No explanation needed for receiving 2% incentive on remittance up to $1500

TBS Report

02 October, 2019, 06:15 pm

Last modified: 02 October, 2019, 06:25 pm

No explanation needed for receiving 2% incentive on remittance up to $1500

This scheme will be considered effective from July this year, he added

TBS Report

02 October, 2019, 06:15 pm

Last modified: 02 October, 2019, 06:25 pm

No explanation needed for receiving 2% incentive on remittance up to $1500

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal today said Bangladeshi expatriates will get two percent cash incentive on every transaction up to $1,500 without being asked for any explanation, if they remit money home through legal channels.

This scheme will be considered effective from July this year, he added.

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