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Bangladesh Hasina’s son wants role for her party in reforms, election

NEW DELHI: The son of Bangladesh’s ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, said he was happy with the army chief’s...

Updated 25 Sep, 2024 04:54pm

World

Classes resume at Bangladesh university at heart of protests

DHAKA: Students returned to classes at Bangladesh’s Dhaka University on Sunday after a weeks-long shutdown sparked...

Published 22 Sep, 2024 07:39pm

World

US plans talks on economy with Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus

The United States is set to launch economic talks this week with Bangladesh’s interim government, including its...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 01:02pm

World

Bangladesh factories close after protests: police

DHAKA: More than 80 factories in Bangladesh closed on Wednesday, including in the key garment sector, over security...

Published 04 Sep, 2024 08:01pm

World

Ousted Bangladeshi leader becomes diplomatic headache for India

NEW DELHI: Four weeks after ex-premier Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh by helicopter during a student-led revolution,...

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 04:37pm

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

Bangladesh chief justice, central bank chief quit amid protests, officials say

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s chief justice and central bank governor have resigned, officials said on Saturday, as student...

Published 10 Aug, 2024 10:17pm

World

Bangladesh Bank governor Abdur Rouf Talukder has resigned

Bangladesh Bank governor Abdur Rouf Talukder has resigned, Bloomberg News reported on Saturday citing people...

Published 10 Aug, 2024 12:58pm

World

Twelve killed in twin Bangladesh jailbreaks

DHAKA: Twin jailbreaks in Bangladesh killed at least 12 inmates and freed hundreds more in the chaotic days after...

Updated 10 Aug, 2024 11:40am

World

Hundreds protest in Dhaka over violence against Hindus in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Hundreds of people protested in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka on Friday against violence targeting the...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:41pm

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

Opinion

Lessons from illusionary revolutions

Amid escalating student-led protests and mounting unrest, Bangladesh’s long-serving Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina...

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

World

Nobel winner Yunus sworn in to lead Bangladesh interim government

Hails overthrow of Hasina as Bangladesh’s second independence

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 09:23pm

World

Hindus in Bangladesh try to flee to India amid violence

DHAKA/NEW DELHI: Hundreds of Bangladeshi Hindus have tried unsuccessfully to flee to India this week after many...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 05:43pm

World

India says up to Hasina regarding her future plans

NEW DELHI: India’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that it is up to Bangladesh’s former prime minister Sheikh...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 04:39pm

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

Pakistan

Pakistan seeks peaceful, swift return of normalcy

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Wednesday expressed solidarity with the people of Bangladesh and “sincerely” hoped a...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:22am

World

Yunus heads home, govt to be sworn in today

DHAKA: The Nobel Peace laureate tapped to lead an interim government in Bangladesh called for calm and boarded a...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:22am

Opinion

‘Lesson learned from Bangladesh…’

This is apropos to my letter to the Editor carried by the newspaper yesterday. The Sheikh Hasina government’s...

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:22am

Opinion

Lesson learned from Bangladesh…

The student protests in Bangladesh, which began in June 2024, in Dhaka, quickly spreading to other cities such as...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 06:43am

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

Bangladesh president dissolves parliament; Khaleda Zia freed

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s president dissolved parliament on Tuesday, clearing the way for an interim government and new...

Published 07 Aug, 2024 05:38am

World

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

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

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

World

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

World

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

World

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

World

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

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Dec 17	278.60
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Dec 17	278.60
USD to Japanese Yen / Dec 17	153.56
USD to Swiss Franc / Dec 17	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Dec 17	1.27
Euro to USD / Dec 17	1.05

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Dec 17	6,050.61
India Sensex / Dec 17	80,684.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Dec 17	39,164.26
Nasdaq / Dec 17	20,109.06
Hang Seng / Dec 17	19,815.30
FTSE 100 / Dec 17	8,195.20
Dow Jones / Dec 17	43,449.90
Germany DAX 30 / Dec 17	20,246.37

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Dec 17	70.11
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Dec 17	17,585
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Dec 17	241,860
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Dec 17	2,644.07
Cotton US¢/pound / Dec 17	68.53
Petrol/Litre / Dec 18	252.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
LSE Capital / Dec 18 LSE Capital Limited(LSECL)	6.70 ▲ 1.00 (17.54%)
Gulshan Sp. / Dec 18 Gulshan Spinning Mills Limited(GSPM)	4.50 ▲ 0.45 (11.11%)
Dadabhoy Cement / Dec 18 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	7.87 ▲ 0.76 (10.69%)
Aisha Steel Mill / Dec 18 Aisha Steel Mills Limited(ASL)	11.06 ▲ 1.01 (10.05%)
Oilboy Energy / Dec 18 Oilboy Energy Limited(OBOY)	11.50 ▲ 1.05 (10.05%)
Nimir Resins / Dec 18 Nimir Resins Limited(NRSL)	35.16 ▲ 3.20 (10.01%)
Data Agro / Dec 18 Data Agro Limited(DAAG)	139.24 ▲ 12.66 (10.00%)
Diamond Ind. / Dec 18 Diamond Industries Limited(DIIL)	20.90 ▲ 1.90 (10.00%)
Pak Datacom / Dec 18 Pak Datacom Limited(PAKD)	103.94 ▲ 9.45 (10.00%)

Stock	Price
Equity Modaraba / Dec 18 First Equity Modaraba(FEM)	3.01 ▼ -0.43 (-12.50%)
Dewan Textile / Dec 18 Dewan Textile Mills Limited(DWTM)	5.67 ▼ -0.77 (-11.96%)
Blue-Ex Ltd / Dec 18 Blue-Ex Limited (GEM)(GEMBLUEX)	37.76 ▼ -4.20 (-10.01%)
National Bank / Dec 18 National Bank of Pakistan(NBP)	66.38 ▼ -7.38 (-10.01%)
Din Tex. / Dec 18 Din Textile Mills Limited(DINT)	45.90 ▼ -5.10 (-10.00%)
Macter Int. Ltd / Dec 18 Macter International Limited(MACTER)	331.40 ▼ -36.82 (-10.00%)
Mari Petroleum / Dec 18 Mari Petroleum Company Limited(MARI)	728.78 ▼ -80.98 (-10.00%)
Bilal Fibres / Dec 18 Bilal Fibres Limited(BILF)	12.61 ▼ -1.40 (-9.99%)
Calcorp Ltd / Dec 18 Calcorp Limited(CASH)	26.22 ▼ -2.91 (-9.99%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Dec 18 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	151,921,663 ▼ -0.12
Pak Elektron / Dec 18 Pak Elektron Limited(PAEL)	107,502,606 ▲ 0.33
Cnergyico PK / Dec 18 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	58,285,174 ▼ -0.46
B.O.Punjab / Dec 18 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	57,202,972 ▲ 0.03
Pak Refinery / Dec 18 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	55,973,468 ▼ -0.35
Sui South Gas / Dec 18 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	42,923,281 ▲ 1.67
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Dec 18 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	36,897,118 ▲ 0.07
Hub Power Co. / Dec 18 The Hub Power Company Limited(HUBC)	33,289,968 ▼ -3.43
K-Electric Ltd. / Dec 18 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	31,365,092 ▼ -0.12

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