National Identity Card
NID fees can be paid through upay
Customers of mobile financial services provider (MFS) upay can now make payment of different service-related fees such as correction of national identity (NID) card and collection of duplicate NID.
The service will be available to customers through the upay app and USSD code "268."
Upay signed an agreement with the Election Commission (EC) Tuesday.
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Rezaul Hossain, managing director and chief executive officer of upay, and Mohammad Azizul Islam, director of administration and finance at the NID wing under the EC Secretariat, signed the deal.
Upay, a subsidiary of United Commercial Bank, launched its operation in March 2021.
Since its launching, the company has acquired around 60 lakhs customers. It has more than one lakh agent points across the country, according to a media statement.
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The ruling party started the sale of nomination forms on Friday (June 4) and it will continue till June 10.
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