Dhaka
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Hanif Mia, a resident of Maheshpur village
under Sarisha Union, supports his family by working at a pharmacy alongside
farming and running a duck farm.
The draw for the BPKS National Lottery 2026
was held on July 19. The first-prize number announced was Ga-0164364,
which matches the number printed on Hanif’s ticket, sparking excitement in the
local community.
Hanif said he bought two lottery tickets for
Tk 20 each while working at a pharmacy in Maheshpur Bazar. Later, while
checking the results online, he noticed that one of his tickets matched the
first-prize number. To verify the result, he took the original ticket to the
BPKS office, where it was initially examined.
“If I receive the prize money, I plan to open
my own pharmacy and expand my duck farm,” Hanif said. He added that the
unexpected lottery result has given him new hope amid ongoing financial
pressures on his family.
His wife, Neela Akter, said she initially
scolded Hanif for spending Tk 40 on two lottery tickets. However, after
learning that one of the tickets matched the first-prize number, they initially
found it difficult to believe. After checking the number several times, they
began to believe that the claim could be genuine.
Haji Md Alam Kabir, director of the BPKS
National Lottery Project, said Hanif is currently the only person to have
contacted the organisation with the original ticket as a claimant for the first
prize.
He said the ticket appeared genuine during
the preliminary examination, but verification by Bangladesh Bank and other
relevant authorities is required before a final decision can be made.
According to him, the verification process
may begin after the 20th of this month. If all procedures are completed
successfully, the winners are expected to receive their prizes in early
September in the presence of representatives from the relevant authorities.
