COX’S BAZAR, Feb 10, 2026 (BSS) - A total of 28,630 postal votes have been received in four parliamentary constituencies of Cox’s Bazar for the 13th National Parliament elections, officials said on Tuesday.

Expatriates, government and private sector employees, and prisoners at home and abroad cast their votes through the postal voting system after registering online, marking the first time such a broad group participated in voting through this method.

Assistant Commissioner of Cox’s Bazar District Administration and Officer-in-Charge of postal voting activities Irfan Ul Hasan confirmed the matter, saying all postal ballots were received within the stipulated timeframe.

According to constituency-wise data, 9,635 postal votes were cast in Cox’s Bazar-1 (Chakaria–Pekua), 4,212 in Cox’s Bazar-2 (Moheshkhali–Kutubdia), 10,917 in Cox’s Bazar-3 (Sadar–Ramu–Eidgaon), and 3,866 in Cox’s Bazar-4 (Ukhia–Teknaf). Cox’s Bazar-3 recorded the highest number of postal votes among the four constituencies.

District administration sources said the counting of postal votes will begin after 4:30 pm on February 12 and will be conducted in accordance with the procedures followed for regular vote counting.

For this purpose, presiding officers, polling officers and support staff have been appointed, and necessary training has already been completed. One support officer will oversee every 300 votes during the counting process.

Candidates will be allowed to observe the counting either in person or through authorized agents. The administration also confirmed that the entire counting process will be monitored under CCTV surveillance.