National Identity Card (NID) services will remain under the Election Commission (EC) for now but will eventually be transferred to an independent data authority, said Faiz Ahmed Tayyab ...

Meanwhile, EC officials and employees have announced a two-hour nationwide demonstration today, demanding that NID operations remain under the EC. Monir Hossain, convener of the Bangladesh ...

Earlier yesterday (12 March), EC officials announced they will halt their operations for two hours from 11am to 1pm today and form a human chain in front of the EC Building demanding reinstatement of ...

However, before this press conference, members of Election Commission Officers Association had already announced a human chain programme “Stand for NID” for today which will halt NID service for two h ...

Officials and employees of the Election Commission (EC) will stage demonstrations on Thursday to protest the move to transfer national identity (NID) services to a separate registration commission.

Officials say this could help reduce mistakes and make identification easier. Many people have complained that their ...