Dhaka, March 13 -- The Election Commission, or EC, will maintain authority over National Identity, or NID, card data until a national data authority is formed, says Chief Advisor's Special Secretary Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, who oversees the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology.

During a special press conference on NID data ownership at the ICT Bhaban on Wednesday evening, he clarified that in the future, the election commission will only have jurisdiction over the data required for conducting elections.

However, no job losses will occur due to this transition, and responsibilities may increase to ensure high-quality data management, according to bdnews24.com.

Faiz said over the past few days, they had conducted e...