EC launches online NID services

The Bangladesh Election Commission on Monday launched its online services to provide National Identity Cards amid the government announced general holiday to contain the coronavirus infection in the country.

To avail the online services, the service seekers can collect NID number, copy of NID card, correct and update information of NID cards, recollect NID card in case of losing it and apply for voter registration, said director general of the EC’s NID Registration Wing Brig Gen Saidul Islam through an online press conference.

He said the people will be able to avail the services visiting http://www.nidw.gov.bd/ or sending SMS to hotline number 105.

Hotline number 105 will remain open for the service seekers between 9:00am and 3:00pm on working days, he added.

The director general said a fresh voter enrolled during the latest updating programme can easily know his/her NID number through SMS.

In this case, the person will need to type nid<form no><dd-mm-yyyy> and then send it to 105. The service seeker will get the NID number in the reply message.

A total 67, 58, 341 people were registered in the latest electoral roll, published on 2 March last, he said.

Brig Gen Saidul Islam said the fresh voters can also collect online copy of NID visiting its website, which can be used in availing of services from banks, insurances and many other ogranisations.

He said those who want to be new voters can apply for registration online and attach their supportive documents with the application. But the biometrics of the applicants will be collected later as it needs physical presence of the service seekers.

On 22 March, the EC suspended its NID services considering public safety amid the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country.