Community-owned solar power deemed an alternative
Enid Medina Guzman always has candles on hand 鈥� not for creating ambiance, but because one of the blackouts that plague Puerto Rico could strike at any time...
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SME Foundation, UNIDO to work on circular economy
The Small and Medium Enterprise Foundation and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation have planned to collaborate on fostering environmentally friendly initiatives, promoting circular industries, and supporting circular economy-based startups and micro, small and medium enterprises in Bangladesh...
EC gets approval for voter registration in five countries
The Election Commission has received approval to begin the voter registration process and issue national identity cards in five countries, including the United States.
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�...
EC seeks govt to obtain job seekers鈥� NID data
Election commission鈥檚 national identity registration wing chief on Tuesday said that they wanted the government to make mandatory the submission of NID data for employment in public jobs for undisrupted processing of their salaries and benefits.
NID services restored after disruption
National identity card services, which remained suspended in the country for most of Tuesday due to a technical glitch, were restored in the evening.
EC suspends NID verification for Ansar-VDP, BRAC Bank
The Election Commission has suspended the National Identity Card verification services for the paramilitary force Ansar and Village Defence Party and BRAC Bank after detecting evidence of data leaks...
NIDs of Hasina, Rehana, 8 family members locked
The National Identity Registration Division under the Election Commission has locked the National Identity Cards of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and nine of her family members.
EC warns against deceptive Facebook NID service ads
The Election Commission has urged the public not to fall into deceptive Facebook advertisements promoting NID-related services...
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...
Govt, EC at odds again over NID service
The government and the Election Commission are once again at odds over the responsibility for the NID service, as the interim government moves forward with plans to transfer the service to an independent institution, removing it from the jurisdiction of the EC.
Govt, EC at odds again over NID service
The government and the Election Commission are once again at odds over the responsibility for the NID service, as the interim government moves forward with plans to transfer the service to an independent institution, removing it from the jurisdiction of the EC.
Woman鈥檚 floating body found
Police have recovered the body of an unidentified woman from the Manu River at Kulaura in Moulvibazar...
EC not working to implement anyone鈥檚 agenda, CEC says
Chief election commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Sunday said the election commission was not working to implement anyone else鈥檚 agenda.
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...
ELECTORAL REFORM: Re-election if 40pc votes not cast in constituency proposed
The electoral reform commission has proposed that the Election Commission hold a re-election if 40 per cent of the votes in a constituency is not cast...
Bangladesh EC cancels deal with BCC for NID data verification service
The Election Commission has terminated its contract with the Bangladesh Computer Council for National Identification data verification services due to a breach of terms.
400,000 pending NID applications to be settled in 3 months
The Election Commission has taken a plan to settle nearly 400,000 pending applications, submitted seeking correction in the national identity cards, within the next three months in a bid to curb the corruption in the NID services.
Unidentified teen鈥檚 body found in Mugda
Police recovered the body of an unidentified teenager from a lake in Green Model Town of Mugda area in Dhaka Wednesday night...
EC in Bangladesh accelerates disposal of NID correction applications
The Election Commission in Bangladesh has accelerated the disposal of the applications submitted seeking corrections in information in the national identity (NID) cards as the number of undisposed requests declined to less than 4 lakh now from over 6 lakh in June across the country.
Over 15m smart NID cards remain undistributed in Bangladesh
More than 15 million smart national identity cards remain undistributed throughout the country, according to statistics provided by the Election Commission Secretariat.
Ex-army chief Aziz influences EC over brother鈥檚 NID
Former chief of the Bangladesh Army, general Aziz Ahmed, allegedly influenced the Election Commission to change the address on a fake National Identity Card issued for his brother Tofail Ahmed, also known as Joseph, under the name Tanvir Ahmed Tanzil....
HC seeks report on NIDs given to Rohingyas
The High Court on Tuesday asked the Election Commission and the government authorities to investigate and submit reports on how many Rohingyas were enrolled as...
President gets new NID card
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday received a new smart national identity card inscribed with 鈥榲aliant freedom fighter (Bir Muktijoddha)鈥�.....