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..

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government has decided to provide smart national identity (NID) cards to all citizens of Bangladesh — about 116mn- irrespective of their ages.

A military-backed caretaker government in 2007 started the initiative to introduce a national photo identity card and electoral roll. At the time, Bangladesh's two main political parties were ...

The government will use the personal data on national identity cards to make machine-readable passports, the home minister said on Tuesday.The decision came from an inter-ministerial meeting on ...

The government is thinking of introducing online National ID (NID) card services, Law minister Anisul Haque has said.

The format of national ID card of Bangladesh shows inclusion of the name of her Photo:Tanvir Ahmed/ Drik NewsBANGLADESHIS are going to have gender biased national identity (ID) cards.

DHAKA, July 21, 2011 - The Government of Bangladesh today signed a US$ 195 million financing agreement with the World Bank for the “Identification System for Enhanced Access to Services (IDEA) Project ...

A military-backed caretaker government in 2007 started the initiative to introduce a national photo identity card and electoral roll. At the time, Bangladesh's two main political parties were ...