Voter registration for Bangladeshi expatriates living in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which remained suspended due to incomplete address information, resumed on Saturday, reports UNB.
The registration of expatriate Bangladeshi voters in the seven countries resumed at 6:00 am through the 'Postal Vote BD' mobile application, said a PID handout.
Voters are advised to use the correct address along with a postal code to receive their ballots.
If necessary, they may provide the address of a friend, relative, or a well-known nearby institution or building for this purpose, said the Election Commission.
Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed the came up with the information while talking to reporters after a meeting with a team from TikTok at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the city.
Nearly 87,000 expatriate Bangladeshi voters from countries around the world have registered through a mobile app, 'Postal Vote Bd', over the past 10 days to cast their ballots in the upcoming national election and the referendum.
The Election Commission (EC) on November 19 opened the 'Postal Vote Bd' app initially for 53 countries and then for a total of 143 countries.
But on November 27, the EC suspended the registration process for the expatriates living in seven countries -- Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after many applicants input incorrect or incomplete mailing addresses.
As of 7:10 pm on Saturday, a total of 86,844 expatriates-72,938 males and 13,906 females-had registered through the app.
Among the registrants, the highest number came from the USA (16,835), followed by South Korea (9,275), Canada (8,027), Australia (7,102), Japan (6,712), Singapore (6,058), the UK (4,721), South Africa (4,667), Italy (3,441), Maldives (2,279), China (1,831), France (1,735), Portugal (1,674) and 1,674 (Germany).
Among the registered expats, the highest 17,961 will vote in Dhaka district from abroad, while 6,582 in Cumilla, 6,044 in Sylhet, 5,320 in Noakhali, 5,036 in Chattogram, 2,500 in Munshiganj, 2,469 in Feni, 2,149 in Chandpur, 2,118 in Moulvibazar and 1,987 in Brahmanbaria district.
In terms of constituencies, the highest 2,226 registered expats will vote in Sylhet-1, while 1,820 in Dhaka-18, 1,812 in Noakhali-1, 1,559 in Sylhet-6, and 1,558 in Dhaka-10 constituency.
