Dhaka, June 30 -- Usage of credit cards abroad by Bangladeshi nationals jumped by nearly 29.5 per cent while their domestic utilisation dropped by nearly 20 per cent in April 2025 over the previous month, according to the latest Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.

The central bank in a report attributed such fall in the domestic spending through credit cards to the post-Eid festival impact.

Transactions through the plastic money within Bangladesh dropped by 19.68 per cent to over Tk 30.16 billion in last April, down from Tk 37.55 billion in March.

In contrast, the spending through international credit cards outside the country reached Tk 4.67 billion in April this year, the central bank data revealed.

On the other hand, spending through foreig...