The Election Commission has decided to prioritise the distribution of national ID cards to Bangladeshi migrant workers in the United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia over a month after the services were launched in the United Arab Emirates, reports bdnews24.com. The government started to provide online NID services for the first time to Bangladeshi expatriates abroad during the Covid-19 pandemic. The authorities launched the service in the UAE in July last year after the services were launched earlier in six other countries. Jahangir expressed his hope to initiate the NID card distribution in the UK and Saudi before the next parliamentary election. The Election Commission said it will also take steps to encourage candidates to submit online nomination papers in the next general election.

Source: bd News24 August 21, 2023 11:39 UTC