Dhaka, March 4 -- The current government has initiated a fresh move to bring a number of civic services, including birth registration and national identity registration services, under a single entity named the 'Civil Registration Commission', causing frustrations among the Election Commission officials.

A meeting of the inter-ministerial committee was held in the Cabinet Division on Monday (March 3) to review the draft of the 'Civil Registration (Commission) Ordinance, 2025'.

A representative from the EC Secretariat was also present at the additional secretary-level meeting.

About the move, Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said the Election Commission will place its written opinion to the government about the iss...