DHAKA, April 11, 2022 (BSS) - A workshop on the overall activities of Nagad was held today with the objective of providing guidance to BPO officials in conducting the operations of the Bangladesh Post Office and Nagad.

The training workshop was held at the auditorium of the Directorate of the Posts in the capital's Agargaon area. Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Mustafa Jabbar was present as the chief guest at the training workshop while Secretary of Posts and Telecommunications Division Md. Khalilur Rahman was present as special guest.

Md. Siraz Uddin, Director-General of the Postal Department, presided over the workshop which was also attended by Md. Shafayet Alam, executive director of Nagad, Lt. Col Md. Kousar Soukat Ali (retd), chief external affairs officer of Nagad and Md. Mahbub Alam, PPM, DIG (retd) among others, said a press release. 

Speaking on the occasion, Mustafa Jabbar said that nowadays, Nagad has taken the position of the postal department's money order. 

"Nagad has gone a long way today, thanks to the hard work. I was surprised when Nagad first approached me with the concept of registering an account in a minute. It is our good fortune that the Prime Minister has trust and confidence in us," he added. 

Jabbar said many organizations have tried to compete with bKash, but none have succeeded. "However, Nagad has gone far more than 'bKash' by bringing innovations." he added.

Posts and Telecommunications Division Secretary Khalilur Rahman said that Nagad conducts daily transactions of Taka 750 crore while the consumer base has grown to six crores in a very short period of time.

Through the workshop, local BPO officials were informed about the journey and activities of Nagad as well as detailed operations of each department and subdivision of the organization (sales, customer service, finance and accounting, innovation and technology, legal, and external affairs) and also about the steps taken by Nagad so far to prevent fraudulence.

During the workshop, Md. Shafayet Alam, executive director of Nagad said, "I hope that through today's workshop, the officials of the Postal Department have obtained an overall idea about 'Nagad'."

Besides, BPO officials shared their important views on the Nagad and Postal department's current and future achievements at the workshop.

Previously, training workshops were held in Chattogram, Sylhet, Khulna, Barishal, and Bogura for all top officials from the Bangladesh Postal Department.

As of now, about 400 officials have received an overview of Nagad through these workshops.