Remittances to come through post offices from June

Remittances being sent by expatriate Bangladeshis will be disbursed through 514 district and upazila post offices from June next following an agreement signed between Bangladesh Postal Department and Western Union Money Transfer.

The agreement will enable the expatriate Bangladeshis to send money quickly at a lesser cost and the recipients will get the money at home within 10 to 15 minutes.Internet and fax systems are being installed in the post offices for the purpose, and this facility will also be introduced in other sub-post offices gradually.

This was disclosed by Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser for Post and Telecommunications Brig Gen (retd) MA Malik at a function today in the city, said an official handout.

Malik was addressing as the chief guest a training programme for officials of postal department jointly organised by Bangladesh Postal Department and Western Union Money Transfer at Dakbhaban.

He urged the officials of the postal department to work with sincerity and devotion to ensure improved service to revive the reputation of the postal department. Director General of Postal Department Mobashsheur Rahman and Western Union Money Transfer Country Director Syed Kamal also addressed the function.In his speech, Syed Kamal outlined in detail the system of disbursing the remittances being sent by expatriates through the postal department. He said Western Union Money Transfer has already trained 900 officials of the postal department for the purpose.

Western Union Money Transfer is working in 38 countries, including Bangladesh, on sending remittances, he added.