Since the Singaporean government is yet to give permission, the commission planned to start the voter registration process in four other countries as soon as possible, reports UNB. The Bangladeshis staying in other countries will be able to be voters going to countries where the commission is set to open desks to enroll them as voters, Saidul furthered. Following the data verification, the commission will send its teams to the four countries to collect biometrics – fingerprint and iris-- of the expatriates. The Automated Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS) will be used in the NID server to prevent the duplicity of voters. The major countries having larger number of Bangladeshis include Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Oman, Malaysia, Qatar, Singapore, Kuwait, and Bahrain.

Source: Dhaka Tribune October 19, 2019 17:03 UTC