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SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 2025
NID verification: EC cancels deal with Computer Council over breach of terms

Bangladesh

UNB
22 December, 2024, 04:50 pm
Last modified: 22 December, 2024, 05:01 pm

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NID verification: EC cancels deal with Computer Council over breach of terms

The bilateral agreement between the EC and BCC, signed on 4 October 2022, prohibited the BCC from transferring, exchanging, selling, or providing NID data to any third party

UNB
22 December, 2024, 04:50 pm
Last modified: 22 December, 2024, 05:01 pm
File photo of Election Commission building in Agargaon. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
File photo of Election Commission building in Agargaon. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

Highlights

  • Ended its contract over a breach of terms related to NID data verification services
  • BCC violated the agreement by sharing NID data with third parties
  • BCC must clear dues to EC within 15 days of notice

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

ASM Humayun Kabir, director general of the National Identity Registration Wing at the EC, made the disclosure while talking to reporters at Nirbachan Bhaban on Sunday (22 December).

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Kabir explained that 183 government and private institutions are currently utilising NID data verification services, with the BCC being one of the key stakeholders.

The bilateral agreement between the EC and BCC, signed on 4 October 2022, prohibited the BCC from transferring, exchanging, selling, or providing NID data to any third party. However, the BCC violated these terms.

On 3 September, the EC sought clarification from the BCC regarding the breach, but the response provided was unsatisfactory.

The BCC was given a three-day deadline starting from October 6 to clarify the situation, yet the explanation offered was still deemed inadequate.

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Besides, the contract stipulated that failure to pay the agreed fees within the specified timeframe would result in the cancellation of the agreement. The EC, therefore, has decided to terminate the contract with the BCC and sever the API connection.

The BCC has been instructed to settle all outstanding dues to the EC within 15 days of receiving the notice.

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