, Nov. 18 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said that introducing the postal balloting system for expatriates and other eligible voters will strengthen Bangladesh's democracy and reinforce the bond between the state and its citizens abroad.

"We firmly believe that this initiative will make the democracy of Bangladesh stronger and deepen the bonding of our expatriate citizens with the state," he said while inaugurating a new mobile application designed to allow expatriate voters and other specific categories of voters to register for postal balloting in the 13th parliamentary election.

The 'Postal Vote BD' mobile app was unveiled through a ceremony at the Nirbachan Bhaban auditorium in the capital.

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