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Muhammad Yunus

Bangladesh’s Yunus announces resignation, end of interim govt

Published 16 Feb, 2026 09:57pm

The BNP alliance won 212 seats, compared with 77 for the Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance

Son of BD’s former rulers poised for power

Published 14 Feb, 2026 02:23am

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) won a landslide parliamentary election on Friday,...

Bangladesh polls signal fresh start

Published 14 Feb, 2026 02:23am

EDITORIAL: Eighteen months on from a bloody uprising against the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year-long...

Bangladesh’s BNP wins two-thirds majority in landmark election

Updated 13 Feb, 2026 11:31am

Latest counts in an election seen as the South Asian nation’s first truly competitive in years gave the BNP and its allies at least 212 of the 299 seats up for grabs

Bangladesh’s Yunus says post-uprising polls mark end of ‘nightmare’

Published 13 Feb, 2026 05:47am

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus said the holding of elections on Thursday, the first since the...

Bangladesh’s political crossroads: an election guide

Updated 12 Jan, 2026 02:11pm

The Muslim-majority nation of 170 million people will hold its first elections since the uprising on February 12

Bangladesh star removed from IPL on Indian cricket board ‘advice’

Published 04 Jan, 2026 02:41am

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman was Saturday released by Indian Premier League team Kolkata...

EDITORIAL: After Khaleda

Updated 04 Jan, 2026 07:43am

EDITORIAL: The scale of the turnout at Khaleda Zia’s funeral was itself a political statement. Millions lining...

Bangladesh mourns ex-PM Khaleda Zia with state funeral

Published 31 Dec, 2025 02:21pm

Zia, the first woman to serve as prime minister in the South Asian nation of 170 million people, died on Tuesday aged 80

Bangladesh declares three-day state mourning for ex-PM Zia

Published 30 Dec, 2025 01:06pm

Zia, aged 80, died in hospital on Tuesday morning

Afghan Taliban visit Bangladesh ahead of polls

Published 30 Dec, 2025 05:48am

DHAKA: Afghan Taliban officials have visited Bangladesh and met leaders who are seeking to increase their political...

BD’s democratic renewal at a crossroads

Updated 29 Dec, 2025 06:01am

EDITORIAL: Bangladesh stands at a defining and fragile moment in its political transition, marked by both cautious...

Bangladesh police say student leader’s killers fled to India

Published 28 Dec, 2025 05:36pm

Student leader was shot by masked assailants in Dhaka earlier this month

Bangladesh political heavyweight Tarique Rahman to end exile

Published 24 Dec, 2025 12:16pm

Rahman, 60, an aspiring prime minister who has lived in London since he fled Bangladesh in 2008 over what he called a politically motivated persecution

Bangladesh rocked by unrest after death of student leader

Published 19 Dec, 2025 10:30am

Streets were calm in the morning, but residents said they were worried there could be fresh violence after Friday prayers

Protests in Bangladesh as India cites security concerns

Published 18 Dec, 2025 07:45pm

Ties between the two countries have been frosty since former prime minister Sheikh Hasina fled to India

Bangladesh president, feeling ‘humiliated’, wants to step down halfway through term

Published 12 Dec, 2025 04:14am

NEW DELHI: Bangladeshi President Mohammed Shahabuddin said on Thursday he plans to step down midway through his term...

Bangladesh sets first post-uprising polls for February 12

Published 12 Dec, 2025 04:14am

DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold national polls on February 12, the electoral commission announced Thursday, the...

Bangladesh to hold national election on February 12

Published 11 Dec, 2025 06:09pm

Khaleda Zia’s Bangladesh Nationalist Party is widely seen as the frontrunner in the upcoming polls

Bangladesh says regional grouping with Pakistan, sans India, ‘strategically possible’

Published 11 Dec, 2025 12:34pm

Touhid says perhaps at some point this could see some progress

Bangladesh presses India on ousted leader Sheikh Hasina’s extradition

Published 23 Nov, 2025 09:45pm

Hasina has been in hiding in India since her autocratic rule was overthrown in August 2024

Bangladesh signs 30-year Maersk lease for main port

Published 17 Nov, 2025 04:32pm

Chattogram port is Bangladesh’s main trade gateway and a vital hub in the global garment supply chain

Bangladesh to hold referendum on democratic reforms on election day

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Currency	Rate
USD PKR Interbank Selling / Jul 17	278.16
USD PKR Interbank Buying / Jul 17	277.96
USD to Japanese Yen / Jul 17	162.40
USD to Swiss Franc / Jul 17	0.81
Pound Sterling to USD / Jul 17	1.35
Euro to USD / Jul 17	1.14
SOFR % / Jul 17	3.60

Stock	Volume
S&P 500 / Jul 17	7,457.69
India Sensex / Jul 17	78,151.45
Tokyo Nikkei / Jul 17	64,141.12
Nasdaq / Jul 17	25,520.24
Hang Seng / Jul 17	24,562.24
FTSE 100 / Jul 17	10,600.37
Dow Jones / Jul 17	52,146.42
Germany DAX 30 / Jul 17	24,830.98
France CAC40 / Jul 17	8,338.81

Item	Value
Crude Oil USD/Barrel / Jul 17	82.49
Karachi Cotton PKR/37.32 KG / Jul 17	18,780
Gold 10 Grams PKR / Jul 17	361,656
Gold Spot USD/Ounce / Jul 17	4,017.39
Cotton US¢/pound / Jul 17	78.63
Petrol/Litre / Jul 19	316.15
Diesel/Litre / Jul 19	354.35

Gainers
Losers
Leaders

Stock	Price
Dadabhoy Cement / Jul 17 Dadabhoy Cement Industries Limited(DBCI)	17.01 ▲ 1.55 (10.03%)
Ruby Textile / Jul 17 Ruby Textile Mills Limited(RUBY)	17.59 ▲ 1.6 (10.01%)
Crescent Cotton / Jul 17 Crescent Cotton Mills Limited(CCM)	53.68 ▲ 4.88 (10%)
National Silk / Jul 17 The National Silk & Rayon Mills Limited(NSRM)	272.21 ▲ 24.75 (10%)
Suhail Jute / Jul 17 Suhail Jute Mills Limited(SUHJ)	223.96 ▲ 20.36 (10%)
Baba Farid Sugar / Jul 17 Baba Farid Sugar Mills Limited(BAFS)	418.56 ▲ 38.05 (10%)
Shadman Cotton / Jul 17 Shadman Cotton Mills Limited(SHCM)	50.61 ▲ 4.6 (10%)
Asia Ins. / Jul 17 Asia Insurance Company Limited(ASIC)	34.45 ▲ 3.13 (9.99%)
Olympia Mills / Jul 17 Olympia Mills Limited(OML)	107.58 ▲ 9.65 (9.85%)
TPL Trakker Ltd / Jul 17 TPL Trakker Limited(TPLT)	27.91 ▲ 2.5 (9.84%)

Stock	Price
Tariq Corp. (R) / Jul 17 Tariq Corporation Limited(Right)(TCORPR2)	2.70 ▼ -0.89 (-24.79%)
First Punjab Modaraba / Jul 17 First Punjab Modaraba(FPJM)	11.04 ▼ -1.23 (-10.02%)
Khairpur Sug. / Jul 17 Khairpur Sugar Mills Limited(KPUS)	1,871.47 ▼ -207.94 (-10%)
Service Textile / Jul 17 Service Industries Textiles Limited(SERT)	62.27 ▼ -6.92 (-10%)
S.G.Power / Jul 17 S.G. Power Limited(SGPL)	97.59 ▼ -10.84 (-10%)
Mughal Iron & Steel(C) / Jul 17 Mughal Iron & Steel Industries Ltd (C)(MUGHALC)	63 ▼ -6.99 (-9.99%)
Fateh Sports / Jul 17 Fateh Sports Wear Limited(FSWL)	150.29 ▼ -16.65 (-9.97%)
Paramount Spinning / Jul 17 Paramount Spinning Mills Limited(PASM)	10.91 ▼ -1.1 (-9.16%)
Power Cem(Pref) / Jul 17 Power Cement (Pref)(POWERPS)	23.62 ▼ -2.36 (-9.08%)
Supernet Tech. / Jul 17 Supernet Technologies Limited(STL)	41.34 ▼ -3.72 (-8.26%)

Stock	Volume
Cnergyico PK / Jul 17 Cnergyico PK Limited(CNERGY)	86,491,992 ▲ 0.19
TPL Properties / Jul 17 TPL Properties Limited(TPLP)	62,545,194 ▼ -0.67
Pak Refinery / Jul 17 Pakistan Refinery Limited(PRL)	38,580,070 ▲ 2.94
WorldCall Telecom / Jul 17 Worldcall Telecom Limited(WTL)	23,499,606 ▼ -0.04
K-Electric Ltd. / Jul 17 K-Electric Limited(KEL)	18,396,866 ▼ -0.24
Lotte Chemical / Jul 17 Lotte Chemical Pakistan Limited(LOTCHEM)	17,830,259 ▼ -1.32
Hascol Petrol / Jul 17 Hascol Petroleum Limited(HASCOL)	14,534,208 ▼ -0.33
B.O.Punjab / Jul 17 The Bank of Punjab(BOP)	12,503,494 ▼ -0.51
TPL REIT Fund I / Jul 17 TPL REIT Fund I(TPLRF1)	11,458,248 ▼ -0.29
PIA Holding Co.Ltd / Jul 17 PIA Holding Company Limited(PIAHCLA)	10,427,355 ▲ 0.51

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