Bangladesh, July 21 -- Expatriate Card holders will receive a range of special benefits, including discounts on Biman Bangladesh Airlines tickets and access to the Balaka Lounge, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam has said.

She made the remarks on Tuesday at an awareness meeting held at the ministry's conference room at the Secretariat on the responsibilities of airport-related agencies in implementing the Expatriate Card distribution programme, according to the ministry.

The minister presided over the meeting while Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat, and State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Emp...