The two types of dual-use credit cards -- Gold Card and Classic Card -- can be used at any Visa card accepting POS (point of sale) and ATM (automated teller machine) at home and abroad.

The cardholders will get maximum cash withdrawal facility along with some value added services such as transaction notification by SMS (short message system), e-statement of credit card bill and utility bill payment.

The customers will also enjoy 50-day interest-free period, relatively lower interest rate and the facility of free supplementary card, the release adds.

Vice Chairman of the bank Mohammad Lutfar Rahman, directors, Managing Director Mashiur Rahman and Deputy Managing Director Mohammad Abdullah, among others, were present at the launching ceremony at the bank's head office in Dhaka.