Nat鈥檒 Consensus Commission鈥檚 first meeting with political parties Saturday
The first meeting of the National Consensus Commission with the political parties will begin Saturday....
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80 teams to monitor market during Ramadan
Some 80 teams of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection will monitor markets across the country during the holy month of Ramadan in a bid to check illegal hoarding and ensuring selling of essentials at affordable prices...
Reasonable pricing of goods during Ramadan decided
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) organised a stakeholders meeting aimed to ensure price stability of essential consumer goods, including clothing, cosmetics, footwear, and other daily-use items, ahead of the upcoming holy month of Ramadan...
Bangladesh mission in India's Agartala resumes visa, consular services after attack聽
The Bangladesh mission in Agartala of India is going to resume visa and consular services today on a limited scale amid enhanced security over two months after an attack on its premises by a group of Indian protesters during a violent demonstration in the capital of Tripura state...
UNSAFE FOOD CONSUMPTION: 5pc people suffer from intestinal disorders daily: secretary
Five per cent of people suffers from sort of intestinal disorders daily in Bangladesh due to unsafe food consumption, said food secretary Md Masudul Hasan on Sunday...
Social health insurance scheme
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...
Govt should review policies to up manufacturing sector growth
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...
Consensus needed for reforms of constitution: discussion
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...
Binimoy a shell firm of Sajeeb Wazed Joy: Bangladesh Bank governor
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...
Depositors to get back money from weak banks soon: Mansur
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday said that depositors of weak banks will soon get their deposits back...
National consensus on democratic reforms urged
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 holds annual branch managers鈥� conference
Eastland Insurance PLC on Monday held its 38th Annual Branch Managers鈥� Conference-2025, said a press release...
Bashir emphasises protection of consumer rights
Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin today emphasized the need for ensuring proper enforcement of the Consumer Rights Protection Act, 2009...
HASINA FAMILY, 10 BUSINESS GROUPS: BB governor asks teams to expedite graft probes
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...
BB urges businesses to maintain compliance
Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur on Thursday called upon businesses to maintain compliance anyhow...
Kutubuddin honorary consul of Timor-Leste
Kutubuddin Ahmed has been appointed as honorary consul of Timor-Leste in Bangladesh by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said a press release...
DSE downgrades Union Bank, 2 others to Z category
The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Wednesday downgraded three companies to 鈥榋鈥� category due to non-compliance with securities laws...
AB Bank Shampurna account holder gets insurance benefit
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...
SEB, MetLife sign deal on group insurance
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...
Consumers Association of Bangladesh demands withdrawal of VAT, SD
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...
Consumers stage demo protesting at VAT hike on mobile, internet services
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...
Farmer beaten to death by youths over drug consumption
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, Delta Life inaugurate bancassurance service
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...
BGIC celebrates new year
Bangladesh General Insurance Company PLC welcomed 2025 with by arranging a function at the Head office...
Pragati Life, SJIBPLC sign group insurance deal
Pragati Life Insurance PLC has signed group insurance agreement with Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC recently, said a press release.
TIFL investment committee meeting held
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, Reliance Ins join hands
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.
Victory Day Kabaddi begins today
The Victory Day Kabaddi tournament will begin at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali Handball Stadium in the city today...
Professor Yunus declares formation of National Consensus Commission
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, BRAC sign deal to launch fire insurance scheme
Sena Insurance PLC and BRAC signed an agreement on Thursday to jointly launch a fire insurance scheme...