Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) held a meeting with heads of missions from 10 OIC member states in Dhaka. Although 19 nations were invited, nine did not attend, including Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, the Maldives, and Oman. Election Commissioner Md. Sanaullah stated that the OIC has pledged full support for a fair election. The EC also requested assistance to enable expatriate Bangladeshis to vote smoothly, emphasizing that proxy voting remains the only alternative.