The National Consensus Commission of the interim administration will receive the National Citizen Party’s (NCP) initial reform proposal tomorrow, Sunday. Under the plan, the voting age would be lowered to 16 years old, and the minimum age to run for office in the national parliament would be lowered to 23 years old.
The information was released by the party at a news conference held at its main office in Rupayan Tower, Banglamotor, Dhaka, on Saturday at approximately 11 AM. The information was provided by Sarwar Tushar, the Joint Convener of the NCP and Coordinator of the Reform Coordination Committee.
The NCP believes that the voting age can be set at 16. Sarwar Tushar stated that the reason behind this is that the current movement is being referred to as a Gen-Z uprising worldwide. In post-uprising Bangladesh and the upcoming election, the Gen-Z generation will not be able to voice their opinions simply because they are under 18, which the NCP finds illogical. Therefore, tomorrow, the NCP will propose allowing voting from the age of 16.
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