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More women in financial journalism can help break gender shackles

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Int'l Women's Day 2024

It was 1993. Economic reporters in Bangladesh decided to form a forum to strengthen collaboration and hone their financial reporting skills. They encountered a peculiar...

WHO preparing priority programmes for women, children

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Int'l Women's Day 2024

Each year, on March 08, the world marks International Women's Day (IWD) to renew our collective commitment to achieving gender equality. This year, we are...

Women’s participation in RMG sector declining

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Int'l Women's Day 2024

The number of female garment workers in the country's readymade garment industry has been declining over the years and a number of factors are responsible...

Bangladesh capital market looks a lopsided stag party

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Int'l Women's Day 2024

At first sight one will be impressed to find that out of the total number of BO (beneficiary owner) accounts for stocks trade in Bangladesh...

Investing in women is a cornerstone for building inclusive societies

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Int'l Women's Day 2024

Behind the success of every woman is her indomitable willpower. If the will is strong then no obstacle can block her way. Morale, concentration and...

Accelerating women's empowerment in business

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Int'l Women's Day 2024

It has often been thought that once companies globally attain gender balance, gender gaps will close, and bias will reduce. Management across numerous companies have...

A weapon of working woman

2024-03-08 00:00:00

Int'l Women's Day 2024

Googling 'How women can be less emotional at work' generated 630,000,000 search-engine results that give us an idea of the magnitude of the problem. Life...

Bancassurance comes as assured business bait

2024-03-01 00:00:00

National Insurance Day 2024

A bank-insurance-partnership business model, nicknamed 'Bancassurance', comes as a hope-raiser for rejuvenating insurance through its wider penetration in the economy. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is...

MetLife's strength lies in 'transparency'

2024-03-01 00:00:00

National Insurance Day 2024

There is a wrong perception among many people that insurance is similar to a bank's savings product. It is important for customers to distinguish between...

Insurance products should be diversified

2024-03-01 00:00:00

National Insurance Day 2024

Bangladesh Insurance Association (BIA) President Sheikh Kabir Hossain has said that the observance of National Insurance Day each year is playing a vital role in...

Reforms raise hope of insurance renascence

2024-03-01 00:00:00

National Insurance Day 2024

Fresh regenerative course may usher in new era for Bangladesh insurance industry, IDRA chairman Mohammad Jainul Bari says in an interview with the Financial Express...

After Bancassurance, now comes Integrated Insurance

2024-03-01 00:00:00

National Insurance Day 2024

Guardian Life Insurance Limited (GLIL) has emerged as a beacon of innovation and stewardship in the insurance landscape. With a firm commitment to its "Insurance...

Moving towards risk-based approach

2024-03-01 00:00:00

National Insurance Day 2024

Risk is the exposure to loss or injury. Insurance deals with financial risks that ultimately reduce the ability to pay claims. These risks are dynamic,...

The portfolio mix approach

2024-03-01 00:00:00

National Insurance Day 2024

A Bangladeshi graduate entering the job market or becoming an entrepreneur to run a business after completion of education never learnt anywhere about the investment...

Insurance penetration correlates positively with GDP

2024-03-01 00:00:00

National Insurance Day 2024

Md. Ashanur Rahman, Chief Economist and Country Business Manager at City Bank PLC, has played an important role in Bancassurance development in Bangladesh. As a...

Steering bancassurance innovations in Bangladesh

2024-03-01 00:00:00

National Insurance Day 2024

The concept of bancassurance, a fusion of banking and insurance services, has been a transformative force in the global financial landscape. Countries like Austria, France,...