The Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh has warned that postal ballots from expatriate voters for the 13th National Parliamentary Election may be canceled if they do not arrive in the country by tomorrow. According to the EC, nearly 300,000 ballots from overseas voters have already reached Bangladesh. The commission reiterated that ballots must reach returning officers by 4:30 p.m. on election day to be counted.
A notice on the EC’s Postal Vote BD app urged voters to promptly mail their ballots, emphasizing that any ballot arriving after February 5 may not reach the returning officer in time. The EC clarified that the voting process is entirely manual and that the mobile app is not connected to ballot submission or declaration forms. Once received, ballots are separated from declaration forms before counting to ensure anonymity.
The EC reported that 766,862 postal ballots were sent abroad, of which 524,080 were received by expatriates. A total of 467,707 overseas voters cast their ballots, and 297,350 have so far arrived in Bangladesh. The national election and referendum are scheduled for February 12.
ত্রয়োদশ জাতীয় সংসদ নির্বাচনে প্রবাসী ভোটারদের পোস্টাল ব্যালট সময়মতো দেশে না পৌঁছালে তা বাতিল হওয়ার ঝুঁকি রয়েছে। এরই মধ্যে প্রায় তিন লাখ প্রবাসীর ভোট দেশে পৌঁছেছে বলে জানিয়েছে নির্বাচন কমিশন (ইসি)। এক্ষেত্রে আগামীকালের মধ্যে প্রবাসীদের পোস্টাল ব্যালট
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