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Nearly 69,000 NID Correction Applications Await Approval
A total of 69,252 national identity card (NID) correction applications are awaiting resolution at the office of AHM Anwar Pasha, director general of the National Identity Registration Wing.
The figure was revealed in a report on pending applications at the director general’s level prepared by the Election Commission (EC) on Sunday, October 18.
According to the report, 983 applications submitted in 2025 remain pending, while another 68,269 applications from 2026 are awaiting resolution, bringing the total to 69,252.
The pending applications are distributed across several regional offices. Dhaka accounts for 10,615 applications, followed by Cumilla with 10,559, Mymensingh with 8,332, Rajshahi with 6,875 and Chattogram with 6,688.
Khulna has 5,871 pending applications, while Faridpur has 5,140, Rangpur 4,477 and Barishal 4,226. Another 6,469 applications are listed under a category where the region was not specified.
According to the latest voter list update, Bangladesh has a total of 128,777,643 registered voters.