Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- A total of 1,533,682 voters have registered to cast their votes through postal ballots, as registration for postal voting ended on Monday, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Tuesday.

"A total of 1,533,682 voters have registered for postal voting. Of them, 761,140 are from within the country, while 772,542 are members of the Bangladeshi diaspora," he told reporters at a media briefing held at the Foreign Service Academy.

Voters inside the country registered for postal ballots as they will be engaged in election duties and therefore unable to vote at their designated polling stations, he said.

Alam said members of the Bangladeshi diaspora are participating in the postal voting process for the first tim...