Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, adviser to the prime minister on finance and planning affairs, publicly demonstrated the use of Bangla QR through a Dutch-Bangla Bank mobile application in Dhaka.
The demonstration coincides with the lender's launch of a nationwide awareness campaign aimed at driving adoption of the national interoperable QR payment system via its NexusPay and Rocket apps.
The move underscores a coordinated effort between government officials and private financial institutions to normalize digital transactions.
By leveraging high-profile political figures to showcase the technology, authorities aim to build consumer trust and encourage merchants to accept QR-based payments as a standard settlement method.
This development follows similar initiatives by other major lenders in the region.
ONE Bank PLC recently launched its own awareness campaign for Bangla QR, reinforcing a broader industry trend toward digital financial inclusion.