Global stocks diverge as US inflation data raises rate cut hopes
Global stock markets聽diverged on Wednesday after data showing US consumer price inflation eased last month raised the prospect of a September interest rate cut...
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US consumer inflation sees smallest annual rise since 2021
US consumer inflation eased slightly in July, according to government data published Wednesday, its smallest 12-month increase since March 2021 and a positive sign for the Federal Reserve as it weighs cutting interest rates...
Tahmina re-elected Takaful Islami Insurance chair
Tahmina Afroz has been re-elected chairperson of Takaful Islami Insurance Limited for the year 2024-25 during the company鈥檚139th board meeting held on August 10, said a press release...
China consumer prices hit 5-month high, top forecasts
Chinese consumer inflation rose more than expected in July to hit a five-month high, data showed Friday, providing some much-needed positive news on the world鈥檚 number-two聽economy...
China issues plan to boost household consumption
China has issued a set of directives aimed at boosting household consumption, a weakness weighing on growth in the world鈥檚 second-largest聽economy, with the plan targeting sectors including child and elder care, and food and beverage...
HC seeks report on embezzlement of Tk 100cr
The High Court on Sunday ordered the authorities concerned to investigate the allegations of embezzlement of more than Tk 100 crore of the clients of Homeland Life Insurance Company Limited and submit a report on August 27...
ACC sues ex-Sonali Life chair Golam Quddus, 7 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday prosecuted former Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association president and former Sonali Life Insurance Company Limited chair Mostafa Golam Quddus and seven directors of the company on charges of embezzlement of Tk聽188 crore...
Power offices overwhelmed with prepaid meter users
Long queues of power consumers were seen on Monday at local power distribution offices in the capital for their prepaid meters needed to be recharged...
Power consumers compelled to break curfew to recharge prepaid meters
Thousands of people were compelled to break the curfew across the country on Sunday to go to the nearest electricity supply and distribution offices to recharge their prepaid power meters...
Bangladesh may see fastest growth in cotton consumption: report
Bangladesh and Vietnam are expected to experience the fastest growth in cotton consumption and trade over the decade due to their competitive labour and production costs, which will lead to significant expansions in their milling capacities, according to a global report...
40 DIU students receive insurance risk coverage money
The Daffodil International University authorities along with Prime Islami Life Insurance Company Ltd handed over Tk 1.2 crore death insurance claim cheque to 40 students of the university at a programme on Tuesday...
Javed Muneer re-elected as chairman of NSU BoT
Javed Muneer Ahmad has been re-elected as the chairman of the board of trustees of North South University Trust for 2024-25, effective from July 1, 2024...
Aftab becomes Asia Pacific General Insurance chair
Aftab ul Islam has been re-elected chairman of Asia Pacific General Insurance Company Limited at the company鈥檚 board meeting held recently, said a press release...
Paramount Insurance鈥檚 25th AGM held
The 25th annual general meeting of Paramount Insurance Company Limited was held virtually on Wednesday at the Emmanuel's Party Centre in Gulshan of Bangladesh capital Dhaka....
CAB demands regular train on Chattogram-Cox鈥檚 Bazar route
The Consumers Association of Bangladesh Chattogram on Monday called for the regularisation of the special train service on the Chattogram-Cox鈥檚 Bazar route to...
Salim joins Eastland Insurance as CEO
Mohammed Salim has joined Eastland Insurance as chief executive officer, said a press release...
200 people leave St Martins, 300 arrive thru alternative route
Boat communication resumed on the Teknaf鈥揝t Martins route after seven days with Border Guard Bangladesh and Coast Guard escorting to ensure security amid firing from the Myanmar side...
Chevron introduces cattle insurance in Habiganj
Chevron Bangladesh, in collaboration with iDE as a part of the Uddokta Phase-II intervention, recently hosted a Cattle and Product Basket Handover event near the Bibiyana Gas Plant in Habiganj...
NSU holds seminar on Sheikh Mujib, Sheikh Hasina
North South University and Progressive Columnist Forum of Bangladesh jointly organised a seminar titled 鈥楩rom prison to release: Bangabandhu to Sheikh Hasina鈥�, marking prison release day of prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday...
Mustafa becomes IFIC Bank MD
Syed Mansur Mustafa has been appointed as managing director of IFIC Bank PLC, said a press release...
Thaksin to face trial for royal insult
Former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra will be prosecuted for insulting the monarchy, the attorney general鈥檚 office said Wednesday, over comments he made almost a decade ago...
HSBC shares slide after report of Ping An stake sale
Shares in HSBC sank more than two per cent in Hong Kong on Friday after a report said major investor Ping An聽Insurance聽was looking to trim its stake in the banking giant...
City Bank signs Bancassurance agreement with Delta Life
City Bank has recently signed a Bancassurance agreement with Delta Life Insurance Company Limited at City Bank PLC head office in Dhaka, said a press release on Saturday....
Youth dialogue on economics, development studies held at NSU
The economics department of North South University along with the Young Economists鈥� Forum organised a youth dialogue on the topic titled 鈥楬igher Studies and Career Prospects in Economics and Development Studies鈥� at the NSU recently...
NSU holds int鈥檒 confce on transboundary rivers of South Asia
The inaugural session of the two-day long international conference on 鈥楾ransboundary Rivers of South Asia: Fostering Regional Collaboration for Environmental Sustainability鈥� successfully commenced on Tuesday at North South University...
Govt raises power, energy tariff to protect dishonest business people: CAB聽
Urging the government not to increase the tariffs of power and energy, the Consumers Association of Bangladesh on Thursday alleged that the...
Mahbubur re-elected Eastland Insurance chair
Mahbubur Rahman has been re-elected chairman of Eastland Insurance Company Limited as per a decision of the company鈥檚 board in its latest meeting held on Tuesday, said a press release...
4th economic census to be conducted this year to determine structural change in economy
The 4th economic census would be conducted in the country in this year in a bid to have insights about the structural change in the country's economy with the passage of time....
Drug market regulation must be a policy priority
THE High Court, in a commendable move on April 29, asked the Directorate General of Health Services to take effective steps against the arbitrary price hike of essential drugs. The court gave the directive while hearing...
NSU offers educational sessions to ULAB
In an educational session held on Thursday, esteemed academics from North South University and the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh united to enrich the academic community in Bangladesh...