Finance adviser promotes Bangla QR with Dutch-Bangla Bank transaction

Star Business Desk

Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC has launched a nationwide awareness campaign to promote the use of Bangla QR through its digital payment apps, NexusPay and Rocket.

As part of the campaign, Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, adviser to the prime minister on finance and planning affairs, made a purchase using Bangla QR through a Dutch-Bangla Bank app on Indira Road in Dhaka yesterday, according to a press release.

Customers can now make instant cashless payments using Bangla QR through the bank’s NexusPay and Rocket apps.

In line with the government’s vision of building a “Cashless Bangladesh”, Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC, under the guidance of its board of directors, has been carrying out awareness and promotional campaigns across the country to encourage customers and merchants to adopt Bangla QR.

Md Ahteshamul Haque Khan, managing director and CEO of Dutch-Bangla Bank PLC, and Arief Hossain Khan, spokesperson and executive director of Bangladesh Bank, along with officials from both organisations, were also present on the occasion.