Govt considers shorter terms for lifers, release of elderly inmates
The government is considering reducing the 30-year jail term for life-sentenced prisoners and releasing some elderly inmates after reviewing their sentences...
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Govt considering reducing life imprisonment term: adviser
Bangladesh interim government home adviser Lieutenant General, Retd, Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said the government is considering reducing the life imprisonment term to a reasonable period from 30 years aimed at releasing older prisoners.
Pubali Bank, Delta Life鈥檚 bancassurance workshop held
Pubali Bank PLC and Delta Life Insurance Company Limited recently held a workshop titled 鈥榃orkshop on Bancassurance鈥� at the Syed Nazrul Islam Conference Hall of Bangladesh Agricultural University in Mymensingh...
Pragati Life approves 15pc cash dividend
The 25th annual general meeting (AGM) of Pragati Life Insurance PLC was held on Sunday...
Bridging the divide
WE LIKE to think that enough food means enough nutrition. It does not. Food is what we eat; nutrition is what our bodies use to grow, stay healthy and thrive. A plate full of staples such as rice does not guarantee that a child will grow tall or that a woman will lead a healthy life. In Bangladesh and beyond, this disconnect fuels a silent crisis: the food鈥搉utrition gap, eroding...
Helen Keller Int鈥檒, MetLife Foundation launch prog for underprivileged
Helen Keller International and MetLife Foundation have jointly launched a programme to support 500 poverty-stricken families in haor region of Sunamganj in Sylhet...
Sundora rolls out offers on 6th anniv
Beauty and lifestyle retailer Sundora has rolled out discount offers on the occasion of its 6th anniversary, said a press release...
Rethinking work鈥搇ife balance
THE phrase work鈥搇ife balance was coined in Britain in the late 1970s and popularised in the United States during the 1980s, propelled by the Women鈥檚 Liberation Movement, which pressed for a fairer division between career and domestic responsibilities. Historians link its early usage to British campaigners lobbying for workplace reforms for working mothers. Since...
MetLife honours best performing field agents
MetLife Bangladesh has recently recognised about 1,000 of its top-performing financial associates, unit managers, and branch managers through recognition ceremonies...
Guardian, Bank Asia ink deal for staff well-being
Guardian Life Insurance Limited and Bank Asia PLC entered into a partnership to provide comprehensive life and medical insurance coverage to Bank Asia employees and their families...
Italian fashion icon Giorgio Armani dies
Italian luxury king Giorgio Armani, head of a high-end lifestyle empire and one of fashion鈥檚 most famous names, has died at the age of 91, sparking tributes to a fashion legend.
Pragati Life signs deal with IDRA
The Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority recently signed a group life and health insurance agreement with Pragati Life Insurance PLC, said a press release...
NCC Bank, Meghna Life Insurance sign deal
NCC Bank PLC and Meghna Life Insurance Company Limited recently signed a strategic agreement aimed at ensuring enhanced financial security for home loan customers, said a press release...
MetLife hosts workshop on money laundering prevention
MetLife Bangladesh recently organised a daylong training workshop on 鈥楶revention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing,鈥� said a press release...
Guardian Life launches new mobile app
Guardian Life Insurance Limited has recently introduced its new mobile app to offer one-stop solution to its customers, said a press release.
Sonali Life wins 6 Commonwealth business awards
Sonali Life Insurance has won awards in six categories at Commonwealth Partnership Summit and Business Excellence Awards for the second time, said a press release.
Meghna Life okays 15pc cash dividend
Meghna Life Insurance PLC on Thursday approved 15 per cent cash dividend for ordinary shareholders for the year 2024, said a press release.
City Bank sells 5,000 Guardian鈥檚 policies through bancassurance
City Bank, in partnership with Guardian Life Insurance Limited, has achieved a major milestone by selling 5,000 insurance policies through its bancassurance channel, says a press release.
Polluted air costs Bangladeshis on an average 5.5 years of life: AQLI
The average Bangladeshi people could live 5.5 years longer if particulate pollution met the World Health Organisation guideline of 5 碌g/m, said a new report on Thursday...
MetLife Bangladesh customers to get special discounts at Chuti Resort
MetLife Bangladesh has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Chuti Resort. Through this MoU, policy-owners of MetLife Bangladesh will benefit from a discount of 50% on room rates and 5% for daylong packages in three Chuti Resort locations 鈥� Gazipur, Purbachal and Aronnobash, says a press release.
Roche to get MetLife services
Roche Bangladesh has recently penned a contract with MetLife Bangladesh to provide insurance facilities to its employees in the country, said a press release...
Robi Elite teams up with Savoy Ice Cream
Robi Elite has recently teamed up with Savoy Ice Cream to provide its premium members with exclusive lifestyle benefits, said a press release...
BRAC Bank, MetLife launch digital insurance
BRAC Bank has partnered with MetLife Bangladesh to introduce digital life and health insurance services through its digital banking app Astha, said a press release...
Protecting children鈥檚 rights
CHILDHOOD, from birth to eighteen, is the single most formative period in human life. It is during these years that the foundations of physical, cognitive, social, emotional, motor and linguistic development are laid. Research suggests that up to 90 per cent of brain development, along with socio-emotional and linguistic skills, occurs before the age of three. These...
MetLife launches affordable health insurance
MetLife Bangladesh has introduced a new, affordable health insurance solution that offers comprehensive protection against 10 critical illnesses, whose treatment costs can be significantly high...
Popular Life awards successful officers
Popular Life Insurance Company Limited organised a conference and cultural programme for the officers who achieved the premium income target at Cox鈥檚 Bazar Hotel Sea Palace recently...
Man gets life imprisonment for killing wife in Faridpur
A Faridpur court on Monday sentenced a man to life-term imprisonment for burning his wife to death in sadar upazila in 2011...
Sandhani Life holds business dev meeting
Sandhani Life Insurance held a Business Development Meeting at the auditorium of the company head office with more than one hundred development workers and officials from all over the country...
Fixing fault lines
THE non-life insurance sector in Bangladesh faces a number of structural limitations that continue to hinder its growth. One pressing concern is the practice of offering additional paybacks over the prescribed commission rates, even as insurance premium rates in the country remain significantly higher compared to overseas markets. This imbalance affects...
RYZE launches AI-enabled offers
In tribute to the youth of Bangladesh 鈥� who have always stood at the forefront of challenging the status quo with courage and conviction over the years 鈥� RYZE, Banglalink鈥檚 AI-driven lifestyle brand for young people, has unveiled a series of special offers and bundles designed to empower the next generation...
