The 13th Bangladesh parliamentary elections are set to seal the fate of 2,034 candidates contesting in 350 seats across the country. However, in a first in the independent history of Bangladesh, postal ballots is being introduced in nearly 42,779 polling stations in the country. The move is set to impact the judgement of around 12.77 crore voters in Bangladesh.
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Interestingly, the Election Commission of Bangladesh is undertaking the process of international postal ballot services, enabling expatriate Bangladeshis to cast their franchise for the election. To enable postal ballot voting, the apex body has rolled out Postal Vote BD App to further smoothen the process.
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Postal ballot voting in numbers
