Category: South Asia

Japanese Motor Insurance Faces Intensifying Margin Pressure

Japanese Motor Insurance Faces Intensifying Margin Pressure

Japan’s motor insurance sector is confronting significant margin pressure as rising claims and heightened natural catastrophe risks increasingly weigh on long-term profitability. According to Gallagher Re’s Asia Pacific Market Watch Report of October 2025, escalating competition and rising operational costs are compressing earnings across the non-life insurance industry. Motor insurance constitutes the largest segment of […]
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Three Sisters Killed in Chittagong Road Tragedy

Three Sisters Killed in Chittagong Road Tragedy

A devastating road accident in Mirsharai Upazila claimed the lives of three sisters and a pedestrian, while five others sustained serious injuries. The incident occurred on Wednesday at approximately 9:30 a.m. near Borotakia Bazar, beside Zahedia Dakhil Madrasa, on the Dhaka–Chittagong Highway’s Chittagong-bound lane. According to initial reports, among the deceased was 15-year-old Khadija Mashmum, […]
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Bangladesh Bank Holds Tight Monetary Line

Bangladesh Bank Holds Tight Monetary Line

Bangladesh Bank has opted to maintain a restrictive monetary stance for the second half of the 2026–27 fiscal year, underscoring its determination to bring inflation firmly under control despite mounting pressure from the business community to lower interest rates. In its Monetary Policy Statement covering January to June, the central bank kept the policy interest […]
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Central Bank to Liquidate Six Ailing NBFIs Central Bank to Liquidate Six Ailing NBFIs

Central Bank to Liquidate Six Ailing NBFIs

In a decisive move to sanitise a fractured financial sector, Bangladesh Bank has formalised plans to liquidate six non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) crippled by systemic corruption, chronic mismanagement, and staggering capital shortfalls. The resolution, reached during a high-level board meeting on 27 January, marks a significant escalation in the regulator’s efforts to address the “distressed” […]
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Excavations Reveal Five Ancient Settlements Excavations Reveal Five Ancient Settlements

Excavations Reveal Five Ancient Settlements

Archaeologists have uncovered evidence of five distinct settlement periods in the historic Mahasthangarh fort city, one of Bangladesh’s most significant archaeological sites, during recent excavations in the Bishmordon area to the west of the citadel. A six-member team began digging at Bishmordon on 12 January 2026, and the excavation is expected to conclude later this […]
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Bangladesh Bankers Call for Public Loan Defaulter Lists Bangladesh Bankers Call for Public Loan Defaulter Lists

Bangladesh Bankers Call for Public Loan Defaulter Lists

The Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB) has urged the central bank to adopt stringent measures against loan defaulters, including publicly naming them, in a bid to restore discipline, strengthen recovery, and curb mounting financial stress in the sector. In a detailed letter to Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H. Mansur, ABB Chairman Mashrur Arefin proposed that […]
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Bangladesh Introduces Mandatory 60 Hour Driver Training Bangladesh Introduces Mandatory 60-Hour Driver Training

Bangladesh Introduces Mandatory 60-Hour Driver Training

The Bangladeshi government has announced a mandatory 60-hour training programme for all drivers seeking a driving licence, in a bold initiative aimed at reducing road accidents, restoring discipline on the nation’s roads, and controlling both noise and air pollution. The announcement was made on Tuesday at the BRTC Training Institute in Tejgaon, Dhaka, during the […]
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