Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members will not be able to cast votes from abroad through postal ballots if their National Identity (NID) Cards remain locked during the next election, according to remark made by Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Wednesday.

"No one whose NID is locked will be able to vote from abroad," he said while talking to reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban.

The EC secretary, however, did not mention anyone's name.

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