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Bangladesh star Shakib suspended over umpire outburst

DHAKA: Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan, who has a history of disciplinary breaches, has been suspended...

Published 14 Jun, 2021 03:39am

World

Thousands of Rohingya protest against conditions on Bangladesh island

Most of them had fled a brutal military offensive in neighbouring Myanmar in 2017 that UN investigators concluded was executed with "genocidal intent".

Published 31 May, 2021 05:22pm

World

Italy extends entry ban for India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka

The B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus was first detected in India last year and has been blamed for much of a devastating Covid-19 wave that has battered South Asian nations in recent weeks.

Published 30 May, 2021 04:32pm

Sports

Mushfiqur ton helps Bangladesh to 246 in 2nd Sri Lanka ODI

Bangladesh, who lead the three-match series 1-0, were in trouble at 74-4 when Mushfiqur put on 87 runs for the fifth wicket with Mahmdullah Riyad (41), before they were bowled out in 48.1 overs in Dhaka.

Published 25 May, 2021 05:50pm

Sports

Mehidy helps Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka in Covid-hit ODI

Mehidy returned figures of 4-30 from 10 overs of his off spin to help bowl out Sri Lanka for 224 in the tourists' chase of 258.
Number eight Hasaranga hit a valiant 74 off 60 balls.

Updated 24 May, 2021 08:34am

Sports

Mushfiqur, Mahmudullah guide Bangladesh to 257-6 in Covid-hit ODI

Bangladesh were in trouble at 99-4 despite skipper Tamim Iqbal's 52 after they elected to bat in the first of the three matches in Dhaka.

Published 23 May, 2021 05:25pm

Sports

Bangladesh ODI to 'go ahead' despite Sri Lanka positive virus cases

The remaining two matches are on May 25 and May 28, also at Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.

Updated 23 May, 2021 05:24pm

Business & Finance

Govt says multi-billion dollars Qatari investment not diverted to Bangladesh

Earlier, local media reports said that Pakistan and Qatar authorities had negotiated $5 billion investment projects in Pakistan but they could not be materialized.

Published 12 May, 2021 11:19am

World

UAE to bar travel from Pakistan from May 12

Travelers from Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka have also been barred.
Last week, Malaysia had suspended all passenger flights from Pakistan due to a rising number of COVID-19 infections.

Updated 10 May, 2021 03:49pm

Sports

Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera quits international cricket

The announcement came two weeks ahead of Sri Lanka's tour of Bangladesh, where they are due to play three one-day internationals.

Published 03 May, 2021 05:03pm

Sports

Jayawickrama's 11 debut wickets seal Sri Lanka win over Bangladesh

Off-spinner Ramesh Mendis dismissed four batsmen as all 10 Bangladesh second-innings wickets were taken by slow bowlers.

Published 03 May, 2021 04:09pm

Sports

Jayawickrama bowls Lanka to series victory in dream test debut

"Praveen was fantastic and Ramesh too," Karunaratne, who won the player-of-the-series award for his scores of 244, 118 and 66 in three innings, said.

Published 03 May, 2021 11:52am

World

25 killed in boat accident in Bangladesh: police

We have rescued five people and retrieved 25 bodies," local police chief Miraz Hossain told AFP.

Published 03 May, 2021 11:41am

World

India reports more than 352,991 new COVID cases in 24 hours, setting a fresh global record

For the fifth straight day, India has set a new global record for a rise in daily coronavirus cases, in addition to cumulative deaths jumping to an all-time high figure over the past 24 hours.
With 352,991 additional cases in the past 24 hours, India's total infections have surpassed 17 million, behind only the United States.
There are growing concerns that strains of the virus being tested in India are potentially more contagious.

Updated 26 Apr, 2021 01:26pm

Sports

Record stand for Shanto and Mominal puts Bangladesh in charge of first Test

Shanto took his maiden Test century to 163 while Mominul weighed in with 127 as they shared Bangladesh's best ever partnership for the third wicket in Tests.

Published 22 Apr, 2021 07:20pm

Sports

Bangladesh bat first in first Sri Lanka Test

Both teams packed their squads with fast bowling on a greenish wicket.

Published 21 Apr, 2021 11:36am

Sports

Bangladesh call up uncapped pacer for first Sri Lanka Test

The squad also included uncapped batsman Yasir Ali, who took part in a tour of Ireland in 2019 but did not play.

Published 20 Apr, 2021 04:18pm

World

Bangladesh cracks down on Islamist hardliners after India PM protests

At least 13 protesters died during the days-long demonstrations in late March over Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Published 18 Apr, 2021 04:53pm

World

Five killed as police fire at protesting workers in Bangladesh

DHAKA: At least five people were killed and dozens injured in Bangladesh on Saturday after police opened fire on a...

Published 18 Apr, 2021 03:09am

World

Five dead in protest at Chinese-financed plant in Bangladesh

Police confirmed a fifth victim and 19 injured, including three police, were taken to a hospital in Chittagong.

Published 17 Apr, 2021 03:46pm

World

Bangladesh virus shutdown triggers exodus from capital

The country will become virtually cut off with all international flights halted, and domestic transport curtailed.

Published 13 Apr, 2021 07:01pm

World

Bangladesh shuts down offices, transport amid pandemic surge

The South Asian nation of 160 million people has recorded 684,756 cases and 9,739 deaths, but the number of daily cases has increased sevenfold in a month.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 05:48pm

World

India overtakes Brazil, Bangladesh orders shutdown as surge hits South Asia

India reported a new daily record of more than 168,000 cases on Monday to take the total toll to 13.5 million cases, above Brazil's 13.48 million.

Published 12 Apr, 2021 05:42pm

Sports

Bangladesh’s Mominul demands result in Sri Lanka

DHAKA: Bangladesh Test captain Mominul Haque on Sunday ruled out any experimenting in the forthcoming Test series in...

Published 12 Apr, 2021 03:59am

World

One killed after Bangladesh police fire on Covid-19 protesters

One group hurled bricks at a police station, vandalised government offices and torched an officer's home and two government cars, police said.

Published 06 Apr, 2021 05:58pm

World

Bangladesh ferry disaster death toll hits 34

Experts blame poor maintenance, lax safety standards at shipyards and overcrowding for many of the accidents.

Published 06 Apr, 2021 05:55pm

World

Bangladesh ferry disaster death toll hits 26

"We have found 21 bodies today after the ship was pulled out of the water," local official Mustain Billah told AFP.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 05:40pm

Pakistan

Pakistan expresses condolences over lives lost in Bangladesh ferry accident

Heartfelt condolences to the government and brotherly people of Bangladesh and the bereaved families," Foreign Office tweeted.
At least 26 people died after a Bangladesh ferry carrying around 50 passengers collided with a cargo vessel in the Shitalakhsya River south of the capital Dhaka.

Published 05 Apr, 2021 04:18pm

World

US seeks to engage Pakistan to explore areas for cooperation on addressing climate crisis

Pakistan has been omitted both from the Leaders Summit on Climate as well as the list of leaders who will hold talks with Special Presidential Envoy for climate John Kerry.

Updated 02 Apr, 2021 12:18pm

Sports

New Zealand beat Bangladesh in rain-hit 3rd T20

The Black Caps made 141 for four after losing the toss and being asked to bat, with Finn Allen hitting 71 from 29 balls.

Published 01 Apr, 2021 04:34pm

Forex
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Commodity

Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / May 21	278.50
USD PKR Interbank Buying / May 21	278.30
USD to Japanese Yen / May 21	156.44
USD to Swiss Franc / May 21	0.91
Pound Sterling to USD / May 21	1.27
Euro to USD / May 21	1.09

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / May 20	5308.13
Nasdaq / May 20	16794.88
Dow Jones / May 20	39806.77
India Sensex / May 21	73830.29
Tokyo Nikkei / May 21	39037.68
Hang Seng / May 21	19234.33
FTSE 100 / May 21	8383.95
Germany DAX 30 / May 21	18702.87

Item	Value
Gold 10 Grams PKR / May 20	214678
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / May 21	79.32
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / May 21	19935
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / May 21	2414
Cotton US¢/pound / May 21	75.63
Petrol/Litre / May 22	273.10

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▼ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Price
786 Invest Ltd / May 22 786 Investments Limited(786)	5 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abbas Sugar / May 22 Al-Abbas Sugar Mills Limited(AABS)	585 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Agro Allianz / May 22 Agro Allianz Limited(AAL)	16 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
AL-Abid Silk / May 22 Al-Abid Silk Mills Limited(AASM)	3.49 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Ali Asghar / May 22 Ali Asghar Textile Mills Limited(AATM)	2.07 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Allied Bank / May 22 Allied Bank Limited(ABL)	87.10 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abbott Lab. / May 22 Abbott Laboratories (Pakistan) Limited(ABOT)	499.34 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Abson Ind. / May 22 Abson Industries Limited(ABSON)	2.50 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)
Alfalah ETF. / May 22 Alfalah Consumer Index ETF.(ACIETF)	9.84 ▲ 0.00 (0.00%)

Stock	Volume
P.I.A.C.(A) / May 22 Pakistan International Airlines Corp(PIAA)	47,200,500 ▲ 0.00
Cnergyico PK / May 22 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	29,719,327 ▲ 0.00
Pak Petroleum / May 22 Pakistan Petroleum Limited(PPL)	21,170,581 ▲ 0.00
Pak Refinery / May 22 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	16,965,134 ▲ 0.00
The Searle Co. / May 22 The Searle Company Limited(SEARL)	15,793,227 ▲ 0.00
P.T.C.L. / May 22 Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd(PTC)	15,054,641 ▲ 0.00
K-Electric Ltd. / May 22 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	14,145,556 ▲ 0.00
WorldCall Telecom / May 22 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	13,158,668 ▲ 0.00
Telecard Limited / May 22 Telecard Limited(TELE)	12,358,668 ▲ 0.00

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