Hall-Mark Group Chairman Jasmine Islam was denied bail by the High Court yesterday.

The High Court clears the way for continuing trial of Hall Mark Group General Manager Tusher Ahmed in nine separate loan-scam cases.

A Dhaka court indicts 19 people including Hallmark Chairman Jasmine Islam and Managing Director Tanvir Mahmud in two out of 11 cases filed for swindling over Tk 437 crore out of Sonali Bank.

The Finance Minister's exasperation in parliament, over the government's inability to take punitive action against a top official of Sonali Bank for his involvement in the Hallmark loan scam as well as of those in the Basic Bank scam...