The government will now have to issue an ordinance to repeal the act and reinstate the previous lawThe interim cabinet has sanctioned the Election Commission’s proposal to retain the National Identity Card, or NID, services. The current National Identity Registration Act, 2023, will be repealed and reverted to its previous state to retain the National Identity Card services under the Election Commission. The CEC said, “When the National Identity Card services were being transferred to the Ministry of Home Affairs, I found out through the media. Election Commission officials said in 2023, the previous Awami League government passed a law to transfer the NID operations from the Election Commission to the Public Security Department under the home ministry. Accordingly, the NID services are still under the Election Commission.

Source: bd News24 January 16, 2025 22:55 UTC