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Malfunctioning insurance cos now up for merger or liquidation

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Malfunctioning insurance firms may also face merger or liquidation under a new reform recipe of the interim government, hot on the heels of banking-sector overhaul drive. Sources say... Read More


Invisible work, visible value

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Think of a household where the husband works a modest nine-to-five job while his wife stays at home. She cooks, cleans, cares for children and elders, manages the household, fixes sma... Read More


President Mohammad Shahabuddin reaches Pabna on two-day visit

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- President Mohammad Shahabuddin reached his home district of Pabna on Saturday morning for a two-day official visit. The President landed at Pabna Stadium by helicopter at 9:40 am, wh... Read More


Telecom guidelines protect foreign interests, claim domestic entrepreneurs

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Local entrepreneurs have alleged that the four new guidelines formulated under the Telecommunications Ordinance favour foreign investors and telecom operators, sidelining domestic bus... Read More


Plight of elderly people: a neglected issue

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Bangladesh is widely celebrated on the international stage as a development success story. Economic growth has been impressive, infrastructure has expanded, and life expectancy has ri... Read More


60pc of mobile banking transactions done via feature phones

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Speakers at the Bangladesh Fintech Summit said about 60 per cent of mobile banking transactions in Bangladesh are made through feature phones, showing that simple devices still play a... Read More


Govt's push for e-GP faces setback as TCB seeks to use manual system

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The government's decade-long efforts to bring transparency to public spending is facing a setback, as the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) has requested an exemption from the n... Read More


Digital push aims to revolutionise land management

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The government has taken initiatives to make Bangladesh's digital land management system more transparent, accountable, and accessible to citizens. As part of that, the land ministry... Read More


DU to host int'l confce on poets Nazrul, Iqbal Nov 9-10

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The Department of Urdu at Dhaka University, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought (BIIT), is set to organise the Fourth International Conference on "The Ro... Read More


Onion prices maintain high at Tk120 a kg

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- The prices of onion, which saw an unusual hike a few days back, maintained at the previous high of Tk 120 per kg at the city's retail markets on Thursday, trading sources said. Onion... Read More