PM inaugurates smart cards

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday morning inaugurated the distribution of smart NID cards at a function at Osmani Memorial Hall in Dhaka.

The premier opened the process through giving biometric details, impression of 10 fingers and picture of her iris.

The distribution of NID cards will begin in two city corporations in Dhaka and in a remote area in Kurigram the following day.

Then smart cards will be distributed at upazila, municipality, union and ward levels in phases over the next 13 months.

According to the Election Commission, the number of voters in the country is now about 10 crore. A total of 8,10,58,698 citizens got laminated NID cards eight years ago for the first time.