Scope of Elections and Public Opinion Survey

BEPOS includes standardized survey questions for cross-national comparison, ensuring Bangladesh’s democratic trends can be studied alongside other democracies.

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Monitoring parliamentary performance — MP promises, attendance, activities, and accountability across all 348 constituencies.

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Elections & Voter Behavior

Participation, party preferences, trust in elections.

Trust in Institutions

Engagement, protest dynamics, and democratic participation.

Governance, Economic & Political Reform

Public attitudes toward electoral integrity, democratic institutions, governance effectiveness, and government economic policies.

Youth & Political Movements

Engagement, protest dynamics, and democratic participation.

Social & International Issues

Refugee crises, trade, diplomatic relations, and environmental concerns.

Key Research Components

National Election Studies

Comprehensive surveys during each national election, covering all 300 electoral districts and surveying over 100,000 respondents.

Local Election & Political Opinion Surveys

Regular surveys before and after local elections to track voter priorities, governance performance, and public trust at the grassroots level.

Special Studies on Key Political Themes

Democracy & Governance, Economic Policy & Political Behavior, Misinformation & Trust in Media, Gender, Minorities, and Social Justice.

Methodology

Ensuring representation across urban/rural areas and key demographic groups.

Household selection based on population size.

Face-to-face interviews (CAPI-based) to ensure data accuracy. Online surveys targeting urban and youth populations (to reduce costs).

Youth, women, garment workers, and indigenous communities.

Pre-testing before full-scale national implementation.