Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin today said the Election Commission (EC) is working to ensure the voting rights of expatriate Bangladeshis in the next parliamentary election, even if it is on a limited scale.

The CEC was addressing a seminar titled "On development of voting for diaspora Bangladeshis" at the Election Commission Auditorium this morning, organized by EC to explore mechanisms for allowing Bangladeshi citizens living abroad to vote in the upcoming 13th parliamentary election.

“Preparations are underway to make this initiative a reality. We want to ensure the voting rights of the expatriates, even if it is on a small scale. Many countries have managed to implement it, while others, including neighboring India, have struggled. We don’t want to delay,” he said.

The seminar saw participation from various political parties, including BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National Citizen Party (NCP), as well as senior journalists, university professors, and civil society members.

Nasir Uddin stressed that the Election Commission cannot succeed without political consensus and urged all stakeholders, especially political parties, to support the effort.