On October 2, the Bangladeshi government inaugurated Smart National ID cards (NID) as part of their Digital Bangladesh initiative, aiming to distribute the cards to 100 million people in Bangladesh.

Nine years after Bangladesh launched the Smart National Identity Card project, the Election Commission (EC) is still far from delivering cards to all citizens. When the Smart NID distribution began, ...

The Election Commission (EC) will begin distributing the pending smart national identity cards (NID) from April 12, following the completion of the ongoing voter update program. The decision was made ...

Question: Has the World Bank stopped funding the IDEA project? The World Bank continues to support the Identification System for Enhanced Access to Services (IDEA) project to complete remaining ...

In a move aimed at strengthening the participation of expatriates in Bangladesh’s democratic process, the Election Commission (EC) has officially introduced voter registration and smart National ...