Editing National identification number (section)

=== Bangladesh ===
{{main|Bangladeshi national identity card}}
In [[Bangladesh]] the National Identity card is issued by National Identity Registration Wing of the Election Commission. The National Identity card or NID card is a compulsory identity document issued to every Bangladeshi citizen upon turning 16 years of age. The NID is a government issued photo ID just like the Bangladeshi Driver's licence, which is also a biometric, microchip embedded, smart identity card. The NID is required by Bangladeshi citizens for multiple essential public services, such as obtaining utility connections, as well as private services, such as opening bank accounts, in Bangladesh. Initially paper based laminated NID cards were issued since 2006. Then the paper based laminated NID cards were replaced by biometric and microchip embedded Smart NID cards for all adult citizens in Bangladesh from 2016 onwards. The Smart NID card contains the card holder's ID number. The government provides the Smart NID card free of charge to all adult citizens of Bangladesh.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/10/02/19424/|title=PM launches smart ID cards distribution {{!}} Dhaka Tribune|date=2016-10-02|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune|language=en-US|access-date=2017-02-04|archive-date=2017-05-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504132308/http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2016/10/02/19424/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/10/02/distribution-of-machine-readable-nid-cards-for-bangladeshi-citizens-inaugurated|title=Distribution of 'smart' NID cards for Bangladesh citizens inaugurated|newspaper=bdnews24.com|access-date=2017-02-04|archive-date=2016-11-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161121074058/http://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2016/10/02/distribution-of-machine-readable-nid-cards-for-bangladeshi-citizens-inaugurated|url-status=live}}</ref>