Dhaka, March 17 -- The Election Commission has sought assistance from OIC member countries to ensure voting by the expatriate Bangladeshis in the upcoming national election.

"We're expecting their (OIC countries) cooperation about the voting of Bangladeshis living in different countries," said Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaulla after a meeting with the envoys of OIC countries in Dhaka.

The mission heads of 10 OIC countries stations in Dhaka were present at the meeting held at Nirbachon Bhaban in the capital.

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin, three election commissioners and the EC secretary were present.

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