Young people make up one-third of the total population in Bangladesh. Despite Bangladesh being a democratic country, political participation among the youth is scarce. National development policies have ensured youth skill development and involvement in decision-making, particularly at the local level, but actual involvement of youth in decision-making is absent and access to participatory practices is limited and nominal. The local government bodies are facing internal challenges such as corruption, lack of transparency in development projects and partisanship in appointments to municipal jobs, and the consideration of young people as “just voters ” primarily by elected officials.