London real estate: US investors spending rebounds to highest in eight years LONDON: US investors are buying up London commercial property at the fastest rate in eight years, data compiled by... Updated 02 May, 2024 05:31am
Business & Finance Global banking watchdog cracks down on big lenders gaming capital requirements LONDON: Global banking regulators proposed measures on Thursday to crack down on the world’s biggest banks that game... Published 08 Mar, 2024 03:14am
Pakistan SC allows Mengal to contest Feb 8 polls ISLAMABAD: Chairman of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), Sardar Akhtar Mengal, has received approval to... Published 30 Jan, 2024 04:52am
World Hasina celebrates ‘absolute victory’ after polls without opposition DHAKA: Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday dismissed the opposition’s criticism of the... Published 09 Jan, 2024 04:18am
World UN urges Bangladesh to change course after controversial vote GENEVA: The UN rights chief on Monday condemned the violence and repression during controversial elections in... Updated 08 Jan, 2024 10:42pm
World Bangladesh PM Hasina secures fourth straight term as expected DHAKA: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina swept to a fourth straight term as expected with her party winning an... Published 08 Jan, 2024 10:20am
Opinion Crises old and new It is hardly breaking news on the first day of the new (not so happy) year that Pakistan faces a slate of challenges... Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am
Business & Finance Foreign inflows into Indian bonds spike to 6-year high in 2023 before index inclusion MUMBAI: Foreign investment in Indian government bonds saw a remarkable jump in the last three months of 2023, with... Published 02 Jan, 2024 05:21am
World Bangladesh jails former air force chief in opposition crackdown DHAKA: A Bangladesh court sentenced a former air force chief and an ex-minister to prison Thursday in the latest... Published 28 Dec, 2023 05:18pm
World Tens of thousands attend Bangladesh opposition rally calling for government to resign DHAKA: Tens of thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s main opposition party took to the streets of the capital on... Published 16 Dec, 2023 07:53pm
World Bangladesh convicts 200 more opposition activists DHAKA: Bangladeshi courts have convicted more than 200 officials and activists of the main opposition Bangladesh... Published 24 Nov, 2023 05:29am
World BD convicts 139 opposition officials, activists DHAKA: Bangladesh has convicted 139 senior opposition party officials and activists in the past two days, ... Published 21 Nov, 2023 06:02am
World Bangladesh to hold general election on January 7: official DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold a general election on January 7, the country’s chief election commissioner said... Published 15 Nov, 2023 07:27pm
World US moves to break political impasse in Bangladesh DHAKA: The US ambassador to Bangladesh has sought meetings with leaders of the country’s three major parties, the... Published 13 Nov, 2023 06:41pm
World More than 100,000 protest to demand Bangladesh PM step down DHAKA: Over 100,000 supporters of two major Bangladesh opposition parties rallied in the capital Dhaka on Saturday,... Published 28 Oct, 2023 01:53pm
Pakistan Mengal urged to postpone Quetta rally QUETTA: Balochistan Information Minister Jan Achakzai has stated that BNP (M) Chief Akhtar Mengal is involved in a... Published 23 Oct, 2023 05:58am
World Thousands protest over Bangladesh’s ‘enforced disappearances’ DHAKA: Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters marched Wednesday demanding information on hundreds of people they say... Published 30 Aug, 2023 06:43pm
World Exiled Bangladesh opposition chief sentenced for graft DHAKA: Bangladesh’s exiled opposition leader was sentenced in absentia to nine years jail for corruption on... Published 02 Aug, 2023 07:42pm
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 29 Jul, 2023 05:28am
Pakistan Key highways in Balochistan blocked over extortion, lawlessness BARKHAN: Important roads in Balochistan were blocked by people in separate protests for acceptance of their demands... Published 04 Jul, 2023 05:07am
Pakistan BNP mulling withdrawing support to ruling coalition? QUETTA: The Balochistan National Party (BNP), a main ally of the ruling coalition, is reportedly upset with the... Published 29 Jun, 2023 04:19am
Pakistan MPA Hamal meets detained leader QUETTA: The central leader of Balochistan National Party (BNP) and MPA Mir Hamal Kalmati met with Provincial General... Published 25 Apr, 2023 06:25am
Markets European shares kick off March lower PARIS: A fall in the shares of the euro zone’s largest bank BNP Paribas weighed on Europe’s STOXX 600 on... Published 02 Mar, 2023 06:23am
Pakistan Country self-sufficient only in political parties, media houses, says ex-PM QUETTA: Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Sunday stressed the need to ensure political stability to put... Published 23 Jan, 2023 05:57am
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 One killed as Bangladesh police fire at opposition rally DHAKA: At least one person died Wednesday and scores were injured in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka as police fired... Updated 07 Dec, 2022 06:43pm
Opinion Faltering US stocks rally could see volatility-control funds turn sellers Certain volatility-linked investment strategies could ramp up selling of equities if turbulence in the stock market,... Published 03 Sep, 2022 04:25am
Business & Finance SocGen boosts income but costs of Ukraine war rise PARIS: French lender Societe Generale beat first-quarter earnings expectations on Thursday but booked higher... Published 09 May, 2022 05:39am
Print Bilawal getting foreign affairs portfolio? ISLAMABAD: Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari wants to take oath after Awami National... Updated 20 Apr, 2022 10:13am
