Dhaka, March 8 -- A case has been filed against 16 officials of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) for allegedly confining the BSEC Chairman and three commissioners at the commission's office for nearly four hours on Wednesday.

Ashiqur Rahman, a security personnel assigned to BSEC Chairman Khandkar Rashed Maqsood, filed the case with Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Police Station on Thursday evening.

Mohammad Golam Azam, the officer-in-charge at the police station, confirmed that a case has been registered against the 16 individuals on charges of assault, vandalism, and confinement.

According to the First Information Report (FIR), the incident occurred during a commission meeting when a group of BSEC officials forcibly entere...