Hasina and family can't use postal voting

Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 10 members of her family will not be able to cast their votes in the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections through a postal ballot system. For the first time, expatriate Bangladeshis will be able to cast their votes in the upcoming parliamentary elections through postal ballots. Eligible voters can register online using a valid National Identity Card (NID), after which the Election Commission (EC) will send ballot papers by post. However, ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 10 members of her family have been barred from registering, as their NIDs have been “locked” by the National Identity Registration Division under the Election Commission. As a result, Hasina will not be able to vote through postal...