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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Bangladesh swears in chief justice as old guard removed

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s new chief justice has been sworn into office after his predecessor, viewed as a loyalist of...

Updated 11 Aug, 2024 07:19pm

Sports

Bangladesh will travel to Pakistan ahead of schedule, PCB says

Bangladesh will travel to Pakistan ahead of schedule to hold practice sessions in Lahore before their two-Test...

Published 11 Aug, 2024 01:51pm

World

Sheikh Hasina will return to Bangladesh for elections, her son says

NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return to her country when its new caretaker...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 11:59am

Pakistan

Look forward to deepen cooperation with Bangladesh, PM Shehbaz congratulates Prof. Yunus

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Friday, while felicitating Professor Muhammad Yunus on his swearing in as Chief...

Updated 09 Aug, 2024 01:41pm

World

Nobel winner Yunus returns to Bangladesh, hails ‘second independence’

DHAKA: Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus hailed Bangladesh’s “second independence” as he returned Thursday to...

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 02:49pm

World

How Bangladesh student protests brought in a new leader

DHAKA: A student-led uprising in Bangladesh against government hiring rules culminated this week in the prime...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 11:54am

World

Protesters force four Bangladesh central bank deputies to resign, bank sources say

DHAKA: Four deputy governors of Bangladesh’s central bank were forced to resign on Wednesday after about 300-400...

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 02:55pm

World

Bangladesh protesters expect interim government to be finalised on Wednesday

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s protest leaders said they expect members of an interim government, led by Nobel laureate...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 12:45pm

World

Bangladesh army refused to suppress protest, sealing Sheikh Hasina’s fate

DHAKA/NEW DELHI: The night before long-time leader Sheikh Hasina abruptly fled Bangladesh amid deadly protests, her...

Updated 07 Aug, 2024 08:44pm

World

India evacuates non-essential staff from its embassy, consulates in Bangladesh, Indian official sources say

NEW DELHI: India has evacuated all non-essential staff and their families from its embassy and consulates in...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 11:13am

Editorials

A disgraced Hasina

EDITORIAL: In the end, things moved just too fast for Sheikh Hasina, now Bangladesh’s ex-prime minister. But, if...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 06:19am

World

Muhammad Yunus: Bangladesh’s ‘banker to the poor’ being tipped for interim PM

DHAKA: Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus has been asked by Bangladeshi protest leaders to helm an...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 07:24pm

World

Families wait as some political prisoners freed in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Families of political prisoners secretly jailed in Bangladesh under the autocratic rule of ousted premier...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 11:33am

World

Bangladesh Parliament dissolved, president’s office says

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s parliament was dissolved on Tuesday, the president’s office said in a statement, a day after...

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 02:38pm

Opinion

Bangladesh coup

The more than one month long agitation in Bangladesh against the quota policy has finally ended in a military coup....

Published 06 Aug, 2024 06:40am

World

After 15 years in power, Sheikh Hasina falls as Bangladesh look to start new chapter

DHAKA: Sheikh Hasina once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule but her long rule came to a sudden end on...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 04:40pm

World

Who is the Bangladesh army chief who announced Hasina’s resignation?

Just over a month after he became Bangladesh’s army chief, General Waker-Us-Zaman has been thrust into the...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 03:39pm

World

Sheikh Hasina flees Bangladesh, ‘heading to London’ as military takes over

Bangladesh army chief General Waker-Us-Zaman confirms Hasina has resigned
Television visuals show thousands of people pouring into the streets of the capital Dhaka in jubilation and shouting slogans

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 10:23pm

World

At least 73 killed as clashes rock Bangladesh, curfew imposed

Mobile services, internet remain tightly restricted

Updated 04 Aug, 2024 09:36pm

World

EU slams ‘use of excessive force’ against Bangladesh protesters

BRUSSELS: EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Tuesday condemned the “use of excessive” force against protesters...

Published 30 Jul, 2024 03:08pm

World

Bangladesh protests to resume after ultimatum ignored

DHAKA: Bangladeshi students called new street protests for Monday after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s government...

Published 29 Jul, 2024 12:37pm

World

Bangladesh arrest total passes 2,500: AFP tally

DHAKA: The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500 mark in an AFP tally on Tuesday,...

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 06:08pm

World

Flight carrying Malaysians evacuated from Bangladesh to arrive on Tuesday

KUALA LUMPUR: A charted flight carrying Malaysian nationals evacuated from deadly violence in Bangladesh is expected...

Published 23 Jul, 2024 11:01am

World

Bangladesh student group suspends protests over death toll

DHAKA: The Bangladeshi student group leading demonstrations that have spiralled into deadly violence suspended...

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 11:33pm

World

Bangladesh calm a day after top court scrapped some job quotas

DHAKA: Bangladesh appeared calm on Monday amid a curfew, but widespread disruption of telecoms prevailed a day after...

Published 22 Jul, 2024 12:08pm

World

Bangladesh top court scraps most job quotas that triggered deadly protests, media reports

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Supreme Court on Sunday scrapped most of the quotas on government jobs that have sparked...

Updated 21 Jul, 2024 11:56pm

World

US issues ‘don’t travel’ alert for protest-hit Bangladesh

WASHINGTON: The US State Department warned Americans on Saturday not to travel to Bangladesh and said it would began...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 12:53pm

World

Bangladesh extends curfew ahead of court hearing on controversial job quotas

DHAKA: Bangladesh extended a curfew on Sunday to control violent student-led protests that have killed at least 114...

Published 21 Jul, 2024 10:56am

World

Bangladesh capital bans rallies after government buildings torched

DHAKA: Police in Bangladesh’s capital banned all public rallies on Friday after the deadliest day of ongoing student...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 01:42pm

World

Bangladesh PM vows punishment as students mourn dead classmates

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister vowed Wednesday to punish those responsible for killing six people in ongoing...

Published 18 Jul, 2024 09:07am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 21	278.03
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 21	277.78
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 21	154.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 21	0.88
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 21	1.26
Euro to USD / Nov 21	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 20	5,917.11
Nasdaq / Nov 20	18,966.14
Dow Jones / Nov 20	43,408.47
India Sensex / Nov 21	77,137.20
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 21	38,026.17
Hang Seng / Nov 21	19,620.49
FTSE 100 / Nov 21	8,069.57
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 21	18,942.65

Item	Value
Petrol/Litre / Nov 21	248.38
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 21	69.38
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 21	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 21	238,340
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 21	2,662.71
Diesel/Litre / Nov 21	255.14

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 21 786 Investments Limited(786)	7.11 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 21 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	611.40 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 21 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 21 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 21 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	63.60 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 21 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	114.42 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 21 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,048.22 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 21 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 21 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.32 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 21 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	174,389,145 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 21 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	63,973,243 ▲ 0.00
Kohinoor Spining / Nov 21 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	62,996,737 ▲ 0.00
Aisha Steel Mill / Nov 21 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	48,137,561 ▲ 0.00
Waves Home Appliances / Nov 21 Waves Home Appliances Limited(WAVESAPP)	43,506,391 ▲ 0.00
Lotte Chemical / Nov 21 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	40,852,960 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / Nov 21 Telecard Limited(TELE)	36,937,252 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 21 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	31,401,025 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 21 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	31,346,592 ▲ 0.00

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