Bangladesh National Id Card Psd File
Harriet Wehrenberg
Biometric identification has existed in Bangladesh since 2008. Bangladesh Election Commission introduced paper laminated National Identity cards through its project named Preparation of Electoral Roll with Photograph (PERP), a UNDP led donor funded project. The first National Project Director was Brigadier General Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury. The project was designed for the preparation of the electoral roll with photographs for the Ninth Parliamentary Election held in December 2008. A demographic and biometric database was created for 81.3 million Bangladeshi citizens who were eligible to be voters. All Bangladeshis who are 18 years of age or older are issued identity cards and included in a central biometric database, which is used by the Bangladesh Election Commission to oversee the electoral procedure in Bangladesh. Before 2016, only normal identity cards were issued which only included the ID holder's name; father's and mother's names; date of birth; ID number; photo; thumb and index fingerprints; and signature. These paper-based laminated NID cards were easy to counterfeit. However, starting in October 2016, they were replaced by biometric, microchip-embedded, smart identity cards in order to ensure security for the cardholder as well as prevent counterfeiting and fraudulence. The smart NID cards include all ten fingerprints in addition to other biometric and identity information.
On 12 June 2023, the Home Ministry of Bangladesh gained authority to issue NID cards and the Election Commission lost its authority under the law of National Identity Registration Act, 2023.[8]
The National Identity Registration Wing (NIDW) of the Bangladesh Election Commission introduced the Smart National Identity Card in October 2016.[9] This card has an integrated circuit embedded in it, and it is also known as a "chip-based card" or "smart NID card" in Bangladesh. It is a pocket-sized plastic card, almost the size of a credit card, with an embedded integrated circuit storing all the data. To maintain the security of the smart card, twenty-five international certifications and standards have been ensured. Since they are machine-readable cards, smart cards have additional safety measures to prevent forgery.[5]
COVID-19 Testing: PCR and/or antigen tests are available for U.S. citizens in Bangladesh. The government of Bangladesh has provided a list of recommended COVID-19 testing facilities for international passengers here. Those wishing to get tested will have to pay for their own COVID-19 test. Results are often delivered via text message and are, in most cases, linked to a QR code.
COVID-19 Vaccines: The COVID-19 vaccine is available for U.S. citizens to receive in Bangladesh. The Government of Bangladesh started its national COVID-19 vaccination program in January 2021. The program includes AstraZeneca, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, Janssen (Johnson and Johnson), Sinopharm, and Sinovak vaccines. The Government of Bangladesh is now offering COVID-19 vaccines to those who do not have a Bangladesh national ID (NID) or a locally registered birth certificate, including all foreign nationals. Individuals who have yet to receive a vaccine are encouraged to call the Bangladesh Health hotline at 16263 to identify the nearest vaccine center. Please carry a passport or another form of government-issued identification and be ready to provide a Bangladeshi mobile phone number.
Those who do not have an NID or locally registered birth certificate may not register for a vaccine via the surokkha.gov.bd vaccine portal, and as a result, would be unable to receive a Bangladeshi vaccine certificate with a QR code. Anyone vaccinated at a vaccine center, however, will receive a handwritten vaccine card to carry as proof of vaccination against COVID-19.
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In anticipation of national elections held in 2008, the government of Bangladesh launched a process to update the voter list (UN Mar. 2010, Sec. 5.3; UNB 21 Mar. 2007). At the same time, using data collected for voter registration, the government issued National Identity Cards (NIDs) (UN Mar. 2010, Sec. 5.3; The New York Times 30 Nov. 2008; UNB 21 Mar. 2007). According to the United Nations (UN) Development Programme (UNDP), the production of the NID cards was a "by-product" of the updating of the voter list (UN Mar. 2010, Sec. 5.3; ibid. n.d.). In 18 August 2010 correspondence with the Research Directorate, an official at the High Commission of Canada to Bangladesh explained that
When the election list was updated, over 80 million voters were photographed and provided with NIDs (The New York Times 30 Nov. 2008; UN n.d.). In a March 2010 report evaluating the 2008 national elections in Bangladesh and events surrounding them, the UNDP stated that "[t]he creation and issuance of NIDs was integral to the voter registration process, although technically and legally, it remained a separate exercise" (UN Mar. 2010, Sec. 6.2.6). A 21 March 2007 article by United News of Bangladesh (UNB) quotes the Chief Election Commissioner as stating that the production of the NID and the voter list would be done simultaneously and that a separate voter's identity card would not be necessary since the NID would fulfil the needs of a voter's card and contain more information.
According to the UNDP report, there was confusion among the public as well as among some election officials about whether the NID was required for voting (UN Mar. 2010, Sec. 6.2.6 and Sec. 8.9). The report states that although it was not mandatory to have a NID card to vote during the 2008 national election, the vast majority of the population believed that the card's main purpose was as a voter's identity card and that it was necessary to have a NID card to vote (ibid., 6.2.6). Nonetheless, according to the report, the national identity number found on NID cards and the voter identity number assigned to voters on the election list were not the same and it was therefore not possible to locate a voter on the list using a NID (ibid., Sec. 8.9).
Conversely however, the Canadian Official stated that "[a]ll eligible voters [citizens over the age of eighteen years old] are required to obtain the [NID] card to cast their vote" (Canada 18 Aug. 2010). He explained that only voters are eligible to get a NID since the cards are produced based on the Election Commission's voter database but that there was no legal obligation to register as a voter (ibid.). However, not registering to vote would mean that the citizen could not receive a NID, which might make it eventually difficult for a citizen to access government services (ibid.).
The UNDP report states that the NID was a "major incentive" for eligible voters to register (UN Mar. 2010, Sec. 6.2.6), as the card was promoted as being essential to obtain 22 governmental and business services, including opening bank accounts, buying or selling land, obtaining passports, getting connected to utilities, telephones, internet and cable, obtaining trade licenses, registering marriages, registering for public exams and obtaining government allowances, among others (ibid.). However, the report states that an enabling ordinance establishing the legal status of the NIDs and an agency to oversee them was not ratified by the Bangladesh Parliament after the elections (ibid.). The report adds that an EC official declared in a 6 October 2009 interview that the Bangladesh Parliament was "likely to consider a bill that would establish the [EC] as the agency responsible for managing NIDs" (ibid.).
[the NID] is still not compulsory for usage in government service delivery because there are some voters who have not received their cards yet (though the project distributing the cards has covered the vast majority of voters during the last election). The government is likely to make the use of the [NID] compulsory for all government service delivery, bank transactions, etc. once all voters (i.e. 18+ citizens) have [NID] cards. The government feels that the usage of the [NID] will prevent fraud and identity thefts. (Canada 18 Aug. 2010)
In January 2010, the Bangladesh Parliament passed the National Identity Registration Bill 2010, which fixes the validity of a National Identity Card to 15 years from the date of issuance and sets penalties for its abuse (The Financial Express 21 Jan. 2010; bdnews24.com 20 Jan. 2010). According to the Dhaka-based daily The Financial Express, the law also "empowers the Election Commission (EC) to carry out all activities regarding registration and issuance of the identity cards" in collaboration with other government departments (21 Jan. 2010). According to the Dhaka-based online newspaper bdnews24.com, all eligible voters will receive an identity card and will have to apply and pay a fee to the EC six months before the expiry of the card to re-register (20 Jan. 2010).
Sources report that the EC is considering replacing the existing laminated cards with more secure cards (Canada 18 Aug. 2010; bdnews24.com 14 Mar. 2010). In March 2010, bdnews24.com reported that the EC was "planning to issue new, more durable and secure national identity cards within the next five years," replacing the existing laminated National Identity Cards (bdnews24.com 14 Mar. 2010). The article reports that part of the reason for the issuance of new cards is to prevent forgeries (ibid.). The article also notes that the EC would decide on fees and the distribution of the new cards after the project gets under way (ibid.).
The Canadian Official stated that the NID is issued when a citizen registers to vote (Canada 18 Aug. 2010). According to the UNDP, voter registration involves digitalizing personal data, photographs and fingerprints, which are then integrated into a national database (UN n.d.). The UNDP report explains how the new election list was created and how registered voters obtained their NID:
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