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ACC to file case against Salman F Rahman, 21 others over Tk 360 billion embezzlement from banks, capital market

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has approved the filing of a case against Salman F Rahman, former private industry and investment adviser to the prime minister and chairman of Be... Read More


Prime Bank makes Home Loan Transfers Easy, offering customers up to 2pc profit rate reduction

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Prime Bank PLC has launched a special Home Loan & Investment Transfer Campaign under its Hasanah Islami Banking, allowing customers to transfer their existing conventional home loans ... Read More


Cases to be filed against Orion Group's Obaidul, Mercantile Bank's Pratap Deshmukh and others over Tk 5.07 billion embezzlement

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday approved the filing of a case against Orion Group Chairman Mohammad Obaidul Karim and Mercantile Bank Limited Vice President Pratap Ku... Read More


'False and baseless': BCB rebuffs reports of ICC ultimatum over T20 WC matches in India

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has rejected reports that it was issued an ultimatum by the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the upcoming T20 World Cup, calling the claims ... Read More


Are environmental crimes acknowledged enough?

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- When we think of crime, we mostly picture handcuffs, courtrooms, and crime scenes splashed with police tape. Rarely do we imagine a river slowly turning black, a forest vanishing over... Read More


Rampal power plant tops national electricity generation for second month

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Rampal Maitree Super Thermal Power Plant has secured the top position in electricity generation in December, the second consecutive month, according to a press release issued by the p... Read More


Rural health clinics: promises,performances, and despair

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Across Bangladesh's countryside, a remarkable health-policy transformation has unfolded over the past two decades. Tens of thousands of low-level health posts-community clinics and un... Read More


NBR launches automated online VAT refund system

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Wednesday launched an automated online Value Added Tax (VAT) refund system, allowing refunds to be transferred directly to taxpayers' bank accou... Read More


Dozens of auditors, firms under scanners over cooking books

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- A host of audit firms and auditors are under the scanner of government investigation agencies over alleged irregularities in audited financials of business tycoons implicated in the m... Read More


Clearing public perception on cybersecurity crucial ahead of polls: Debapriya

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Noted economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya has called for all political parties to clear public perception on cybersecurity during their election campaigns, warning of massive digital ... Read More