EC resolves 9 lakh NID corrections in 6 months
The election commission has disposed of 907,662 National Identity Card correction applications in the first half of 2025 under its special 鈥楥rash Programme鈥�...
Tags : Identity
Contexts of liberation war 鈥� II
IS RELIGIOUS and national identity mutually exclusive? Not if their roles are clearly stated. Aeons ago, faith was the primary identity of all societies. State and religion were indivisible. As a result, over a long period, both became corrupt, though at different stages of evolution of each. In the modern age with the birth of nations, state and religion separated with...
ROW OVER NID SERVICES: EC staff suspend 鈥榦perational halt鈥� programme on assurance
Officials and employees of the Election Commission have decided to postpone their previously announced 鈥榦perational halt鈥� programme, which was scheduled for Wednesday...
EC to firmly advocate for keeping NID services: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said that they would strongly urge the government to keep the national identity services under the election commission鈥檚 control...
Govt should put NID services transfer to discussions, debates
THE government and the Election Commission have been at variance with the national identity registration services, which involve the preparation, distribution and maintenance of identity cards and other related responsibilities. The government wants to set up an independent commission, the Civil Registration Commission, and put the national identity registration services...
NID info leaked from 5 orgs: EC
The Election Commission has found initial evidence of the leaking of national identity card information to third parties from five institutions having deals with the EC on using its database for verification purposes...
Rewriting Bangladesh identity
NOBEL laureate Dr Mohammad Yunus鈥� interim regime took over soon after prime minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled to India on August 5, 2024. Backed by the unyielding student leaders who steered the huge anti-Hasina civil unrest, his ad hoc government upended the prevailing state symbols and practices of the overthrown leadership. Those activities ranged...
COLLEGE AFFILIATION CRISIS: Identity, bureaucracy and broken promises
IF THERE were ever a time to pitch a Netflix drama based on the chaos of Bangladesh鈥檚 education system, the current saga of the University of Dhaka and its seven affiliated colleges would be it. We can call it campus wars or the bureaucratic labyrinth. The tale has everything: students in revolt, high-stakes drama, a pro-vice chancellor with a penchant...
Funeral stalled for 10 years as wives clash over man鈥檚 religious identity
The funeral of a man has been held up for over a decade now as his two wives continue to argue in court over his religious identity.
Debates over identity
IDENTITY is a powerful force, shaping how communities see themselves and how others perceive them. In Bangladesh, the term 鈥榠ndigenous鈥� has long been a point of contention. The recent controversy surrounding the removal of a graffito containing the word 鈥榠ndigenous鈥� from a textbook cover has reignited debate, underscoring deeper tensions over...
EC urges all to correct errors in NIDs by January 2
The Election Commission has urged all to correct any errors in their National Identity Cards by January 2...
TCB prepares 57 lakh smart family cards to prevent duplication
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh has prepared 57 lakh smart family cards for beneficiaries after verifying information as per their national identity card to check duplication in distribution of goods...
Bangladesh ex-army chief Aziz Ahmed鈥檚 brothers鈥� NIDs revoked
The election commission cancelled four National Identity cards, belonging to Haris Ahmed and Tofail Ahmed, also known as Joseph, two brothers of former army chief general Aziz Ahmed.
Govt needs to address grievances of ethnic minorities
THE reluctance of successive governments at fully implementing the Chittagong Hill Tracts peace accord has remained a distressing issue for ethnic minorities living in the hill districts. It has been almost 27 years since the peace treaty Accord was signed. A large number of ethnic minority people once again demanded the full implementation of the accord, signed...
鈥楳arch for Identity鈥� demands full implementation of CHT accord
People from national minority groups on Wednesday in Khagrachari participated in the 鈥楳arch for Identity鈥�, demanding the full implementation of the 1997 Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord and constitutional recognition of their identities...
Authorities must probe passport forgery issue against former IGP
THIS is heartening that the Anti-Corruption Commission has initiated an investigation of the forgery of passport and the national identity cards that has been levelled against two brothers of former army chief Aziz Ahmed. One of the brothers is reported to have obtained a national identity card using an alias and falsifying the name of the parents...
Two members of fake documents ring held
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested two people on charge of embezzling money through trading confidential information of National Identity Card, birth registration certificate and Covid vaccination card...
Europe鈥檚 identity crisis
IT IS many years now since the French, bless them, revolted as Disneyland Paris arose near the previously uninvaded village of Marne-la-Vall茅e-Chessy...