Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin has said the voting system of expatriates will be finalised shortly, following consultations with technical experts, reports BSS.
The CEC made the remarks while speaking at the inauguration of a daylong workshop on 'Determining Voting Systems for Expatriate Bangladeshis' at the Election Training Institute
(ETI) in the capital's Agargaon area on Tuesday.
Around 80 individuals, including experts and election officials, participated at the workshop, which aimed to gather insights from experts and representatives from Dhaka University (DU), BUET, MIST, and both government and non-government development partners, emphasising the 'proxy voting' system.
The Election Commission (EC) hosted the workshop as part of an effort to introduce expatriate voting in some countries on a pilot basis, with initial consideration given to the 'proxy voting' system.
The CEC said they are giving top priority to ensuring the voting rights of expatriate Bangladeshis, saying: "I believe that today's workshop will help in determining a specific voting method."
"Following the suggested approach, necessary steps will be taken to implement it, and a framework will be developed," he added.
He continued, "The voting method will be piloted in certain countries before
being expanded."
The CEC also said decisions will be made considering the social, political,
and educational realities of expatriates. "Any method we select for
expatriate voting will first be tested on a small scale before being scaled
up," he added.
Nasir Uddin reaffirmed the EC's commitment similar to the interim government to facilitating expatriate voting in the next election.
The CEC further explained, "Many expatriates have approached us, requesting
the opportunity to vote for them.
