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16–17-year-olds eligible to apply for NID: EC

Staff Reporter

Staff Reporter

Citizens of Bangladesh aged 16 or 17 can now apply for the National Identity (NID) card, according to the Election Commission (EC).

Once they turn 18, their names will be automatically included in the voter list, it said.

The announcement came through a circular issued by the NID Registration Sub-division of the EC Secretariat under Section 5 of the National Identity Registration Act, 2010 (revised in 2013).

The order, signed by Khan Abi Shahanur Khan, Director (Registration and Expatriates) of the National Identity Registration Division, has been circulated to all regional, district, and upazila election officers.

The order is to take effect immediately, it added.

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