Author: News Desk, Khaborwala

Sompo Outlook Stable Despite Aspen Integration Execution Risks

April 1, 2026

The outlook for Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. remains stable, though execution risks linked to its recent acquisition of Aspen Insurance Holdings Limited are expected to test the group’s strategic capabilities in the coming years, according to a new assessment by AM Best. The rating agency affirmed that Sompo’s credit profile continues to be supported by […]

Sompo Outlook Stable Despite Aspen Integration Execution Risks

April 1, 2026

Rising Premiums Spur Australians’ Insurance Regrets

April 1, 2026

A growing number of Australians are expressing regret over delaying private health insurance, as premiums continue to climb and healthcare costs place increasing strain on household budgets. New research by the Finder reveals that approximately one in five adults now wish they had secured coverage earlier in life. The survey, conducted among 1,011 respondents in […]

Rising Premiums Spur Australians’ Insurance Regrets

April 1, 2026

Housewife’s body found at parental home, husband detained

April 1, 2026

A young housewife has been found dead in a field in Magura district of Bangladesh, in what police believe to be a premeditated killing allegedly carried out by her husband amid longstanding domestic disputes. The body of 24-year-old Lima Khatun was recovered on Wednesday afternoon from a crop field in the village of Baro Udaspur […]

Housewife’s body found at parental home, husband detained

April 1, 2026

Embezzlement of detainees’ food funds: ACC files case against former police officer

April 1, 2026

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Chattogram has filed two separate cases against a retired police officer and his wife over allegations of acquiring nearly 20 crore Bangladeshi Taka in illegal assets through corruption and abuse of power. The accused are former Additional Deputy Commissioner (Prosecution) of Chattogram Metropolitan Police, Kamrul Hasan, and his wife, Sayma […]

Embezzlement of detainees’ food funds: ACC files case against former police officer

April 1, 2026

Arson Attack on Chattogram Warehouse

April 1, 2026

A suspected arson attack has damaged a garment waste (jhute) warehouse in the Anannya Residential Area under Chandgaon, raising fresh concerns over extortion-related violence in the port city of Chattogram. The incident occurred around midday on Wednesday (1 April), when a group of unidentified individuals reportedly forced workers out of the facility before setting it […]