SC signs bancassurance agreement with MetLife

Standard Chartered Bank has become the first multinational bank to sign bancassurance agreement with MetLife. This agreement will enable the Bank to sell MetLife issued insurance solutions to its retail customers. Bangladesh Bank and Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) have recently published Bancassurance guidelines, enabling banks to act as

Appeal challenging Oishee’s life term rejected

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday dismissed an appeal challenging the life term sentence of Oishee Rahman, who murdered her parents in 2013. The top court also permitted Oishee to file a ‘leave to appeal’ against her life-term sentence. A three-member bench led by Chief Justice Syed Mahmud