The Election Commission of Bangladesh has received 648,000 postal ballots as of Thursday, according to Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed. He shared the update with journalists at the Election Commission Secretariat. This marks the first time expatriate Bangladeshis have been allowed to cast their votes through postal ballots.

In addition to expatriates, prisoners in Bangladesh and government officials assigned to election duties were also given the opportunity to vote by post. A total of 1,533,684 voters, both domestic and overseas, registered through the 'Postal Vote BD' app to participate in the 13th National Parliamentary Election and referendum via postal ballots. Among them, 761,138 are expatriate Bangladeshis.

The Election Commission’s update highlights the growing use of digital registration and remote voting mechanisms in the country’s electoral process, with a significant portion of participation coming from overseas citizens.