Dhaka, March 11 -- Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Tuesday said the Election Commission is thinking about introducing a proxy voting system in a bid to ensure the franchise of expatriate Bangladeshis in the upcoming national election.

"In the next election, if we really want to fulfill the expectations and keep what the Chief Adviser (on December 16, 2024) said we want to fulfill the expectations of the expatriates; then we will have to go for proxy voting system. but the final decision depends on a consensus among political parties and other stakeholders," he said while taking to reporters at Nirbachon Bhaban in the capital.

Sanaullah is the head of a committee formed by the Election Committee to exami...