Officials and employees of the Election Commission (EC), who have been opposing the government’s initiative to transfer control of National Identity Card (NID) services away from the commission, have suspended their “operational halt” programme. The government has decided to establish a separate authority, the “Civil Registration Commission”, to oversee NID services in the country. In response, employees of the EC voiced strong opposition to the proposals, arguing that the NID services should remain under the commission's purview. “It has formally communicated to the government and the consensus commission that NID services should remain under the EC. A 2023 initiative sought to place NID services under the Ministry of Home Affairs' Security Services Division through legislative action.

Source: bd News24 March 18, 2025 11:06 UTC