A video showing individuals counting postal ballots for Bangladesh’s 13th National Parliamentary election recently went viral on social media, raising questions about the integrity of the process. Another voice warns that multiple recordings could damage reputations and potentially affect postal voting by expatriates in Bahrain. A separate, 27-second clip has also circulated online, reportedly showing postal ballots being counted at a residential location. According to EC sources, 1,527,155 voters were approved for postal voting across the country’s 300 parliamentary constituencies. The remaining registrants include nearly 575,000 government employees, around 160,000 election officials, 10,000 Ansar-VDP members, and more than 6,000 prisoners.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 14, 2026 16:15 UTC