Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- The Election Commission (EC) has added more than 1.3 million new voters in the third phase of the voter list update ahead of the parliamentary polls.

EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed shared the development during a press conference at the Nirbachan Bhaban in Dhaka on Sunday.

He said "1,304,880 citizens" who turned 18 between Sept 1 and Oct 31 were newly enrolled.

The draft voter roll has been published, and the final list will be released on Nov 18 after resolving objections.

With the latest inclusion, the total number of registered voters in Bangladesh stands at 127.6 million.

Of them, 64.8 million are men, 62.9 million are women, and 1,230 are transgender voters.

The EC, led by AMM Nasir Uddin, was formed after the Awami...