The Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh has announced major logistical preparations ahead of the upcoming national parliamentary election and referendum scheduled for February. To ease voter pressure, the EC will add around 150,000 new secret booths for ballot marking, while the total number of polling centers will remain largely unchanged at 42,766. For the first time, an IT-supported postal ballot system will be introduced for expatriates, government employees working outside their constituencies, election officials, and prisoners. According to EC data, there will be over 245,000 polling rooms and more than 400,000 secret booths nationwide. The number of voters per room has been reduced from up to 600 to between 350 and 400 to shorten waiting times. Voting hours have also been extended by one hour. However, field-level challenges have emerged, including inadequate entryways in educational institutions being converted into multiple booths. A total of 778,351 officials have been appointed to conduct the polls, including presiding, assistant presiding, and polling officers. Sixty-nine returning officers, including district commissioners and regional election officials, will oversee the process.