South Asia Center for Media in Development (SACMID) has successfully concluded the second training session on voter education and legal rights for women on Sunday, 1 February 2026, at the Brahmanbaria Press Club, as part of its ongoing efforts ahead of the 13th National Election of Bangladesh.
The training was organized under the project “Her Vote, Her Voice”, funded by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Bangladesh and implemented by SACMID in Brahmanbaria with the support of local NGO partner Sanirvor Brahmanbaria.
As part of this initiative, four separate training sessions are being conducted, with new participants in each session, from 31 January through February 2026, to ensure wider outreach and inclusive participation.
The session was facilitated by Ekram-Udd-Dowla a media personnel who led discussions on voter education, women’s legal rights in the electoral process, legal protections during elections, and the challenges women may face while exercising their right to vote.
A total of 26 participants attended the training, including new women voters, teachers, and political leaders from different political groups. The diverse representation enriched discussions and highlighted the importance of cross-sector engagement in promoting informed and inclusive electoral participation.
The training session was attended and facilitated by Shadman Al Arbi and Abu Sufian, Program Officers of SACMID, who supported the coordination and smooth implementation of the program.
SACMID believes that such voter education and legal rights trainings are essential to empowering women as confident, informed, and active voters and to fostering a safe, inclusive, and democratic electoral environment ahead of the 2026 national election.
