UN team in Bangladesh to assess rights violations DHAKA: A United Nations team arrived in Bangladesh Thursday to assess whether to investigate alleged human rights... Published 22 Aug, 2024 01:17pm
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Markets Pakistan can grab $5bn export orders as West shifts from Bangladesh, says Gohar Dr Ejaz Gohar, Patron-in-Chief and Group Leader of All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA), said Pakistan’s... Updated 15 Aug, 2024 05:44pm
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World 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
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 Bangladesh awaits installation of interim government after weeks of strife DHAKA: Bangladesh is set to get a new, interim government headed by Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist Muhammad... Updated 08 Aug, 2024 12:32pm
World New Bangladesh police chief vows probe into protest killings, offers apology DHAKA: Bangladesh’s newly appointed police chief on Wednesday offered an apology for the conduct of officers during... Published 07 Aug, 2024 08:25pm
World Yunus urges Bangladeshis to ‘get ready to build the country’ DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Muhammad Yunus, who is set to lead a caretaker government after mass protests ousted the... Updated 07 Aug, 2024 06:11pm
World Bangladesh garment factories reopen after Sheikh Hasina’s flight DHAKA: Garment factories in Bangladesh, forecast to account for 90% of the country’s exports, reopened on Wednesday... Published 07 Aug, 2024 04:47pm
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
KSE-100 closes above 97,000 for the first time as investors dismiss political noise, index gains 1,782 points