Mobile users call for public hearing on Ngso satellite draft rules
The Bangladesh Mobile Phone Consumer Association on Sunday called for a public hearing on recently drafted non-geostationary orbit satellite services operator licensing guideline...
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Experts emphasise political consensus for constitution reforms
Leading legal and constitution experts and dignitaries on Saturday emphasised the necessity of political consensus for amending or rewriting the constitution, aligning it with people鈥檚 aspirations, particularly in the spirit of the July-August Students鈥� Movement Against Discrimination...
Pragati Life settles Tk 305cr in claims in Jan-Sept
Pragati Life Insurance Limited has settled Tk. 305.20 crore in claims from January to September period of 2024, said a press release...
Fati sidelined with hamstring injury
Barcelona winger Ansu Fati has been ruled out for four weeks after suffering a hamstring injury, the Catalan club said in a statement on Wednesday.
Act liabilities motor insurance
THE act liabilities motor insurance, or third-party motor insurance, is not in force now after the enforcement of Road Transport Act 2018. In this situation, owners of owners seem to have been...
Rizwan elected Eastland Insurance vice-chair
Rizwan Rahman has been elected vice-chairman of Eastland Insurance PLC during the company鈥檚 225th board meeting on Wednesday, said a press release...
German consumer confidence improves: survey
The mood of German consumers is improving as they head into November but remains 鈥榚xtremely low鈥� amid war in Europe and corporate crises at home, a key survey showed Tuesday...
ACC to sue Rupali insurance chair Quddus, 3 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday approved two cases against Rupali Insurance Company Limited chairman Mostafa Golam Quddus and three others for their alleged involvement in corruption...
Businesses to run despite actions against owners: Asif
Labour and Employment adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain on Saturday said that despite actions against business owners involved in money laundering and various crimes, their businesses would continue to operate...
MA Samad鈥檚 19th death anniv today
Today is the 19th death anniversary of MA Samad, an Insurance legend and founder of Bangladesh general insurance company limited.
DSE drops Purabi General Insurance to 鈥榋鈥� category
The Dhaka Stock Exchange on Wednesday demoted Purabi General Insurance to 鈥榋鈥� category due to its non-compliance with securities laws.
Eggs to be sold at govt-set prices from Wednesday: DNCRP
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection has announced that eggs will be sold at government-set prices starting today (Wednesday).
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...
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...