(MENAFN- IANS) Dhaka, April 21 (IANS) The Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh has "locked" the National Identity Cards (NID) of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her nine family members.

“Bangladesh Railway is going to include three services in the ticketing system with the aim of preventing black market of tickets ... must carry photocopy of own NID or birth registration certificate ...

Bangladesh Railway has decided to relax the rule that made it mandatory for passengers to show National Identity Card (NID) while travelling and buying ... had taken the initiative in a bid to control ...

It will be compulsory for passengers to have copies of their identification cards while travelling on intercity trains from March 1 to keep black ... NID cards or birth certificates with ...

"The dream of a digital Bangladesh has come true," Hasina, the first to receive the smart ID card, told the inauguration ... proper security measures for the NID database, she said, "I would ...

The Bangladesh Railway is ... the authorities concerned to make NID or other valid identity cards mandatory for purchasing advance ticket to check the black marketing of tickets.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government has decided to provide smart national identity (NID) cards to all citizens of Bangladesh — about 116mn- irrespective of their ages.

EC officials said a person will be able to access all civic facilities with the help of the card. The 10-digit numbers will be activated once a card is issued. More than 96.2 million voters have ...