The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed confidence in Bangladesh’s long-term economic prospects, noting that with sustained reforms and strategic investments, the country is well-positioned to overcome current challenges and unlock stronger, more inclusive growth.
Concluding its mission to Dhaka, the IMF team, led by Chris Papageorgiou, acknowledged ongoing global and domestic pressures but emphasised the potential for recovery through bold policy a...
A.K.M. Mahbub Morshed, president of the IBOKS, presided over ...
Md. Rabiul Islam, Managing Director and CEO (CC), inaugurated the foundation training course as the chief guest.
Md. Saidur Rahman, Principal of the SBAC Bank Training Institute, presided over the course, while Deputy Managing Directors Md. Altaf Hossain Bhuyan and Md. Nazimuddoula were present as special guests.
BNP not happy: Fakhrul after meeting with CA
BNP on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus's repeated assurance that the national election would be held between December and June.“...
“We are not happy at all, we have clearly said if the election is not held by December, the country’s political and social situation will deteriorate further,” BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, emerging from the meeting with the Chief Adviser at the state guest house Jamuna.
As non-life insurers falter in claims settlement, policyholders are in distress
Non-life insurance companies in Bangladesh have not been able to settle around 68 per cent of the claims submitted in the year 2024. This has resulted in outstanding claims amounting to approximately TK26,350m ($217m) by the end of the year.This information is based on the unaudited data made available by 46 public and private non-life insurance companies to the country’s insurance regulator, Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA).
3 Russian warships dock at Ctg following Army chief’s Moscow trip
Less than a week after Bangladesh Army chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman's trip to Moscow, three Russian Navy warships arrived at Chittagong Port on Sunday on a rare visit, signalling the Bangladesh military's interest in looking beyond China.As the Russian ships - Rezkiy, Hero of the Russian Federation Aldar Tsydenzhapov and Pechenga - entered Bangladesh's maritime boundary on a four-day visit, they were received by the Bangladesh Navy ship BNS K...
