{"id":1955,"date":"2026-10-26T01:58:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-26T01:58:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gabv.org\/bankingonvaluesday2026\/?p=1955"},"modified":"2026-10-26T01:58:28","modified_gmt":"2026-10-26T01:58:28","slug":"brac-bank-promotes-safer-remittances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gabv.org\/bankingonvaluesday2026\/brac-bank-promotes-safer-remittances\/","title":{"rendered":"BRAC Bank Promotes Safer Remittances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BRAC Bank\u2019s \u201cUthan Boithak\u201d sessions bring financial literacy to families who receive money from relatives abroad, encouraging them to use formal banking channels for inward remittances. The programme has been held across four districts of Bangladesh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Held at agent banking outlets in Chuadanga, Jashore, Magura and Lakshmipur, the interactive sessions brought expatriate families and local residents together to discuss the safety, transparency and reliability of formal channels, and the risks of informal methods such as hundi. Officials also stressed that using legal channels protects customers\u2019 money and strengthens the country\u2019s foreign exchange reserves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants were introduced to BRAC Bank\u2019s Probashi Poribar accounts for expatriates and their families, offering convenient savings, transactions and other financial services. 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