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Bangladesh gets nearly 1.9 million new voters

Tuesday, 2 March 2021


The number of voters in Bangladesh has increased to 111.7 million after the addition of nearly 1.9 million newcomers and the exclusion of the dead.

The Election Commission released an updated list on Tuesday. As many as 16,499 voters have been dropped from the list after their deaths, EC spokesman SM Asaduzzaman said, reports bdnews24.com.

The ratio of male-to-female voters now stands at 50.66:49.33.

The number of Hijra or transgender voters increased to 441 on the updated electoral roll from 353 in 2020.