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 ...

A fully-fledged NID wing was established following the passage of the National Identity Registration Act 2010. Bangladesh launched NID cards with photographs in 2007-2008, as part of updating the ...

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 ...

Humayun said the EC previously terminated its agreement with the Bangladesh Computer Council following specific allegations, adding that subsequent investigations revealed that various entities and ...

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.

In the latest episode of Hindustan Times' Point Blank, Executive Editor Shishir Gupta talks about the following: Bangladesh facing political rot and anarchy since the collapse of Sheikh Hasina's ...

New Delhi: Bangladesh Army chief Gen Waker-uz-Zaman on February 25 revealed the political rot and anarchy within the neighboring country when he warned the fissiparous Islamist forces to stand dow ...

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

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has urged the field administration to resolve the ongoing challenges faced by citizens despite the digitalisation of multiple sectors of Bangladesh. At the opening of ...

“One of the richest men in Bangladesh, his wife was trembling as ... “I have numerous blank cheques from different banks. I have sensitive information. Either I will be killed, or I will ...

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