The Election Commission (EC) announced on Saturday, February 7, that a total of 309,110 postal ballots sent from across Bangladesh and abroad have reached the respective returning officers. According to the EC’s statement, 766,862 ballot papers were sent to expatriate voters in various countries, of which 527,033 were received by voters. Among them, 494,185 voters cast their votes, and 468,091 ballots were submitted through postal services. Out of these, 422,960 ballots arrived in Bangladesh, and 225,168 were received by returning officers.

Within the country, 694,146 postal ballots were distributed to registered voters, including government employees, law enforcement personnel, and prisoners eligible for postal voting. Of these, 381,007 voters received their ballots, 321,695 cast votes, and 276,272 submitted them via post. Returning officers have so far received 83,942 of these ballots.

The EC confirmed that a total of 1.533 million voters, both domestic and overseas, registered to vote by postal ballot for the upcoming national election and referendum scheduled for February 12.