Dhaka, July 15 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has granted approval to the Election Commission (EC) to begin voter registration process and National Identity Card (NID) issuance for Bangladeshi expatriates in the United States (US), Oman, Maldives, Jordan and South Africa.

A S M Humayun Kabir, Director General of the EC's National Identity Registration Division, confirmed the matter, reports BSS.

Following the approval, we have already initiated the preliminary steps necessary to launch this initiative in those countries, Humayun Kabir said, adding that the process require manpower and essential equipment.

He said the EC previously received approval only for Los Angeles in the US, and now obtained permission to start voter registrat...