The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against five people including the former managing director of Fareast Finance Limited over the allegation of loan forgeries.

Paramount Textile Ltd (PTL) today said it will form a joint venture company with Dynamic Sun Energy Private Ltd to establish a 100 megawatt solar power plant in Pabna sadar, a northwest district.

The High Court today ordered the authorities concerned to set up complaint box in all districts and upazilas to receive information and allegations from people about activities of unauthorised financial and microcredit institutions.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today directed all concerned to take necessary measures so that Bangladesh can maintain its current position in future regarding foreign debt.

Stocks tumbled today while the turnover of the market also dropped amid fears that the listed companies may perform badly in the days to come because of a gradual rise in raw materials’ prices.

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today said the current price situation in the market has become onerous for the middle-income people apart from putting adverse impact on low- and lower-income population.

The High Court yesterday blasted BTRC for its failure to prevent the spread of hateful contents on Facebook, which has caused disruptions in social and communal harmony in the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday expressed her frustration for not having a strong opposition in the country as the two main opposition parties, created by military rulers, don’t have a base among the mass people.

The Bangladesh Bank today instructed banks to impose at least 25 per cent margin on the opening of letter of credit for non-essential consumer items in a bid to curb the escalated import payments.

The High Court today said the application submitted by former official of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Md Sharif Uddin, seeking reinstatement of his job cannot be kept pending for indefinite period.

The Water Development Board could not begin dam repair work in the haor area in time as water from flash flood receded slowly, Zahed Farooque, state minister for water resources, said today.

BNP has written a letter to Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) demanding investigation into the “corruption of the ruling party and the government”.

The driver of a truck, which crushed a couple under the wheels in Chattogram city on April 6, has been arrested from Rajbari district.

Five fishing trawlers were gutted in a fire that broke out at a dockyard in Patharghata upazila of Barguna last night.

Excluded from the government’s social safety net, middle-income families are struggling to cope with the rising prices of basic goods and services.

The country’s hospitality sector has lost about Tk 17,300 crore in gross value added during the pandemic, according to a survey.

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members today recovered the body of an Indian citizen on Kuthibari border in Durgapur union, under Lalmonirhat’s Aditmari upazila.

The Maha Ashtami festival or Basanti Puja has been organised along the Brahmaputra river in Narayanganj's Langalband, Kaliganga river in Manikganj and Rishal Babuganj, after 2 years. The area was kept under heavy surveillance by the administration during the festival.

A Dhaka court today rejected a bail petition of Ashish Roy Chowdhury – an accused in film actor Sohel Chowdhury murder case – in connection with a case filed under Narcotics Control Act.

Without a copy of National Identity (NID) card, launch tickets will not be sold before Eid-ul-Fitr, State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said today.