NID card services should remain with EC, say 3 ex-CECs
Staff Correspondent
Three former chief election commissioners (CECs) on Wednesday said activities and services of national identity cards should remain with the Election Commission.
Former CEC Abdur Rouf, KM Nurul Huda and Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed came up with the remarks while talking to reporters after a view-exchange meeting at the Election Commission this afternoon.
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Former CEC Abdur Rouf said there's no problem if the information of National Identity Card is at different offices. But as the Election Commission is the parent organisation, they should initiate the main NID.
He said voters may face problems at the polling station if NID information does not match with the voter list. "My point is that the base should be in EC," said the former CEC.
Former CEC Kazi Rakib Uddin Ahmed said the NIDs were made from the voter list. People will not want to be voters if NID does not belong with the EC.
