Nagad, a leading mobile financial service provider in Bangladesh, organised an event “Bhalobashar Koto Roop” [various shades of love] for lovers with the participation of its customers and stars on the eve of Pahela Falgun and Valentine’s Day. Customers won exciting prizes by taking part in live quizzes from different parts of the capital through this programme. They also had a lively chat with their favourite stars, says a press release onTuesday afternoon. Hosted by Manju Ahmed, the live programme “Bhalobashar Koto Roop” was held in two phases. Music artist Raef Al Hasan and actress Nusrat Faria participated on the first day, while Musician Shafin Ahmed, actress Sohana Saba, model and actor Nirab, YouTuber Tauhid Hossain Afridi, and artists Pooja and Tanjib Sarowar were present on the second day. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, a special campaign is already going on, offering customers up to 25 percent instant cashback on Nagad payments on the purchase of products from different merchants. A customer making the highest single-day payment this way will get a couple of air tickets on Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar-Dhaka route. Having participated in live quizzes at Bhalobashar Koto Roop event, Nagad customers won Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) match tickets. Celebrities talked to their audience and well-wishers about their life and work at the live event. Only the people, who paid their food bills in the capital’s different restaurants through Nagad, were allowed to join their favourite stars for the chitchat. The restaurants from where Nagad customers participated in the live chat include Gulshan’s Secret Recipe, Bailey Road’s Madchef, Uttara’s Rice & Noodles, Wari’s Grand Darbar, Mirpur’s The Food Company and Dhanmondi’s Crimson Cup. A total of 48 customers won BPL tickets by taking part in the quiz in the two-day live event. Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of Nagad Md Shihab Uddin Chowdhury said, “We have come up with such an exceptional arrangement to add more colours to people’s life on the occasion of Pahela Falgun and Valentine’s Day. We believe that our customers are the charioteers of our journey.”    

Mobile financial services provider Nagad has come up with an instant cashback of up to 21 percent for book lovers on payments for books bought from the two-month Nagad-Rokomari online book fair 2023. The online fair that began Wednesday will continue on March 31. Customers will be able to enjoy the offer more than once, according to a media statement. Under this campaign, customers can enjoy a cashback of up to Tk75 on each transaction and a maximum of Tk100 during the entire campaign only if they buy books from the Rokomari website and make payments through Nagad. The offer, however, will not be valid if the payment is made via the Nagad app or USSD (*167#).  Md Shihab Uddin Chowdhury, chief sales officer of Nagad, said, "The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2023 began today. In the month of Language Movement, we have also started the two-month Nagad-Rokomari Online Book Fair 2023 to encourage our customers to read books." OnnoRokom Group Chair Mahmudul Hasan Sohag said: "Currently, rokomari.com has a collection of two lakh books with over 80,000 writers and more than 8,000 publishers associated with it. The book delivery service from Rokomari is also available for the customers' convenience."  

Mobile financial services (MFS) provider has installed a large service booth at this year's Bishwa Ijtema, billed as the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj. Anyone can open Nagad Islamic accounts, and avail of cash-in, cash-out and other services at the booth. Islamic accounts of Nagad are fully managed under the supervision of a shariah supervisory committee. Read more: Nagad to feature in Philip Kotler's book 'Essentials of Modern Marketing' "Through Nagad Islamic MFS accounts, customers can easily manage their funds in an interest-free and Shariah-compliant manner, maintaining their religious values and principles," Nagad said Thursday. "Customers can easily convert their regular Nagad accounts into Islamic accounts. For that, they need to go to the My Nagad option in the Nagad app and click Account Type and then the running app will be changed to an Islamic account," it added. A customer will know that his account has been successfully converted to an Islamic account only when his or her Nagad app turns green. Read More: GMP issues traffic directives to reduce sufferings of Ijtema devotees The first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema is set to begin Friday (January 13, 2023) morning on the bank of the River Turag in Gazipur's Tongi.

Mobile financial service provider Nagad will feature as a case study in the Bangladesh edition of world-leading marketing guru Philip Kotler's upcoming book "Essentials of Modern Marketing." Tanvir A Mishuk, founder and managing director of Nagad, has worked as a case co-author for this book. Northern Education Group, a strategic partner (Bangladesh) of Kotler's organisation Kotler Impact and World Marketing Summit Group, recently made the revelation. Read more: FY23: DPE to sign new deal with Nagad for stipend disbursement Professor Kotler along with his associates will give a new dimension to Essentials of Modern Marketing by incorporating academic case studies of different independent organisations worldwide. Nagad, the ICT Division, the Ministry of Land, Grameenphone and other organisations from Bangladesh have had the opportunity to add their cases to this book. Kotler's "Marketing Management" is a widely used book in today's world. Essentials of Modern Marketing covers up-to-date and insightful marketing issues. Apart from this, the book focuses on how to use different tools or techniques, rather than on product marketing. Read more: Nagad wins UK-based Global Brand Award 2022 Nagad secured its place in the Bangladesh edition of Essentials of Modern Marketing for its "timely innovations and smart marketing," the MFS said in a statement. About Nagad's inclusion in Kotler's upcoming book, Mishuk said: "Such an achievement is a source of inspiration for us. Securing a position in Philip Kotler's book is a recognition of what Nagad has done in just three and half years in taking the country's digital financial services to a new height."

The government of Bangladesh will distribute stipends to primary school students through mobile financial services (MFS) provider Nagad for 2022-23 fiscal. The Directorate of Primary Education (DPE) will sign an agreement with Nagad soon, according to a media statement. In the last fiscal year, the government paid stipends for education materials to over 1.3 crore primary school children through the MFS provider. Read more: Nagad upgrades system to offer better services The government will bring students at PTI Experimental Schools and Shishu Kallyan Trust-run primary schools under stipends in this fiscal year. For this, the DPE will make necessary reforms to primary education stipend distribution-related guidelines. Muhammad Zahidul Islam, head of public communications of Nagad, said: "We successfully disbursed education stipends and other social safety allowances in the 2021-2022 fiscal at a nominal charge." "We will continue our services in the current fiscal year as well if we are entrusted with the job." Read more: BURO partners with Nagad for easier savings, instalment payments Students are registered on Nagad's digital platform with information from their birth certificates and mobile phone numbers alongside the NIDs of their guardians. So, the students' guardians instantly receive the funds along with cash-out charges in their Nagad wallets once the stipend is disbursed.

Four people have won motorbikes by making the highest weekly scores in a game played on mobile financial service Nagad's app. The bikes were recently handed over to Tahmina Akhter Lilly, M Hazrat Ali, Akhiful and Rihat Hasan Tuhin in the capital. Read more: Nagad wins UK-based Global Brand Award 2022 Nagad users played the game under "10 Takar Offer," a mobile recharge campaign, which ran from October 18 to November 14.  Nagad Chief Commercial Officer Sadat Adnan Ahmad, Chief Operating Officer Golam Mortuza Chowdhury, Chief Corporate Governance Officer and Chief Anti-Money Laundering Compliance Officer Nurul Alam, Head of Strategy Department Salahuddin Mohammed Yousuf, Head of Digital Marketing Romael Hasan Wahid, General Manager Abu Sufian Mohammad Khaled, Deputy General Manager (Brand) Ali Ahsan, and Head of Customer Service Kaushik Saha were present at the prize giving ceremony. Read more: Nagad declares charge-free services for police Around 148,093 Nagad customers took part in the 10 Takar Dour. Each of the 100 top scorers during every campaign day received a prize of Tk100. Sadat Adnan said: "Nagad regularly arranges such games for its users to make their leisure time more enjoyable as well as offer them chances to win exciting prizes."

Nagad, a mobile financial service provider of Bangladesh Postal Department, has been named the “Best Innovative Digital Financial Service Brand” at the 10th Global Brand Awards 2022 held recently in Dubai. Tanvir A Mishuk, founder and managing director of Nagad, has bagged the “Fintech Personality of the Year 2022” award, says a press release on Wednesday. Read more: Nagad declares charge-free services for police Every year, the UK-based Global Brands Magazine recognises and rewards top companies across the globe for their exceptional performances in different fields, such as economy, education, lifestyle, innovation, technology, and real estate. Nagad’s success demonstrates its commitment to innovations and to offer products and services tailored to customer needs, said the release. Nagad has become one of the top mobile money operators in Bangladesh only in three and half years, thanks to its enviable success in bringing unbanked people into the fold of financial inclusion at a faster pace through its customer-friendly, easy and affordable services, it said. The company has revolutionised the country’s MFS industry, especially by innovating the digital Know Your Customer (KYC) and so far, onboarded more than 6.5 crore customers. Read more: Nagad offers up to Tk200 bonus on 'add money' from Mastercard The state-owned MFS provider is also playing a part in the country’s socioeconomic development as it disburses different safety allowances and education stipends at a nominal charge. The award ceremony was held at the Palm Jumeirah in Dubai on 10 December. Faisal Chowdhury, one of the directors of Nagad, and Samia Sharmin, senior manager of Corporate Communications Department, received the awards on behalf of Nagad at the event. Earlier, Nagad won the Best Innovation Digital Financial Service Award for the first e-KYC Innovation in Bangladesh, Inclusive Fintech Fifty Award, Best Digital Financial Service Provider Award, WITSA Global Excellence Award, Digital Bangladesh Award, E-Commerce Mover Award, Best Marketing Communication Award and more.

Mobile financial services provider Nagad has come up with a cashback or discount of up to 22 percent on purchases of goods from around 6,000 outlets of 300 different brands to celebrate Bangladesh's Victory Day. Customers can enjoy this offer on the purchase of groceries, lifestyle products, furniture and accessories, electronics and food from restaurants from physical stores and online. The campaign "Utshober Khushi Nagad-e Beshi," launched on December 15, will continue till December 31. Read More: Nagad is a Digital Bangladesh success story: Mustafa Jabbar Nagad users can also avail of this cashback on purchases of electronics products and gadgets from brands such as Walton, Rangs, Rayans, Jamuna Electronics, Samsung, Xiaomi, Star Tech, Vision Electronics, and Transcom Digital. There is also a cashback of up to 22 percent on the purchase of lifestyle products from brands such as Bata, Apex, Bay Emporium, Lotto, Top Ten, Bishwo Rang, Gentle Park, Sailor, Artisan and SaRa Lifestyle. Besides, customers will also get cashback on Nagad payments for food items bought from specific restaurants, including KFC, BFC, Burger King, Tasty Treat, Madchef, Cheese, Pagla Baburchi, Pizza Hut and Star Kabab. Read More: Nagad offers up to Tk200 bonus on 'add money' from Mastercard There is also a Tk 100 cashback offer for Nagad users while making a minimum grocery purchase of Tk 1,500 from selected super shops, including Shwapno and Meena Bazar. Also, Nagad customers can enjoy up to 16 percent instant cashback on purchases from selected Bangladeshi pharmacies, such as Lazz Pharma, Tamanna Pharmacy and Arogga.

Mobile financial services (MFS) provider Nagad has brought a bonus offer of up to Tk200 on "add money" from Mastercard. A customer will get a bonus of Tk60 for adding Tk3,000 and Tk140 for TK7,000. A customer can avail of the offer only once during the campaign, according to a media statement. The campaign will continue till January 9, 2023, it added. Read: Nagad is a Digital Bangladesh success story: Mustafa Jabbar Nagad Chief Business Officer Sheikh Aminur Rahman said: "Customers do not have to wait in long queues in banks thanks to Nagad's add-money feature." "We are making digital transactions more powerful and familiar," he added.

Digital Bangladesh is a resounding success and Nagad, a mobile financial service of Bangladesh Postal Department, is a vivid example of that success, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar has said. “Bangladesh is an agriculture-dependent country, but many are now envious of its rapid technological development. One of the major positive outcomes of digitalisation is that we have almost moved towards a cashless society,” the minister told journalists at a programme marking Digital Bangladesh Day-2022 in Daak Bhaban, on Monday.  Read more: FY22: Nagad 3rd highest VAT-paying company in service category, says NBR “We can now make all kinds of financial transactions, including cash-out and cash-in and shopping, through mobile financial services,” Jabbar said, adding that Nagad is playing a big role in this regard. Starting off in 2019, Nagad has now become one of the most popular MFS in the country, he noted. Bangladesh Posts and Telecommunications Division organised a “Digital Postal Service Exhibition” to celebrate Digital Bangladesh Day on Tuesday. It also held a meeting with Posts and Telecommunications Secretary Md Khalilur Rahman in the chair. Presenting a keynote, Prof Dr Mohammad Mahfuzul Islam, vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Digital University, said, “The most digitalisation has happened in Bangladesh’s financial sector. Mobile financial service providers in particular have revolutionised this field. We can mention the name of Nagad as an example.” Read more: Nagad wins Mastercard Excellence Award 2022 in two categories Posts and Telecommunications Secretary Md Khalilur Rahman shared his experience about Digital Bangladesh with everyone and urged all to adapt to the progress. Dr Md Rafiqul Matin, managing Director of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Ltd, and Brigadier General Md Nasim Parvej, director general of Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, and Shyam Sunder Sikder, chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunications Regulatory Commission, also spoke on the occasion. Md Harunur Rashid, director general of the Postal Department, gave the welcome address. There were eight stalls at the Postal Department’s exhibition. The visitors were appraised of different digital services, such as electronic money transfer service, postal cash card, online postal life insurance, digital land services, and mobile financial service of Nagad, etc.  Mustafa Jabbar and other guests visited these stalls. Guests came to Nagad’s stall and enquired about cash-out, cash-in and other services. They also learned about how to buy products using the Nagad wallet. Nagad officials gave the guests an idea of how much money is being saved every year as a result of the distribution of various government allowances through Nagad.