Nagad Digital Bank PLC has become the first company to receive a digital bank licence given by the Bangladesh Bank (BB). The BB today listed Nagad Digital as a scheduled bank, according to a notice of the banking watchdog. "We have been advocating for a digital bank to transform Bangladesh into a smart economy through cashless transactions," Tanvir A Mishuk, founder and CEO of Nagad Ltd, said after receiving the licence at a programme at the Bangladesh Bank headquarters in Dhaka.