Dhaka, March 6 -- The officials and employees of the Election Commission Secretariat have staged a sit-in programme in front of the Chief Election Commissioner's office to demand that the National Identity Card service be placed under the Election Commission.

The EC officials and employees have announced a human chain protest on Mar 12 and a work stoppage from Mar 13 if there is no visible progress on the matter.

The protest was held at the Election Building in Dhaka's Agargaon on Thursday amid the interim government's initiative to provide all services from one location.

The interim government has taken the initiative to form an independent commission to resolve the problems and complications related to birth registration, NID card se...