Dhaka: The Election Commission (EC) has announced that individuals who lose their National Identity Card (NID) are no longer required to file a general diary (GD) to obtain a replacement. This decision is part of an effort to streamline the NID services and reduce bureaucratic hurdles for citizens.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the notification was officially signed by Assistant Director (Valid and Verify) Muhammad Sarwar Hossain of the NID Wing of the EC and issued on Tuesday. The decision exempts the necessity of submitting a GD when applying for a second NID after the first one is lost.
The EC's notification comes as part of a broader initiative to make NID services more accessible and less cumbersome for citizens. As part of the NID correction crash programme, the EC processed a total of 907,662 correction applications in the first half of 2025, out of 984,356 applications submitted during the same period.
EC Secretariat Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed noted that this new initiative has played a crucial role in alleviating the challenges faced by citizens in relation to NID corrections, thereby improving the overall efficiency of the service.