The 29-year-old Indian construction worker who won the Singapore Sweep in April, has since left the country to start a building business back in Mumbai, the Times said.
'The man, who has two sons aged three and five, could not sleep and spent the whole night sharing the good news,' the article said.
'My wife, my parents, my brothers and sisters all took turns to talk to me, one after another. They couldn't believe it either. $2 million is incredible - that's 57 million rupees! Our lives are going to change forever,' the paper quoted him as saying.
'The Bangladeshi, a lift maintenance worker in his 30s who has a handicapped brother and father, said the prize will transform the lives of his family,' the Times said.
'This is a source of hope for people like us. It gives us a chance to break out of hardship and lead a different and better life,' he was quoted as saying.
The Times said he buys three to five Big Sweep tickets every month, inspired by a fellow worker who took home $1.5 million a few years ago. 'I've always thought how nice it would be if I won - but now I don't even know how much I've won in taka (Bangladesh currency)!'