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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 / Dec 20	278.48
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 20	278.28
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 20	156.31
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 20	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 20	1.26
Euro to USD / Dec 20	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 20	5,930.85
India Sensex / Dec 20	78,041.59
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 20	38,701.90
Nasdaq / Dec 20	19,572.60
Hang Seng / Dec 20	19,720.70
FTSE 100 / Dec 20	8,084.36
Dow Jones / Dec 20	42,840.26
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 20	19,884.75

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 20	69.46
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 20	234,311
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 20	2,622.91
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 20	68.06
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 21	17,585
Petrol/Litre / Dec 22	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Media Times Ltd / Dec 20 Media Times Limited(MDTL)	2.37 ▲ 0.37 (18.50%)
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	7.23 ▲ 1.00 (16.05%)
Ist.Capital Sec / Dec 20 First Capital Securities Corporation(FCSC)	2.12 ▲ 0.26 (13.98%)
Khalid Siraj / Dec 20 Khalid Siraj Textile Mills Limited(KSTM)	9.60 ▲ 0.97 (11.24%)
Aruj Industries / Dec 20 Aruj Industries Limited(ARUJ)	9.90 ▲ 0.98 (10.99%)
Escorts Bank / Dec 20 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	4.79 ▲ 0.47 (10.88%)
Cresent Jute / Dec 20 Crescent Jute Products Limited(CJPL)	4.20 ▲ 0.40 (10.53%)
S.G.Power / Dec 20 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	11.19 ▲ 1.02 (10.03%)
P.T.C.L. / Dec 20 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	25.80 ▲ 2.35 (10.02%)

Stock	Price
LSE Financial Serv. / Dec 20 LSE Financial Services Limited(LSEFSL)	16.25 ▼ -1.81 (-10.02%)
Dar-es-Salaam / Dec 20 Dar-es-Salaam Textile Mills Limited(DSML)	41.93 ▼ -4.66 (-10.00%)
Maqbool Tex. / Dec 20 Maqbool Textile Mills Limited(MQTM)	31.05 ▼ -3.45 (-10.00%)
Reliance Cotton / Dec 20 Reliance Cotton Spinning Mills Limited(RCML)	621 ▼ -69.00 (-10.00%)
Sanghar Sugar / Dec 20 Sanghar Sugar Mills Limited(SANSM)	27.72 ▼ -3.08 (-10.00%)
Olympia Mills / Dec 20 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	34.58 ▼ -3.84 (-9.99%)
Nagina Cot. / Dec 20 Nagina Cotton Mills Limited(NAGC)	48.92 ▼ -5.41 (-9.96%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 20 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.39 ▼ -1.26 (-9.96%)
Arpak Int. / Dec 20 Arpak International Investments Ltd.(ARPAK)	65.22 ▼ -7.19 (-9.93%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 20 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,645,248 ▲ 0.10
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 20 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	81,901,542 ▲ 0.16
Cnergyico PK / Dec 20 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	68,345,098 ▲ 0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 20 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	57,974,101 ▲ 1.47
Pak Refinery / Dec 20 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	45,251,944 ▲ 0.40
Pace (Pak) Ltd. / Dec 20 Pace (Pakistan) Limited(PACE)	43,240,462 ▲ 1.00
Sui South Gas / Dec 20 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	40,539,001 ▼ -0.74
B.O.Punjab / Dec 20 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	35,598,669 ▲ 0.24
Symmetry Group / Dec 20 Symmetry Group Limited(SYM)	34,869,613 ▼ -0.72

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