Dhaka, April 8 -- The Election Commission is holding a workshop with technical experts to scope out a method to enable voting for expatriates in the upcoming general election.

On Tuesday, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said ensuring the voting rights of expatriate Bangladeshis was a "priority" for the EC.

"Hopefully a specific method will be set in the workshop with the experts today. We will take steps following the process you suggest. After that, a plan will be made on [how to execute] the process."

At least 80 people, including experts and election officials, took part in the daylong workshop at Agargaon's Election Training Institute (ETI) on Tuesday.

The EC is preparing an "action plan" to hold the 13th national poll...