DHAKA, Jan 8, 2026 (BSS) - The Election Commission (EC) has dispatched postal ballots to 728,023 expatriate voters living in 104 countries to enable them to cast their votes in the upcoming 13th Jatiya Sangsad election and referendum. EC officials said the highest number of ballots was dispatched to expatriates in Saudi Arabia, where 223,943 voters received ballots. According to EC data, a total of 15,33,683 voters have registered through the "Postal Vote BD" App to cast their votes by postal ballot in this election. Of them, 761,141 voters registered from inside the country, while 772,542 registered from abroad. EC sources further said that on Wednesday evening, postal ballots were dispatched to 50,790 expatriate voters in different countries.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 08, 2026 11:05 UTC