Nagad opens account to facilitate donations for flood victims

FE Team | Published: August 26, 2024 01:09:40

Nagad, one of the country's leading mobile financial service providers, has introduced a specialised account as directed by the government, aiming to facilitate easy contribution to the state relief fund for flood victims.
Unlimited donations can be made via this newly launched merchant account (01886969859), says a press release.
Following directives from the office of Nahid Islam, advisor to the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Techno-logy and the Ministry of Information and Broad-casting, this MFS provider of Bangladesh Postal Department launched this merchant account to collect relief funds.
Donations can be made from any Nagad account to this merchant account without any charges.
Donors can easily make contributions via the Nagad app or by dialling *167#, with the funds directly being deposited into the government's relief fund.
Moreover, more than 50 charitable organisations, such as As-Sunnah Foundation, Mastul, Sajida Foundation, and Obhizatrik, are collecting donations for flood victims through Nagad.
Recently, southeastern region of the country has experienced one of the most severe floods in history, leaving millions of people grappling with shortages of food and water. The government has taken extensive measures to support these affected individuals.
Those interested can contribute to the government's relief fund.
Meanwhile, the daily and monthly transaction limits for Nagad have been increased -- beyond the usual government and private donation efforts.