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By receiving highest amount of remittances directly to bKash account through ‘Taptap Send’, an international money transfer operator (MTO), three remittance receivers can win motorcycle and electronic appliance coupons in this Ramadan. The highest remittance receiving relative will get a motorcycle coupon worth Tk 180,000, and the 2nd and 3rd highest remittance recipients will receive electronic appliance coupons worth Tk 50,000 and Tk 30,000 respectively. Additionally, every week, three more people are winning electronic device coupons worth 15,000, 10,000, and 5,000 Taka.
To further encourage sending remittances through banking channels via legal means, this joint campaign between Taptap Send and bKash was launched on March 1st and will continue until March 28th, 2025. Expatriates from 22 countries including USA, UK, Italy, France, Canada, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Portugal, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, and Austria can send remittances through Taptap Send to their relatives’ bKash accounts as many times as needed, without any additional cost. Expatriates can send Tk 250,000 remittance per transaction to bKash as per Bangladesh Bank’s regulations.
To win weekly coupons, expatriates need to send remittances of Tk 10,000 (excluding the government's 2.5% incentive) or more to their loved ones' bKash accounts. And to win mega coupons, they need to send remittances of at least Tk 40,000 (excluding the government's 2.5% incentive) or more to their loved ones' bKash accounts during the campaign period. A remittance recipient can win weekly and mega coupons once each. In both cases, winning customers will receive the coupons within 3 to 4 working days of the week's end. The coupons can be used through bKash payments.
Relatives of the expatriates will instantly get Tk 25 per thousand as government incentives over the remittance they receive in bKash accounts through Taptap Send. Expatriates can also enjoy the best exchange rates at Taptap Send while sending remittances. Due to such benefits, sending remittances directly to bKash accounts through Taptap Send has quickly gained trust and confidence of expatriates and their relatives.
Meanwhile, expatriates’ relatives can cash out remittances from nearly 2,500 ATM booths of top commercial banks across the country for a charge of only Tk 7 per thousand, using the bKash app or dialling *247#. Besides, cash out has become more affordable as customers can now cash out up to Tk 50,000 from two ‘Priyo Agents’ with a reduced charge of Tk 14.90 per thousand.
Apart from cash out, dear ones of the expatriates can make various types of payment, pay utility bills, send money, recharge mobile, pay educational or government fees, give zakat-fitrah, donate etc. with their bKash account from the comfort of home.
The remittance service of bKash has been getting popular and gaining trust among the senders and receivers as they can instantly transact the hard-earned money in a secure, convenient, legitimate and simple way. At present, expatriates can directly send remittances to their loved ones’ bKash account legally through 110 international MTOs from over 140 countries around the world that get settled at 25 top commercial banks in the country.
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