Identity card means a card with a person's name, date of birth, photograph etc. on it. National identity card refers to a voter's ID card given by the Election Commission of Bangladesh. A permanent citizen of Bangladesh who is not below eighteen years of age is eligible to become a voter and will become the bearer of voter ID card. Under the UNDP project in collaboration with Bangladesh Army. the Election Commission launched a massive programme to prepare the voter list with photographs with a view to holding free, fair and credible elections. Nine major development partners through a UNDP project provided the financial support to this issue. There is an agreement between UNDP and Election Commission and ERD (Economic Relations Division). The UNDP project helps establish the technical infrastructure and other requirements necessary to complete the voter list with photos. The project includes funding the ICT equipment like laptops, webeams and fingerprint scanners, required for completing the nation wide digital voter registration. This gigantic effort of the Election Commission has come true. Initially it raised a big question in the minds of the countrymen whether the voter list would be completed within the scheduled time.
But it is astounding that the full co-operation of Bangladesh Army and the peoples participation in the process of the new voter list has immensely helped the Election Commission complete it in time. This photo attached to voter ID card will work as a national identity card for every voter. The card holders are entitled to certain advantages by the state. The Election Commission successfully made the voter list within the limit across the country. The National ID card will serve twenty two types of advantages including land purchase, bank loan and passport etc. During the introduction of national identity cards there were some bitter experiences such as the unavailability of the voters and the communication gap. Eventually the obstacles have been minimized. The Introduction of voter ID or National ID card is a landmark in the history of Bangladesh. Since a voter ID card is approved by the Election Commission, it is valid for voters only. The Election Commission tries heart and soul to hold free, fair and credible parliamentary polls with the introduction of voter ID or national ID cards. It's a challenging task to implement it successfully.
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