DHAKA, Jan 7, 2026 (BSS) - Postal ballots have so far been sent to 677,233 expatriate voters living in different countries across the world to cast their votes in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election and referendum. Of them, 761,141 voters registered under the "In-country postal vote" category inside the country, while 772,542 expatriate voters registered from different countries across the globe. Salim Ahmad Khan said that symbols will be allocated on January 21 and expressed hope that postal ballots would reach expatriate voters before that time. Regarding that secrecy of ballots, he said it is the responsibility of expatriates who have received postal ballots to maintain the secrecy of the ballots, adding that the national identity cards (NIDs) of those violating ballot secrecy may be blocked. EC sources said that postal ballots were sent to 41,464 expatriates in different countries on Tuesday evening.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 07, 2026 17:00 UTC