Visa

Visa credit and debit cards are seen in this picture illustration taken August 2, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
Banking

Visa witnesses over 25% surge in digital payments in Bangladesh during Ramadan

This year, the share of e-commerce in overall spending rose by 6 percentage points over 2023, with Visa cardholders spending most on travel, education, and utilities.

State Minister for Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Shofiqur Rahman Chowdhury in a meeting with Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Antonio Alessandro on 21 May. Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Do not pay anyone for visas, or work permits: Italian envoy

Muslim pilgrims circle the Kaaba and pray at the Grand Mosque ahead of the annual haj pilgrimage, in the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia July 6, 2022. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
Bangladesh

Hajj visa application deadline further extended till 11 May

Photo: UNB
Migration

UK urged to make visa easy for Bangladeshi restaurant workers

Visa appoints Sabbir Ahmed as country manager of Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan
Economy

Visa appoints Sabbir Ahmed as country manager of Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan

Photo: Collected
Bloomberg Special

Visa-Mastercard deal won’t end swipe fee battle

People walk on the grounds of the University of Toronto in Toronto, Ontario, Canada September 9, 2020. Picture taken September 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Osorio/File Photo
World+Biz

Canada plans to reduce temporary residents, cap future intake

Photo: Courtesy/Bernama
Bangladesh

Malaysia to end services of agencies handling visa applications for Bangladeshi workers

MTB, Wagely partner to transform financial landscape with innovative co-branded prepaid card
Corporates

MTB, Wagely partner to transform financial landscape with innovative co-branded prepaid card

Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a news conference with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the State Department, Monday, Jan. 29, 2024, in Washington. Photo: AP/UNB
World+Biz

US rolls out visa restriction policy on people who misuse spyware to target journalists, activists

Representational image. Collected
Bangladesh

Canada extends validity of issued biometric visa letters by 30 days in Bangladesh: Spokesperson

Hundreds of Palestinian refugees waving Palestinian and Canadian flags request asylum at a rally outside the the Canadian Embassy, in Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, Sept. 5, 2019. People in the Gaza Strip who have Canadian relatives may apply for temporary visas to Canada, AP Photo/WT
Hamas-Israel war

Canada announces temporary visas for people in Gaza with Canadian relatives

Photo: Courtesy
Corporates

EBL launches co-branded credit card with EO