Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The Election Commission (EC) has directed the concerned authorities to send SMS notifications to all government officials and employees, urging them to enroll for voting through postal ballots ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election and the referendum on the July Charter.
The directive was issued through a letter signed on Wednesday by KM Ali Newaz, Additional Secretary of the Election Commission and Project Director of the OCV-SDI project.
According to the letter, government officials and employees working within the country, along with members of the armed forces who receive salaries through the iBAS++ system, will be eligible to cast their votes via an IT-enabled postal ballot after completing registration throug...