The Election Commission (EC) has decided to suspend the correction activities of National Identity (NID) cards until the upcoming 13th national election.
NID Registration Wing Director (Operations) Md Saiful Islam said on Monday that the decision was taken as the work of preparing and printing the voter list began.
He said that until further notice, activities related to correction of the NID cards will remain suspended from 4pm on Monday.
The election is scheduled to be held in February next year. The government has sent a letter to the EC to arrange a referendum on the same day.
According to the latest voter update, the total number of voters in the country is 12,76,95,183. Among them, male voters number 6,48,14,907, female voters 6,28,79,42, and third-gender voters 1,234.
