Nagad, the digital financial service of the Bangladesh Postal Department, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Office of the Registrar General, Birth and Death Registration (BDRIS) to enable teenagers and students to open accounts using their birth certificates.
According to the press release, the agreement was signed at the Registrar General Office, Birth and Death Registration, on Tuesday. Nagad Administrator Md Motasem Billah, and BDRIS Registrar General (Additional Charge) Dr Abu Nasr Mohammad Abdullah, gave their seal of approval on behalf of their respective organisations.
While Nagad conventionally verifies customer identities using National Identity Cards (NIDs), this agreement allows students under the age of 18, who do not possess NIDs, to utilise their birth certificates to open accounts.
Under central bank guidelines, individuals aged between 14 and 18 who receive government stipends or financial allowances are mandated to use birth registration certificates to open digital financial accounts.
Through this partnership, Nagad is directly connected with the central government birth registration database. This integration will allow Nagad to perform instant, paperless, and automated identity checks, eliminating the requirement for physical verification.
Highlighting the significance of the agreement, Nagad Administrator Md Motasem Billah said, “This MoU with BDRIS eliminates account opening complexities for students under 18 who lack NID cards.” He added that the students’ accounts will remain linked to their parents or guardians, enabling them to monitor where their children are spending money.
Billah further noted that direct integration with the government’s birth registration database will enable student information to be verified quickly without the hassle of paperwork, making it easier for them to receive their stipend payments.
Commenting on the initiative, BDRIS Registrar General (Additional Charge) Dr Abu Nasr Mohammad Abdullah said, “This agreement with Nagad marks a major step toward making our birth registration services more effective and citizen-friendly.” Abdullah added that automated birth certificate verification will ensure quick identity confirmation, helping maintain full transparency and security in disbursing government stipends.
The BDRIS delegation at the signing ceremony was represented by Deputy Registrar General Md Luthfur Rahman, Assistant Registrar General Samiul Islam Rahad, and Programmer Fahmida Shireen.
The Nagad delegation included Associate Administrator Chayan Biswas, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer Md Samsul Islam, Corporate Affairs Expert and Bangladesh Secretariat Reporters Forum (BSRF) President Masudul Haque, and Head of Media and Communications Muhammad Zahidul Islam.
