Though the commission has not yet fixed any time line for implementing the initiative, it expects that the voter enrolment process can be launched by this year in some countries, he added.
"We are trying our best to introduce voter enrolment system for Bangladeshi expatriates in foreign countries as early as possible. We have already worked out technical matters.”
The commission has taken this initiative to ease the expatriates' hazards in the voter registration process as many of them have to return to Bangladesh for a short period of time and they ultimately cannot be voters due to time constraints, he added.Also Read - EC: No immediate scope for expatriates to vote
Last year, participating in dialogues with the commission, many political parties suggested the commission enrol the expatriates as voters. The commission is preparing four technical teams for Saudi Arabia, two for the UAE, and one for Malaysia to enroll expatriates as voters. Technical teams for other countries will be formed in phases, he continued. Officials at the Election Commission said it would be possible to start registering expatriates as voters going abroad under a pilot project between March and April.
