The prize bond's prize money is going unused. Despite winning prizes in lotteries, many are not claiming them. Such incidents occur every year. According to one estimate by the National Savings Department, in the last three and a half years, no claims have been made for the prize money of Tk 34 crore 68 lakh 50 thousand. As a result, the government could not distribute this money. The rules for claiming the prize money from prize bonds within two years of the lottery date still stand.

Yesterday, Saturday, an internal seminar was held at the Internal Resources Division to unveil web-based software developed by the department for...