NID for expatriates

Expatriates have the right to vote as citizens of this country. Our government in the past took steps to allow them to vote, but in the end no measures were taken. 

Expatriates' contributions to our economy should not go unnoticed. Remittance has long played a great role in strengthening our economy. And as such, expatriates, as citizens and ambassadors of the country, deserve to have the opportunity to exercise their fundamental rights to vote in local and national elections. 

One way to allow our expatriates to vote is by issuing NIDs for them, which they can collect through the Bangladeshi embassies in respective countries. Similarly, they can exercise their voting rights in polling booths set up in embassies. The election commission can help in this regard.

Sumon Kumar Paul, By email