34 officials served show-cause notices over alleged unauthorised data collection
Four Suspended Over NID Data Access
- Four officials suspended over unauthorised access to NID data.
- 34 others served show-cause notices over the same allegations.
- Investigation against 10 more officials remains ongoing.
Bangladesh’s Election Commission (EC) has temporarily suspended four officials and employees over allegations of collecting citizens’ National Identity (NID) data from the national database beyond their authorised jurisdiction.
The EC has also served show-cause notices on 34 others in connection with the same allegations, while investigations against another 10 officials and employees remain ongoing.
EC officials confirmed the developments on Wednesday (September 2).
The four suspended officials are Kamona Rani Sarker, an employee of the Panchagarh Sadar Upazila Election Office; Md E Chhattar, Kathalia Upazila Election Officer; Md Ashikur Rahman of the Ramna Thana Election Office; and Md Zakir Hossain Sohel, an employee of the Taltali Upazila Election Office.
The suspension orders were issued in letters signed by EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed.
According to the EC, the four officials allegedly collected NID information from the server beyond the scope of their authority.
In addition, 34 officials and employees have been served show-cause notices over allegations of the same offence. The EC has sought explanations from them regarding the alleged unauthorised collection of NID data.
The commission is also continuing investigations against 10 others in connection with the incident.
The NID system is operated under the Election Commission’s national identity registration framework, which provides citizens with various identity-related services through its official portal.
The country’s National Identity Registration Act, 2010 provides the legal framework for national identity registration and the issuance of national identity cards.
//DBTech/BDO/SME//
