Biman pairs with DBBL for local payments of e-tickets

Kevin John Steele, managing director of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, and KS Tabrez, managing director of Dutch-Bangla Bank, shake hands after signing a deal recently. Air travellers from Bangladesh can now pay for Biman tickets online through DBBL Nexus Debit Card, VISA card and MasterCard. Photo: DBBL

Air travellers from Bangladesh can now make online payments for Biman Bangladesh tickets through Nexus Debit Card, VISA card and MasterCard of Dutch-Bangla Bank (DBBL), the bank said in a statement yesterday.
Kevin John Steele, managing director and chief executive of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, and KS Tabrez, managing director of Dutch-Bangla Bank, signed a deal recently, enabling Bang-ladeshi passengers buy Biman e-ticket using VISA card and MasterCard issued by any Bangladeshi bank.
Biman website has been linked up with DBBL's 3D secured Nexus Gateway for e-payments by local online purchases, according to the statement.
Earlier, passengers only with VISA card and MasterCard issued from outside Bangladesh could buy the e-tickets through the Kasikorn or K Payment Gateway of Thailand.