Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- The Election Commission (EC) has identified five organisations involved in using leaked National Identity (NID) verification service data, following an initial investigation.

EC Secretary Akhtar Ahmed shared this information with journalists on Monday after a meeting at the EC headquarters in Agargaon, Dhaka, with representatives from organisations that utilise the NID verification service.

The five organisations implicated are the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), UCB Bank's Upay, Chattogram Port Authority, the Department of Women Affairs, and iBAS under the Ministry of Finance.

Currently, 182 organisations use the NID verification service. Secretary Ahmed confirmed that the concerned organisations have be...