NID renewal, correction to cost from September 1

People will have to pay for renewal as well as correction in their National Identity (NID) cards from September 1.

The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday issued a gazette notification levying a charge of Tk 100 for NID card renewal and an additional Tk 50 for its emergency delivery.

If the card is lost or damaged for the first time, the owner will have to pay Tk 200 (in case of emergency-Tk 300), Tk 300 (emergency-Tk 500) for the second time, and Tk 500 (emergency-Tk 1,000) every time for a new copy.

As per the existing law, all NID cards must be renewed after 15 years from its issue date, said Brig Gen Sultanuzzaman Md Saleh Uddin, director general of EC's NID wing.

Besides, the EC will also charge entitled government and private bodies from September 1 for online verification of their applicants' NID cards.