Postal voting: over 950,000 registered, window closes in two days

In Bangladesh, 355,913 people have registered for postal voting, while the rest are expatriates

The number of people who registered to vote through the Postal Voting app has exceeded 950,000.

An Election Commission (EC) media statement revealed the information on Monday afternoon.

Expatriate Bangladeshis and its citizens inside, who are eligible for the registration but have not done it yet, have only two days to enroll.

On Wednesday, the EC had extended the voting registration deadline from Dec 25 to Dec 31. The postal voting registration had begun on Nov 19.

The EC put the exact number of registered voters at 951,808, with 355,913 people registering from inside Bangladesh.

The registered Bangladeshi voters included 301,071 government officers. About 46,800 people on election duty and 4,367 Ansar members have also enrolled for postal voting. There are 3,675 inmates who registered for postal voting as well.

The highest number of Bangladeshi expatriates has registered through the Postal Voting app from Saudi Arabia, at 177,583, followed by 63,928 voters from Qatar and 51,572 voters from Malaysia.

The registered voters can also vote for the referendum for implementing the July Charter using the Postal Voting app.