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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Floods destroy 1.1mn tons of rice in Bangladesh

DHAKA: Floods in Bangladesh have destroyed an estimated 1.1 million metric tons of rice, according to data from the...

Published 20 Oct, 2024 03:49pm

World

Bangladesh suspends job quotas after student protests

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s top court on Wednesday temporarily suspended quotas for coveted government jobs after thousands...

Published 10 Jul, 2024 03:07pm

World

Bangladesh Nobel winner fears for future as woes mount

DHAKA: Bangladesh Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus says it is a “million-dollar question” why the prime minister...

Published 04 Mar, 2024 11:49am

Perspectives

2024 is the ultimate election year: will it be boon or bane for democracy?

The year 2024 will witness more elections in a year than ever before; thus, it will be the ultimate election year....

Published 20 Jan, 2024 02:00pm

World

Bangladesh PM Hasina votes in general election boycotted by opponents

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina cast her vote on Sunday soon after polls opened in a general election in...

Updated 07 Jan, 2024 04:03pm

World

Bangladesh to vote in election without opposition

DHAKA: Bangladesh votes Sunday in an election guaranteed to give Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina her fifth term in...

Updated 05 Jan, 2024 05:34pm

World

Exiled opposition leader condemns ‘sham’ Bangladesh election

LONDON: Bangladesh’s election on Sunday will be a “sham” designed to cement Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s rule,...

Published 04 Jan, 2024 12:11pm

World

Bangladesh’s Shakib bats for ruling party in elections

MAGURA: Turning his star sports power to politics, colourful Bangladeshi cricketer Shakib Al Hasan is all but...

Published 02 Jan, 2024 11:57am

World

Nobel laureate Yunus faces jail in Bangladesh court ruling

DHAKA: Bangladeshi Nobel peace laureate Muhammad Yunus was facing six months in jail with a court set to rule on...

Published 01 Jan, 2024 12:09pm

World

Bangladesh arrest thousands in ‘violent’ crackdown: HRW

DHAKA: Bangladesh has launched a sweeping and violent crackdown on opposition parties to “eliminate competition”...

Published 27 Nov, 2023 12:29pm

World

Bangladesh arrests 8,000 opposition activists: report

DHAKA: Bangladesh police have arrested nearly 8,000 opposition figures in a nationwide crackdown since officers...

Updated 05 Nov, 2023 10:21pm

World

Bangladesh PM’s daughter takes WHO top job, denying nepotism

NEW DELHI: The World Health Organization on Wednesday selected the daughter of Bangladesh’s prime minister to be its...

Published 01 Nov, 2023 07:02pm

World

Bangladesh’s main opposition to boycott vote if Hasina stays put

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s main opposition party will boycott the next general election if Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...

Published 01 Nov, 2023 12:53pm

World

Bangladesh police clash with protesters blockading capital

DHAKA: Bangladesh police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse stone-throwing crowds blockading major roads...

Updated 30 Jul, 2023 09:55am

World

Bangladesh opposition holds protests to demand resignation of PM

DHAKA: Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party rallied in the capital on Friday to...

Published 28 Jul, 2023 06:39pm

World

Bangladesh hands Nobel Laureate Yunus $1.1mn tax bill

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s top court has ordered Nobel laureate and microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus to pay more than $1...

Published 24 Jul, 2023 12:34pm

Markets

Bangladesh secures $4.7bn from IMF as other South Asian countries see delays

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved loans of $4.7 billion to Bangladesh for disbursal starting...

Published 31 Jan, 2023 11:59am

World

Bangladesh opens first metro line in traffic-choked capital

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s sprawling capital inaugurated its first ever metro rail line on Wednesday as authorities work to...

Published 28 Dec, 2022 02:38pm

World

Bangladesh opposition mounts huge protest in capital

DHAKA: Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh's main opposition party descended on Dhaka Saturday to protest...

Updated 10 Dec, 2022 08:51pm

World

Bangladesh opposition says top leaders taken by police

DHAKA: The two top leaders of Bangladesh’s main opposition party were taken from their homes by police in the early...

Published 09 Dec, 2022 09:46am

Forex
World
Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Nov 22	277.85
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Nov 22	277.65
USD to Japanese Yen / Nov 23	154.78
USD to Swiss Franc / Nov 23	0.89
Pound Sterling to USD / Nov 23	1.25
Euro to USD / Nov 23	1.04

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Nov 22	5,969.34
India Sensex / Nov 22	79,117.11
Tokyo Nikkei / Nov 22	38,283.85
Nasdaq / Nov 22	18,003.65
Hang Seng / Nov 22	19,229.97
FTSE 100 / Nov 22	8,262.08
Dow Jones / Nov 22	44,296.51
Germany DAX 30 / Nov 22	19,322.59

Item	Value
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Nov 22	17,785
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Nov 22	240,483
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Nov 23	71.24
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Nov 23	2,716.19
Cotton US¢/pound / Nov 23	70.77
Petrol/Litre / Nov 24	248.38

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / Nov 24 786 Investments Limited(786)	6.82 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / Nov 24 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	593.76 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / Nov 24 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / Nov 24 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / Nov 24 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	70.89 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / Nov 24 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	120.21 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / Nov 24 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	1,023.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / Nov 24 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / Nov 24 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	12.55 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
WorldCall Telecom / Nov 24 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	177,135,830 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / Nov 24 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	124,131,268 ▲ 0.00
Hascol Petrol / Nov 24 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	105,013,176 ▲ 0.00
Fauji Foods Ltd / Nov 24 Fauji Foods Limited(FFL)	77,697,371 ▲ 0.00
Treet Battery / Nov 24 Treet Battery Limited(TBL)	43,783,366 ▲ 0.00
B.O.Punjab / Nov 24 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	36,573,763 ▲ 0.00
Sui South Gas / Nov 24 Sui Southern Gas Company Limited(SSGC)	32,719,678 ▲ 0.00
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Nov 24 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	27,969,689 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / Nov 24 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	25,874,820 ▲ 0.00

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