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🇧🇩 Bangladesh

Bangladesh issues the National ID (NID), with chip-based Smart NID cards storing ten-fingerprint biometrics. Administration is transitioning from the Election Commission to the government under the National Identity Registration Act 2023.

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National Identity Card (NID) / Smart NID Card

The NID is Bangladesh's foundational civil and voter identity document, first issued as laminated paper cards from 2006. The chip-based biometric Smart NID Card launched in October 2016, storing all ten fingerprints. Under the National Identity Registration Act 2023, administration is transitioning from the Election Commission to the government.

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