TCB to sell items thru smart cards: Bashir
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Wednesday said that, from now on, operations of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh would be conducted through smart family cards instead of paper system...
Tags : card
Mastercard launches its winter Spend and Win campaign
Mastercard on Wednesday announced the launch of its winter Spend & Win Campaign 2025, titled 鈥楽ail Beyond.鈥�...
Editors鈥� Council condemns restriction on journalists鈥� entry to secretariat
Editors鈥� Council on Sunday condemned the cancellation of accreditation cards of journalists and restrictions imposed on their entry to the secretariat by the interim government on security grounds.
Asia Pacific growth to remain steady in 2025: MEI report
The Asia Pacific region鈥檚 growth in the forthcoming year will remain at 2024 levels, according to Mastercard Economics Institute鈥檚 recently published economic outlook for the year 2025, which also forecasted that inflation and interest rates would ease offering relief to consumers and households...
EC urges all to correct errors in NIDs by January 2
The Election Commission has urged all to correct any errors in their National Identity Cards by January 2...
Mastercard launches 鈥榁ictory Flash Campaign鈥�
Mastercard has launched 鈥榁ictory Flash Campaign鈥� to reward cardholders during the winter season, said a press release...
Credit card interest rate limit set at 25pc
The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday imposed the maximum interest rate for credit card loans, setting it at 25 per cent...
TCB prepares 57 lakh smart family cards to prevent duplication
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh has prepared 57 lakh smart family cards for beneficiaries after verifying information as per their national identity card to check duplication in distribution of goods...
Foodpanda offers discounts on payment thru VISA card
Foodpanda Bangladesh has partnered with VISA to offer exclusive discounts to customers who use VISA cards for payments, said a press release.
AB Bank wins two Mastercard excellence awards
AB Bank won awards for excellence in Mastercard Business (Financial Inclusion) and Excellence in Mastercard Debit Business (Domestic) 2023-24 on Saturday, says a press release.
26 organisations receive Mastercard Excellence Award 2024
A total of 26 organisations on Saturday were given Mastercard Excellence Award 2024 in recognition of their contribution to financial services in furthering innovation and inclusion...
Playing the minority card
THERE is no hide and seek that India has huge discomfort and embarrassment about the political changeover in Bangladesh that took place on August 5. India ventilates its discomfort and embarrassment in different political, diplomatic and media presentations, talking about the concern for the security of minorities, specially the Hindus...
Icardi 鈥榦ut for months鈥� after Spurs knee injury
Galatasaray鈥檚 Argentinian striker Mauro Icardi faces knee surgery after being stretchered off late in their 3-2 Europa League win over Tottenham, the Turkish club announced on Friday.
PID cancels press accreditation cards of 30 more journalists
Bangladesh鈥檚 Press Information Department has scrapped the permanent and temporary press accreditation cards of 30 more journalists, including Imdadul Haq Milan, Monjurul Ahsan Bulbul and Ahmed Zobayer.
Genocidal scorecard
A United Nations report, published on Monday, lays out in chilling detail the advances made by Israel in Gaza as it seeks to eradicate 鈥榯he very existence of the Palestinian people in Palestine.鈥� This genocidal project, the report ominously warns, 鈥榠s now metastasizing to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.鈥�..
EC in Bangladesh accelerates disposal of NID correction applications
The Election Commission in Bangladesh has accelerated the disposal of the applications submitted seeking corrections in information in the national identity (NID) cards as the number of undisposed requests declined to less than 4 lakh now from over 6 lakh in June across the country.
City Bank launches global usage facility in Mastercard debit card
City Bank recently launched the global usage facility for its Mastercard debit card, says a press release.
Mastercard Flash Campaign 2024 begins Oct 10
Mastercard is going to hold an exciting Flash Usage Campaign from October 10 to October 26....
Mastercard Tech Conference Q4 2024 held
Mastercard recently organised the 鈥楳astercard Tech Conference Q4, 2024鈥� at a city hotel in Dhaka, Bangladesh, with participants from various banks and financial institutions, says a press release.
New twist in credit card business
IN TODAY鈥橲 world, credit is a unique or 鈥榮pecial鈥� form of money that is not fully convertible or exchangeable with other forms of currency. People agree that credit is both a resource that allows current needs to be met, but it is simultaneously a liability that requires future repayment, normally with interest. Credit, in this sense, is unique because to...
World Heart Day today
The World Heart Day-2024 will be observed in Bangladesh as elsewhere across the globe on Sunday to raise awareness about cardiovascular diseases...
Bangladesh ex-army chief Aziz Ahmed鈥檚 brothers鈥� NIDs revoked
The election commission cancelled four National Identity cards, belonging to Haris Ahmed and Tofail Ahmed, also known as Joseph, two brothers of former army chief general Aziz Ahmed.
Mastercard working to build a less cash Bangladesh: country manager
Country manager of the Mastercard in Bangladesh Syed Mohammad Kamal on Thursday said that the American multinational payment card services corporation was working to build a less cash Bangladesh...
City Bank launches visa infinite credit card
City Bank has recently launched its visa infinite credit card in Bangladesh, says a press release.
Southeast Bank PLC, Instasure collaborates with Mastercard
Southeast Bank PLC and Instasure Limited on Tuesday announced their collaboration with Mastercard to launch a co-branded Titanium credit card and a prepaid card, says a press release.
No NRC application, no Aadhaar: Assam CM
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday announced the government鈥檚 decision to not issue Aadhaar cards to people who had not applied to be a part of the National Register of Citizens in 2014, reports The Indian Express...
Banks, NBFIs asked to waive late payment fines
The Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday asked banks and non-bank financial institutions to waive fines on late payment of instalments of loans, savings schemes like deposit pension scheme and credit card bills, considering general holidays and an internet blackout amid the countrywide unrests centring quota reform protests...
BB may ask banks not to fine late pay of loans, credit card bills
The Bangladesh Bank is likely to ask banks not to charge any fine for late payment of loans and credit card bills considering general holidays and internet blackout in the country in the past few days...
Transactions thru credit cards drop
The use of credit cards by Bangladeshi nationals both locally and internationally saw a decline in May 2024 compared with that in the previous month...