Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- The Election Commission (EC) will launch the 'Postal Vote BD' app on Nov 18, enabling registration for postal voting in the general elections.

Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah shared the information on Monday afternoon during a meeting on the "Voting Procedure through Postal Ballots".

Describing the method of casting and sending postal ballots, he said: "After the vote is cast, the return envelope will not go to the Election Commission. It will go directly to the returning officer."

"We have designed a secure system. The postal department in Dhaka will be responsible for sending ballots to each returning officer. Expatriates' votes will be counted on the day ballots are counted in the country," Sanaullah ...