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DHAKA, Aug 27, 2025 (BSS) - The Election Commission (EC) has received approval to launch process of voter registration and issue national identity cards (NIDs) in four more countries, including France and Spain.

The two other countries are Bahrain and Singapore, said ASM Humayun Kabir, director general of the EC's NID Wing, today.

He said the commission had earlier been permitted to enroll non-resident Bangladeshis in the United States, Maldives, Jordan, South Africa and Oman.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs granted the fresh approval through an official consent letter sent to the EC.

Currently, the commission is carrying out expatriate voter registration activities through Bangladesh missions in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom (UK), Italy, Kuwait, Qatar, Malaysia, Canada and Japan.