Dhaka WASA honored BRAC Bank for the highest online bill collection for two consecutive years. BRAC Bank has won the first place in Dhaka WASA bill collection through payment gateway and mobile app 'Astha'.
The certificate was presented in recognition of the contribution made during the financial year 2022-23 at a function organized at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel recently.
Minister of Local Government Rural Development and Cooperatives in the event. Tajul Islam MP BRAC Bank Deputy Managing Director and COO. Awarded to Sabbir Hossain.
Muhammad Ibrahim, secretary of the local government department, secretary of the finance department was present at the event. Md. Khaeruzzaman Majumdar, Dhaka Wasa Board Chairman Prof. Dr. Sujit Kumar Bala and Dhaka WASA Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Engineer Taksim A Khan. BRAC Bank Head of Transaction Banking AKM Faisal Halim was also present.
Over the past few years, BRAC Bank has developed various value-adding collection and payment solutions through establishing payment gateways and API connectivity with several government institutions including National Revenue Board, Dhaka North City Corporation, WASA, DPDC, DESCO, Jeevan Bima Corporation, etc. Digital banking has significantly enriched the capabilities.
As a result of this agreement of the bank with Dhaka WASA, now customers can easily pay their utility bills anytime, anywhere. Customers no longer have to visit bank branches for bill payments and payments. As a result, customers can now enjoy an easy and hassle-free banking experience.
Deputy Managing Director and COO of BRAC Bank said about this award. Sabbir Hossain said, We feel very honored to have won the first prize as a WASA bill collector for two consecutive years. Now government institutions can easily collect utility bills and other bills using our BRAC Bank state-of-the-art payment gateway platform. We ensure an easy and hassle-free payment experience for customers by ensuring real-time online banking services anytime, anywhere. We will continue to collaborate with more government and private organizations to provide seamless payment services through payment gateway platforms.