The Election Commission (EC) announced on Saturday that postal ballots arriving after 4:30 pm on February 12 will not be counted. In a public notice, the EC instructed voters registered through the mobile app to cast their votes promptly and deposit the yellow envelopes at the nearest post office or mailbox. Only ballots reaching the returning officer by 4:30 pm on February 12 will be included in the count.

The EC also warned that ballots posted after January 25 may not reach the returning officer in time. Expatriate voters have been urged to complete and send their postal ballots by that date. This year, government employees, members of law enforcement agencies, and prisoners within the country, along with expatriates in over 120 countries, are eligible to vote by post. More than 1.53 million voters have registered for postal voting.

The thirteenth national parliamentary election and referendum will be held on February 12, involving over 127.7 million registered voters across Bangladesh.