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...
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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...
Pakistan blocks 2.10 lakh SIM cards to encourage tax payment
Pakistan鈥檚 tax authority said Thursday it has blocked 2,10,000 SIM cards of users who have not filed tax returns in a bid to widen the revenue bracket...
Price hike forces consumers in Bangladesh to spend double for essentials: MEI
Global research and advisory group Mastercard Economics Institute found that Bangladeshi consumers were forced to spend double for essential commodities than they did in the pre-pandemic period due to price hikes, resulting in reduced discretionary spending....
Workshop on non-communicable diseases awareness held
The Interactive Professional Development Initiatives Foundation and the Bangladesh Institute of Parliamentary Studies organised a workshop on Monday focused on raising awareness of non-communicable diseases and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation...
Authorities must probe passport forgery issue against former IGP
THIS is heartening that the Anti-Corruption Commission has initiated an investigation of the forgery of passport and the national identity cards that has been levelled against two brothers of former army chief Aziz Ahmed. One of the brothers is reported to have obtained a national identity card using an alias and falsifying the name of the parents...
Mastercard announces 鈥楽pend and Win campaign鈥� in Bangladesh ahead of Eid-ul-Azha
Mastercard on Tuesday announced the launch of its 鈥楽pend and Win鈥� campaign 2024 titled 鈥楽tunning Sydney鈥� as the campaign will provide Mastercard cardholders a chance to win exciting prizes while shopping for Eid-ul-Azha, including a luxurious couple tour to Sydney...
Cardiovascular diseases kill 10,000 Europeans a day: WHO
Cardiovascular disease is responsible for 40 per cent of deaths in Europe, the WHO said on Wednesday, urging Europeans to cut their salt intake...
Two members of fake documents ring held
The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested two people on charge of embezzling money through trading confidential information of National Identity Card, birth registration certificate and Covid vaccination card...
President gets new NID card
President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday received a new smart national identity card inscribed with 鈥榲aliant freedom fighter (Bir Muktijoddha)鈥�.....
IPDI Foundation organises int鈥檒 cardiovascular conference
The annual international cardiovascular conference of the IPDI Foundation 鈥楤ANGLADESH LiVE 2024鈥� took place at Hotel Sonargaon in Dhaka on Wednesday and Thursday.....
Mastercard, Bank Asia launch World Elite Mastercard Credit Card
Mastercard and Bank Asia PLC have announced their collaboration to launch the World Elite Mastercard credit card, aimed at providing a wide range of exciting offers and benefits to cardholders on both domestic and overseas spending....
Inquiry into NICVD physician鈥檚 鈥榤isconduct鈥� yet to begin
A departmental inquiry into allegations of breach of service rules by an associate professor at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases is yet to begin although the deadline for the submission of the report expired...
Departmental stores draw 49.61pc credit card transactions
Departmental stores were the primary destination for credit card transactions, accounting for 49.61 per cent of transactions in February, according to a Bangladesh Bank report...