Bangladesh election: Voter registration in KSA, six other countries resumes

Voter registration for Bangladeshi expatriates living in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which was suspended due to incomplete address information, resumed on Saturday.

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.

The EC launched the ‘Postal Vote Bd’ app on November 18 and opened it on November 19 initially for expatriate voters living in 53 countries located in East Asian, South American and African regions ahead of the 13th national election and the referendum on the July National Charter, both are likely to be held in a single day in February 2026.

The Election Commission (EC) on November 26 withdrew the region-based timeframes for expatriate Bangladeshis registering as postal voters, allowing them to complete online registration from anywhere in the world at any time starting from 12 am midnight (November 26) till December 18 next to vote in the upcoming national election and referendum.

Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed of the Election Commission came up with the information while talking to reporters after a meeting with a team from TikTok at the Nirbachan Bhaban in the city.