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Bangladesh protestors

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

Published 06 Aug, 2024 08:23pm

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

Muhammad Yunus: Bangladesh’s ‘banker to the poor’ being tipped for interim PM

Published 06 Aug, 2024 07:24pm

DHAKA: Nobel-winning microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus has been asked by Bangladeshi protest leaders to helm an...

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

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 05:02pm

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

India ‘deeply concerned’ at Bangladesh crisis: foreign minister

Published 06 Aug, 2024 03:25pm

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

Bangladesh students ramp up pressure to dissolve parliament

Published 06 Aug, 2024 02:17pm

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

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

Published 06 Aug, 2024 01:05pm

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

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

Published 06 Aug, 2024 12:55pm

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

Western powers urge Bangladesh calm, democratic transition

Published 06 Aug, 2024 11:51am

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

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

Published 06 Aug, 2024 11:39am

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

Families wait as some political prisoners freed in Bangladesh

Published 06 Aug, 2024 11:33am

DHAKA: Families of political prisoners secretly jailed in Bangladesh under the autocratic rule of ousted premier...

Bangladesh Parliament dissolved, president’s office says

Updated 06 Aug, 2024 02:38pm

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s parliament was dissolved on Tuesday, the president’s office said in a statement, a day after...

Bangladesh president orders release of jailed ex-PM Khaleda Zia

Published 05 Aug, 2024 09:36pm

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

After 15 years in power, Sheikh Hasina falls as Bangladesh look to start new chapter

Published 05 Aug, 2024 04:40pm

DHAKA: Sheikh Hasina once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule but her long rule came to a sudden end on...

Who is the Bangladesh army chief who announced Hasina’s resignation?

Published 05 Aug, 2024 03:39pm

Just over a month after he became Bangladesh’s army chief, General Waker-Us-Zaman has been thrust into the...

Sheikh Hasina flees Bangladesh, ‘heading to London’ as military takes over

Updated 05 Aug, 2024 10:23pm

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

Bangladesh protesters call for march to Dhaka in defiance of curfew

Published 05 Aug, 2024 12:05pm

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

At least 73 killed as clashes rock Bangladesh, curfew imposed

Updated 04 Aug, 2024 09:36pm

Mobile services, internet remain tightly restricted

Bangladesh students call for nationwide civil disobedience

Updated 03 Aug, 2024 07:31pm

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

Bangladesh PM surveys destruction as unrest recedes

Published 25 Jul, 2024 05:10pm

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

Bangladesh garment factories reopen after unrest

Published 24 Jul, 2024 05:01pm

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

Bangladesh arrest total passes 2,500: AFP tally

Updated 23 Jul, 2024 06:08pm

DHAKA: The number of arrests in days of violence in Bangladesh passed the 2,500 mark in an AFP tally on Tuesday,...

Flight carrying Malaysians evacuated from Bangladesh to arrive on Tuesday

Published 23 Jul, 2024 11:01am

KUALA LUMPUR: A charted flight carrying Malaysian nationals evacuated from deadly violence in Bangladesh is expected...

Bangladesh student group suspends protests over death toll

Updated 22 Jul, 2024 11:33pm

DHAKA: The Bangladeshi student group leading demonstrations that have spiralled into deadly violence suspended...

Bangladesh extends curfew ahead of court hearing on controversial job quotas

Published 21 Jul, 2024 10:56am

DHAKA: Bangladesh extended a curfew on Sunday to control violent student-led protests that have killed at least 114...

Bangladesh soldiers out in force as PM Hasina cancels foreign trip

Updated 20 Jul, 2024 09:37pm

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

Attacks on Bangladesh student protesters ‘shocking’: UN

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jun 3	278.65
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jun 3	278.45
USD to Japanese Yen / Jun 4	159.92
USD to Swiss Franc / Jun 4	0.79
Pound Sterling to USD / Jun 4	1.34
Euro to USD / Jun 4	1.16
SOFR % / Jun 3	3.63

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jun 3	7,553.68
Nasdaq / Jun 3	26,853.97
Dow Jones / Jun 3	50,687.07
India Sensex / Jun 4	74,289.24
Tokyo Nikkei / Jun 4	67,399.25
Hang Seng / Jun 4	25,221.79
FTSE 100 / Jun 4	10,349.70
Germany DAX 30 / Jun 4	24,899.30
France CAC40 / Jun 4	8,185.81

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jun 3	401,030
Petrol/Litre / Jun 4	381.78
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jun 4	95.52
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jun 4	4,475.32
Diesel/Litre / Jun 4	380.78
Cotton US¢/pound / Jun 4	80.34

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
First Dawood Prop. / Jun 4 First Dawood Properties Limited(FDPL)	5.19 ▲ 0.62 (13.57%)
Azgard Nine (Non-Voti) / Jun 4 Azgard Nine (Non-Voti)(ANLNV)	8.40 ▲ 0.97 (13.06%)
Escorts Bank / Jun 4 Escorts Investment Bank Limited(ESBL)	13.59 ▲ 1.24 (10.04%)
First IBL Mod. / Jun 4 First IBL Modaraba(FIBLM)	11.41 ▲ 1.04 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jun 4 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	18.67 ▲ 1.7 (10.02%)
Tri-Star Power / Jun 4 Tri-Star Power Limited(TSPL)	15.38 ▲ 1.4 (10.01%)
Ansari Sug. / Jun 4 Ansari Sugar Mills Limited(ANSM)	15.72 ▲ 1.43 (10.01%)
Grays Leasing / Jun 4 Grays Leasing Limited(GRYL)	22.98 ▲ 2.09 (10%)
Ideal Spinning / Jun 4 Ideal Spinning Mills Limited(IDSM)	79.73 ▲ 7.25 (10%)
Kohat Textile / Jun 4 Kohat Textile Mills Limited(KOHTM)	90.73 ▲ 8.25 (10%)

Stock	Price
Crescent Cotton / Jun 4 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	36.91 ▼ -2.69 (-6.79%)
Ghazi Fabrics / Jun 4 Ghazi Fabrics International Limited(GFIL)	32 ▼ -2.25 (-6.57%)
Shams Textile / Jun 4 Shams Textile Mills Limited(STML)	39.03 ▼ -2.58 (-6.2%)
Aisha Steel(ConPS) / Jun 4 Aisha Steel(ConPS)(ASLPS)	28.06 ▼ -1.72 (-5.78%)
Ashfaq Textile / Jun 4 Ashfaq Textile Mills Limited(ASHT)	33.25 ▼ -1.89 (-5.38%)
Mughal Energy / Jun 4 Mughal Energy Limited(GEM)(GEMMEL)	21.30 ▼ -1.18 (-5.25%)
Shadman Cotton / Jun 4 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	47.43 ▼ -2.45 (-4.91%)
Premier Sugar / Jun 4 The Premier Sugar Mills(PMRS)	423.01 ▼ -20.78 (-4.68%)
Gulistan Sp. / Jun 4 Gulistan Spinning Mills Limited(GUSM)	7.06 ▼ -0.32 (-4.34%)
First AL-Noor Mod. / Jun 4 First Al-Noor Modaraba(FANM)	6.60 ▼ -0.28 (-4.07%)

Stock	Volume
Beco Steel Ltd / Jun 4 Beco Steel Limited(BECO)	112,742,147 ▲ 0.26
Pak Int.Bulk / Jun 4 Pakistan International Bulk Terminal(PIBTL)	32,085,063 ▲ 0.65
WorldCall Telecom / Jun 4 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	30,602,865 ▼ -0.01
Hascol Petrol / Jun 4 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	29,547,446 ▲ 0.88
TPL Properties / Jun 4 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	22,915,829 ▲ 0.56
P.T.C.L. / Jun 4 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	21,952,752 ▲ 2.38
Dewan Cement / Jun 4 Dewan Cement Limited(DCL)	21,604,812 ▲ 0.03
Kohinoor Spinning / Jun 4 Kohinoor Spinning Mills Limited(KOSM)	20,173,269 ▼ -0.13
Maple Leaf Cement / Jun 4 Maple Leaf Cement Factory Limited(MLCF)	18,998,070 ▲ 1.39
B.O.Punjab / Jun 4 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	18,802,886 ▲ 0.24

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