforms, Skills, Jobs, and Education.”
The survey, which covered 2,003 households across all eight divisions, targeted youth aged 15 to 35 and maintained a gender-balanced, urban-rural representative sample.
The National Citizen Party (NCP) could secure 15.84 per cent, while the Jatiya Party may get 3.77 per cent, and other smaller parties just 0.57 per cent. Bangladesh Awami League, which lost power on August 5, is expected to receive just over 15 per cent of the votes if it is allowed to participate in the election.
Some 47.3 per cent of youth reported being employed either full- or part-time, 13.7 per cent are actively seeking jobs but remain unemployed, and a notable 39 per cent are neither seeking employment nor entrepreneurship, according to the survey.
Among those employed, the vast majority—75.7 per cent—are engaged in the service sector, followed by smaller proportions in agriculture and industry, the survey revealed.
The next segment of the survey delves into youth perspectives on the job market. When asked how their education has prepared them for employment, only 14.54 per cent felt significantly prepared, while 30.78 per cent believed that their education played no role whatsoever, the survey stated.