International Desk: Only a few hours left for the US presidential election. Last day campaign is already over. Now the ballot will speak. However, more than 77 million US citizens have already exercised early voting rights.
Public opinion polls say that this election is going to be one of the toughest battles in US history; Where on the one hand former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump is looking forward to writing a unique comeback; On the other hand, the Democratic candidate Kamala Harris is also hoping to become the first female president in the history of the United States.
Immigrants have always played a major role in US presidential elections. Public opinion polls say that a large part of this vote bank is already leaning towards former president and Republican candidate Donald Trump. Along with Arab Muslims living in different states of the United States, there are also Bangladeshis in this group.
They have lost confidence in the Democratic Party, now represented by Kamala Harris, because of the Biden administration's role in expanding the Israeli occupation policy in Gaza-Lebanon. Many Arab Muslims as well as Bangladeshi immigrants believe that if Kamala enters the White House, she will continue the policies of the Biden administration.
However, the main headache for Bangladeshi voters is the ongoing inflation in the United States . According to them, the price of oil, rent and food have increased more than the income in the last four years.
Bangladeshi Ninun Nahar has been living in Florida for half a century. small family However, this woman is quite angry with the Biden administration. According to him, the price of everything has increased almost three times.
Somana Malik has been doing business in the city of Miami for almost a decade and a half. He's also furious with Democrats.
About 100,000 Bangladeshis live in Florida. Another such is Jay Abdullah. He also claims, do not vote for the Democrat Party. Bangladeshi immigrants here have high expectations from the new government. They especially want the restructuring of the tax structure.
Another immigrant-dominated US state is New York. Basically, 40 percent of all Bengalis living in the United States are in this state. It has also been seen in the case of Bangladeshi immigrants here, they are disappointed with the Democrat Party over inflation.
Zia Hasan. A Bangladeshi IT professional has been living in New York City for over two decades. He said that people's income has not increased as the cost of living has increased in the last four years.
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