DHAKA, Dec 27, 2025 (BSS) - The Election Commission (EC) has dispatched postal ballots to 293,147 expatriate voters in different countries over the last eight days to enable them to cast their votes in the 13th National Parliament election and referendum. He said the number of in-country postal voter registrations is expected to increase further. "We hope the number of registered in-country postal voters, including government employees, election duty personnel and voters in legal custody, may reach 10 lakh," he added, noting that expatriate voter registration could exceed six lakh. According to EC sources, postal ballots were sent to 57,360 expatriate voters in various countries on Friday alone, with the highest number-22,000-dispatched to Saudi Arabia. EC officials said Saudi Arabia has received the highest number of postal ballots so far, with 57,343 ballots sent out of the total 293,147 dispatched worldwide.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha December 27, 2025 06:43 UTC