Bangladesh, June 25 -- Ten years after the Brexit referendum, the United Kingdom continues to grapple with the political, economic, and cultural consequences of one of the most significant democratic decisions in its modern history. While Britain formally left the European Union in 2020, the referendum itself was never merely about membership in a European political and economic bloc. Rather, Brexit became the vehicle through which millions of voters expressed deeper frustrations about national identity, economic inequality, political representation, immigration, and the direction of social change.

The referendum held on June 23, 2016, resulted in a narrow but historic victory for the Leave campaign, with 52 percent of voters choosing to...