June 09, 2026
Over 1.53 million voters, both at home and abroad, registered to vote by postal ballot, with expatriates accounting for more than half of the total
App “Postal Vote BD” to launch in the third week of November
The Election Commission estimates nearly Tk 4 billion in costs for implementing postal voting for expatriates, raising concerns over voter turnout
The draft seeks to empower the EC with provisions, including “no” votes in single-candidate races
The commission is evaluating three potential methods: postal ballots, online voting, and proxy voting
Under this method, a person in Bangladesh will cast a vote for an overseas voter
The move aims to simplify the voting process for overseas Bangladeshis
