Janata Jute Mills Ltd, a concern of AkijBashir Group, one of the leading conglomerates in the country, is set to disburse salary of its 9,000 workers through bKash’s ‘Payroll Solution’.

bKash and AkijBashir Group signed an agreement which allows the workers to receive salaries directly on their bKash accounts without waiting in queue, said a press release.

Ali Ahmmed, chief commercial officer of bKash, and Helal Ahmed, chief operations officer of AkijBashir Group, signed an agreement on behalf of their respective organisations at bKash headquarters in the capital recently.

bKash’s Head of Business Sales Masrur Chowdhury, General Manager (business sales) Md Somel Reza Khan, AkijBashir Group’s Director - Group HR Dilruba Sharmin Khan, Senior General Manager Abduhu Sufi, among others were also present at the signing ceremony.

Under the agreement, workers would be able to access necessary financial services like digital loans, savings, insurance etc of banks and financial institutions at bKash’s platform. Besides, they can also avail various services including mobile recharge, send money, merchant payment, pay utility bills, paying fees of educational and government institutions, buy bus-train-launch tickets, the statement said.

Since the launch of bKash’s digital payroll solution in 2015, more than 1,100 organisations across the country are using the solution to disburse salaries and allowances to their workers. Integrating this solution, industrial groups can instantly disburse salaries digitally without wasting precious working hours, avoiding the hassle of changes, fake, torn and worn out notes, and risk of transporting cash, it added.