Dhaka, July 15 -- A total of 17,367 Bangladeshi expatriates have so far been registered as voters after they applied from nine foreign countries through Bangladeshi missions there.

"Till now, 48,080 expatriate Bangladeshis have applied to become voters through missions in nine countries.. of them, 17,367 expatriates have already become voters," Election Commission's NID Registration Wing Director General ASM Humayun Kabir told reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban on Tuesday.

He said some 11,287 smart cards against the new voters have already been distributed as well.

Now the NID registration services are provided at 16 Bangladesh mission offices stationed in nine countries --the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, the United Kingdom, Italy, K...