Hamida Begum, a customer of Gorai Sub-Branch of Tangail and Anup Kumar, a customer of Gulshan Corporate Branch of Dhaka, received a gear bicycle on the first day of the remittance campaign of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC and Western Union. They received this award in view of the remittance sent by Zahid Sikder, an expatriate from Brunei Darussalam, and Sarah Sabrina, an American citizen. The Managing Director (Acting) of the bank, Md. Altaf Hussain, was present as the chief guest at the digital raffle draw held at Islami Bank Tower on Monday, May 4, 2026. The bank’s Deputy Managing Director, Md. Rafiqul Islam, Senior Vice President, Md. Abul Hasan, Head of Foreign Remittance Services Division, Md. Motahar Hossain Mollah, Head of Overseas Banking Division, Mohammad Shahadat Hossain, and representatives of Western Union were present at the time.
In this campaign, a total of 34 gear bicycles are being given away as gifts, two each, every banking working day through a digital raffle draw among cash remittance recipients through Western Union. In addition, remittance customers are getting a wall clock as a guaranteed gift. This campaign will run until May 31, 2026.