Smart NID card distribution begins in 27 districts Wednesday

The Election Commission (EC) will start distribution of smart national identity (NID) cards among the citizens of 27 districts of the country tomorrow, reports BSS.

The Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners will jointly inaugurate the smart card distribution programme at 11 am through video-conferencing at Nirbachan Bhaban in the city’s Agargaon area, Joint Secretary of the EC Secretariat SM Asaduzzaman told BSS.

Smart NID cards will be distributed at Sadar upazilas of Manikganj, Munshiganj, Narsingdi, Sherpur, Jamalpur, Mymensingh, Tangail, Kishoreganj, Brahmanbaria, Lakshmipur, Chandpur, Feni, Natore, Chapai Nawabganj, Sirajganj, Naogaon, Chuadanga, Magura, Jhenaidah, Satkhira, Kushtia, Jessore, Rajbari, Madaripur, Bhola and Moulvibazar districts and at Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district.

Earlier, the EC started smart NID card distribution at 37 districts simultaneously through a video-conferencing on December 1, 2017.