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Labour Party Submits 10-Point Demand to EC Seeking Voting Rights for Expatriates in Local Government Elections

Labour Party Submits Memorandum to EC Demanding Postal Ballot Voting Rights for Overseas Bangladeshis in Local Government Polls

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Staff Reporter • 23 Sept 2 min read

Labour Party Submits 10-Point Demand to EC Seeking Voting Rights for Expatriates in Local Government Elections
A Bangladesh Labour Party delegation meets Election Commission officials to submit a 10-point charter of demands for expatriate voting rights. Photo : Collected

The Bangladesh Labour Party submitted a memorandum containing 10 key demands to the Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday (September 23, 2026), seeking postal ballot voting rights for expatriate Bangladeshis in upcoming local government elections.

A seven-member delegation led by Bangladesh Labour Party Chairman Mostafizur Rahman Iran met with Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin at the Nirbachan Bhaban in Agargaon, Dhaka. During the meeting, the party urged the commission to suspend declaring local government election schedules until postal voting facilities are established for non-resident Bangladeshis. The delegation emphasized amending electoral laws and regulatory frameworks where necessary to accommodate postal voting. Mostafizur Rahman Iran stated that enabling non-resident citizens to vote in local polls would deepen democratic participation, urging the EC to release a time-bound roadmap and execute pilot postal voting projects in selected local administrative units if needed.

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