United News of Bangladesh

As polling got underway on Thursday morning, Zobayer, a student at Khulna Alia Madrasah, joined the queues with a sense of anticipation.  Within minutes, he would cast the first vote of his life. Zobayer, who studies in the Department of Arabic, voted at about 08:00 at the Majid Memorial City College polling centre in the Khulna-2 constituency.  His ballot was cast on the third floor of the centre, where a neighbour was seen guiding him through the process. For the young voter, the experience was both emotional and celebratory. “I feel very good to be able to cast my vote. This is the first vote of my life. Some of my friends are also new voters this time. We will celebrate this vote together,” he said. Bangladesh’s long walk to the ballot box; voting  begins at 7:30am Zobayer lives with his parents in the city’s Moulvipara area and became eligible to vote this year.  He said he had chosen his preferred candidate and hoped that candidate would go on to win.