DHAKA, – Mobile financial service Nagad provided Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s gift to some 2,000 distressed women across the country to mark the 91st birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib.

Ministry of Women and Children Affairs organized an event today at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital where the Prime Minister joined virtually from her official residence Ganabhaban.

Each beneficiary received Taka 2,000 from the Prime Minister as the fastest growing digital financial service Nagad bore the full cost and cash out charge.

In this case, each distressed woman has received Taka 30 in addition to her Nagad account as a charge to cash out the sum, said a press release.

Jatiyo Mohila Sangstha, a national women’s organisation, under the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs has done all the work of determining and selecting the number of insolvent women.

The release said the entire Nagad family is proud to be associated with such an impressive initiative on Bangamata’s birthday celebration, said Tanvir A Mishuk, Managing Director of Nagad.

“Nagad has always been a people oriented company. Nagad has always partnered with the government in such projects. With such effort, we are bringing marginalized people under digital financial service and helping the government achieve the Digital Bangladesh goal,”he added.

Nagad was the partner with the government last year in the same event to distribute gifts on the birth anniversary of Bangamata.

At the function, Ministry of Women and Children Affairs Secretary Md. Sayedul Islam gave the welcome speech where its State Minister Fazilatun Nessa Indira and Dhaka University Professor and ‘Bangabandhu Chair’ Dr. Syed Anwar Hussain shed lights on the eventful life of Bangamata.

In the last one year, Nagad has distributed various assistance, grants and allowances to about three crore people in about eight crore times.

Various measures have been taken to ensure reduced cost including lowest cash-out charge in the country and to send money free.

The official launch of Nagad as a digital financial transaction service of the Postal Department started on March 26, 2019. Since then, Nagad has revolutionized the country’s mobile financial services sector by launching one new service after another.