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Wage earners in ' KSAcan now send money thru' banks

By Staff Correspondent
Police arrested eight persons for allegedly attacking a disputed house at Laxmibazar under Sutrapur thana in the city yesterday morning.
The arrested were identified as Nur Habib riawlader, Mofizuddin Hawlader, Abdus Samad. Rehan Chowdhury. Amir Hossain, Wahidul Alam. Jahangir Alam and Tahmina Akhter, said Sutrapur police.
Witnesses said about 30 people attacked the house of Ranjan Kumar Roy, a former banker, at about 10:30 am. They forcibly entered the old house and held Ranjan's wife and children hostage. Ranjan was out of the house at the time.
The attackers, reportedly led 6y Nur Habib Hawlader. damaged the furniture, ransacked the rooms and threw household goods on the road, said a witness and police.
A case between Ranjan Kumar Roy and Nur Habib Hawlader on the ownership of the house was awaiting disposal at the Dhaka District Court for about 12 years, said a member of Ranjan's family.
The local people alleged that Nur. along with some musclemen. came to take possession of the house.
Sutrapur police immediately rushed to the spot and arrested the eight. They were charged with rioting, theft and trespassing, police added.
Wage earners in
KSAcan now send money thru' banks
By Staff Correspondent
The Hongkong Bank, Saudi British Bank and Arab Bangladesh Bank Limited have signed a Dial-A-Remittance’ agreement under which Bangladeshis working in Saudi Arabia can easily remit their money to their relatives in the country.
A Rahim Chowdhuiy, President and Managing Director, MA Awal, Deputy Managing Director of Arab Bangladesh Bank, and David Humphreys and Wilfred A Paes of Hongkong Bank> and Saudi British Bank signed the agreement on behalf oftheir respective banks in the city yesteraay.
David Humphreys. Chief Executive Officer, Hongkong Bank, said in a press conference yesterday: "A wage earner in Saudi Arabia should simply call either Saudi British Bank or Hongkong Bank and ask them to transfer the amount he wants to remit." He said, relatives of the remitter will receive the money within 72 hours.
He said the cost of transfer will be fixed at 70 Saudi Ryal (Tk 700 approximately) for any amount to be remitted.
The relatives of the wage earners will need to have a bank account at any Bangladeshi bank to receive the money. Humphreys said.
Those who are living in Dhaka, Chittagong. Khulna. Ra-jshahi, Bogra, Sylhet and Jes-sore will be able to receive the money sent to them within 24 hours.
People living in other areas will receive the money within 72 hours and the delivery is guaranteed, Humphreys said. Hongkong Bank has 5,000 branches in 78 countries.
Rahim Chowdhury said that the service is made possible due to Hongkong Bank's highspeed electronic network. He said he has plan to tap the remittances from the workers in Japan. South Korea. Malaysia and other middle eastern countries.
Replying to a question Rahim said the easy banking system may discourage people from sending their money under illegal hoondi channels. Under the new system, any worker legal or illegal may be able to remit money, he added.