Singapore halts Allianz bid to buy majority stake in local insurer
Singapore on Monday moved to stop a US$1.7 billion deal that would have allowed German insurance giant Allianz to buy a majority stake in a local insurer...
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China consumer prices rise at slower rate in September
China鈥檚 consumer inflation rate slowed in September, official data showed Sunday, in a sign that demand remains fragile in the world鈥檚 number two economy...
JPMorgan Chase profits top estimates, bank sees 鈥榬esilient鈥� US economy
JPMorgan Chase reported a dip in profits on higher costs Friday while still topping expectations as executives described US consumers as healthy and the economy as poised to avoid recession...
A case for major public policy
FROM time immemorial, human beings have been living by consuming for survival. This writing, however, is not about our normal behaviours of consumption for living. In modern culture, consumerism refers to the tendency of people who live a lifestyle of excessive materialism that revolves around reflexive, wasteful, or conspicuous consumption triggered...
Man arrested for Facebook posts insulting Islam
The police have arrested a man at Chatmohar Police Station in Pabna for Facebook posts that allegedly insulted Islam...
DSE demotes 2 more cos to 鈥榋鈥� category
The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Tuesday downgraded two more companies to 鈥榋鈥� category due to non-compliance with securities laws...
Jahirul Islam re-elected Popular Life chairman
Mohammd Jahirul Islam has been re-elected chairman of Popular Life Insurance Company Limited, said a press release...
BMPCA urges govt to reform telecom, internet services
The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumers Association (BMPCA) has called on the interim government to unveil a roadmap for reforms in the telecommunication and internet service sectors, aiming to improve service quality and address customer concerns...
Mofizur elected Provati Insurance chair
Md Mofizur Rahman has been elected chairman of Provati Insurance Company Limited, said a press release.
ROSHOD Well-Being, Guardian Life Insurance Ltd launch life insurance coverage for factory workers
ROSHOD Well-being, in a press release on Thursday announced the signing of a partnership with Guardian Life Insurance Ltd...
NSU observes World Pharmacist Day 2024
The North South University Pharmaceutical Club in association with the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences observed the World Pharmacist Day 2024, holding a rally on its campus in Dhaka on Wednesday, said a press release...
Mannan elected IBCF chair
Mohammad Abdul Mannan, chairman of First Security Islami Bank, has been elected chairman of Islamic Banks Consultative Forum during the forum鈥檚 64th meeting held on Sunday, said a press release...
BB will not print any fresh money to solve financial crisis: governor
Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday said that the central bank would not print any fresh money to lend to the government for solving financial crisis...
Taskforce will audit nine troubled banks: Bangladesh Bank governor
The Bangladesh Bank has decided to run special audits on nine banks through a taskforce to find out deep-rooted problems of these banks and solve those accordingly, said BB governor Ahsan H Mansur on Monday...
Rate cut could lift consumer spirits before US elections
The US Federal Reserve鈥檚 decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point gives consumers a much-needed psychological boost ahead of November鈥檚 presidential election...
Seminar on vitiligo held at NSU in Dhaka
Speakers at a seminar on Saturday said that vitiligo was not a contagious disease, but it could be managed with proper treatment and awareness, says a press release.
Bangladesh, Pakistan to hold foreign secretary-level consultations
Bangladesh and Pakistan on Thursday discussed holding the next round of foreign secretary-level consultations.
Infra needs to be upgraded to better telco services: BMPCA
The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumer Association on Tuesday said that one of the key barriers to receiving good mobile network services was the shortage of mobile network infrastructure in the country...
Jainul Bari new SBC chairman
The government appointed Mohammad Jainul Bari, the immediate past chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority as the new chairman of the board of directors of Sadharan Bima Corporation...
BB governor urges for public confidence amid bank reforms
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur has urged the public to maintain confidence in the nation鈥檚 banking sector, highlighting significant ongoing reforms aimed at stabilising and improving financial institutions...
Abdul Hannan Chowdhury new NSU VC
Professor Abdul Hannan Chowdhury has been appointed as the new vice-chancellor of North South University.
Aslam made IDRA鈥檚 new chairman
The government has appointed former senior secretary M Aslam Alam as the new chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority.
Aslam appointed IDRA chair
The interim government on Monday appointed former senior secretary M Aslam Alam as chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority...
Deposit insurance doubled to protect 95pc of depositors: BB governor
The Bangladesh Bank on Sunday raised the deposit insurance limit to Tk 2 lakh, as some banks in the country are on the verge of bankruptcy, but the government are making efforts to save them and protect depositors, said central bank governor Ahsan H Mansur...
Crisis-hit 8 banks to get interbank loan support
The Bangladesh Bank will facilitate limited bailouts for crisis-hit eight banks, which were previously under the control of the S Alam Group, through the interbank lending system, BB governor Ahsan H Mansur said on Wednesday...
Saidur becomes Asia Pacific Insurance CEO
KM Saidur Rahman has been appointed as chief executive officer of Asia Pacific General Insurance Company Limited, said a press release...
Governor warns all not to purchase S Alam assets
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Wednesday warned people not to purchase any assets linked to S Alam Group and said that the government planned to seize those assets to compensate depositors...
DCCI seeks increased credit flow to CMSMEs
The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday called upon authorities concerned to increase credit flow to the cottage, micro, small and medium enterprises...
Bank plunderers to be tracked down: Bangladesh Bank governor
Newly appointed Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur said they would track down oligarchs created during the immediate past political regime in both home and abroad to recover funds stolen by them from the country鈥檚 banking sector...
BB suspends Nagad Digital Bank license
The Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday said that the digital banking license for Nagad Digital Bank PLC was suspended and the central bank would review the process...