Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- More than 18,000 expatriate Bangladeshis from 53 countries have registered through a mobile app titled 'Postal Vote Bd' to vote in the 13th parliamentary election, likely to be held in early February 2026.

As of 8:45 pm on Sunday, a total of 18,374 expatriates-16,765 males and 1,609 females-had registered through the app.

The registration deadline for Bangladeshi diaspora voters in 53 countries across East Asia, South America, and Africa is set to expire at midnight on Sunday.

Among the registrants, the highest number came from South Korea (7,883), followed by Japan (4,769), South Africa (2,409), China (1,312), Egypt (578), Mozambique (358), Libya (274), Mauritius (207), and Hong Kong (172).

Other countries in the in...