Ballots to be mailed to expats globally ahead of elections

In a landmark move to enfranchise its vast diaspora, the Bangladesh Election Commission has unveiled its first-ever IT-assisted postal voting system — allowing millions of expatriate citizens to cast ballots in the upcoming national election from abroad. Under the new initiative, registered overseas voters will receive ballot papers and pre-addressed return envelopes by post at their residential addresses across the globe from Kuala Lumpur to Kuwait, Toronto to Tokyo, Dubai to Dhaka (expat hubs). Voters can complete their ballots at home and return them via postal service to designated counting centres in Bangladesh. Election Commissioner Md. Anwarul Islam Sarkar announced the details during a high-profile voter outreach meeting held Sunday in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, a key hub for Bangladeshi expatriates....