Dhaka, March 4 -- The interim government has moved to establish an independent commission to mitigate complications involving the acquisition of birth certificate, NID and passport.

A draft ordinance, the Civil Registration (Commission), 2025, is in the works, with the Cabinet Division gathering the views of the Local Government Division, Security Service Department and Health Services Division, among others.

The initial inter-ministerial meeting to discuss the opinions ahead of "testing the draft law" was held on Monday.

A representative of the Election Commission Secretariat was also present at the additional secretary-level meeting.

"The Cabinet Division has taken a step towards further expanding the structural position of the NID....