The insurance sector of the country though quite old has not been able to make penetrations up to the desired level. This is far more true in the case of life insurance. The Financial Express recently talked to Mr. Md....
SAIF UDDIN | 2024-03-13 00:00:00
The country's green concrete block manufacturers have been facing difficulties, as they have to pay much higher tax compared to that of traditional clay-brick makers, stakeholders have said.Besides, comparatively lower scheduled rates of concrete blocks, ambiguity in the definition of...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Mar 12 (BBC): Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has agreed to resign following weeks of mounting pressure and increasing violence in the impoverished country.It comes after regional leaders met in Jamaica on Monday to discuss a political transition in...
PARIS, Mar 12 (AFP): Covid-19 caused the average life expectancy of people worldwide to fall by 1.6 years during the first two years of the pandemic, a more dramatic decline than previously thought, a major study said Tuesday.This marked a...
KYIV, Mar 12 (BBC/AP): Three Ukraine-based Russian paramilitary groups say they have crossed into Russia and are now fighting government troops there. The Freedom of Russia Legion (FRL) and Siberian Battalion (SB) posted videos purportedly showing their fighters in Russia's...
KATHMANDU, Mar 12 (AP): Sixteen years ago, mass protests in Nepal forced then-King Gyanendra Shah to give up the throne and clear the way for a republic. Now, a new wave of protest is trying to bring him back.The capital...
GAZA, Mar 12 (BBC/AFP/Reuters): Palestinian medical staff in Gaza have told the BBC they were blindfolded, detained, forced to strip and repeatedly beaten by Israeli troops after a raid at their hospital last month.Ahmed Abu Sabha, a doctor at Nasser...
The Men's T20 World Cup is round the corner, and teams around the world are eagerly awaiting the provisional squads that will be sent to the International Cricket Council (ICC) in May. For Team India, however, there may be a...
INDIAN WELLS, California, Mar 12 (AP): Luca Nardi used a combination of poise and power to stun his boyhood idol and top-seeded Novak Djokovic with a 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 win on Monday night in the third round of the BNP...
RIYADH, Mar 12 (AFP): Cristiano Ronaldo scored in extra time but Al Nassr side were dumped out of the Asian Champions League quarter-finals on penalties by Al Ain on Monday.The 39-year-old Portuguese was the only Al Nassr player to score...
Usha Krira Chakra returned to winning ways in the 11-team Green Delta Premier Division Hockey League beating Ajax SC by 4-2 goals in their 3rd match at the Moulana Bhasani National Stadium in the city on Tuesday, reports UNB.The old...
Bangladesh are seeking an improved performance to make a winning start to the three-match ODI series as they will take on the visiting Sri Lanka at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in Chattogram today (Wednesday), report agencies.The match will start at...
A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Cumilla and Shariatpur districts on Tuesday, reports agencies. In Cumilla, four people were killed and three were injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Chandina upazila...
A greater racket-tailed drongo bird perches on the branch of a Mandar tree to drink honey from a flower at Dighinala upazila in Khagrachhari district — bdnews24.com
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-13 00:00:00
LALMONIRHAT, Mar 12: The Burimari Express was inaugurated on Tuesday on the Lalmonirhat to Dhaka route. It was a long-awaited demand from the people of Lalmonirhat and its nearby districts.The dream of nearly two million (20 lakh) people has now...
IU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-03-13 00:00:00
ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Kushtia, Mar 12: Eight important departments in Islamic University (IU) are being run by acting officials.In-charge means continuing the interim period without suspending the proceedings. But at IU, these positions are being managed by acting officers without appointing...
Hasneen Jahan | 2024-03-13 00:00:00
As Bangladesh grapples with the ongoing inflation and the consequent escalation in prices of essential goods, it's imperative to acknowledge and tackle the significant food wastage that intensifies this crisis. Despite being one of the most fertile countries globally, Bangladesh...
Tribal people in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) face significant hardships in accessing healthcare services due to a lack of quality hospitals tailored to the needs of the tribal population. The existing hospitals and upazila health complexes are plagued by...
From what is known so far about the fire at Green Cozy Cottage on Bailey Road in the capital, it cannot be viewed as an accident out of the blue. The building was already at risk of fire, with the...
Syed Mansur Hashim | 2024-03-13 00:00:00
Prime time TV news now shows mobile courts under some magistrates are carrying on raids in wholesale markets like Khatunganj where traders are found guilty of gross violation of the rules of business set by the national board of revenue...
Wasi Ahmed | 2024-03-13 00:00:00
This is indeed a cause for concern that foreign funding is likely to be scarce for non-green projects from the middle of this year. Reports quoting sources including key multinational financiers confirm the changed landscape in project funding in keeping...
Of the export sectors that did not perform well in the previous fiscal (FY2022-23), 'leather and leather goods' was one. The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) data say that in FY23, this sector earned US$1.25 billion from exports which was 2.0...
Hasnat Abdul Hye | 2024-03-12 12:00:00
Since the economic meltdown in Sri Lanka in early 2023 quite a few Cassandras in the profession of the ‘dismal science’ had been predicting that soon Bangladesh will go Sri Lanka’s way and that the collapse of Bangladesh economy was...
LALMONIRHAT, Mar 11 (UNB): Police recovered the body of Swechchhasebak Dal leader from Nijpara in Sadar upazila of Lalmonirhat district on Monday.The deceased was identified as Ferdous Ahmed, 40, president of Khuniagach union unit Swechchhasebak Dal and son of Nurul...
Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have expelled 7 students including the main accused, Chhatra League leader Mostafizur Rahman, in connection with gang raping a woman after holding her husband captive on the campus last month, reports UNB.The decision was taken on...
State Minister of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak has stated that the government is committed to bringing high-speed broadband internet to every home, reports UNB.He said, "The Digital Bangladesh initiative has already connected high-speed broadband internet to...
If BNP continues their movement during the holy month of Ramadan instead of restraining themselves, they will become more isolated from the people, Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Monday, reports...
BNP leader Mirza Abbas on Monday said a minister's suggestion to break the fast with plum during Ramadan is mockery about people's religious belief, reports UNB.Like the people's voting right, now they are making mockery about the people religious beliefs,...
A large number of people, including senior leaders of Bangladesh Awami League, participate in the namaz-e janaza of Prime Minister's Press Secretary, eminent journalist, and 1971 war veteran Ihsanul Karim Helal on the Jatiya Press Club premises in the on...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office. The highest temperature in the country on Monday was recorded at 32.5 degrees...
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