EC urges overseas voters to submit postal ballots by 25 January
Voters are urged to complete the postal voting procedure and dispatch their ballots by the set date to avoid the risk of exclusion from the final count.
The Election Commission (EC) has called on overseas Bangladeshi voters to complete their postal voting and send the ballots to the nearest post office by 25 January.
In a notice issued today (21 January), EC Public Relations Director Ruhul Amin Mallik said the deadline is set to ensure that ballots reach the respective returning officers on time.
The commission warned that postal ballots sent after this date may not arrive in time for inclusion in the counting process.
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The EC emphasised that adhering to the deadline is crucial for maintaining a transparent and participatory election process.
Voters are urged to complete the postal voting procedure and dispatch their ballots by the set date to avoid the risk of exclusion from the final count.
Another EC message assured that the "Postal Vote BD" app has adequate security measures in place, ensuring that no voter's ballot can be cast by another person and the secrecy of the vote remains protected.
Salim Ahmad Khan, Team Leader of the "OCV-SDI" project on expatriate voter registration, told BSS that the EC has completed the distribution of postal ballots to 767,028 expatriate voters across 121 countries.
According to EC data, a total of 15,33,683 voters from home and abroad have registered through the "Postal Vote BD" app to participate in the 13th JS (National Parliament) elections and referendum.
