DHAKA, July 2, 2025 (BSS) - The Election Commission (EC) has disposed of 907,662 National Identity Card (NID) correction applications in the first half of 2025 under its special "Crash Programme".

While briefing the reporters, EC Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed at his office in Agargaon Election Building today said a total of 984,356 applications were submitted for NID correction during this period, of which only 76,694 applications are pending for disposal. 

He said the initiative has significantly eased citizens' difficulties related to NID correction.

Director General of the National Identity Registration Division, ASM Humayun Kabir, was also present.

The EC Senior Secretary said that when the "Crash Programme" began on January 1, 2025, there were 378,836 pending NID correction applications. 

Till June 30, an additional 655,200 applications were filed, resulting in an average number of 100,920 applications being submitted each month over the past six months, he added.

He continued, "Initially, we explored the possibility of reducing NID correction applications backlog to zero, but in practice isn't feasible as new applications are submitted daily and cannot be processed immediately."

Akhtar Ahmed explained that for a long time, the number of pending applications remained above 300,000. However, thanks to dedicated efforts and strategic planning under the crash programme, the situation has improved significantly, he said.

To streamline the process, the applications were divided into four categories based on the level of correction needed, said the EC Senior Secretary, adding that each case is being resolved within a designated timeframe through document verification and hearings.
 
He said since 2020, a total of 54,76,011 correction-related applications have been submitted, out of which 53,99,420 have already been resolved.

"I believe the public's hardship in accessing civil services has eased," said Akhtar Ahmed, mentioning that the number of applications has comparatively declined in the past six months. "I'm hopeful that in the coming months, conditions will continue to improve and complaints of harassment will eliminate."

Responding to questions about the locking of NIDs belonging to several individuals, including politicians, after the August 5, The EC Senior Secretary clarified, "NIDs are locked for various reasons, primarily to prevent misuse. Even my own NID is locked! It wouldn't be appropriate to comment on individual cases."