Dhaka, April 9 -- The Election Commission (EC) has decided to form an "advisory committee" comprising technology experts to finalise a method that will allow expatriates to vote in the 13th parliamentary elections.

Speaking at a media briefing at the EC headquarters on Wednesday, said the initiative follows a workshop held the day before with experts from Dhaka University, BUET, MIST, and representatives from various government and non-government organisations, bdnews24.com reports.

The EC is currently considering three potential methods for collecting votes from expatriates: postal ballots, online voting, and proxy voting. Tuesday's workshop assessed each of these options.

"Our next step is to form an advisory team consisting of the e...