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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent gifts to 2,500 financially insolvent women amounting Tk 2,000 each through mobile financial service provider upay on the occasion of the 92nd birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib.
The Ministry of Women and Children Affairs organised a programme at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium where Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined virtually from Ganabhaban as the chief guest. The programme was presided over by State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Fazilatun Nessa Indira, upay said in a statement.
At the programme, prime minister announced sending Tk 2,000 to each of the 2,500 recipients’ upay accounts. The recipients can cash out the money from any upay points free of charge as the upay would bear the cash out charge.
Earlier, Jatiya Mohila Sangstha, a national women’s organization under the Ministry of Women and Children Affairs, selected the number of distressed women for the gift.
upay Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Rezaul Hossain said, “We are proud to be a part of this noble initiative. upay is grateful to Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Ministry of Women and Children Welfare, and the Jatiya Mohila Sangstha for choosing upay to disburse the gifts.”
upay, a subsidiary of United Commercial Bank, launched its operation in March 2021. upay customers enjoy a range of services, including fund transfer, utility bill payment, merchant payment, airtime recharge, traffic-fine payment, Indian visa fee payment, receiving inward remittances, salary and government social safety net, and other value-added financial services.
