Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to refrain from procuring goods and services from firms in which directors and high officials of the lenders have ownership, be it direct or indirect.

Around 52 percent votes were cast in Cumilla City Corporation election, Returning Officer Shahedunnabi Chowdhury said this afternoon.

Voting at a polling station has been suspended for one hour after supporters of two female member candidates – from reserved seats – clashed outside the centre in Banshkhali's Saral union.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today pressed charges against Tahurul Islam, senior supervisor of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Ltd, in a case filed over amassing wealth worth Tk 1.64 crore and concealing wealth statement of Tk 53.35 lakh.

Physical work of Bangladesh’s first underground metro rail will start within September this year.

Cumilla-6 Awami League lawmaker AKM Bahauddin Bahar today said that the letter (asking him to leave the election area) Election Commission gave to him was “out of its jurisdiction”. 

Some voters of ward no. 19 under Cumilla City Corporation alleged that the EVMs used for voting at the polling stations have been displaying only “Boat”, the electoral symbol of Awami League.

At least two people including a community chief died due to diarrhoea in Remakri, a remote area of Thanchi, Bandarban.

The High Court today (June 14, 2022) issued a rule asking the government to explain why it should not be directed to formulate a regulation for constructing Shaheed Minars at home and abroad in line with the structure of Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka.

The government is going to erect a centenary monument at the Mall Chattar on Dhaka University campus at the cost of around Tk 21 crore.

The government today signed an agreement with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for a $250 million policy-based loan to further improve the social protection system in Bangladesh for supporting the vulnerable population against socioeconomic challenges.

Bangladesh Bank today asked banks to seriously look into and resolve complaints of clients over their financial services so that none faces further hassles.

The local currency today depreciated further against the US dollar, hitting Tk 92.50 for each greenback in the interbank platform.

The regular taxpayers will feel discouraged if there remains an option to whiten money by paying only 7 per cent tax, said Humayun Rashid, president of IBFB.

At least 128 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

Col Md Kamrul Hasan has joined as additional director general (operations) of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) today.

A Dhaka court today (June 13, 2022) placed an Awami League leader and two other accused on a two-day fresh remand each in the case filed over the murders of Dhaka AL leader Jahidul Islam Tipu, and college student Samia Afran Jamal Prity in Dhaka's Shahjahanpur on March 24.

There is no scope to express “helplessness” by the Election Commission, but they have an “inherent power” to take action against those who “dishonours” the commission’s directives, said Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Shujan).

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (June 13, 2022) stayed for two months the proceedings of a case filed against Nobel laureate and Grameen Telecom Chairman Dr Muhammad Yunus on charge of violating labour law.

A Russian worker of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant was found dead in Green City, the residential area of the under-construction project, in Pabna’s Ishwardi.