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Nobel winner Yunus says ready to head Bangladesh ‘interim government’

PARIS: Nobel winner Muhammad Yunus said on Tuesday he was ready to head an interim government in Bangladesh after...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 08:23pm

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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

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Who is Nahid Islam, student leader of campaign to oust PM Sheikh Hasina?

DHAKA: Often seen in public with a Bangladeshi flag tied across his forehead, Nahid Islam is a soft-spoken sociology...

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 05:02pm

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India ‘deeply concerned’ at Bangladesh crisis: foreign minister

NEW DELHI: India’s foreign minister told parliament on Tuesday he was “deeply concerned till law and order is...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 03:25pm

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Bangladesh students ramp up pressure to dissolve parliament

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s protesting student leaders demanded on Tuesday that parliament be dissolved and warned of a...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 02:17pm

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IMF says it is ‘fully committed’ to Bangladesh after protests oust PM

LONDON: The International Monetary Fund said it was “fully committed to Bangladesh and its people” after protests...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 01:05pm

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Bangladesh garment factories to stay shut on Tuesday, says manufacturers’ body

DHAKA: Garment factories in Bangladesh will remain closed on Tuesday, an official of the Bangladesh Garment...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 12:55pm

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Western powers urge Bangladesh calm, democratic transition

WASHINGTON: Western powers called Monday for calm in Bangladesh after long-ruling leader Sheikh Hasina fled, with...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 11:51am

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Bangladesh Nobel winner Yunus should lead caretaker government: student protest leader

DHAKA: Bangladesh student protesters said Tuesday they would push for Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to lead an...

Published 06 Aug, 2024 11:39am

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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

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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

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Bangladesh president orders release of jailed ex-PM Khaleda Zia

Zia, 78, is in poor health and confined to hospital after she was sentenced to 17 years in prison for graft in 2018

Published 05 Aug, 2024 09:36pm

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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

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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

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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

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Bangladesh protesters call for march to Dhaka in defiance of curfew

DHAKA: Protesting students in Bangladesh have called for a march to the capital Dhaka on Monday in defiance of a...

Published 05 Aug, 2024 12:05pm

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At least 73 killed as clashes rock Bangladesh, curfew imposed

Mobile services, internet remain tightly restricted

Updated 04 Aug, 2024 09:36pm

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Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience

DHAKA: Student leaders rallied Bangladeshis on Saturday for a nationwide civil disobedience campaign as Prime...

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 07:31pm

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Bangladesh PM surveys destruction as unrest recedes

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina wept Thursday as she surveyed the destruction wrought by days of...

Published 25 Jul, 2024 05:10pm

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Bangladesh garment factories reopen after unrest

DHAKA: Garment factories and banks reopened in Bangladesh Wednesday after authorities eased a curfew imposed to...

Published 24 Jul, 2024 05:01pm

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Bangladesh soldiers out in force as PM Hasina cancels foreign trip

At least 105 people killed in near-daily marches this month, calling for end to quota system that reserves more than half of civil service posts for specific groups, including children of veterans from 1971 liberation war

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:37pm

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Attacks on Bangladesh student protesters ‘shocking’: UN

GENEVA: UN human rights chief Volker Turk said Friday he was deeply concerned by this week’s violence in Bangladesh,...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 09:03pm

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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

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Bangladesh police say senior opposition leader arrested in Dhaka

DHAKA: Bangladesh police on Friday arrested one of the country’s most senior opposition party leaders in the capital...

Published 19 Jul, 2024 12:32pm

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Bangladesh death toll rises to 16 in nationwide anti-quota protests

DHAKA: Thousands of students armed with sticks and rocks clashed with armed police in Dhaka on Thursday as the...

Updated 18 Jul, 2024 10:27pm

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Bangladeshi protesters demand end to civil service job quotas

DHAKA: Thousands of Bangladeshi university students threw roadblocks across key highways on Sunday, demanding the...

Published 07 Jul, 2024 08:23pm

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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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