Bangladesh Parliamentary Elections : 2.25 Lakh Expatriates Register to Vote

The number of expatriates registered on the 'Postal Vote BD' app to vote from different countries in 13th National Parliament election has reached 2.25 lakh till now, according to report of EC website on Sunday morning. The Election Commission (EC) will send ballot papers to the addresses of the relevant expatriates at a specific time.

Registration of people living various countries has started from November 19 and will continue till December 25.

Countries where registration is underway include South Korea, Japan, South Africa, China, Egypt, Mozambique, Libya, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Brazil, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Nigeria, Liberia, Botswana, Kenya, Rwanda, Algeria, Angola, Tanzania, Somalia, Ghana, Guinea, Morocco, South Sudan, Chile, Sierra Leone, Ecuador, Taiwan, Argentina, Australia, Central African Republic, Gambia, Peru, Zimbabwe, United States, etc. A total of 223,226 expatriates have registered (as of 9:30 am Bangladesh time), which is increasing every moment.

The EC said that postal ballots will be sent to the addresses of those registered on the app. Voters will cast their votes and send them back to the returning officer in the return envelope.

EC is preparing to hold the 13th parliamentary elections in the first half of February. In this regard, the organization is carrying out activities with the target of attracting 5 million expatriate votes.