Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said the Election Commission has courageously taken the risk of introducing an IT-supported hybrid postal balloting system despite being fully aware that many problems and challenges may arise with the process.

"When our Chief Adviser made the announcement (to ensure arrangement so that expatriates can vote in this next general election), we took this risk with courage (by initiating the IT-supported postal ballot system), knowing fully well that many problems and challenges would emerge," he said, while briefing representatives of political parties on the postal voting system.

The briefing about the technicalities of the hybrid postal balloting system - comb...