Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has called for urgent action from the Election Commission, stressing that the voices of 11 million expatriates must not be ignored.

"You cannot claim any real progress while sidelining our remittance warriors. Denying them voting rights is a brutal injustice," said Rahman, warning that the economic repercussions would be severe. He also urged the Commission to test its capabilities by conducting local elections ahead of the national polls.