The Election Commission has resumed the registration of expatriate Bangladeshi voters in seven countries, including Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, after a temporary suspension earlier this week. Registration restarted at 3:15pm on Saturday, said Salim Ahmad Khan, team leader of the Out of Country Voting System and Implementation (OCV-SDI) project. Following the launch, region-wise global registration began sequentially, with the system made accessible from any country starting early Thursday. The United States has recorded the highest number of registrants --17,500 – followed by South Korea, Canada, Australia, Singapore and Japan. By district, Dhaka leads with 19,222 registered expatriate voters, followed by Cumilla (7,172), Sylhet (6,780), Noakhali (5,622) and Chattogram (5,353).

Source: bd News24 November 30, 2025 11:00 UTC