Dhaka, July 2 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman on Wednesday officially inaugurated transactions using Bangla QR, marking a unified step toward a cashless society and a fully interoperable digital payment ecosystem.

He launched the initiative by completing a transaction via the unified QR code at a bKash merchant outlet in Motijheel, the capital's commercial hub.

Starting on Wednesday, the central bank has made the implementation of "Bangla QR" mandatory for all businesses across the country.

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The unified code eliminates the prevailing complexity where merchants have to display multiple separate QR codes for different Mobile Financial Services (MFS) like...