Dhaka, Aug. 7 -- The youths who will turn 18 years by October 31, 2025, will be able to exercise their voting rights in the next parliamentary elections to be held in February next year, as the Election Commission has taken a decision to incorporate them in the voter list.

The decision came from the EC meeting chaired by Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin in the city on Thursday, UNB reports.

"The Commission primarily has taken a decision to include those who will turn 18 years by October 31, 2025, in the voter list," said Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah while briefing reporters after the meeting at Nirbachan Bhaban.

He said some 18-20 lakh new voters are estimated to be added to the electoral ro...