The National Identity service has officially been launched at the Bangladesh embassy in Tokyo, marking a significant step towards easing access to essential services for expatriate Bangladeshis in Japan.
Akhtar Ahmed, senior secretary of the election commission and chief guest at the event, inaugurated the service at the embassy鈥檚 hall room on Friday.
In his remarks, Akhtar Ahmed said that many Bangladeshis, living in Japan, did not possess a national identity card, which had long created barriers in availing various public services in Bangladesh.
鈥榃ith the launch of this programme, expatriate Bangladeshis in Japan can now obtain NID-related services directly from the embassy,鈥� he said.
He also mentioned that the election commission was working on enabling overseas Bangladeshis to vote in next national elections through postal ballots.
Bangladesh鈥檚 ambassador to Japan Md Daud Ali said that a long-standing demand of expatriate Bangladeshis living in Japan was fulfilled through the launch of NID service in Japan.
The event was attended by officials from the election commission, members of the Bangladeshi community in Japan, and embassy staff.
