Dhaka, April 19 -- The steady decline in credit card transactions by Bangladeshi citizens in India, first observed during the July Uprising last year, has grown more pronounced.

In February, India dropped to sixth place among foreign destinations, with transactions plummeting 73.15 percent compared to the same period in the previous year.

As in previous months, the United States remains the top destination for Bangladeshi credit card spending.

Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and the United Kingdom follow.

These findings were drawn from a monthly report issued by Bangladesh Bank, titled "An Overview of Credit Card Usage Pattern Within and Outside Bangladesh."

According to the report, Bangladeshis spent Tk 3.83 billion abroad using cred...