Tumpa, the wife of an expatriate living in Cox’s Bazar, has been longing for a diamond nose pin from her husband Mizanur Rahman.
Due to time constraints and a busy schedule, Mizan could not fulfil her desire. However, he has won a diamond pendant for his wife by sending remittances through bKash to her account, reads a press release.
With happiness and excitement, Mizan said: “I always prefer to send remittance to my wife, father, brother and other family members through bKash. BKash gives me the freedom to send remittances to a specific person at any time. And, being able to fulfil my wife’s desire by winning a diamond pendant from the bKash campaign feels amazing.”
Not only Mizan, but twenty-seven other lucky winners have also won diamond pendants for their loved ones living in Bangladesh by sending the maximum amount of remittance in a single transaction.
The expatriate winners’ family members received gifts from bKash. This 28-day campaign was conducted throughout the month of February this year to encourage sending remittances through legal channels from all over the world.
Chief Commercial Officer of bKash Ali Ahmmed handed over the diamond pendants to the family members of the lucky expatriates held at bKash’s head office recently.
The relatives of expatriates said that sending remittances through bKash saves time for their loved ones living abroad and enables them to better manage their finances without going to the bank.
This instant and hassle-free remittance service from bKash is very convenient as well. Receiving remittances through legal channels feels good as it strengthens the nation’s foreign exchange reserves, they added.
Currently, remittances sent by expatriates from around 95 countries are instantly reaching their relatives’ bKash accounts through more than 80 Money Transfer Organizations (MTO) via settlement in 15 commercial banks in Bangladesh.
The entire process takes place instantly thanks to cutting-edge technology, thus relatives of expatriates in Bangladesh are getting money in their bKash accounts right away.
