The Election Commission has given a good news for the citizens. Now, 16-year-olds can download their National Identity Cards (NIDs) online.
Squadron Leader Kazi Ashiquzzaman, in-charge of the Election Commission's (EC) NID branch, has told media that the opportunity has been given as part of the pledge to issue NID for those below 18 years.
They can download the NID by completing online registration process, he added.
Earlier, NID cards have been given to 10 at upazila level as greetings in March last marking Mujibur Year.
Apart from those already provided information, the 16-year-olds also can give information through online application. In this case, they have to complete the process going to the website-- services.nidw.gov.bd.
The country has now 10,98,19,112 voters. Of them, 55,79,030 new adult voters (18-years-old) have been added to the voters list in March this year.