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Bangladesh protests

Key events in Bangladesh as Hasina sentenced to death

Published 17 Nov, 2025 02:43pm

July Charter seeks to reshape the country's politics and institutions

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

Updated 25 Sep, 2024 04:54pm

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

Classes resume at Bangladesh university at heart of protests

Published 22 Sep, 2024 07:39pm

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

US plans talks on economy with Bangladesh leader Muhammad Yunus

Published 10 Sep, 2024 01:02pm

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

Bangladesh factories close after protests: police

Published 04 Sep, 2024 08:01pm

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

Ousted Bangladeshi leader becomes diplomatic headache for India

Updated 02 Sep, 2024 04:37pm

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

Bangladesh swears in chief justice as old guard removed

Updated 11 Aug, 2024 07:19pm

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s new chief justice has been sworn into office after his predecessor, viewed as a loyalist of...

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

Published 10 Aug, 2024 10:17pm

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

Bangladesh Bank governor Abdur Rouf Talukder has resigned

Published 10 Aug, 2024 12:58pm

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

Twelve killed in twin Bangladesh jailbreaks

Updated 10 Aug, 2024 11:40am

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

Hundreds protest in Dhaka over violence against Hindus in Bangladesh

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:41pm

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

Sheikh Hasina will return to Bangladesh for elections, her son says

Published 09 Aug, 2024 11:59am

NEW DELHI: Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will return to her country when its new caretaker...

Lessons from illusionary revolutions

Published 09 Aug, 2024 06:56am

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

Nobel winner Yunus sworn in to lead Bangladesh interim government

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 09:23pm

Hails overthrow of Hasina as Bangladesh’s second independence

Hindus in Bangladesh try to flee to India amid violence

Published 08 Aug, 2024 05:43pm

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

India says up to Hasina regarding her future plans

Published 08 Aug, 2024 04:39pm

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

Nobel winner Yunus returns to Bangladesh, hails ‘second independence’

Updated 08 Aug, 2024 02:49pm

DHAKA: Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus hailed Bangladesh’s “second independence” as he returned Thursday to...

How Bangladesh student protests brought in a new leader

Published 08 Aug, 2024 11:54am

DHAKA: A student-led uprising in Bangladesh against government hiring rules culminated this week in the prime...

‘Lesson learned from Bangladesh…’

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:22am

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

Yunus heads home, govt to be sworn in today

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:22am

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

Pakistan seeks peaceful, swift return of normalcy

Published 08 Aug, 2024 06:22am

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

Lesson learned from Bangladesh…

Published 07 Aug, 2024 06:43am

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

A disgraced Hasina

Published 07 Aug, 2024 06:19am

EDITORIAL: In the end, things moved just too fast for Sheikh Hasina, now Bangladesh’s ex-prime minister. But, if...

Bangladesh president dissolves parliament; Khaleda Zia freed

Published 07 Aug, 2024 05:38am

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

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...

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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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