MetLife, the renowned United States-based life insurance provider, has been honoured with the 2025 Insurance Excellence Award by Bangladesh’s Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) for outstanding performance in the life insurance sector. The award recognises insurers that excel in customer satisfaction, financial stability, and service quality, underscoring MetLife’s leading position in the Bangladeshi market […]

NCC Bank has taken a significant step towards strengthening environmental and social responsibility within Bangladesh’s banking sector by launching a state-of-the-art automated Environmental and Social Risk Management (ESRM) platform. The innovative, technology-driven system is designed to enhance the speed, transparency, and accuracy of the bank’s lending assessment processes while ensuring full compliance with both international […]

The ongoing recruitment process of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) has been immediately suspended following a formal court notice filed by four of its officers. The notice asserts that the current recruitment activities directly conflict with a High Court directive issued in 2023. The officers have demanded written assurance from the authority within […]