GAIBANDHA, Jan 28, 2026 (BSS) - A total of 46 ballot boxes have been prepared in the district to store postal ballots under the Out Country Voting (OCB) and In Country Postal Ballot (ICPB) systems, introduced for the first time. 

Four polling booths, each accommodating 400 ballots, have been set up on the ground and second floors of the Deputy Commissioner (DC) office to serve the district's five constituencies. 

DC and Returning Officer Mohammad Masudar Rahman Mollah said postal ballot envelopes will be checked to confirm authenticity with a barcode scanner before being placed in boxes. 

The boxes will be opened in the presence of polling agents at 4:30 pm on the election day, followed by counting. 

A total of 17,924 voters in the district, both from home and abroad, have registered to cast their votes via postal ballots for the upcoming National Parliamentary Election and the Referendum.