EC to issue new durable, secure national ID cards
Monday, 15 March 2010
The Election Commission (EC) is planning to issue new, more durable and secure national identity cards within the next five years, reports bdnews24.com.
The plan comes less than two years after the caretaker government introduced laminated photo ID cards last year.
Under the new plan, strong plastic cards (polycarbonate) are set to replace the current laminated ones to stop forgery and abuse, said an EC official.
The commission is looking for $50 million (Tk 3.50 billion) of funds to implement the new project, said the official.
Secretary of economic relations division Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan Saturday told the news agency that the EC secretariat had requested the ERD to contact different countries and lending agencies to support its proposed project.
The plan comes less than two years after the caretaker government introduced laminated photo ID cards last year.
Under the new plan, strong plastic cards (polycarbonate) are set to replace the current laminated ones to stop forgery and abuse, said an EC official.
The commission is looking for $50 million (Tk 3.50 billion) of funds to implement the new project, said the official.
Secretary of economic relations division Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan Saturday told the news agency that the EC secretariat had requested the ERD to contact different countries and lending agencies to support its proposed project.