The High Court has issued a rule asking why the interest rate of Grameen Bank's microloans will not be made consistent with that of commercial banks in the country. At the same time, former Managing Director of Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus has been named as a defendant and multiple charges including abuse of power and tax evasion have been presented against him.
BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has suggested increasing public involvement of MPs from reserved women's seats nominated by the party. He also gave directions to carry out humanitarian activities, including highlighting the party's ideology and activities at the grassroots level.
The High Court has issued a rule questioning why nine clauses of the 'Telecommunications Network and Licensing Policy, 2025' should not be declared illegal.
The National Economic Council (NEC) has approved an Annual Development Program (ADP) of about Tk 3 lakh crore for the fiscal year 2026-27. Prime Minister and NEC Chairperson Tarique Rahman presided over the meeting held at the NEC Conference Room in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on Monday (May 18). Ministers, state ministers and secretaries of various ministries were present at the meeting.
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has seized 23 types of documents of 15 people including cricketer Shakib Al Hasan in the investigation of a case filed on charges of manipulation of about Tk 256 crore in the stock market. These documents were recently collected from the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) as part of the investigation.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced an eight-day nationwide programme marking the 45th death anniversary of its founder and former president Ziaur Rahman.