Two employees of the Raipura Upazila Election Office in Narsingdi have been arrested for illegally selling National ID (NID) data in exchange for money. The detainees are Nahidul Islam, a data entry operator, and Ashikul Islam, a scanning operator.

Election Officer Din Mohammad Russell stated that a four-member investigative committee from the National Identity Registration Division verified the allegations before making the arrests. Authorities found evidence of 1.2 million BDT in transactions in Ashikul’s mobile banking account, while Nahidul’s account showed transactions worth approximately 200,000 BDT.