{
  "id": 8017697,
  "title": "Foreign credit card transactions: 18% spent in the US",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/foreign-credit-card-transactions-18-spent-in-the-us",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-17T11:35:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dhaka Tribune Business",
    "slug": "dhaka-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/banks/420040/foreign-credit-card-transactions-18%25-spent-in-the"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The trend of Bangladeshis using credit cards abroad has increased, with the most significant rise recorded in the United States. According to the latest data from Bangladesh Bank, Bangladeshi credit cardholders spent a total of Tk525.90 crore abroad in July this year. This represents a 9.71% increase compared to the same period last year. Notably, 17.71% of all international credit card... Details",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}