Over 21,000 expats registered to vote through 'Postal Vote BD' app
Some 21,441 expatriate voters from 40 countries across East Asia, South America, and Africa have registered through the app
The first phase of registration for expatriate Bangladeshis seeking to vote in the 13th national parliamentary election through postal ballots ended yesterday (23 November), according to the Election Commission's (EC) registration report, available on https://portal.ocv.gov.bd/report.
At the time of filing this report, some 21,441 Bangladeshi expatriate voters from 40 countries across East Asia, South America, and Africa have registered through the 'Postal Vote BD' app in the first phase (19 to 23 November).
The EC had set five-day registration windows for expatriates across different regions.
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Salim Ahmad Khan, team leader of the 'Out of Country Voting System and Implementation' (OCV–SDI) project, told The Business Standard yesterday (23 November) that expatriates in other regions will be allowed to register in phases until 18 December.
Registrants include voters from South Korea, Japan, South Africa, and China.
A special registration period has been set for three categories of individuals inside Bangladesh, as well as expatriates who missed the registration opportunities in the first phase.
Only registered voters will be eligible to cast their ballots via postal voting in the 13th parliamentary election and the referendum.
