Claim settlement performance in Bangladesh’s life insurance sector improved significantly in the final quarter of 2025, although a substantial volume of policyholders are still awaiting their due payments, indicating that underlying structural challenges in the industry persist. According to unaudited data from the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority, total life insurance claims stood at 13,158 […]

The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka, has urged the government to undertake comprehensive reforms of the country’s business tax framework, proposing a significant reduction in the turnover tax on gross receipts from 1 per cent to 0.3 per cent. The chamber argues that the existing taxation system places an excessive burden on […]

Bangladesh’s economic integration with the global financial system continues to deepen steadily, driven by expanding trade, rising import-export activity, and sustained inflows of remittances from overseas workers. These combined factors have reinforced the importance of foreign exchange stability in maintaining macroeconomic balance. On 19 April 2026, the country’s currency market recorded broadly stable exchange rates […]