DHAKA, Jan 6 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- A total of 1,533,682 voters have registered to cast their ballots by post in Bangladesh's upcoming 13th general election and the referendum scheduled for Feb. 12, reported Xinhua.
According to the Election Commission data released on Tuesday, the registration process through the "Postal Vote BD" app concluded at midnight on Monday.
More than 127 million voters had been registered for the election for the first time since former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and left the country in August 2024, according to the commission.
Bangladesh's 13th general election has drawn a large field of some 2,568 candidates.
Political parties account for the majority, with 51 parties sponsoring 2,090 candidates, while 478 are running as independents.
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