In the past four and a half months, around 500,000 citizens have applied to correct their National Identity Cards (NID) in Bangladesh. During this time, 571,197 applications have been resolved, while over 300,000 remain pending.
This data comes from a report prepared by Md. Saiful Islam, Director (Operations) of the Election Commission’s (EC) NID wing, published on Tuesday (May 27).
As of January 1, before the launch of the crash program, there were 378,836 pending applications. Since then, an additional 501,954 applications have been submitted.
Currently, 309,593 applications are awaiting resolution. The Election Commission categorizes applications into six types based on complexity. The highest number of pending cases—140,316—falls under Category G, mostly involving age corrections. The fewest pending cases are in Category K-1, with 2,028 applications.
The EC’s database holds nearly 120 million voter profiles, many of which require frequent corrections. These correction requests are still sitting on officials' desks.
Director General of the NID wing, S.M. Humayun Kabir, said: “We have launched a crash program and hope to resolve the backlog soon.”
EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed added: “Some complications arise because many apply with the intention to deceive, while others genuinely want to correct mistakes. Therefore, each application must be carefully verified, which can take time. However, the processing speed has improved and is expected to get even better.”
