NID shows son 6-year older than father

An elderly man in Chuadanga was found to be six years younger to his own son as per the information given in their national identity cards.

The NID of Md Jamat Ali of Jibannagar in Chuadanga shows him as 44 years old and the NID of his son Monirul Islam shows him 50 years old.

In reality, Jamaat Ali is 70 years old. But the age has been reduced by 26 years in his national identity card.

In this regard, Jamat Ali said, “I am facing various problems at different times due to this misinformation on the national identity card.”

“I am not getting any government facilities including an old age allowance card. I went to the Jibannagar Upazila Election Office to correct my national identity card. However, they say it will take time to correct.”

Meanwhile, Jibannagar Upazila Election Officer Kamrul Hasan said the problem was believed to be due to informational errors of voters before 2009.

However, the victim has not yet applied for the correction of his NID. “If he applies, it will be corrected soon”, the official added.