Singer Bangladesh, the largest electronics and home appliance retail chain in the country, has launched the western union money transfer service in association with Bank Asia and the Western Union Company.
From now on money transferred from more than 200 countries and territories across the globe can be collected from any singer outlets at almost every corner of the country even after banking hours until 8 pm. The company will provide service from their 371 Singer Mega and Singer outlets across the country.
The western money transfer service will help the remitters to send money quickly and safely, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman yesterday while inaugurating the service in the capital.
“We are giving approval to the alternative mediums, in addition to the bank branches, to make easy remittance disbursement and bring it through banking channel,’’ he said.
Earlier mobile network operator outlets and microfinance institutions were only alternative medium for remittance disbursement and Singer Bangladesh is now new addition in this section, the governor added.
‘’We will be able to reach more consumers, making it easier for more people to access western union services all over the country,’’ said A. Rouf Chowdhury, Chairman of Bank Asia.
The inaugural ceremony was addressed, among others, by Singer Bangladesh Managing Director A.M Hamim Rahmatullah and Western Union Country Director Vijay Raj.
