Expatriate Bangladeshi wins Million Dirham in Dubai
Published : 28 Aug 2019, 13:20
Bangladeshi expatriate Abdullah Al Arafat Mohammed Mohsin in Dubai won 10,00,000 Dirham (Around Tk 2,30,00,000) by sending money to his home country through Al Ansari Exchange.
His name was picked during the grand draw, as part of the annual “Al Ansari Exchange Rewards Summer" promotion, held at the Metropolitan Hotel in Dubai.
Al Ansari Exchange, the UAE-based foreign exchange and money transfer firm, said that this year’s grand prize winner qualified for the promotion after transferring Dh261 to his home country through a branch in Naief in Dubai.
The 30-year-old Bangladeshi expat from Dubai first came to work in the UAE in 2010, and is celebrating nine years in the country this month.
It is reported that Mohsin will spend half of the money in building his dream house in his hometown, Chittagong. The rest will be invested into his new business which deals in mobile phones and various accessories.
Other winners included Khaldun Homidan from Jordan, who won a brand-new BMW X1 2019; Abdul Hakeem and Seevayi Mustafa, both from India, who a kilo of gold each. Eight other lucky winners took home a cash prize of Dh10,000 each.
Source: Gulf News/dailysun