ADVOCACY for initiating a general practitioner-based primary health care system, practised in the United Kingdom and in many former British colonies, looks quite rife in Bangladesh whereas the financing avenue urged for the same is the social health insurance-based model, known also as the Bismarck model, initiated in Germany in 1883. The...
THE growth of the number of economic units in the services sector by 56 per cent, to 10.83 million units in 2024 from about 6.91 million units in 2013, as the preliminary findings of the Economic Census 2024 that the Bureau of Statistics made public on January 29 show, is encouraging. But what remains worrisome is that the growth in the number of...
Politicians on Wednesday at a discussion said that a consensus among political parties was needed before bringing reforms to the constitution by the interim government headed by Professor Muhammad Yunus...
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur has claimed that Binimoy, the mobile financial services interoperability platform, was a shell company linked to Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday said that depositors of weak banks will soon get their deposits back...
Speakers, including academics and politicians, called for national unity among all political parties and other stakeholders for bringing democratic reforms in the country in keeping with the spirit of the War of Independence and July uprising...
Eastland Insurance PLC on Monday held its 38th Annual Branch Managers鈥� Conference-2025, said a press release...
Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin today emphasized the need for ensuring proper enforcement of the Consumer Rights Protection Act, 2009...
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday directed 11 joint investigation teams to expedite their probes into corruption allegations against the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her family members, and 10 business groups...
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday called upon businesses to maintain compliance anyhow...
Kutubuddin Ahmed has been appointed as honorary consul of Timor-Leste in Bangladesh by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said a press release...
The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Wednesday downgraded three companies to 鈥榋鈥� category due to non-compliance with securities laws...
AB Bank PLC has recently handed over a cheque for Tk 50,000 to family member of a 鈥楽hampurna鈥� account holder of AB Bank under the life insurance coverage provided by GD Assist Limited - a subsidiary of Green Delta Insurance, said a press release...
Southeast Bank PLC has signed an agreement with MetLife Bangladesh recently to provide comprehensive group insurance coverage for the bank鈥檚 employees and their dependents, said a press release...
The Consumers Association of Bangladesh has urged the government to withdraw its recent decision to increase VAT and supplementary duties on over 100 essential goods and services, citing its potential to exacerbate inflation and intensify public suffering...
The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumers Association during a demonstration on Sunday said that the telecommunications sector would face severe crisis with imposition of new tariffs on mobile phone calls and internet services...
A 54-year-old farmer was beaten to death, reportedly after attempting to stop a group of youths from consuming marijuana in Puthia village of Shahjadpur upazila in Sirajganj on Tuesday night...
Pubali Bank PLC has launched its bancassurance service in partnership with Delta Life Insurance Company Limited in an event at the bank鈥檚 head office in Dhaka on Tuesday, said a press release...
Bangladesh General Insurance Company PLC welcomed 2025 with by arranging a function at the Head office...
Pragati Life Insurance PLC has signed group insurance agreement with Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC recently, said a press release.
Takaful Islami Insurance Limited鈥檚 investment committee held its 6th meeting at house 23/Ka, road 7, Dhanmondi in the capital Dhaka on Sunday, said a press release.
Guardian Life Insurance Limited and Reliance Insurance Limited have entered a strategic partnership recently to jointly offer life and general insurance services, addressing the rising demand for comprehensive insurance solutions in Bangladesh.
The Victory Day Kabaddi tournament will begin at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city today...
In a victory day address to the nation on Monday, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus announced the interim government鈥檚 plan to establish a National Consensus Commission as part of ongoing reform initiatives...
Sena Insurance PLC and BRAC signed an agreement on Thursday to jointly launch a fire insurance scheme...
More than three quarters of Bangladesh鈥檚 installed power generation capacity remained unused for a few hours in the morning since the winter officially began on the first day of December...
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics on Monday at a press conference announced that it would begin Bangladesh Economic Census 2024 today across the country to gain a detailed perception about the structural changes in the country鈥檚 economy...
Bangladesh can reduce its subsidy burden by Tk聽138 billion by making four power sector reforms, said a report released on Wednesday by the US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis...
Foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said Bangladesh wants good relations with India on a reciprocal basis, hinting that Foreign Office Consultations between the two countries might take place a day ahead instead of December 10...
The Consumers Association of Bangladesh on Tuesday submitted a memorandum to Rajshahi deputy commissioner with their eight-point demand, including identifying syndicates of dishonest dealers and...
