, Sept. 24 -- Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Wednesday said the 'Postal Vote BD' app will be launched by the third week of November for the registration of expatriate voters for casting ballots in the national election, expected to be held in February next.

"We're developing a mobile app for registration under the 'Out of Country Voting' (OCV) system. InshAllah, this app will be launched by the third week of November," he told reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital.

Sanaullah said the ballot papers will bear the election symbols of candidates not names of contenders. "After the symbols are allocated, expatriate voters will be able to see the final list of candidates through the mobile app or the ...