A government primary school teacher in Kutubdia, Cox’s Bazar, has been deprived of her salary for two years due to complications with her National Identity Card (NID). Kaniz Tania Sultana, an assistant teacher at Ghilachhari Government Primary School, became a dual voter by mistake, leading to the suspension of her salary. Her family’s financial hardship reportedly drove her 14-year-old son, FTM Chowdhury Nu-Mim, to attempt suicide last Saturday. Police rescued him and took him to a hospital, where he survived.

Sultana said she has been teaching for ten years and mistakenly registered as a voter in Chattogram’s South Halishahar area while working there. After obtaining a government job, she applied in 2017 to cancel her previous NID and register under her home address. Despite submitting all required documents and applying for correction three times, her NID remains unresolved, leaving her without pay for two years. The Upazila Primary Education Officer stated that her salary will resume once the NID issue is corrected, while the Upazila Election Officer said the matter will be settled by the Chattogram regional office.