bKash awards best 9 publication houses

bKash has awarded nine publication houses for selling the highest number of books through bKash payment at Ekushey Book Fair-2022.

The awardees were selected from three categories of publication houses in the book fair, according to a statement.

‘Anyaprokash’ won an ‘iPhone’ as first prize by receiving the highest payments through bKash in the ‘Pavilion’ category. At the same time, ‘BaatiGhar’ and ‘The Pop Up Factory’ won ‘iPhone’ too in two stall categories.

‘Tamralipi’ in the pavilion category and ‘Adarsha’ and ‘Parijat Prakashani’ in stall categories won ‘Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar-Dhaka Air Ticket and two night’s stay at a five-star hotel’ as a second prize while ‘Prothoma’, ‘Gyankosh Prokashani’ and ‘Astitwa’ won the third prize ‘Buffet Dinner at Radisson Blu Dhaka Water Garden’.

Prizes were recently handed over to the publishers at bKash head office in the city. Anyaprokash publisher Mazharul Islam, BaatiGhar publisher Dipankar Das, Rumana Sharmin of the Pop Up Factory; Head of Distribution and Retail Business Mohammad Irfanul Huq, and General Manager Sirajul Mowla of bKash and other publishers were present at the event.

To encourage the publishers to accept digital payments while selling books, the country’s largest MFS provider, bKash, organised this event. Digital payment through bKash has become popular in countrywide brand shops, online marketplaces, local grocery shops, pharmacies, libraries and lifestyle shops. Now, bKash has more than 260,000 merchants across the country.

bKash has been involved in a book fair organised by Bangla Academy for a long time. It has provided cashback offers at book fairs to encourage people to buy more books. bKash has been associated with Bangla Academy Ekushey Book Fair as the main sponsor for the past five years.