DHAKA, August 13, 2022 (BSS) - The three-day "Remitter's Festival", to be 
organized by an advertising and event management company "Idea Gallery", will 
be held on September 16-18, 2022 at the Expo Centre in Sharjah, the UAE.

The festival is an annual event to promote remittance through official 
channel and motivate fellow NRBs to contribute to national foreign reserve.

Planning Minister MA Mannan is expected to grace the event as the chief guest 
while Ambassador of Bangladesh to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Abu Zafar 
will attend as special guest. 

Besides, Consulate General of Bangladesh to the UAE BM Jamal Hossain will 
remain present as the guest of honour, said a press release here today.

The release added that the Consulate General of Bangladesh in Dubai and 
Northern Emirates has joined hands with Idea Gallery to promote "Increase 
remittance inflow through legal channel".

Remitter's Festival or Probashi Utsab is basically a gathering of all level 
non-resident Bangladeshis residing in the UAE. 

Organisers create festive mood to promote about remittance, benefits of 
sending money using official channels.

Event contents are creatively set to attract fellow NRBs. They participate in 
month-long side by side events and proceed towards the main event.

This year's event will feature bank bazaar, stakeholders meeting (Sharjah, 
Ras Al Khaima, Abu Dhabi), traditional pitha competition, folk fest, 
remitter's award, 'Remitter's Loyalty' programme launch, remittance transfer 
set up, an 18-day campaign from September 1-18, 2022 to award all remitter's 
who will send money officially may collect their gifts by showing the receipt 
from event ground and awareness against unauthorized mobile money transfer.

Bangladesh Consulate of Dubai has launched an innovative campaign "Duarey 
Bangladesh" to reach out and address specific issues which will be part of 
the campaign.

The organisers will run a 15-day remittance campaign with a partner exchange 
house with their 150 plus outlets from September 1 to September 18, 2022. 
Those who will send money within this campaign period will get a gift. The 
Remitters should visit the event and collect the gifts. There will be an on 
spot remittance Kiosk for everyone to send money without charge.

The Idea Gallery has been organising remitter's festival every year since 
2013 where banks and exchange houses used to promote their NRB products.

Mentionable, the festival could not be held last year due to COVID-19 
pandemic.