The Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh announced that more than 730,000 postal ballots from both domestic and overseas voters have reached returning officers ahead of the 13th parliamentary election. The information was released in an EC statement on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. According to the notice, a total of 766,862 ballot papers were sent abroad to enable expatriates to vote, of which 471,957 were returned after being cast. So far, 419,918 of these have reached the returning officers, while the rest are still being processed.

Within the country, 760,898 postal ballots were distributed among government employees, prisoners, and voters unable to attend polling centers. Of these, 310,154 completed ballots have been returned to the respective returning officers. The EC stated that the collection process for postal ballots remains ongoing.

Only ballots received by 4:30 p.m. on February 12 will be included in the final count, after which the official vote tallying process will begin, according to the EC announcement.