In the present Corona circumstance, the governmenthas propelled NID administration through SMS, online, and other public holidays.

Brigadier General Mohammad Saidul Islam,Director-General of the National Identity Registration Division (NID Wing), delineatethis in a video conferencing on Monday (April 27).

During the session, he said the Bangladesh Election Commission has launched an onlineservice to bring NID services to the doorsteps of the people in this criticalsituation of the country and the world affected by the Corona epidemic. To getthis online service, the voter must enter the sitehttps://services.nidw.gov.bd. Services will be available through SMS, online, and other times during this time of closure.

Servicesprovided online include: Collection of copies of National Identity Card(registered as a voter but not receiving NID card), Collection of NationalIdentity Card Number, Correction of National Identity Card, Application forLost National Identity Card, New Voter Registration, SMS service.

He further addedthat those who have become voters but have not received the National IdentityCard (NID) will currently have the option to collect a copy of the NID by completingthe specific process online. You will get the original copy later if the publicholiday or \'lockdown\' is lifted.

The 69,58,341newly registered voters or those who have been voters before, but did not getthe NID card will register online with their registration form number and dateof birth. Later they will get NID copy or number after biometric verification.However, if there is a dual voter, NID copy or number will not be available.

Those who haveregistered, but have not received the NID card, will get the NID number of theapplicant by going to the ‘Other Information’ tab of this websitehttps://services.nidw.gov.bd and entering the Form number and DOB (Date ofBirth) in the NID number link.

Those who havegot NID number, they can log in to the online portal by registering with theinformation and mobile number of NID in the online portal. After login, theapplicant will be able to see all the data entered in the form. If theregistered person has not received the card before, he can collect NID copyfrom the portal if he wants.

The process to get NIDnumber through mobile SMS: send to 105 by typing nid<formNo> <dd-mm-yyyy>. NID number will be sent via return SMS.Example: Send to 105 nid <Form No> <dd-mm-yyyy> nid XXXXXXX24-08-1992