Around 4.2% of India’s gross domestic product (GDP) comes from the insurance sector and it is 0.91% for Pakistan. But Bangladesh’s insurance sector contributes only 0.4% of the GDP. The Daily Star has come to know that two insurance companies are not settling Tk 100 crore of 40,000 clients despite the end of the maturity period years ago. Why are the companies failing to
The country’s leading English newspaper, The Daily Star, yesterday celebrated its Staff Day, with much enthusiasm and a pledge to continue upholding the standard of journalism.
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