Dhaka, March 19 -- The number is not insignificant; while Bangladesh has 123 million voters, the number of expatriate voters stands at more than 10 million.

Experts and analysts perceive the proxy voting system, something the authorities are pondering now to create an opportunity for expatriates to vote, as quite risky.

With the next general election, the AMM Nasir Uddin-led Election Commission (EC) has become active in launching the proxy voting system to ensure the voting rights of overseas Bangladeshis.

The commission says that if the expatriates' expectations are to be met as the chief advisor has suggested, proxy voting is the only way forward.

To finalise that system, a workshop has been planned with the experts and technical te...