Bangladesh’s Democracy 2017: According to Its People A Survey of the Bangladeshi People

Abstract

Overall, Bangladeshis are more optimistic in 2017 compared to 2015, as reflected in responses across a variety of questions, and significant increases in the number of respondents saying both the country and their local area are heading in the right direction. As in 2015, the acceptance of women’s participation in political processes continues to pose a challenge to an inclusive democracy, and highlights that, despite government commitment to and commendable progress toward gender equality, there remains a gender divide in regard to access to information and the use of the Internet.