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Businesses face trouble as EC cancels NID data deal with Computer Council

Businesses ranging from banks to courier services and fintech companies are now facing trouble in onboarding new customers after the Election Commission (EC) recently cancelled access of the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) to the national identification card database.

EC cancels deal with BCC for NID services

The Election Commission has terminated its contract with Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) for National Identification (NID) data verification services due to a breach of terms.

Personal data still in danger

Government still failing to protect citizens’ private information

Smart Bangladesh, unsmart cybersecurity measures

In the recent case, the entire profile of an individual could be obtained from the Telegram channel by just providing two inputs: the NID number and the date of birth.

Smart NID Data Leak: Voters' info now in Telegram channel

Personal information of the country's smart National Identity Card holders is now available in a Telegram channel, officials have acknowledged.

NID server back online after maintenance work

The National Identity Card (NID) server of the Election Commission was back online this afternoon, hours after it went offline due to maintenance work

Over 5 crore Bangladeshi citizens' data 'remains exposed' online

The leaked data includes names, birth dates, and National Identification (NID) numbers of over 50 million users which is alledgedly easily accessible through a simple Google search

Ex-enclave people to be made voters ‘in 3 months’

Election Commission (EC) plans to enroll the people of ex-enclaves as voters within three months in addition to providing them with national identity (NID) cards.

Editorial / NID card

The ordeal that Umme Kulsum had to go through to obtain her national ID (NID) card from the national ID Registration Wing (NIDW)...

December 27, 2024
December 27, 2024

Businesses face trouble as EC cancels NID data deal with Computer Council

Businesses ranging from banks to courier services and fintech companies are now facing trouble in onboarding new customers after the Election Commission (EC) recently cancelled access of the Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) to the national identification card database.

December 23, 2024
December 23, 2024

EC cancels deal with BCC for NID services

The Election Commission has terminated its contract with Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) for National Identification (NID) data verification services due to a breach of terms.

May 11, 2024
May 11, 2024

Personal data still in danger

Government still failing to protect citizens’ private information

October 10, 2023
October 10, 2023

Smart Bangladesh, unsmart cybersecurity measures

In the recent case, the entire profile of an individual could be obtained from the Telegram channel by just providing two inputs: the NID number and the date of birth.

October 5, 2023
October 5, 2023

Smart NID Data Leak: Voters' info now in Telegram channel

Personal information of the country's smart National Identity Card holders is now available in a Telegram channel, officials have acknowledged.

August 16, 2023
August 16, 2023

NID server back online after maintenance work

The National Identity Card (NID) server of the Election Commission was back online this afternoon, hours after it went offline due to maintenance work

July 8, 2023
July 8, 2023

Over 5 crore Bangladeshi citizens' data 'remains exposed' online

The leaked data includes names, birth dates, and National Identification (NID) numbers of over 50 million users which is alledgedly easily accessible through a simple Google search

June 11, 2016
June 11, 2016

Ex-enclave people to be made voters ‘in 3 months’

Election Commission (EC) plans to enroll the people of ex-enclaves as voters within three months in addition to providing them with national identity (NID) cards.

March 14, 2016
March 14, 2016

NID card

The ordeal that Umme Kulsum had to go through to obtain her national ID (NID) card from the national ID Registration Wing (NIDW)...

February 10, 2016
February 10, 2016

Citizens get smart ID cards soon

The citizens would get their smart national identity (NID) cards “very soon” as preparation for their distribution was