HC for Quick Action Against Perpetrators

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2001 POST POLL VIOLENCE HC for quick action against perpetrators n Nazmus Sakib Chowdhury (convicted for war crimes), Altaf Hossain Chowdhury, Maj (retd) The High Court has directed the gov- Ha zuddin Ahmed, Tariqul Islam, Zain- ernment to immediately take legal ac- al Abedin (VP Zainal), Ruhul Quddus tion against the persons responsible, Talukder Dulu, Abdul Ha z, AMH Selim as per the judicial probe report, for the (Silver Selim), Selim Reza Habib, and incidents including murder and rape Jamaat-e-Islami’s Ali Ahsan Moham- carried out on the Hindus and then mad Mujaheed and Delawar Hossain opposition members shortly after the Sayedee, both convicted for war crimes. October 1, 2001 election. The gazette was published in April The court also ordered the govern- following the directives of the bench. ment to inform it on May 11 regarding the “It is historic as no other probe report measures taken against the perpetrators. was made public earlier through ga- The bench of Justice Quazi Reza-Ul zette noti cation,” Biswojit told the Hoque and ABM Altaf Hossain passed Dhaka Tribune. the order yesterday after Deputy At- In response to a question by the court torney General Biswojit Roy placed the during the hearing, the deputy attorney gazette noti cation of the judicial in- general said no e ective measure could vestigation report. be taken against the perpetrators after The commission in its probe report the violence. “As the probe report has held a number of ministers of the then turned into a gazette, which has legal ruling BNPJamaat government respon- value, actions will now be taken against sible for instigating the incidents. The the perpetrators,” he said. Children of the locality make the stagnant drain water adjacent to Hatirjheel bridge a ‘water world’ of their own as they play in there to ward o daytime heat yesterday. They are leaders include BNP’s Salauddin Quader  PAGE 2 COLUMN 4 absolutely oblivious of the fact that the water is polluted and harmful for their health MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU

Question of BNP’s India votes in crucial 3rd phase ‘Bachelor’ Modi now existence ignites n AP, Patna, India Parts of sprawling Uttar Pradesh, voting in the area targeted by the rebels debate! Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Hary- on another day. admits he is married Indians voted in the crucial third ana, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Ma- The insurgents struck again hours n Mohammad Al-MasumMolla phase of national elections yesterday, harashtra states were among the places later and brie y disrupted voting in n AFP, Ahmedabad led his papers to stand as a member of with millions going to the polls in the holding balloting on Thursday. neighboring Chhattisgarh state by r- parliament from the Vadadora constit- A debate erupted during a discussion in heartland states that are essential to Hours before the voting began, Mao- ing at security forces guarding 10 poll- India’s election frontrunner Narendra uency in the western state of Gujarat, the capital yesterday when senior BNP the main opposition Hindu nationalist ist insurgents blew up a jeep carrying ing stations in Bastar district, the Press Modi has acknowledged for the rst he acknowledged that he had a wife. leaders disagreed with pro-BNP citizens’ party’s bid to end the 10-year rule of paramilitary soldiers, killing two and Trust of India news agency said. time that he is married, solving one In the column of the a davit to view that the party might cease to exist Congress party. wounding three others and causing a There were no casualties and the re- of the biggest mysteries about the pri- mention spouses, Modi – who is chief if it did not change its political strategy. Suspected Maoist rebels, who have bels ed after security forces returned vate life of the man tipped to be prime minister of Gujarat – wrote the name Taking part in the discussion organ- urged a boycott, brie y disrupted vot- P9 MORE STORIES re, PTI said. The voting resumed after minister. “Jashodaben”, but he states elsewhere ised by pro-BNP professionals at the ing in their strongholds in eastern Bihar security forces combed the area. The 63-year-old is routinely de- in the ling that he had “no informa- National Press Club, Farhad Mazhar state and neighboring Chhattisgarh, suspension in voting in some parts of The main Hindu opposition, with scribed as a bachelor and is thought to tion” about her. said: “Many died in the democratic carrying out acts of violence despite eastern Bihar state, police said. strong momentum on promises of a have lived alone in his adult life, hav- Modi’s brother con rmed in a state- movement, but the fascists grabbed thousands of security forces fanning The soldiers were patrolling a forest surge in economic growth, appears to ing risen through the ranks of a grass- ment that Narendra was betrothed to power. People’s basic rights and free- out in the area. in a rebel stronghold in Munger district be leading the race to end the Congress roots Hindu nationalist organisation in the now 62-year-old retired school- dom of speech are in shackles. That is Nearly 110 million people were eli- when their jeep hit a land mine nearly party’s 10 years in power. which celibacy is expected. teacher, who gave an interview in Feb- why, many people say if BNP fails to gible to vote in the third phase of the 225 kilometers (145 miles) southeast of Sonia Gandhi, the governing Con- Media reports have described how ruary in which she said she didn’t “feel change its strategy and uphold people’s elections in 92 constituencies in 11 of Patna, the state capital, police o cer gress party chief, and her son Rahul he walked away from a marriage ar- bad” about not being part of Modi’s life. expectations, it might cease to exist.” India’s 28 states and three federally Jitendra Rana said. Gandhi, the party’s vice president, ranged by his parents when he was The marriage, formalised when Gonoshasthya Kendra founder Za- administered union territories. The Voting was suspended at 20 nearby voted in the Indian capital where their a child, but this has never been con- Modi was 17, is believed never to have farullah Chowdhury, who a few days multiphase voting across the country polling stations because of the safety party was routed in a regional election rmed by the man himself who has been consummated. ago criticised BNP for not having dem- runs until May 12, with results for the threat, Rana said, but started as sched- in December. portrayed his single status as a virtue “Our parents considered Narendra ocratic practices within the party, ech- 543-seat lower house of Parliament an- uled in other parts of Bihar state. Elec- Besides the Congress party and the while campaigning. to be a normal child and under this oed Mazhar. nounced May 16. tion authorities are expected to hold  PAGE 2 COLUMN 3 In an a davit on Wednesday as he  PAGE 2 COLUMN 3  PAGE 2 COLUMN 6 INSIDE Business Diarrhoea patients increasing Hawlader removed, B1 The country’s foreign exchange reserve has crossed US$20bn – a buildup equivalent to six months of import pay- At least 15 fatalities in the past ve weeks in the capital Bablu new JaPa ments. Moniruzzaman Uzzal Nation n 6 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s pledge The number of diarrhoea patients in secretary general for promoting Mymensingh Municipality Dhaka has seen a huge spike in recent into a full- edged city corporation has days, with at least fteen people re- n Manik Miazee ruption allegation against party lead- not been implemented although it has portedly dying from diarrhoeal diseas- ers, and so on. been a year. es during the past ve weeks alone. Prime minister’s adviser Ziauddin Ruhul, who is known for being close The Dhaka Tribune has learned that Ahmed Bablu has been made the sec- to HM Ershad, belonged to a faction of Op-Ed 10 patients died in March, while ve retary general of main opposition in JaPa that did not want to take part in 11 When there is con ict, democracy is more died during the rst nine days of parliament Jatiya Party. the national poll. Ershad’s wife Raw- the solution. Con ict and political hostil- April. Sources said all these diarrhoea Bablu replaces ABM Ruhul Amin shan, on the hand, eventually contest- ity not only result in devastating direct vi- patients had already died when they Howlader, who has served as the ed the poll as part of the ruling Awami olence, they also impede growth, threat- were brought to the International Cen- secretary general of the party for 12 League-led alliance. en public health, and aggravate poverty. tre for Diarrhoeal Disease and Research years. Bangladesh (ICDDRB). JaPa Chairman HM Ershad had made Sport The lack of awareness among the the new appointment as per the party There has been 13 The rumours of Sheikh Jamal DC’s Sony patients’ relatives allegedly failed to charter, said party chief’s Press and Po- con icts between Norde leaving Bangladesh for a club in In- ensure timely treatment, which could litical Secretary Sunil Shuvo Roy. dia has taken a new turn as it was learnt have saved lives, health o cials said. Ruhul however told the Dhaka Trib- Rawshan Ershad and yesterday that the Haitian international Dr Azharul Islam Khan, chief phy- une that he did not know anything Ruhul Amin Howlader capped footballer is expected to leave sician and head of diarrhoeal diseases about the replacement. centring January 5 poll Dhaka today for a trial at a Belgium club. unit of the ICDDRB Hospital, told the “The party chief issues the order Dhaka Tribune that no patient had died considering Ziauddin’s contribution to at the hospital, but admitted that some the party,” Sunil said. Sources said the matter of bringing a patients had been brought to the ICD- of diarrhoea patients has suddenly in- children. Around 25% the diarrhoeal dis- “It is a great responsibility for me,” change to the top post had been dis- DRB after they had already died on the creased in the capital, while there were ease patients su ered from cholera. the new secretary general told the cussed within the party for months. way to the hospital. concerns that the number might rise. Professor Dr Mahmudur Rahman, Dhaka Tribune as immediate reaction. Eventually, following special recom- At least fteen patients were brought Although the average number of director of Institute of Epidemiology Party sources said there had been mendation from Rawshan Ershad, Ba- in dead in the last 40 days, he added. patients receiving daily treatment at Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), con icts between Rawshan Ershad, blu is being made the new secretary As a precaution, Dr Azharul recom- the ICDDRB stood at around 400 last told the Dhaka Tribune that the num- leader of the opposition in parlia- general. mended people to take oral saline as month, the hospital had 722 patients ber of cholera patients was increasing ment and senior presidium member of Rawshan however refused to make soon as identifying diarrhoeal symp- admitted on April 9 – the highest re- for various reasons including climate JaPa, and ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader any comment on the issue. toms. If saline fails to improve the pa- corded so far this year. change, water contamination, lack of centring the January 5 parliamentary Ruhul told the Dhaka Tribune that tient’s condition, they must be taken In 2013, the highest number of daily personal hygiene and awareness. election. he had met Ershad yesterday after- to the nearest hospital without wasting admitted patients was 587. According to the national crisis man- The con icts centred issues such as noon and had very little idea about the any time, he added. Among the total patients this year, agement centre of the health directorate, whether to participate in the election, development then. “I learnt about the ICDDRB sources said the number around 55% were adult and the rest were  PAGE 2 COLUMN 6 forming committees, under-probe cor- change through media,” he said. l 2 DHAKA TRIBUNE News Friday, April 11, 2014

ASSAULT ON MUNSHIGANJ UNO JaPa regular, Rawshan irregular Police super outs in rst House session deadline to reply to n Kamran Reza Chowdhury ment, the ruling party and the opposi- She said her party took part in the cussions on the declaration of the 1971 tion were complementary toward each January 5 polls to prevent any uncon- War of Liberation and the war itself. show cause notice The main opposition JaPa (Jatiya Party) other, she said. stitutional force from assuming power She termed those as “settled issues.” was regular in the rst session of the “Why will you not accept this if you and to contribute toward institutional- “There shouldn’t be any controversy n Rabiul Islam dad reportedly assaulted UNO ATM tenth parliament that ended yesterday believe in the Westminster form of gov- isation. over these issues,” she said. Mahabubul Karim of Gajaria upazila in but Leader of the Opposition Rawshan ernment?” Rawshan said. Rawshan said participating in the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in her The Munshiganj police super did not Munshiganj. Ershad had been absent for 62% of the The opposition leader attended the polls was an exclusive decision of the concluding address, thanked Rawshan reply within the deadline of the Home On March 27, the Home Ministry working days since January 29. rst, third, sixth, eighth, ninth, 11th, parties but there are no alternatives in for her cooperative attitude towards Ministry’s show cause notice served to sent a letter asking Habibur Rahman Out of a total of 36 sittings of the 12th, 16th, 19th, 25th, 28th, 33rd and democratic elections. the government. him on March 31 for not cooperating to to cooperate in iling the case against tenth parliament, Rawshan, also JaPa 36th days of the current session. She “We will not use o ensive words in Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury le a case against an assistant sub-in- the ASI. presidium member, showed up to only attended the whole session yesterday the parliament,” she said, condemning in her concluding remarks said the spector in the district for assaulting an “We have not got any reply, and ac- 14 sittings, including the opening and from 3pm to around 8:57pm. acts of previous opposition parties. opposition party could create a upazila nirbahi o cer. tion will be taken as per the rules,” CQK closing days, according to parliament Apart from the opening and closing “We want to help the government, unique example of cooperation by The notice also mentioned why Mustaq Ahmed, senior secretary of the records. days, she frequently turned up before but the BNP is skeptical of it because simply refraining from opposing departmental action would not be ministry, told the Dhaka Tribune over While delivering her wind-up Maghreb prayers and left after the they have not seen this before,” she ob- everything. taken against Habibur for defying the the phone yesterday. speech, Rawshan assured the House prayer break. served. Shirin said the opposition party and ministry’s order, and asked the police A few days back, Habibur Rahman that her MPs would not boycott the “We will attend parliament “JaPa walked out of parliament only the independent lawmakers had par- o cial to reply in seven working days. was withdrawn from Munshiganj for parliament and would extend all-out sessions. We will not boycott. We’re once among the 36 sittings and extend- ticipated in all parliamentary a airs, The notice was served to SP Habibur negligence in carrying out his duty to support to the ruling party, though here to speak in favour of people, not ed its full support in passing two bills in including the prime minister’s ques- Rahman who missed the deadline yes- contain violence during the upazila di erent quarters were suspicious of for us,” the JaPa presidium member the rst session.” tion-and-answer sessions. terday. poll in Gazaria upazila. them. said in her almost 50-minute speech The opposition leader said the pre- This has strengthened the demo- During the elections on March 23 He had been attached to the Police In the Westminster form of govern- yesterday. vious parliaments only focused on dis- cratic system, she observed. l Louhojang police station ASI Md Em- Headquarters in Dhaka. l ABM Musa laid to rest n Tribune Report members, paid their last tribute to the of journalism during his 64 years of veteran journalist at the National Press professional life. ABM Musa received Veteran journalist ABM Musa who Club. many awards, including the Ekushey passed away in the capital on Wednes- They ocked in their hundreds on Padak. day was laid to eternal rest yesterday the Jatiya Press Club premises when A life member of the National Press night. his body was taken there around 12:30 Club, ABM Musa was elected president He was buried at his family grave- pm. They placed wreaths at his co n of the club for four times while general yard at Kutubpur village in Fulgazi up- and took part in his second namaz-e- secretary thrice. azila around 9:30pm following fourth janaza held on the club premises. He was elected a Member of Parlia- namaz-e-janaza. Information Minister Hasanul Haq ment in the rst national election of the Earlier, his body was taken to his Inu, Press Club president Kamaluddin country in 1973. home district from the capital in the Sabuj, general secretary Syed Abdal He started his career in journalism afternoon. Ahmed, Dhaka University vice-chan- with now-defunct The Insaf in 1950. The body was kept at Feni Press cellor Dr AAMS Are n Siddique, Prof Later, he joined the Pakistan Observer Club for some time where people from Anisuzzamn, journalist Kamal Lohani and served it in various capacities. all walks of life paid their last respects and BNP acting secretary general Mirza Musa had played an important to the senior journalist, reports UNB. Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, among others, role in the country’s Liberation War Later, his 3rd namaz-e-janaza was joined the janaza. through his reports in the BBC and held at Mizan Maidan in the district ABM Musa, a close aide of Bangab- various dailies, including The Sunday town after Maghrib prayers. andhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, passed Times. His rst janaza was held at Iqbal away at a city hospital on Wednesday at He served as the Director General Road in Mohammadpur on Wednes- the age of 83. of the Press Institute of Bangladesh day and the second one at the National Born at Dharmapur village in Feni in (PIB) from 1981-85. He also served as Press Club yesterday. 1931, Musa was the founder member of the managing director and chief editor A large number of people, including the National Press Club. of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) journalists, politicians and civil society He contributed to di erent elds from 1985-87. l People from all walks of life pay their respects to renowned journalist ABM Musa yesterday at the National Press Club RAJIB DHAR Hasina praises JaPa’s India votes in HC for quick action against Diarrhoea crucial phase  PAGE 1 COLUMN 4  PAGE 1 COLUMN 2 horri c incidents of violence as many the average number of patients at the opposition role  PAGE 1 COLUMN 3 The report was prepared by a people did not appear before the com- ICDDRB during the rst nine days of the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, the three-member commission headed mission fearing further attacks. month was 581. There are claims that the n Emran Hossain Shaikh Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rah- vote is also crucial for the future of by former district judge M Shahabud- Barisal was the worst-a ected di- health directorate had failed to take nec- man for claiming that Bangabandhu India’s anti-corruption party, led by din Chuppu, now a commissioner of vision where a total of 2,189 incidents essary initiatives to create mass aware- Hailing the Jatiya Party for its role as Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was the rst Arvind Kejriwal. the Anti-Corruption Commission. The of serious crimes including rape, gang ness, as well as failing to hold a regular the main opposition in parliament, “illegal” prime minister and Ziaur Rah- The Aam Admi Party, or Common probe body was formed on December rape, arson and loot were committed joint meeting with Dhaka Wasa this year. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yester- man the rst president of Bangladesh. Man’s Party, scored a stunning upset in 27, 2009 and it submitted the report to just after the election. Visiting the ICDDRB hospital yesterday said the opposition’s duty was to She said: “They are arousing contro- the New Delhi election, launching Ke- the Home Ministry on April 24, 2011. Almost all the women, from child day, the Dhaka Tribune found that hos- assist the government. versy for making Pakistan happy. jriwal to the national stage. According to the report, as many as to age-old, of three Hindu villages in pital authority were providing treatment “If the government does anything “What is their motive for creating He has led protests and hunger 3,625 incidents of violence took place Lalmohan Upazila of Bhola were raped. to patients in extended tents to cope up wrong, the opposition must criticise it. controversy over a historical truth? strikes to highlight his ght against across the country between October 1, Even a physically-handicapped wom- with the added pressure of patients. But it is the duty of the opposition to They are spreading lies to hide the mis- government corruption over the past 2001 and December 31, 2002. During an, whose two legs were cut, and anoth- Dr Azharul said the number of di- cooperate with the government. The deeds, including genocide, rape and two years. The party is contesting near- that time, 355 political murders oc- er 70-year-old woman were not spared. arrhoea patients suddenly increased incumbent opposition is doing this arson during the country’s War of Inde- ly 400 parliamentary seats. curred while the other 3,270 incidents As many as 38 political murders this year, after experiencing downward and they are attending parliament ses- pendence perpetrated by the Pakistani The threat of insurgent attacks is al- are related to rape, gang rape, arson, took place during the same period. But trends in the past couple of years. sions,” Hasina told the House. occupation forces,” she said. ways a shadow over Indian elections, looting and other serious crimes. only 39 cases were registered on the The government should look into the She thanked Leader of the Oppo- “They are now busy attering the although voting in the northeast on But only 221 cases were lodged, in incidents and the accused of four cases quality of drinking water, he added. l sition Rawshan Ershad for her role defeated forces.” Monday and Wednesday was mainly which police submitted nal report in were discharged, says the report. and expressed hope that the Urging people not to get confused, peaceful. 27 cases but discharged the accused. Death row war criminal Salauddin opposition would play its due role in Hasina said it was high time to resist On Wednesday, Maoist rebels The law enforcers pressed charge sheets Quader’s men killed 12 persons at a house Question of BNP’s parliament. those who killed people through arson killed three soldiers in a gunbattle in in rest of the cases, says the report. in Chittagong by setting re. In the district,  PAGE 1 COLUMN 6 The premier said some countries attacks, tried to foil war crimes trials, Chhattisgarh state a day before voting The commission suggested that as 97 political murders and 360 incidents of “Everybody knows the situation in the ju- were interfering in the country’s inter- rehabilitated the killers of Bangaband- started. there is no timeframe for ling of cas- gang rape, arson, loot and other serious diciary. People are not getting justice. They nal a airs and were trying to treat BNP hu and distorted the country’s history. In March, rebels killed 15 govern- es for crimes, the authorities can lodge crimes took place. On the incidents, only are harassed. In order to overcome such as the opposition. “Khandaker Moshtaq was a trai- ment soldiers and one civilian in cases against the perpetrators now. 49 cases were lodged while the accused in predicaments, movement strategy [of “The opposition will come to par- tor and killer. He declared himself the their deadliest raid in Chhattisgarh in If an accused is acquitted, appeals eight cases were discharged. BNP] should be changed,” Zafarullah said. liament following elections. Why are president. He also made Ziaur Rahman almost a year, ambushing dozens of should be lodged against them, while Priya Saha, general secretary of A little later, BNP Standing Commit- the foreign countries talking about a chief of the armed forces. Why was Zia troops and police guarding construc- if anyone is discharged, then revision Bangladesh Women Unity Council, told tee Member Ra qul Islam Miah strong- party that has no representation in the made the army chief following Bangab- tion workers. cases should be led, says the report. the Dhaka Tribune that war criminal ly shot back at Farhad Mazhar. House? The party came to parliament andhu’s killing? It can surely be said he Prime Minister Manmohan Singh The commission also said between Sayedee’s men had forcefully taken the “We want to say that BNP is a pro-peo- [during the previous term] only to re- [Zia] had a connection with the killing,” has called the rebels India’s biggest 2003 and 2006, more than 14,000 in- possession of land more than 200 acres ple party and its movements are for the ceive facilities like salaries, foreign she claimed. internal security threat. They oper- cidents of violence including political owned by her father and other rela- people. So, this party will never cease to tours and tax-free cars,” she said. “People say Ziaur Rahman used ate in 20 of India’s 28 states and have murders took place. tives in Pirojpur. She did not le any exist... After the assassination of Ziaur to sign death penalties while having thousands of ghters, according to the Deputy Attorney General Biswojit complaint or give statement before the Rahman, everybody said BNP will [die]... ‘BNP pleasing Pakistan’ breakfast and he did not hesitate to do Home Ministry. l said the report did not cover all the commission out of fear. l Khaleda Zia took over the helm and the Hasina also criticised BNP Chairperson so,” Hasina said. l party moved forward. Under the leadership of Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman, ‘Bachelor’ Modi now admits he is married BNP will never cease to exist,” Ra qul said.  PAGE 1 COLUMN 5 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who rare- being unmarried is not seen as a At this point, Mazhar stood up in RAB nabs 5 for journo’s circumstance got him married at a ly speaks to the media, for failing to be handicap in India because Hinduism has protest and interrupted Ra qul. very young age,” his elder brother Som- candid about his personal life. a strong tradition of asceticism in which “You [Ra qul] are talking from a polit- abhai Damodardas said in a statement “I believe that Modi should rst seek followers renounce worldly pleasures. ical point of view. We are professionals. murder in Narayanganj yesterday. an apology from the people of Gujarat for Other parts of Modi’s personal story You have to understand my sentiment “But for Narendra, service to the na- misleading them,” said Arjun Modhwadia, remain unclear, particularly a period and my perspective. We are not involved n Kailash Sarkar they killed Delwar. tion was foremost so he left home,” he head of the Congress party in Gujarat. as a young man when he is believed to in active politics. If you talk like this then “Khalil had a feud with Delwar over added, recalling his parents’ modest In New Delhi, Congress party spokes- have wandered in the Himalayas on a why do you call us [to these discussions]? RAB detained ve men in connection a piece of vested property, Kalam had means to bring up six children and “how man Rashid Alvi queried why he had journey of spiritual discovery. I just gave my advice,” Mazhar said. with the murder of a local journalist a feud with him over land business, there was little education in our family”. neither divorced nor cared for his wife. Modi’s personal life hit headlines last Holding him by his hands, the oth- that took place on March 28 in Sonarga- and Jahangir, Abbas and Monir were Modi, a hardline Hindu nationalist “If a man can’t take care of his wife, November in a scandal dubbed “Stalk- er leaders then tried to calm Mazhar on upazila, Narayanganj, RAB o cials in con ict with him over gas line con- consistently ahead in the polls, told a how can he take care of the country?” ergate” in which alleged transcripts of down. BNP acting secretary general disclosed at a press brie ng in Kurmi- nections,” said Wing Commander ATM biographer recently that he “actually he told AFP. conversations between Gujarat’s then- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir then tried tola, Dhaka yesterday. Habibur Rahman, director of RAB’s le- enjoys loneliness” and has said that India’s mammoth national election, home minister and policemen were re- to pacify the heated situation. The vicitm, Delwar Hossain, 40, was gal and media wing. because he has no children he is more which entered the third of nine phas- leased by an investigative news portal. He said: “In a democratic movement, a correspondent of Dainik Somachar “The three di erent parties banded likely to be a clean politician. es on Thursday with almost a fth of In them the minister purportedly or- there will always be ups and downs. There and Bhorer Barta. He also owned a land together to get revenge and killed Del- “I’ve no familial ties. Who would the 543 seats in the parliament up for ders o cers to trail a woman at the be- is no reason to believe that we are falling business and a workshop in Sonargaon. war, swooping in on him on his way I ever try to bene t through corrup- grabs, has been described as a “battle hest of “saheb”, a Hindi term for boss, behind. Nobody should be frustrated... The detainees are: Ibrahim Khalil, home at night,” he said. tion?” he told a recent rally. of the bachelors”. ordering them to report every move- BNP leaders and activists have made the 32, Mohammad Jahangir, 32, Moham- RAB o cials said Ibrahim was the He has four times contested seats Modi’s main opponent Rahul Gan- ment of the young architect, particular- biggest of sacri ces for the movement mad Kalam, 45, Monir Hossain, 26, and mastermind behind the murder, while in Gujarat’s regional assembly but has dhi is single. He is the scion of the Neh- ly if and when she met any male friends. and they are still doing so. I believe BNP Abbas Ali, 44. the others assisted him. never given his marital status on the ru-Gandhi dynasty that runs the ruling The BJP dismissed the tapes as a will never cease to exist.” When Fakhrul Arrested from di erent places in Originally from Dohar upazila in a davits. Congress party, which has been in pow- conspiracy to malign Modi by the Con- was talking, Farhad Mazhar and Ra qul Siddhirganj, the accused admitted to Dhaka, Delwar had moved to Bailor, Political opponents criticised the er nationally since 2004. gress party, which polls show faces its Islam Miah were sitting beside each other the crime and described why and how Sonargaon 15 years ago. l prime ministerial candidate for the Unlike in many other democracies, heaviest ever defeat in the elections. l and talking with smiling faces. l DHAKA TRIBUNE News Friday, April 11, 2014 3 Childhood tuberculosis cases Awami League MPs startlingly go undiagnosed slam Tarique n Emran Hossain Shaikh have been taught by the ISI [Pakistan’s intelligence agency].” Awami League lawmakers yesterday Suranjit urged the law minister to slammed BNP leader Tarique Rahman take legal action against Tarique on for his remark that Bangabandhu Sheikh charge of sedition and for destroying Mujibur Rahman was rst illegal prime the history of the country. minister of Bangladesh. He said those who do not recognise They urged the government to take the history of Bangladesh have no right legal action against Tarique, the BNP to live in the country. senior vice-chairman, as early as possible for the sake of the country’s liberty and sovereignty. ‘Was your father an Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed elected representative? termed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s son Tarique Rahman an idiot. Did he see the election? Training his gun on Tarique, Tofail Your father used to said seething with anger: “What a spew spit calling us sir’ foolish…Was your father an elected representative? Did he see the election? Your father used to spew spit calling us “If anyone want to live in the county for all districts within 2014,” he said. sir.” must show respect to the constitution Salim feels that diagnosis and con- Tarique at a rally in London on April and liberation of the country,” he said. trol of MDR TB, Smear Negative & Ex- 8 said Bangabandhu was rst illegal Health Minister Mohammad Nasim Speakers at the programme titled Debrie ng Session of 6th Joint Monitoring Mission 2014 organised by the Bangladesh National trapulmonary TB and Childhood TB are prime minister of Bangladesh. Earlier, claimed that BNP was distorting the Tuberculosis Control Programme yesterday NASHIRUL ISLAM major challenges. at another program he claimed that Zi- history of Bangladesh as part of a plot. The smear-negative TB and Ex- aur Rahman was the rst president of He urged the government to be stern n Tazlina Zamila Khan Garden Hotel yesterday. MDR TB in new cases is 1.4% while it is trapulmonary TB also remain unde- Bangladesh. against those who are destroying the “Childhood TB is a neglected prob- 29% in retreatment cases. tected at the national level, according Slating Tarique Zia’s remark, Tofail history of Bangladesh. A survey has revealed that about 9.5% lem in Bangladesh. We have recognised However, the MDR TB was 14.7% in to Dr Md Ashaque Husain, director, Ahmed, also an advisory council Nasim, also the presidium member childhood tuberculosis cases are still it as an important issue [to deal with],” retreatment cases. MBDC and Line Director TB-leprosy member of the Awami League, urged of Awami League, admitted the fact of undiagnosed in Bangladesh, getting said Leopold Blance, team leader of “A total of 180,000 patients were de- under the NTP. the prime minister and the law minister violence in the upazila election saying in the way of reducing morbidity, Joint Monitoring Mission. “Skilled per- tected with TB in 2013, of whom 2761 There are around 869 Directly Ob- to end the grenade attack case as early that some incidents were seen during mortality and transmission of the sonnel are needed to expand the di- were in the MDRTB category and en- served Treatment Short-Course (DOTS) as possible. the election. disease. agnosis programme to solve the prob- rolled for treatment from 2008 to 31 centres and 1,089 microscopy labs un- Tarique is an accused in the case of Railway Minister Mujibul Haque This was brought to light at a pro- lem.” December 2013,’’ said NTP MDRTB Ad- der NTP, he said. grenade attack on an Awami League ral- said the countrymen were surprised gramme organised by the Bangladesh Bangladesh is among 27 priority viser MA Hamid Salim. Bangladesh National Tuberculosis ly on August 21, 2004. at the remark of Tarique Rahman on National Tuberculosis Control Pro- countries for MDR (Multi-drug-resis- ‘’Thirty GeneXpert machines have Control Programme conducted surveys Senior AL lawmaker Suranjit Sen- Bangabandhu. gramme, titled “Debrie ng Session tant) TB and extensively drug-resistant been installed in di erent places of the in Rangpur, Naogaon, Tangail, Dhaka, gupta said BNP was working as part “Tarique Zia is betraying with the of 6th Joint Monitoring Mission 2014” tuberculosis (XDRTB). country to enhance diagnosis of MDR TB Khulna and Cox’s Bazar districts from of a political conspiracy. “Tarique Zia country taking money from the ISI,” he held at Dhaka’s Radisson Blu Water According to the summary report, and there is a plan to install 64 machines March 30 to April 10 this year. l is talking in a way that he appeared to said. l Eyewitness tes- AG: Sayedee’s crimes more dreadful than Molla’s Suspected ti es against robber beaten to n Nazmus Sakib crimes Sayedee had committed during forced to convert to another religion, tribunal had rightly handed down the ATM Azhar the 1971 Liberation War in Pirojpur. my soul will die. It is more shocking death sentence to him. death in Feni At the end of government’s arguments He pleaded for upholding the death than physical death.” Mahbubey on Wednesday told the n Our Correspondent, Feni n Udisa Islam yesterday, attorney general Mahbubey penalty in two charges – killing Ibrahim court that the defence had submitted Alam pleaded for upholding the capital Kutti and Bisabali, and sought punish- He pleaded for a fake document to the tribunal to save An alleged robber was killed in a mass Another eyewitness in the trial against punishment of war criminal Delawar ment for the six other charges which upholding death Sayedee. beating at Karimullahpur village un- Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azha- Hossain Sayedee for the sake of justice. were proved at the tribunal but no sen- Additional attorney general MK Rah- der Daganbhuiyan upazila in Feni rul Islam yesterday claimed that the He said the Jamaat-e-Islami leader tence was given. penalty in two charges man, deputy attorney general Ekramul yesterday. accused had been involved with the had committed more monstrous crimes The attorney general admitted that and sought punishment Hoque and assistant attorney gener- The deceased was identi ed as Bac- abduction and killing of Carmichael than war criminal Abdul Quader Molla, the government should have appealed al Bashir Ahmed assisted Mahbubey chu Mian, 45, son of Shamsul Haque of College teachers during the 1971 Liber- who was executed on December 12. for the other 12 charges where Sayedee for the six other charges Alam while SM Shahjahan represented the upazila. ation War. Molla had to walk to gallows for a was acquitted. which were proved Sayedee during the hearing. Police said the robbers had stormed Tenth witness Ratan Chandra Das, deposition from Momena. Similarly, re- The ve-member apex court bench at the tribunal but no The international Crimes Tribunal into the village and were preparing to 61, corroborated with the deposition of liable witnesses like Momena gave tes- headed by Chief Justice Md Muzammel 1 awarded death sentence to Sayedee commit robbery. previous witness Shobha Kar. timonies in the case against Sayedee. Hossain xed Sunday for the defence to sentence was given on February 28 last year. Both the sides As the news of robbery spread, Ratan was a cook in the house of “As per their depositions, Sayedee’s rebut the government side’s arguments. appealed against the tribunal verdict on neighbours gathered in the area and Sunil Baran Chakrabarty and Ram crimes are more despicable and terrible In his submission, Mahbubey said The top law o cer of the country ar- March 28 last year. The hearing for the beat up them, leaving Bacchu and two Krishna Adhikari, teachers of Carmi- than Molla’s,” he said. Sayedee had also committed crime by gued that Sayedee had aided the Paki- case began on September 24 last year others critically injured. chael College. Mahbubey said that no other pun- forcefully converting Hindus to Islam. stani Army in committing all kinds of and the argument stage on January 28 The injured were sent to Feni Sadar After his deposition, the Interna- ishment is appropriate for the heinous “It is more horrible than murder. If I am crimes against humanity for which the this year. l Hospital where Bacchu died. l tional Crimes Tribunal 1 adjourned trial of the al-Badr leader from Rangpur until Sunday keeping the cross-examination incomplete. IO testi es on al-Badr leader Mir BNP grassroots vent The witness said he had been present at the scene when Carmichael College teacher Kala Kashem’s involvement in war crimes anger on central leaders Chand, his wife Manjushree and Sunil were abducted on 15th n Udisa Islam surer and also key nancier of the par- tims’ family. Upon speci c complaints, n Mohammad Al-Masum Molla Prodhan, president of Panchagarh dis- Baishakh, the rst month of Bengali ty, had been directly involved in com- he started the investigation and plead- trict unit, told the Dhaka Tribune. calendar. The Pakistani Army freed The investigation o cer in the case mitting crimes against humanity with ed to the chief prosecutor for the arrest Grassroots leaders of the BNP expressed Pointing nger to the central lead- him as he had identi ed himself to be against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir the help of the Pakistani occupation of the accused. bitter resentment at the central leaders ers, K Hasan, vice-president of the a Muslim. Kashem Ali, an alleged commander of forces, the IO said. The tribunal issued the arrest war- and Jamaat-e-Islami for their role during same unit, said: “If anyone becomes “That night, some army personnel notorious al-Badr force in Chittagong rant on June 17, 2012 and the accused the January 5 election resist movement. convener of a district unit, he cannot along with ATM Azhar came to Kala during the 1971 Liberation War, testi ed was arrested the same day. As part of reorganising the party, be president or general secretary of the Chand’s house and took them away at the war crimes tribunal yesterday. The accused created Chairman of Diganta Media Corpo- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and the district committee. If so, intra-party blindfolded. I identi ed Azhar then. Nurul Islam is the 24th and last al-Badr in Chittagong ration that owns Diganta TV and the central leaders have started to sit with feud can never be eliminated.” Manjushree prayed to them not to take prosecution witness in the case. After daily Naya Diganta, Mir Kashem is the grassroots leaders and activists to Mohammad Shamsuzzaman, mem- her husband. Then they took her with his submission, defence lawyer Nazi- and led the abduction facing 14 charges of crimes against hu- listen to them and give them directives. ber secretary of the Nilphamari district them as well.” bur Rahman began questioning him. and killing of many manity. In the rst phase, the leaders of 13 BNP, said they would hold council to The witness said the next day he The International Crimes Tribunal 2 pro-liberation people at According to the defence, Mir Kash- districts, thanas and municipalities form the full-pledged committee soon. had gone to the house of Chityaran- adjourned the proceedings until April em is the founding trustee and also a will meet the chairperson. This phase “The long-march towards Teesta Bar- jan Roy. “His sister told me that Azhar 15 keeping the cross-examination in- three torture cells member responsible for administra- will end on April 20. rage will begin on April 23 under the lead- and some Pakistani Army men took complete. tion of the Ibn Sina Trust and director Panchagarh, Nilphamari and Syed- ership of acting secretary general Mirza two teachers from their house in that The IO said as a leader of Islami Ch- (marketing) of Ibn Sina Pharmaceuti- pur district BNP leaders held a meeting Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Later we will hold night. Later we came to know that all hatra Sangha, then Jamaat’s student Nurul Islam was also the investigation cal Industries. with the secretary generals and organ- our council,” he told the Dhaka Tribune. of them were killed at Damdam Bridge wing, the accused had created armed o cer in the case against death row He was also the member secretary ising secretaries of the party yesterday Asked about the district leaders’ in the town.” group al-Bad. He led the abduction and convict Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, of Islami Bank Foundation, a sister at the party’s Nayapaltan headquarters. grievances against the Jamaat, Zaman Before that, the defence counsel persecution of many pro-liberation a former BNP lawmaker from Chit- concern of Islami Bank. Additionally, Then the district leaders held another said: “First we should organise our par- cross examined ninth witness Shobha, people at three torture cells in the city. tagong. he is the chairman of Agro Industrial meeting with the BNP chairperson at ty and when we are strong enough we sister of Chityaranjan Roy. Nurul identi ed Dost Mohammad In his deposition, the IO said he had Trust, and chairman and director of her Gulshan o ce at night. can focus on the alliance partners. If Meanwhile, New York-based Hu- Panjabi building, Salma Manjil and begun the investigation on July 26, Keari Limited, which is involved in real Party sources said at the meeting, there is no rice in my house now, how man Rights Watch yesterday submit- Daleem Hotel as the torture cells of 2010 and submitted report to the chief estate and tourism business. Khaleda formed the convening com- can I entertain others?” ted its reply to the notice issued by the al-Badr force. Hundreds of people had prosecutor on May 2 last year. The government claims that Mir mittees of Panchagarh and Syedpur Abdul Gafur Sarkar, president of the same tribunal for commenting on the been killed by the al-Badr members Nurul said he had been informed Kashem paid a US lobbyist rm $25m district units and asked the leaders to Syedpur district unit, said the district trial of former Jamaat chief Ghulam upon order of Mir Kashem. about the crimes of Mir Kashem from to make the trial of war criminals “con- form the Nilphamari district unit with- committee would be dissolved and a Azam. Mir Kashem, now the Jamaat trea- freedom ghters, victims and the vic- troversial.” l in the next one and a half months. convening committee be formed soon After the submission of the corre- “I sought relief from the district com- to inject new blood in the movement. spondence by Md Asaduzzaman Khan, mittee. I just want to work as a member “We said the grassroots leaders are all a lawyer representing the HRW, the of the party. We have raised question right, but the central leaders should now tribunal set May 12 for hearing on the Two more AL MPS under ACC scanner about the role of the Jamaat and our cen- be active to launch a successful move- answer. tral leaders at the meeting,” Mohajar Ali ment,” he told the Dhaka Tribune. l The tribunal yesterday also allowed n Syed Samiul Basher Anik known sources of income, ACC o cials While the issue was brought to the adjournment of the hearing on con- said. notice of lawmaker Muzammel Haque tempt notice against Supreme Court The Anti-Corruption Commission has The anti-graft body has appointed he said the allegation against him sur- lawyer Khandaker Mahbub Hossain initiated an investigation into the al- its Deputy Director Moloy Kumar Saha faced four years back and he is con - until April 29. leged misappropriation of government of its Faridpur district o ce to conduct dent that the Anti-Corruption Com- The tribunal on October 6 last year money and amassing “illegal” wealth the inquiry. mission will not nd any evidence for issued the notice asking Mahbub as to by two more lawmakers of the ruling When contacted Moloy Kumar said its claim. why contempt proceedings would not Awami League. he was informed about the responsi- Lawmaker Abu Sayeed, who was be initiated against him for his com- The lawmakers are BM Muzammel bility but yet to get the o cial order. elected for the rst time as an MP, has ments that he passed on the verdict in Haque of Shariatpur 1 constituency BM Muzammel in association with allegedly accumulated illegal wealth, Salauddin Quader Chowdhury case on and Abu Sayeed Al-Mahmud Swapon some other people, mostly union par- according to the allegation. October 1. of Joypurhat-2. ishad chairmen, has misused money The annual income of the MP has An adviser to the BNP chief, Mah- BM Muzammel Haque allegedly from government’s sheries develop- witnessed a 12 times rise in the last bub threatened to try all the persons misappropriated government money ment projects at Shariatpur by distrib- ve years and his wife Mehbuba Alam involved in the war crimes trials pro- while Abu Sayeed Al-Mahmud Swapon uting nine ponds and lowland at a cost earns over Tk1crore annually now, cess if his party came to power. l amassed illegal wealth beyond his of around Tk31.5 lakh to their near ones. which was zero in 2008. l 4 DHAKA TRIBUNE News Friday, April 11, 2014 Divisional commissioners lose BNP slams government for Teesta ‘failure’ authority over transfer of AC land n Mohammad Al-MasumMolla From the meeting, the party also issued an urgent call for the government n Mohosinul Karim ing of the AC (land) in the metropolitan secretary of the land ministry, told the The order said the ministry will di- The BNP has alleged that the govern- to take immediate steps to ensure the and city corporation areas. Dhaka Tribune that it was done on the rectly look after the issues of transfer ment has failed to protect country’s country’s rightful share to the water of The government has curtailed the au- Mostafa Kamal told the Dhaka Tri- government’s orders. “The land min- and posting of AC (land) in Dhaka, Chit- interests because Bangladesh is con- Teesta and all the other shared rivers. thority of the divisional commissioners bune that the order was issued on the ister and state minister want to know tagong, Khulna, Rajshahi, Sylhet, Bari- tinuously being deprived of its right- The release also accused the ad- over transfer and posting of the assis- as to how transfer and posting of AC sal, Rangpur, Narayanganj, Comilla and ful share of Teesta water, jeopardising ministration of being “biased” and tant commissioners (land) in the met- (land) are being done.” Gazipur and monitor their activities. crores of lives. the Election Commission “inactive” ropolitan and city corporation areas. The decision was taken He added: “They also want to look But the divisional commissioners A press release, signed by BNP’s during the recently concluded upazi- The land ministry will directly look in a bid to curb any after transfer and posting of AC (land) will retain the authority over transfer Joint Secretary General Salahuddin laparishad polls, especially with refer- after the issues of transfer and posting in city corporation and metropolitan and postings of the AC (land) outside Ahmed, read: “Because India has been ence to what the party said was wide- of the AC (land) in these areas from kind of irregularities areas as they can immediately remove the metropolitan and city corporation holding back water one-sidedly, the spread “rigging” and “vote robbery” by now onwards. The order regarding in the appointment them or take action against them if areas. northern region of the country [Ban- the ruling party. handover of the authority to handle the of AC (land) in the found guilty.” According to the order, only the gladesh] has been su ering severely. “The government, the Election AC (land) under the divisional commis- But some ministry o cials said the o cials who have experience of Agriculture and the environment are Commission and the role of adminis- sioners has been cancelled, according metropolitan and city decision was taken in a bid to curb any serving as AC (land) for minimum one under serious threat.” tration have proved that free and fair to an o cial order issued by the minis- corporation areas kind of irregularities regarding the ap- year would be considered to be an The release detailed the highlights election is not possible under the Awa- try on Wednesday. pointment of AC (land) in the metro- AC (land) in any metropolitan or city of Wednesday night’s meeting of the mi League,” the release said. The o cial order signed by Deputy politan and city corporation areas. corporation area. BNP Standing Committee, the highest According to the release, the meet- Secretary ATM Mostafa Kamal also said instructions of the land minister, state AC (land) is the most attractive post They will be appointed as AC (land) policymaking body of the party. ing urged the government to scrap the the ministry will exercise power since minister and senior secretary of the for the civil servants as most of the rev- in a workplace for only two years. None It said the party strongly con- decision to hike power tari , saying the issuance of the order. As a result, ministry. “I am not aware of the reason enues are collected by them. There are will be allowed to stay in any workplace demned the government’s failure to blanket corruption in the sector and the divisional commissioners have lost for curtailing the authority,” he said. some allegations of irregularities in the for more than two years in the areas preserve the country’s interest sur- frequent tari hikes had led to im- their authority over transfer and post- Mohammad Sa ul Alam, senior postings of AC (land). where they will be posted. l rounding the Teesta issue. mense su ering for people. l

3 fake DB police arrested while Hanif: Tarique Rahman abducting a youth a Pakistani agent n Our correspondent, Magura n Tribune Report Hanif also feels that very little edu- Three people pretending to be DB po- cation can be a dangerous thing, as is lice were arrested in Sreepur upazila of Yesterday, the ruling AL joint general evidenced by Tarique’s remarks, men- Magura district yesterday. secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif termed tioning that it took Tarique four tries to The arrested were identi ed as Me- BNP Senior Vice Chairman Tarique pass his SSC exams. jba Hossen, 20, son of Badruzzman of Rahman “an agent of Pakistan.” Our Pabna correspondent reports Gopalganj district, Shaddam Hossen, “Many of Tarique’s collusions that a sedition case was led against 22, son of Shahajan Talukder of Kaukh- against the country were foiled before. Tarique in Pabna sadar police station ali village in Madaripur district, and Now he is trying to push the Pakistani for making derogatory remarks about Ahmed Goni Shahin, 24, son of Ajibar agenda by distorting the history of Ban- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Rahman of Vanga upazila in Faridpur gladesh as well as its liberation war,” Kha Mo Hassan Kabir Arif, vice sec- district. said Hanif while addressing a party retary of subcommittee of central AL, Akhteruzzman, o cer-in-charge of programme at the Sylhet circuit house. led the case around 11am, states Kazi Sreepur police station explained that “Tarique is a liar and a moron and Haniful Islam, OC of Pabna sadar po- Khalid Hasan Rubel, son of Ra qul his propaganda against Bangabandhu lice station. Islam of Mazhar village under Sree- Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and our glorious According to the case statement, pur upazilla of Magura, was returning liberation war has already crossed all lim- Tarique called Bangabandhu an “il- home from Nakol village of the same its,” continued Hanif, who is also a sitting legal prime minister” in a meeting in upazilla. Five men dressed as DB po- MP, adding: “He (Tarique) has engaged in London on April 8. This was a violation lice and riding on two motorbikes in- distorting our history to confuse the new of the constitution, in which the Bang- tercepted him at that time. They then generation and provide a platform for the abandhu is stated as the rst prime Activists of Gonotantric Baam Morcha gather at Nilphamari’s Teesta Doyani Bazar yesterday following a long march demanding equitable attempted to forcibly kidnap Rubel. 1971 defeated force Jamaat-e-Islami.” minister of Bangladesh. l share of Teesta River water FOCUS BANGLA Locals rushed to the spot hearing Rubel’s shouts. At one stage, the locals challenged them and they confessed that they were fake DB police. Locals Hindu schoolgirl abducted in Lalmonirhat Five murdered in Gazipur handed three of them over to the police after a mass beating. The other two n Our Correspondent, Lalmonirhat of whom were unnamed. “My wife and I protested against n Our Correspondent, Gazipur The police sources said Alam killed managed to escape. l Police said Ismail Hossain and his Ismail’s actions several times but it his wife as she tried to prevent him A Hindu schoolgirl was kidnapped cohorts abducted the girl as she was on didn’t stop,” he said, adding that he Police recovered six bodies from from taking drugs. Three JMB convicts from Durakuti village of Mogholhat her way to the festival held on the bank didn’t go for legal action for fear of los- separate areas in Gazipur district yes- Police also recovered the body of an union in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila as of Ratnai river in the village on Monday ing his family’s dignity. terday. unidenti ed woman from a forest at held on heels of she was on route to attend the Ashta- morning. “In the last two weeks, Ismail Of them, ve were murdered and Patultia village of the upazila. misnan (religious bathing) festival on Maloti Rani’s younger sister Jay- threatened me twice that he would one was killed under the wheels of a The miscreants might have killed bail Monday. moni Rani, 11, was with her when she kidnap my daughter,” said the girl’s running train, said police sources. the woman at any place three days The girl, Maloti Rani, 13, is the was picked up and she immediately mother Jayanti Rani. The police recovered the body of a ago and dumped it there, said police n Our Correspondent, Kurigram daughter of Jagadish Chandra Ram, a informed her parents of the incident. “Ismail is a notorious man in the vil- student from Barmi Bus Stand at Sree- sources. resident of the village. She is a seventh The abductors, however, left the spot lage. He can do anything to my daugh- pur upazila. In another incident, the police had Detective Branch of Police arrested grader at the Bisbari Ebatonnesa Girls’ fast. ter,” she spoke worriedly. The deceased was identi ed as Me- recovered a body of a woman named Ali- three members of Jama’atul Mujahi- High School. Jagadish said Ismail, son of Abdul O cer-in-charge of Lalmonirhat hedi Hasan Sayem, 11 son of Ra qul Is- munnesa, 60, wife of Fazir Uddin in De- deen Bangladesh (JMB) yesterday as Jagadish lodged a case with Lal- Hamid of Shalmara village of Aditmari Sadar police station Mansur Ali said lam in Barmi Bazar area. He was a stu- shipara area under Gazipur City Corpora- they were ‘planning an act of sabotage’ monirhat Sadar police station against upazila, had been harassing his daugh- police would take necessary action in dent of Al-Madina Kindergarten. tion, SM Karuzzaman, o cer-In-charge during the Pahela Baishakh festivities four people on Wednesday night, three ter for the past one year. this regard. l The criminals killed him over previ- of Joudebpur police station said set to be celebrated on Thursday. ous enmity, said family sources. She went missing on Wednesday The arrested are Anwar Hossain (30), SI Farid Hossen of Sreepur police night. She was the rst wife of Fazir. Javed Ali alias Zubair (24) and Monwar station said Sayem had gone missing on Relatives of Alimunnesa said the Hossain Biplob (34). Anwar’s father late Wednesday and did not return home. second wife of Fazir including her rel- Shoriot Ullah, second-in-command of The miscreants slaughtered him atives murdered Alimunnesa over fam- Kurigram’s JMB, was a convict. with a sharp knife, said the SI. ily feud. Hossain, Zubair and Biplob were On the other hand, housewife Mak- Another body of a woman named jailed for 20 years and ned Tk10,000 suda Akter Eva,20, was beaten to death Khaleda Akter, 30, wife of Makbul each in a case back in 2011. They had by her husband Khorshed Alam in Kod- Hossen, was recovered hanging from a been in Rangpur jail. On Wednesday, ma village under Proholadpur union of branch of jackfruit tree at Dinekani vil- they were released on bail. the upazila. lage in Kaliakoir upazila. Police say they arrested the trio at The police recovered the body and Khaleda might have been killed over Kathalbari of Kurigram Sadar Upazila arrested Alam. family feud, said family sources. l with possession of seven handmade bombs and two machetes. A sub-inspector at Kurigram Sadar Teen stabbed to death in Turag police station, Ruhani, said, ‘’We arrested them on the assumption that n Tribune Report places. There was bruising around the they were planning subversive activi- neck suggesting strangulation. ties for the Pahela Baishakh.’’ Police found a dead body with multiple The body was sent to Dhaka Medical The police have led a case against stab wounds in Turag, Dhaka yesterday College Hospital for post-mortem in them. l morning. the afternoon. The body, identi ed as Md Sabbir According to the victim’s family, Sayedee’s son Talukder, 15, was discovered in a eld Sabbir received a call around 1am and at 8:45am, said Ashraful Alam, sub-in- went out, not having noti ed anyone in takes oath as spector at Turag police station. The vic- his household. His mobile phone was tim was a resident of Rajabajar. switched o for the rest of the night, upazila chairman Ashraful said the body, rst discovered police said. However, police did not Parents of the abducted school girl Maloti DHAKA TRIBUNE by the locals, had stab wounds in several nd the phone on the body. l n Our Correspondent, Barisal The oath taking ceremony of elected representatives from eight upazilas of NSDC approves gender equity strategy in technical education three districts was held at the Barisal divisional commissioner’s o ce yesterday. n Rabiul Islam held in six years. technical education under the govern- modernised under the plan. The council will also monitor the im- Md Gaus, the divisional commis- “A timebound action plan and a nament’s arrangements, while 33 percent An executive committee has been plementation of adopted policies. sioner, administered the oaths of eight The National Skill Development Coun- tional strategy to bring gender equity in get training through the private sector, formed to implement the decisions, he There is a great demand for skilled chairmen, eight vice-chairmen and cil (NSDC) has approved a national training and technical education were they added. added. people at home and abroad, and the eight vice-chairwomen from upazilas strategy to bring gender equity into approved in the meeting,” Shamsun The time bound action plan, pro- The NSDC was formed in 2008 to council was formed with this in view, under Pirojpur, Barisal and Bhola dis- technical education along with a time Nahar, additional secretary and direc- posed for January 2014 to December formulate policies for skill develop- but very few people know of its exis- tricts, said Dulal Talukdar, the district bound action plan. tor general of the Bureau of Manpow- 2015, mentioned how many people ment and training in a bid to create tence. election o cer. The proposals placed by the er, Employment and Training, told the would be trained and sent abroad for skilled human resources.The council Although the council is supposed Jamaat-backed Masud Bin Sayedee, NSDC secretariat were approved at Dhaka Tribune over a phone conversa- jobs. constitutes a 36-member high powered to meet at least once a year, previous- second son of war crimes convict Ja- a meeting chaired by Prime Minister tion. “We will recognise people who have committee, headed by the prime min- ly, only two other meetings were held maat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sheikh Hasina at her o ce yesterday. At present, 24 percent of women, on achieved certain skills and give them ister. back in 2008 and 2011. Sayedee, took oath as the chairman of However, a proposed NSDC logo was average, receive technical education, certi cates,” said Jibon Kumar, chief The NSDC is mandated to provide O cials concerned said the council Zianagar Upazila Parishad in Pirojpur not accepted. and under the new strategy, the per- executive o cer of the NSDC secretar- guidelines for optimum use of existing could not meet as the prime minister having won the election defeating his Ministers, government secretaries centage should increase to 40, o cials iat. training centres and update the cur- was not available. There was also a nearest rival from the Awami League, and leading business leaders were also said. The CEO also said teachers would be ricula, as well as ensure coordination delay in preparing the timebound Abdul Khaleque Gazi, on March 23. l present at the meeting, the third to be Of them, nine to 10 percent receive trained and training materials would be in training among di erent ministries. action plan. l Friday, April 11, 2014 5 DHAKA TRIBUNE News

RMG workers stage Passengers say ‘no’ to water bus service demo for arrears n Abu Hayat Mahmud duced a new water route that stretched Preferring anonymity, a BIWTC of- at CEPZ from Babu Bazar to Kathpatti. cial said due to miss management The water bus service of the Bangla- The leaseholder, however, was and absence of commuters, the gov- n Tarek Mahmud, Chittagong desh Inland Water Transport Corpora- forced to return the water buses to the ernment had been incurring a loss of tion counts a nancial loss of almost BIWTC next month in the face of pro- Tk40,000 every day. Workers of APS Pearl staged demon- Tk40,000 per day, failing to retain its test by launch owners and sta . Mujibur Rahman, chairman of the stration at Chittagong Export Process- popularity among passengers to jour- Md Harun, a small trader in Badam- BIWTC, told the Dhaka Tribune: “We ing Zone (CEPZ) yesterday morning in ney between Gabtali and Badamtali. tali Bazar, said, “Neglecting the Sadar- have applied di erent policies and demand of arrears. The authority’s indecision and re- ghat terminal, selection of Badamtoli made plans to promote the water bus The agitated workers also vandal- peated changes to plans are attributed ghat as the nal stoppage for the water services, but are yet to get any positive ised the factory building during the to the decline in popularity of the ser- bus was a wrong decision.” result.” demonstration that started around vice on the 29-kilometre circular river He said if the nal destination of the “We will sit in a meeting on Sunday 10am. route around the capital. water buses had been Sadarghat or its to formulate a new plan for the ser- On receiving information, police The BIWTC authority changed its adjoining areas, a large number Mirpur vice,” he added. rushed to the spot and brought the plan twice regarding where to start the residents hailing from Barisal could Following a repeated failure to draw situation under control after dispers- water bus service since its inception in avail themselves of the journey. commuters’ attention through water ing the agitators at about 11am, said July last year. Babu Bazar ghat leaseholder Md bus service since 2004, the BIWTC Sub-Inspector of EPZ police station- A section of the BIWTC o cials said Dulu Miah echoed the same as Harun. inaugurated six water buses in last Alamgir Hossain. the high-ups of the corporation were He termed the Badamtoli ghat a July. Later, representatives from workers, not strict about their decision. backward location for which commut- Besides, another six water buses at a authorities of the factory and police sat At rst, they started the service ers looked for an alternative bus jour- total cost of Tk5 crore will be added to in a meeting over the demand of the from Gabtali to Badamtali ghat adjoin- ney to go to their destinations. the eet by December next year, sourc- workers. ing Babu Bazar Bridge over Buriganga A BIWTC water bus sits idle at Badamtali ghat as there is no passenger Besides, a small number of water es in the BIWTC said. At the meeting, authorities of the which drew a lot of passengers, but af- ABU HAYAT MAHMUD buses were also reasons for not draw- The planned 29-kilometre circular factory assured that they would take ter construction of the road on Dhaka ing passengers’ attention, added Dulu. river route for the water bus service cov- measures to ful ll the demands of protection embankment from Babu Ba- journey by bus and human haulers to higher authority leased the water bus During a recent visit to the area the ers Sadarghat-Gabtali-Aminbazar-Ashu- workers as soon as possible, he said. zar to Gabali was complete, passengers getting on board the water buses which to one private rm – Nabila Navigation correspondent found that the 12pm lia-Tongi-Purbachal Demra-Kanch- Workers of the factory said the au- ceased to get on board the water vehi- go on a few trips throughout the day af- – in order to eke out pro t, but to no water bus left Babu Bazar station for pur-Mir Kadeem-Fatulla across the thorities had earlier assured them to cles, o cials said. ter a long interval, added the o cials. avail. Gabtali without any passengers on embankment area of Buriganga, Turag, give them arrears. But they did not The commuters preferred taking The BIWTC o cials alleged that the In February, the leaseholder intro- board. Balu and Shitalakshya rivers. l keep their words. l

No easybike in UPGRADE DECISION OF CMCH INTO UNIVERSITY Khagrachhari Employees to go on from October n Our Correspondent, Khagrachhari work abstention The district administration of Kha- n Tarek Mahmud, Chittagong Parishad, presided over the programmes. grachhari has decided to withdraw Speakers said if CMCH were upgrad- Easybikes – battery-run auto-rickshaws The employees of Chittagong Medical ed into university it would be run by an - from the streets of its municipality in College Hospital (CMCH) yesterday an- autonomous body which would a ect October, aiming to ease tra c move- nounced a one-hour work abstention about ve crore people in this region. ment. from tomorrow demanding immediate As a result, those who are dependent The decision was nalised yester- withdrawal of the upgrading decision on the hospital will be deprived of get- day at a special meeting held at the of (CMCH) into university. ting treatment at a low expense due to district administration conference hall, Several hundred employees of increase of di erent fees. chaired by Deputy Commissioner Md CMCH, under the banner of CMCH Kar- “We also want a medical university Masud Karim. makorta-Karmochari Oikya Parishad, but it should be established in anoth- called the programme against the up- er place,” they added. Ratan Ali Mia, Additional law grading decision at a protest rally held member secretary, Rukhma Chowd- in the hospital premises. hury, joint secretary of the organisa- enforcers will also be They held the rally from 11am to tion, and Ratan Kumar Nath, general deployed to ensure 12:30pm where Romena Akhter, president secretary of Diploma Nurse Associa- Scores of people gather at Barisal’s Bangabandhu Udyan yesterday to receive the dead body of Awami League lawmaker Alhaj Shawkat security during the of CMCH Karmakorta-Karmochari Oikya tion, spoke among others. l Hossain Hiron DHAKA TRIBUNE Boishabi celebration Suspected robber Pointing out the hazards of letting Central leaders slam Hiron’s body arrives in Easybikes and un t vehicles ply the killed in ‘gun ght’ roads, the top law and order body urged the rickshaw owners to lift their CU BCL men with police Barisal, Pahela Baishakh vehicles by October or face legal action. The government body also decided in Badda to deploy personnel of four law en- n FM Mizanur Rahaman Terming the recent attack on Na- programmes curtailed forcement agencies to ensure security sir Hydar Babul, assistant secretary of n Tribune Report during the Boishabi celebration, the Central leaders of the Bangladesh Ch- Awami League sub-committee, the or- biggest socio-cultural festival in the hatra League yesterday slammed CU ganisation president said none would A suspected robber was killed in a n Our Correspondent, Barisal pital in Dhaka on Wednesday morning. region that began yesterday and will unit BCL men for attacking an Awami be allowed to stay at the organisation “gun ght” with police in the capital’s He was su ering from heart disease. continue until April 16. League leader. who could not obey the senior leaders. Badda area early yesterday morning. The body of Shawkat Hossain Hiron ar- Meanwhile, di erent organisations Superintendent of Police SK Mizanur They said zero tolerance would be It is mentionable that a group of BCL Acting on a tip-o , police raided the rived in Barisal from Dhaka yesterday curtailed Pahela Baishak programmes Rahman, Khagrachhari Municipality showed if any leader or activist of the activists attacked Nasir Hydar Babul on Badda post o ce area when a group of afternoon. out of respect for the deceased veteran Mayor Md Ra qul Alam, Additional BCL was found responsible in creating Saturday. criminals were allegedly trying to rob The body of the Awami League law- leader. District Magistrate Anar Koli, District disorder using the name of the organ- Talking to reporters over the attack on the shop of an agent of bKash, a mobile maker and former mayor of Barisal Syed Dulal, president of Barisal Civil Surgeon Dr Narayan Chandra Das, isation. Awami League leader, Sohag said they banking service, said Abdul Jalil, o - City Corporation arrived in the city via Sangskritik Sangathan Samanya Pari- General Secretary of Khagrachhari “Stern measure will be taken if any had looked into the matter and punitive cer in charge of Badda police station. a Bangladesh Air Force helicopter at shad, an alliance of 26 cultural organi- Press Club Abu Daud Muhammad, all of the leaders and activists are found action must be taken against those who Sensing the presence of police, the around 3:30pm. sations, said they had taken a decision upazila nirbahi o cers (UNO), OCs and violating the rules and regulations of were involved in this connection. robbers opened re, forcing the law en- As soon as the body reached, hun- that they would celebrate rst day of many civil society leaders were also the organisation as well as the educa- Yesterday, the university authorities forcers to re back, Jalil added. dreds of people rushed to Bangaband- the Bangla year in a brief manner in present in the meeting. l tional institution”, said HM Bodiuz- took additional security measures on One of the suspected robbers was hu Udyan to receive, see and pay trib- order to pay respects to the departed zaman Sohag, president of central BCL. the campus centering the conference hit by a bullet in the ensuing gun ght, ute to Hiron. leader. WEATHER He was addressing as the chief guest that caused immense su erings for the while the others ed the scene. The body was preserved at home In accordance with this decision, at an activist conference at Social Sci- students. The injured man, identi ed as Bad- till this morning. Later, the body will Charukala Barisal cancelled Mangal ence auditorium on Chittagong Uni- On Monday, a group of Bangladesh sha, 28, was rushed to the Dhaka Medi- be brought to the party o ce and then Shovajatra, a traditional rally. versity (CU) campus. The CU BCL has Chhatra League activists loyal to Na- cal College and Hospital, where he suc- to Bangabandhu Udyan so that people Besides, Udichi, Barisal Natak, organised the event. sir attacked a bus carrying teachers at cumbed to his injuries around 1:30am can pay tribute and the Namaj-e-Jana- Khelaghar, Gano Shilpi Sangstha, An- SUNNY With HM Sohag in the chair the pro- Nandirhat in Hathazari upazila protest- yesterday. za can be performed after Juma, party irban Shilpi Goshthi, Prantik Sangeet gramme was addressed by Vice-Pres- ing the attack on Nasir. Meanwhile, police recovered a pis- sources said. Bidyaloy, Kheyali, Shabdaboli Group ident Abdul Kader Mohiuddin Mahi, Five people, including Mallika Roy, tol, eight rounds of bullets and two Hiron will be buried at Barisal Mus- Theatres, Barisal Press Club also can- FRIDAY, APRIL 11 Joint Secretary Hasanuzaman Tarek lecturer at Economics Department of magazines from the spot. lim Gorosthan in the afternoon. celled their cultural programmes. and Information and Research A airs the university, were injured in the at- Police were looking for the other Hiron was declared dead after being However, Baishakhi Mela will be DHAKA Secretary Arshadur Rahman. tack. l members of the gang, Jalil said. l taken o of life support at Apollo Hos- held at di erent places of the city. l TODAY TOMORROW SUN SETS 6:19PM SUN RISES 5:40AM FORECAST FOR TODAY Dhaka 36 25 Four killed in separate Chittagong 33 24 Rajshahi 40 19 train accidents in city Rangpur 38 21 Khulna 37 23 boy of about age 14 from Tejgaon rail Barisal 36 24 n Tribune Report station area around 1:30am. Sylhet 35 19 At least four people, including a new- Mohammad Rajib Hossain, sub-in- Cox’s Bazar 33 26 born baby, were killed in separate train spector of GRP, said the boy might have YESTERDAY’S HIGH AND LOW accidents in di erent areas of the cap- been killed in a train accident. The 37.6ºC 19.7ºC ital. body was sent to the DMCH morgue. Jessore Srimangal Police said a one-day-old boy had Quoting witnesses, the police said Source: Accuweather/UNB been found dead in 11no rail gate area an unidenti ed young girl had com- of Khilgaon around 11:30am. mitted suicide by jumping in front of Mohammad Jahidul Islam, assistant a Dhaka-Narayanganj train in Chasara sub-inspector of Government Rail- area around 2:15pm. way Police (GRP), said the baby was Mohammad Kuddus Fakir, assistant wrapped inside a blue-checked lungi. sub-inspector of the GRP, said the iden- PRAYER TIMES He suspected that the baby might tity of the deceased remains unknown. Fajar 4:27am have been dumped by someone on the rail track in the early hours of yesterday Following this series of unfortunate Sunrise 5:41am and has subsequently been crushed deaths, the body of an unidenti ed boy Jumma 12:00am under the wheels of a train. aged around 12 years was found on the Asr 3:28pm The body was sent to Dhaka Medical tracks of a rail line in the Mohakhali College Hospital (DMCH) morgue, he Chairman Baria area around 11:45pm Magrib 6:17pm added. on Wednesday. Esha 7:33pm Visitors look at photographs displayed in an exhibition of photographer Abir Abdullah in the capital’s Alliance Française yesterday In a separate incident, the police Separate general diaries were Source: IslamicFinder.org NASHIRUL ISLAM recovered the body of an unidenti ed registered. l 6 DHAKA TRIBUNE Nation Friday, April 11, 2014

UPGRADING OF MYMENSINGH TO CITY CORPORATION Shibir man dies Slow pace in implementing PM’s pledge in clash with AL n Our Correspondent, Sirajganj n Our Correspondent, Mymensingh For becoming a city corporation, a also ful ll the criteria of having at least College student Nasrin Akter said if division, however snubbed out the An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami’s student municipality must have a minimum four lakh residents because many peo- Mymensingh became a city corpora- allegation of a lack of administrative wing Islami Chhatra Shibir died yester- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s pledge area of 50sq-km. At present, the area of tion, the historical MA College would urgency. He claimed that the work for day during a clash with ruling Awami for promoting Mymensingh Municipal- Mymensingh is 21sq-km. get the status of a university and many taking the town to the next level had League supporters at Belkuchi Upazila ity into a full- edged city corporation The second most important crite- new educational institutions would be already progressed quite a bit. in Sirajganj. has not been implemented although it rion is that a municipality must have a ‘At present we are established. “At present we are awaiting a gazette The deceased was identi ed as has been a year. population of at least four lakh. Accord- Businessman Azharul Islam believes copy of a no-objection letter from the Alamgir Hossain, 30, son of Jamaat In a public rally at the Mymensingh ing to the last census, Mymensingh is a awaiting a gazette that the town’s trade scene will get a Local Government Division of the gov- supporter Jasim Uddin of the Upazila’s Circuit House ground in January last town of two lakh people. copy of a no-objection much needed boost if it becomes a city. ernment. That would propel the ad- Chardhulghagrakhali village. year, Hasina made the pledge. Howev- However, sources said the rst cri- letter from the Local In that case, with better administrative ministrative initiatives,” Lokman said. Jamaat-Shibir have called half-a-day er, much to the discontent of local resi- teria could be ful lled by acquiring activities, people will be bene ted by He also said the process for turning strike on Sunday protesting the killing dents from various walks of life, there lands outside the existing boundaries Government Division of the presence of better facilities. the town into a city began in May and in the district. has been very little visible progress of the city to turn it into a 55sq-km the government’ Anisur Rahman Khan, president of the primary paperwork detailing all the Quoting locals and witnesses, made in this regard. place. They said the bustling town a local citizen movement, blamed ad- required information was completed in Belkuchi police station o cer-in- Sources in the local administration has already expanded beyond those bor- ministrative tailbacks for the delay in September last year. charge Abdul Hye Sarcar said that over have said there are eight conditions ders. Mymensingh’s status change. Although he expressed hopes about 100 Jamaat-Shibir men from Kalyan- that a municipality must meet before it They also said if the boundaries of ple have settled in the outskirts of the AHM Lokman, deputy director of nishing the work soon but could not pur and the surrounding villages held is promoted to a city corporation. the town was expanded, it would easily town just like any other major city. the Mymensingh local government give any speci c timeframe. l a showdown at Chardhulghagrakhali village, where people mainly support the Awami League, around 11am on ‘Lathi Khela’ Wednesday. They were armed with sticks and festival in Tangail Tobacco facility hampers daily Hindu rituals home-made weapons, he said, adding that as the news spread to the Awami n Tribune Report n Our Correspondent, Lalmonirhat League men, they attacked several Jamaat-Shibir activists in the same vil- A day-long “Lathi Khela” festival will For the past two weeks, local Hindu lage. be held in Tangail on Sunday, the day people at Dashpara village of Khuniya- Jamaat-Shibir men later informed before Pahela Boishakh. gachh union in Lalmonirhat Sadar upa- their fellows of the attack through Around 250 players in 11 teams from zila have refrained themselves from mics and then the Jamaat-Shibir men across the district would take part in praying in a Kali Mandir (Kali temple) of Kalyanpur and surrounding villages the show to be held at village Singna of as a tobacco processing facility has tried to enter the Chardhulghagrakhali Kalihati Upazilla in the district, said a been built on its premises. village and attack the Awami League press release yesterday. Fearing harassment, they are not men in the village. Singna Samajkolyan Jubo Sangha protesting against it as the facility is The Awami League men blocked organised the traditional event, which owned by Abu Bakar Siddique, a BNP them, triggering a violent clash, leav- would start at 8 am and continue to leader and president of Khuniyagachh ing one critically injured. 5:30 pm. The rural youth club organises union’s ward no 3 unit. Shibir activist Hossain was criti- di erent traditional sports events like Local Hindus say they o er prayers cally injured and died on the way to the boat racing and kabadi round the year. in the temple every day in the morn- Upazila health complex around 2am on They introduced the festival of playing and evening but have been unable Thursday. ing with sticks this year. l to do so for the last ten days because of The body was then taken to Siraj- the tobacco processing booth. ganj General Hospital for autopsy. “We don’t dare to protest against Sirajganj Jamaat secretary Shahidul Madrasa student Abu Bakar as he is an in uential gure Islam said they called a half-day strike in the village,” they said. on Sunday, protesting against the kill- stabbed to death The locals said Abu Bakar is a to- ing and the attack on them by the rul- n Our Correspondent, Jhenaidah bacco trader in the village and he was ing party men. assisted by a tobacco rm to build the Meanwhile yesterday, Shibir men A madrasa student, who was stabbed facility on the temple premises. attacked police with cocktails as the severely by unidenti ed miscreants on “He owns numerous land proper- police tried to abort a sabotage staged March 25, succumbed to his injuries at ties. Yet he built the facility there ille- by Jamaat’s student wing beside Dhaka Medical College Hospital yester- gally,” they said. Sakhipur KBA College playground day night. Krishan Chandra Das, a resident of in Satkhira’s Debhata Upazila, Police said a gang of unidenti ed mis- Dashpara village, said: “Seeing the to- forcing them to re at the attacking creants had kidnapped Jihad Hossain, 16, bacco processing facility on the temple Shibir men. son of Abdur Rashid Mia of Baliadanga vil- premises, we are now very upset It is KBA College Shibir leader Milon lage under Sailkupa upazila in the district, an obstacle to our daily prayers. Wom- Hossain Sohagh received bullet inju- from near a fuel pump at Arappur village en and children can’t stay inside the ries and two police constables – Akbar in Jhenaidah. Jihad was a class X student temple for long as the facility produces Ali and Ha z Uddin – were injured dur- at Aminia Alim Madrasa in Jessore town. a foul odour.” A boy stands in front of tobacco processing unit. A local in uential person builds it on the temple premises at Daspara village of ing the clash. Later, local people rescued him in a Abu Bakar told the Dhaka Tribune Khuniyagachh union in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila. The photo was taken recently DHAKA TRIBUNE The two police constables and So- critical condition and took him to Jhe- that he built the facility on the temple hagh, under police guard, were treat- naidah General Hospital. He was referred premises as he had found the place that he would free up the space by this person of this and the person was me. said: “The rm provides funds for ed at the Satkhira General Hospital, to Queens Hospital in Jessore town. But suitable and that it had lain vacant for month following completion of tobac- I, however, didn’t respond positively.” farmers to build tobacco processing said Debhata police station o cer-in- the on duty physicians had referred him long. co leaf processing. “We are in trouble but we can do facilities but we never suggest any charge Kazi Jalal Uddin Ahmed. to Ayesha Foundation Hospital and then “I told local Hindu leaders that I will President of the temple Ananda nothing,” he added. location. Regarding the facility built Police have been deployed to avoid to Dhaka Medical College Hospital as his be making donations during their re- Kumar Das said: “Before building the Contacted, eld supervisor of on the temple premises, we will look any untoward incidents in the Sirajganj condition was deteriorating. l ligious programmes,” he said, adding facility, Abu Bakar informed only one the tobacco company Asadul Islam into it.” l area. l

Roadblock Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in Noakhali Offi ce of the Chief Engineer/East Local Government Engineering Department Bangladesh Railway Offi ce of the Executive Engineer protesting CRB, Chittagong. Jamalpur student’s Memo No-LGED/EE/B-205/2013/658 Date: 09/04/2014 INVITATION FOR TENDERS death INVITATION FOR TENDER (WORKS) Our Correspondent, 1 Ministry/Division Ministry of Railways. Tender Notice Number: 20/2013-14 n 2 Agency Bangladesh Railway. Noakhali 3 Procuring Entity Name Chief Engineer/East, Bangladesh Railway. National Open Tendering Method (NOTM) 4 Procuring Entity District Chittagong. Teachers, students and 5 Invitation for Package-1: At PHT (New Jhautala): Repairs to Multi storied block No. 5 (18 units) Sealed tenders are hereby invited from the eligible tenderers as defi ned in the tender documents for the under mentioned works guardians put up barricade for class III staff. as per terms and conditions stated below: on the Chaumuhani-San- Package-2: At PHT (South Ambagan): Repairs to road leading from Quarter No. T/524 to T/525 & T/520 to T/523 including guidewall & Protection wall. Package No Name of Scheme Tender security Time for Price of tender apur road for an hour pro- Package-3: At CTG(Tigerpass): Repairs to Sq. 213 type Quarter No. E/24 (A, B), (Tk.) completion (days) documents (Tk.) testing the death of a stu- E/25 (A, B), E/26 (A, B) & E/27 (A, B) total 8 units including roof treatment. LGED/SSWRDP-JIC Construction of Hydraulic Structures and 7,00,000.00 180 4000.00 dent. 6 Invitation Ref No CE/E/Rev-155/2013-2014/W(1) A/BD-P57/2013-14/3 Related Works Bairakhali Khal Sub-project Police said Tanzina Sul- 7 Date 25-03-2014 5218-Structures (SP ID-35218) under Upazila: Melandah, KEY INFORMATION District: Jamalpur (FY: 2013-14). tana 11, daughter of Md 8 Procurement Method Open Tendering Method(OTM) Shah Alam and also stu- FUNDING INFORMATION 1 Name of Project Small Scale Water Resources Development Project in Greater Mymensingh, Sylhet and dents of class V at a primary 9 Budget and Source of Funds GoB(Revenue) Faridpur Areas (SSWRDP-JICA). school had been hit by an PARTICULAR INFORMATION 2 Source of Funds Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) & GoB Funded. 10 Tender Publication Date 01-04-2014 easy bike. She was taken to 11 Tender Last Selling Date 28-04-2014 3 Date, Time and Place of pre- Date: 17 April 2014, Time: 12.00 pm and Noakhali Medical College 12 Tender Closing Date & Time Date: 29-04-2014Time: 12.00 Hrs tender meeting Place: Offi ce of the undersigned. Hospital where he died. 13 Tender Opening Date & Time Date: 29-04-2014Time: 12.30 Hrs 4 Last date, Time and Places Date: 11 May 2014, Time: During offi ce Hours; and Places of Selling Tender Documents: Hearing the news of her 14 Tender Validity Period 120 (One hundred twenty) days. of selling tender documents. 1. The Superintending Engineer, LGED, Mymensingh Region, Mymensingh. 15 Name & Address of the Offi ce(s) Address death, students, teachers 2. Project Director, SSWRDP-JICA, RDEC Building Level-6, Agargaon, Sheer-E-Bangla -Selling Tender Document (Principal) Offi ce of the Chief Engineer/East, Bangladesh Railway, CRB, Chittagong. and guardians took to the Nagar, Dhaka-1207. -Selling Tender Document (Others) (i) Offi ce of the Divisional Engineer/3, Bangladesh Railway, Kamalapur, Dhaka. street, demanding measures (ii) Offi ce of the Divisional Engineer/2, Bangladesh Rialway, Pahartali, Chittagong. 3. Deputy Commissioner, Jamalpur, District. to stop plying of easy bike -Receiving Tender Document Chamber of the Executive Engineer/P&D/East, Offi ce of the Chief Engineer/Esat, 4. Superintendent of Police, Jamalpur, District. on road and arrest of bike Bangladesh Railway, CRB, Chittagong. 5. Offi ce of the undersigned. -Opening Tender Document Chamber of the Executive Engineer/P&D/East, Offi ce of the Chief Engineer/Esat, 6. Executive Engineer, LGED, Sherpur, District driver immediately. Bangladesh Railway, CRB, Chittagong. 7. Upazila Engineer, Melandah Upazila, Jamalpur, District. Later, police rushed to INFORMATION FOR TENDER 5 Date Time and Place of Date: 12 May 2014, Time: 12.00 noon and Places of Receiving Tender: the spot and brought the 16 Eligibility of Tenderer As Stated in the Tender Document. Receiving of Tender 1. The Superintending Engineer, LGED, Mymensingh Region, Mymensingh. situation under control. 17 Brief Description of works Package-1: At PHT (New Jhautala): Repairs to Multi storied block No. 5 (18 units) for class III staff. 2. Deputy Commissioner, Jamalpur, District. The body was sent to Package-2: At PHT (South Ambagan): Repairs to road leading from Quarter No. 3. Superintendent of Police, Jamalpur, District. Noakhali Medical College T/524 to T/525 & T/520 to T/523 including guidewall & Protection wall. 4. Offi ce of the undersigned. Hospital for post-mortem Package-3: At CTG(Tigerpass): Repairs to Sq. 213 type Quarter No. E/24 (A, B), 5. Executive Engineer, LGED, Sherpur, District E/25 (A, B), E/26 (A, B) & E/27 (A, B) total 8 units including roof treatment. 6. Upazila Engineer, Melandah Upazila, Jamalpur, District. examination. 18 Price of Tender Document Tk. 1000/-(One Thousand) only, for each package (Non refundable) Meanwhile, a class V stu- 19 Tender Security Package-1: Tk=50,000/- (Fifty thousand) only. In the form of Pay order/ 6 Date, Time and places of Date: 12 May 2014, Time: 3.00 pm and Place of Opening Tender Offi ce of the undersigned. dent of Sabdarpur Alim Ma- Package-2: Tk=45,000/- (Forty fi ve thousand) Bank draft with MICR shall opening of tender. be submitted in favour of drasa was crushed to death only 7 Tender shall be valid for a period of ninety (90) days after tender opening and must be accompanied by the tender security Package-3: tk= 20,000/- (Twenty thousand only) FA&CAO/East, Bangladesh, under the wheels of a sug- Railway, Chittagong. specifi ed above. Interested tenderers may obtain further information from the offi ce of the undersigned and purchase the arcane carrying trolley at 20 Time for Completion of the works 60(Sixty) days for each package from the date of start of the work. Tender documents in cash/treasury chalan (Code No: 1-3731-5135-2366)/bank draft from the place(s) mentioned above. The Sabdarpur bus stand on the PROCURING ENTITY DETAILS tenderer or their authorised representatives are allowed to attend the opening of tenders. The authority reserves the right to 21 Name of Offi cial Inviting Tender A.K.M Mahbubul Alam accept or reject any or all the tenders without assigning any reasons whatsoever. Kotchandpur-Chuadanga 22 Designation of Offi cial Inviting Tender Chief Engineer (East), Bangladesh, Railway. Highway in the morning. 23 Address of Offi cial Inviting Tender Central Railway Building (CRB), Chittagong. This invitation for tender is available on the website www.lged.gov.bd and www.cptu.gov.bd The deceased was iden- 24 Contact details of Offi cial Inviting Tel. No-031-2863162, email: [email protected] ti ed as Mahbubur Rah- Tender (Md. Anisul Wahab Khan) 25 The Procuring Entity Reserves the right to reject all the Tenders or annual the Tender proceedings. man, 12, son of Osman Ali Executive Engineer Local Govt. Engineering Department of Manikdihi village under (A.K.M) Mahbubul Alam) Jamalpur. Kotchandpur upazila in Jhe- Chief Engineer (East) S(14) (181) Bangladesh, Railway Tel. No: 0981-63698 naidah. l GC-48/14 (8″×3) CRB, Chittagong. GC-47/14 (8″×4) Fax No: 0981-62569 7 DHAKA TRIBUNE Long Form Friday, April 11, 2014 The ‘Modi Sarkar’ in perspective The signi cance of a probable BJP victory in the Indian Loksabha elections

A BJP supporter wearing a Modi mask in an election rally. BJP supporters have been boyant and bullish in the anticipation of a Modi-led victory REUTERS n Samrat Choudhury Andhra Pradesh, which has 42 seats, the Janata Dal and its o shoots, the communities alongside their social Instability in Afghanistan will rub that target India. Attacks on Hindus in Tamil Nadu, which has 39 seats, and Samajwadi Party of Mulayam Singh and economic empowerment.” It o on Pakistan, where extremists are Bangladesh could also cast a shadow. lections for a new govern- Kerala, which has 20 seats. It got one Yadav, the Rashtriya Janata Dal of includes a promise of madrasa mod- already gaining ground. The relations Mamata is politely described as a ment in India have begun, seat in West Bengal out of 42. In the Lalu Prasad Yadav, and the Janata Dal ernisation, which is being met with of Pakistan’s “deep state” with such maverick here. She may prove to be and all opinion polls are electoral heartland of India, the states (United) of Nitish Kumar. suspicion. However, there is already extremists are old and well known. beyond even Modi’s capacity to tackle, unanimous in their expec- of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, which The opinion polls say, the BJP is an existing madrasa modernisation That India has long been a target of at- though he is a lot more assertive than tations of the Bharatiya together have 120 seats, it got only 22. about to steal a march over these scheme under the current govern- tacks from Pakistani extremist groups Manmohan Singh, who she famously EJanata Party, led by Narendra Modi, The Congress, in contrast, man- regional leaders in their own fortress- ment, and it was part of Manmohan is also old hat. ditched on a trip to Dhaka. emerging as the largest party. The aged to pick up seats from around the es in the coming elections. This is Singh’s programme for the welfare of It is impossible to predict what Alleged illegal immigration from Congress, it is expected, will fare bad- country. Its total for Uttar Pradesh remarkable; and if it happens, it may minorities. might happen if there is a major Bangladesh has long been a political ly, with several polls having predicted and Bihar was only 23, but it pulled ensure a Modi government as the It also reiterates two old BJP prom- terrorist attack on India with Narendra issue in north-eastern India, and this its worst performance ever. ahead thanks to good performances party has plenty of headroom to grow ises that have been contentious. One Modi at the helm. is unlikely to change. The BJP presi- Whether the BJP’s numbers will be in Rajasthan, Kerala, and especially, in these states. is a single line saying: “BJP reiterates If this scary eventuality is avoided, dent in Assam, Sarbananda Sonowal, su cient for it to form a government Andhra Pradesh. With anything over 200 seats for its stand to explore all possibilities it should be business as usual. Modi is among those who cut their teeth is still in some doubt, but the polls This time around, the tables are the BJP in the house of 545, a Modi within the framework of the consti- has shown himself to be very keen on in the “foreigners’ issue” agitation suggest that it will get enough seats expected to turn in Rajasthan. Kerala government is almost certain. Howev- tution to facilitate the construction trade and investment and it is likely to which was aimed at tur ng out illegal to be able to nd allies, and form a continues to remain a battle between er, if the party emerges as the single of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.” The extend to his foreign relations as well. migrants into that state. coalition. the Congress and the Left. However, largest party but falls short of majority construction of a Ram Temple at Ayo- The BJP in general is friendly towards The realities and myths of migra- A year ago, this would have ap- Andhra Pradesh, which gave Congress by a wide margin, its search for allies dhya has been a routine part of every business, and has major support from tion are something credible that Bang- peared unlikely. The party was going 33 seats last time, is expected to be a will have to go further. If Modi’s hard- BJP manifesto since 1998, when the traders and industrialists. ladeshi and Indian scholars ought to through an open leadership tussle disaster for the party this time. The line image becomes a hurdle at that BJP came to power under Atal Bihari The party’s manifesto promises: study jointly, to establish once and between Modi and his erstwhile state has been divided into two small- point, the party will have to choose Vajpayee. “Equations will be mended through for all whether there is any illegal mentor LK Advani. It was also facing er states, Seemandhra and Telangana, between putting forward a more mod- migration or not, and if yes, what the the challenge of expanding its areas of and the division has decimated the erate face, and sitting in opposition. numbers are like. in uence. Congress party there. In the last parliamentary polls in What will make the real di erence, What would a Modi government The end of a dynasty? 2009, the BJP got 116 seats to the Con- though, is if either of the major na- mean? gress’ 206. In several of the biggest tional parties can make a comeback in In case Narendra Modi does come states, it drew a blank, which was not Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Both of these The country, and the world, is already ‘I will never be found wanting on hard work, I to power, Bangladesh and India’s unexpected, as it had no real presence states have been dominated since the eager about what a Modi government minorities will have far less to worry in those places to start with. So, for 1990s by regional parties such as the might mean. The BJP is typically will not do anything for myself and I will not do about compared to his political rivals. example, it got zero in the following: Bahujan Samaj Party of Mayawati, and described as “Hindu-nationalists” in anything with bad intent’ The Congress is ghting these polls most dispatches by foreign cor- under the leadership of Rahul Gandhi, respondents, and Modi himself is the son of Sonia and Rajiv Gandhi. If it generally referred to as the man who hits a historic low, the Gandhi family’s was the chief minister of Gujarat when grip on the party may loosen. There thousands of Muslims died in the could be substantial defections. Rahul 2002 riots. is keen to bring in his own people Both of these statements are true, The second is a commitment towards pragmatism and a doctrine of mutual- and methods, but is up against an yet inadequate to explain the complex a uniform civil code. This is one of the ly bene cial and interlocking relation- entrenched old guard that bows low realities. In brief, the descriptor directive principles enshrined in the ships, based on enlightened national before him even as it quietly trips of “Hindu-nationalism” perhaps Constitution of India, but it has never interest.” It adds: “Instead of being led him. A bad defeat would probably conceals more than it reveals in the been implemented, except in Goa, by big power interests, we will engage bring some of this hidden opposition present context. Modi has denied where it has long been in force. proactively on our own with countries out into the open. It could potentially having any role in the 2002 riots, and Narendra Modi presented the mani- in the neighbourhood and beyond. In change Indian politics. consistently claimed he did his best to festo saying: “I want to make three our neighbourhood, we will pursue The rise of the Aam Aadmi Party stop them. The truth of this remains promises personally – I will never be friendly relations. However, where as a national alternative is currently a contested and uncertain. He has been found wanting on hard work, I will not required we will not hesitate from tak- work in progress. The party is unlikely cleared by an investigation ordered do anything for myself and I will not ing strong stands and steps. We will to make too much of an electoral dent by India’s Supreme Court, but there do anything with bad intent.” work towards strengthening regional this time around, but it is establishing are allegations that the process had This may well be true, but his in- forums like the Saarc and the Asean.” a nation-wide presence very rapidly. serious loopholes. tent is not the only factor to consider. It is likely that any BJP foreign If the BJP becomes the natural party In the years since 2002, Modi has In Modi’s case, how he reacts has been policy will be based on pragmatism of power, it will be left to the AAP and made sustained e orts to project more important to how he acts. and realism. It will also be shaped by a Congress to ght for the opposition himself as the man for development, suspicion of the United States, at least space at the national level. and gradually played down his Hin- Foreign policy: The great mystery initially. Modi has never visited the Another set of people who would du-nationalist image. What he has US, which had denied him a visa in fear an outright Modi victory are the done, though, is reposition himself as The Indian subcontinent is a troubled 2005. He has however been to China old guard in the BJP itself. Jaswant a nationalist Hindu. space, and is currently awaiting a and Japan, and is likely to expand ties Singh, a former foreign minister and a The party’s manifesto, which bears major transition in Afghanistan. The with both of those countries, apart senior party leader, has already been Modi’s image, was released belatedly good news is that Afghans voted en- from other rising powers such as Bra- expelled. LK Advani and former party on April 7. It starts and ends, on the thusiastically, and there are prospects zil and South Africa. chief MM Joshi have been sidelined. rst and last pages, with a promise of a stable government being formed Foreign policy in places where a do- Even the extremist fringes of the of “sabka saath, sabka vikas,” which under a capable leader. The bad news mestic political angle exists is likely to Sangh Parivar would have cause for means, “with everyone, development is that independent assessments be more complicated. This is the case concern. In Gujarat, Modi has success- for all.” It states clearly: “the only predict growing Taliban attacks, in- with Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. In fully marginalised the Vishwa Hindu philosophy and religion of a govern- cluding one by a US based think tank the case of Sri Lanka, Seshadri Chari, Parishad and its leaders such as Pravin ment should be India rst. The only working for the Pentagon. the head of BJP’s external a airs cell, Togadia and Ashok Singhal. He is said epic of a government should be India’s The study by CNA, a non-pro t recently expressed support for the to hold more in uence on the RSS constitution.” research and analysis organisation, Indian government’s move to abstain there than vice versa. In the last line, it explains that, which was presented to the US Con- from a UN vote sponsored by the US The Left liberal elites and the “India First simply means nurturing gress in February, says: “We conclude condemning human rights violations minorities are probably not the only and protecting all the elements which that the security environment in against Tamils. However, the party’s ones hoping Modi falls short of his India is made of. It does not exclude Afghanistan will become more chal- state unit condemned the move. aspirational target of a simple majority anyone or anything.” lenging after the drawdown of most In the case of Bangladesh, the com- for the BJP. A Modi sarkar would mess The manifesto includes a section international forces in 2014, and that plicating factors are West Bengal Chief with established power equations in titled “Minorities: Equal Opportuni- the Taliban insurgency will become a Minister Mamata Banerjee and migra- more ways than one. l Chief Minister of the western Indian state of Gujarat and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ty,” that says “BJP is committed to greater threat to Afghanistan’s stabil- tion from Bangladesh into India, apart prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi (L) greets a former Congress Party member the preservation of the rich culture ity in the 2015–2018 timeframe than it from the possibility of Bangladesh The writer is a senior journalist and author who joined the BJP AFP and heritage of India’s minority is now.” territory being used by terrorist groups based in Mumbai. 8 DHAKA TRIBUNE World Friday, April 11, 2014

Russia: Nato is Ukraine o ers using Ukraine crisis to boost appeal amnesty to pro- n Reuters, Moscow Russia’s Foreign Ministry accused Nato yesterday of using the crisis in Ukraine Russian militants to boost its appeal to members and justify its existence by rallying them n AFP, Donetsk the tens of thousands of troops now against an imaginary threat. massed along the border into Ukraine’s Russia and the West are locked in a The embattled acting president of eastern industrial heartland. Cold War-style stand-o over Ukraine Ukraine promised yesterday not to Many in Ukraine’s southeast – a re- and Nato Secretary General Anders prosecute pro-Russian militants occu- gion with a much longer history of Rus- Fogh Rasmussen told Moscow to pull pying government buildings in the east sian control that stretches back to tsarist back troops from the Ukrainian border of the country if they laid down their times – are wary of the more nationalist or face consequences if they intervene. arms and halted a four-day stando . leaders who rose to power in Kiev. They The ministry said Rasmussen’s re- The olive branch came as the clock have been looking to Putin for help. marks were confrontational and that in ticked down to a Friday morning dead- But the two building occupations recent months he had not o ered “any line for the separatists to walk out of have drawn only small rallies of sup- constructive agenda” for Ukraine, add- the state security building in the east- porters. Some polls show that the re- ing that it was adding to instability in ern city of Lugansk and the seat of gov- gion’s majority would actually prefer the region. ernment in nearby Donetsk or face the avoiding joining the Russian Federation. “The constant accusations against possible use of force. us by the secretary general convince The armed assailants want the Football boss joins talks us that the alliance is trying to use the heavily Russi ed east of the cultural- The negotiations in Donetsk – a blue-col- crisis in Ukraine to rally its ranks in the ly splintered ex-Soviet nation to hold lar coal mining region where ousted face of an imaginary external threat to independence referendums like the president Viktor Yanukovych made his Pro-Russian protesters stand next to a barricade in front of the seized o ce of the SBU state security service in Luhansk REUTERS Nato members and to strengthen de- one that led to Moscow’s annexation of political career – have involved some of mand for the alliance ... in the 21st cen- Crimea last month. Ukraine’s most powerful security o - tury,” it said. Their demands have added extra ur- cers as well as its richest tycoon. Russian MPs want Gorbachev probed Nato has suspended all practical gency to the rst round of direct talks O cials said businessman and military and civilian cooperation with that EU and US diplomats have man- Shakhtar football club owner Rinat Russia, although it said political dia- aged to convince both Moscow and Akhmetov and the region’s governor for treason over USSR breakup logue could continue at ambassador Kiev to join at the end of next week. have both joined Kiev’s e orts to tone level or higher, since Russia incorporat- Acting President Oleksandr Turchyn- down the militants’ demands. n AFP, Moscow “We asked to prosecute him and we have seen” in former Soviet countries ed Ukraine’s Crimea region last month. ov, in power since the February 22 ouster “They are working on a peaceful those who helped him destroy the So- over the past two decades “and today, in The Western military alliance has of a pro-Russian leader but deemed ille- solution, and this lls us with opti- A group of Russian lawmakers have viet Union for treason of national inter- Ukraine,” Nikitchuk said. “What is hap- also limited access for Russian dip- gitimate by the Kremlin, told lawmakers mism,” said First Deputy Prime Minis- formally requested prosecutors to ests,” Nikitchuk told AFP, adding that pening in Ukraine can happen in Russia, lomat’s to its headquarters and is re- that Ukraine’s latest secessionist crisis ter Vitaliy Yarema. probe former Soviet leader Mikhail Soviet citizens in 1991 were against the too,” said Nikitchuk. “This pushed us to viewing a 1997 co-operation agreement could be resolved peacefully. Akhmetov – his wealth estimated by Gorbachev for treason over the break- country’s breakup. write to the Prosecutor General, so that with Russia and subsequent Rome dec- “If people lay down their arms and Forbes magazine at $11.4 billion (8.2 bil- up of the Soviet Union, one lawmaker Seeking to create a more open and professional lawyers rather than histori- laration of 2002 that prevented it from free the administration buildings... we lion euros) – was a key nancial backer said yesterday. prosperous Soviet Union through glas- ans investigate the events of 1991.” setting up bases in eastern and central guarantee that we will not launch any of Yanukovych who is thought to wield Ivan Nikitchuk, a lawmaker with nost and perestroika, Gorbachev end- There have been previous attempts Europe. criminal proceedings against them,” he tremendous in uence throughout Do- the Communist party, said that recent ed up inadvertently unleashing forces by the Communist party to have Gor- Russia has responded by accus- promised. netsk. events and the crisis in Ukraine in par- that swept the country he had sought bachev prosecuted but they have led ing Nato of having a Cold War men- The Donetsk separatists had earlier But he is believed to be trying to es- ticular have led several MPs, including to preserve from the map and himself nowhere. Unlike the previous cases, the tality and has expressed concern proclaimed the creation of their own tablish closer relations with the new some from the ruling party, to ask Pros- from power. current request is backed by two law- over the possibility of deploying the “people’s republic” and called on Rus- pro-Western leaders who are likely to pre- ecutor General Yury Chaika to probe “The consequences of that destruc- makers from Russian President Vladi- alliance’s troops in eastern Europe sian President Vladimir Putin to push vail in snap May 25 presidential polls. l Gorbachev, 83. tion can be felt today in the con icts that mir Putin’s ruling party United Russia. l permanently. l

Israel launches new Israeli minister urges spy satellite World murders down, most serious Netanyahu to annex n AP, Jerusalem in Africa, Americas Israel’s Defense Ministry said yesterday that it has successfully launched a new n AFP, Vienna for every 100,000, more than four them, the report noted. settlements observation satellite into orbit, one times the world average. “Home can be the most dangerous which is expected to be used to observe Murders have gone down worldwide Half of all victims were under 30, place for a woman,” said Lemahieu. n Reuters, Jerusalem tering a new era,” said Bennett, urging Iran and hostile militant groups in the but half of them still occur in countries 80% were men as were 95% of perpe- In North and Latin America, gang-re- Netanyahu to annex a number of large Middle East. with just 11% of the global population, trators, UNODC said. lated homicides made up 30% of the A senior Israeli minister has urged Prime settlements. According to the announcement, in the Americas and Africa, a new UN “There is an urgent need to under- total, compared to less than one% in Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to annex “These are areas which enjoy a wide the Israeli-made “Ofek 10” satellite was report found yesterday. stand how violent crime is plaguing Asia, Europe and Oceania, where the a swathe of Jewish settlements in the national consensus, have security im- launched late Wednesday in coopera- The UN o ce on drugs and crime countries around the world, particularly share of murders from domestic vio- occupied West Bank, saying peace talks plications and have historical signi - tion with state-owned Israel Aerospace said 437,000 people were murdered in a ecting young men but also taking a lence was higher. with the Palestinians were dead. cance for the State of Israel.” Industries. The satellite has already 2012, compared to 468,000 in 2010, the heavy toll on women,” said UNODC poli- Firearms were the weapon of choice The US-backed negotiations came A high-tech entrepreneur and a for- begun transmitting data and visual ma- rst year its global study on homicide cy analysis director Jean-Luc Lemahieu. in four out of 10 murders. close to collapse last week amidst mu- mer settler leader, Bennett has called terial. It is expected to be operational was conducted. While men tended to be killed by an UNODC also found that only tual recrimination and although the in the past for annexing a much larger within months. Central America and southern Afri- unknown assailant, women were most 43% of murders resulted in two sides are seeking to overcome the part of the West Bank and is a long- Israel is expected to use the satellite ca had rates of 26 and 30 people killed often murdered by somebody close to a conviction. l crisis, Netanyahu has already started to time opponent of any deal that would to keep tabs on Iran and the region. It impose punitive sanctions on the Pal- grant the Palestinians a state. believes Iran is trying to develop a nu- estinians. Netanyahu made no comment on clear weapon — a charge Iran denies Economy Minister Naftali Bennett, Bennett’s request, but is likely to face — and accuses it of arming militants Egypt moves to control mosques who is head of the ultra-nationalist Jew- strident calls from within his own across the region. ish Home party, wrote to the prime min- rightist Likud party to annex the blocs, The Ofek 10 is the latest in a line of n Reuters, Cairo Muslim Brotherhood last July after to prevent mosques being used for ister late on Wednesday saying Israel home to an estimated 350,000 Israelis, spy satellites built by Israel Aerospace mass protests against his rule. “party or sectarian” purposes, it said. should extend its sovereign territory to a if the latest peace talks implode. Industries for the government. It is a The Egyptian government has All of the newly-approved clerics Last September, the religious en- number of major settlement blocs. However, such a move would almost lightweight satellite that is expected to stepped up a campaign to curb Mus- had been trained at Al-Azhar Univer- dowments minister said unlicensed Mega settlements, such as Ma’ale certainly set o a storm of internation- improve Israel’s reconnaissance abilities lim Brotherhood influence over sity, which is a respected center of clerics would be barred from delivering Adumin, are built on land seized in the al condemnation, and Israel’s chief ne- by providing sharp images at any time of mosques, saying it has licensed more Sunni Islamic learning, and institu- sermons at mosques - long a recruiting 1967 war - territory the Palestinians gotiator, Tzipi Livni, said Bennett was day, and in any weather condition, said than 17,000 state-approved clerics tions run by the ministry of religious ground for Islamist parties. want for their future state. Succes- acting like a “provocative child” who Ofer Doron of Israel Aerospace Industries. to give Friday sermons to stop plac- endowments, according to a statement The government statement said the sive governments have said the blocs, needed parental restraint. “The Ofek 10 satellite should im- es of worship falling “into the hands issued by the prime minister’s o ce ministry of religious endowments had deemed illegal under international law, “If you want to go totally crazy, keep prove Israel’s intelligence capability of extremists.” on Thursday. taken “a big step” towards address- should remain part of Israel in any ne- it up until we can no longer make a and allow the defense establishment to The military-backed authorities “That is to strengthen the ministry’s ing a shortfall in “quali ed preach- gotiated deal with the Palestinians. deal and lose everything we hold dear,” better deal with threats near and far,” have been trying to bring mosques un- supervision over all Egypt’s mosques ers.” Around 12,000 preachers not ap- “It is clear that the current process Livni, who serves as justice minister, said Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon in der tighter control since the army top- so that they do not fall into the hands proved by the state had been removed has exhausted itself and that we are en- wrote on her Facebook page. l a statement. l pled Mohamed Mursi of the Islamist of extremists and the unquali ed” and from service. l Hezbollah con dent in Assad, West Turkey keeps YouTube resigned to Syria stalemate block despite court rulings n Reuters, Istanbul week that this violated the law. n Reuters, Beirut a war that has drawn al Qaeda and other country,” said the turbaned cleric. join US military action that was eventually Erdogan accuses a US-based Islamic militants to the rebel cause. Qassem’s comments follow an account aborted, now rules out force and called the Turkish authorities de ed court orders cleric of using a network of supporters Bashar al-Assad’s Lebanese ally Hezbollah Syria’s fractious opposition - made up of from another Assad ally, Russian former stalled talks on “transition” the “only plan” - a and rea rmed a ban on YouTube im- to orchestrate an internet campaign said his Western foes must now accept he guerrillas inside the country and a largely prime minister Sergei Stepashin, who said view US o cials say is shared in Washington, posed after the posting of illicit record- and a police corruption investigation will go on ruling Syria after ghting rebels to impotent political coalition in exile - had, after meeting him last week that the Syrian notably among military chiefs who see Assad ings of top secret security talks that to undermine him. The cleric, Fethul- a standstill – a “reality” to which his foreign he said, proved incapable of providing an leader felt secure and expected heavy as preferable to sectarian chaos. was cited by Prime Minister Tayyip Er- lah Gulen, denies any involvement and enemies seem increasingly resigned. alternative to four decades of rule by Assad ghting to end this year. While rebels do not admit defeat, leaders dogan as part of a “dirty campaign” to criticizes Erdogan over a purge of his Echoing recent bullish talk coming out of and his late father before him. O cials said this week that preparations like Badr Jamous of the Syrian National Coali- topple him. followers from state bodies. Damascus, Sheikh Naim Qassem, deputy lead- would begin this month for the presidential tion accept that without foreign intervention Authorities imposed the ban on Last Friday a lower court in Ankara er of the Iranian-backed Shi’ite militia which is election - a move that seems to re ect a de- “this stalemate will go on.” A US o cial, asked Google’s video-sharing site on March ruled that the YouTube ban violated supporting Assad in combat, told Reuters that With Russia blocking a gree of optimism in the capital and which may about a deadlock that would leave Assad in 27 in the build-up to local elections, af- human rights and ordered most of the the president retained popular support among well end with Assad claiming a popular man- control of much of Syria, conceded: “This has ter weeks of leaked wiretaps which had restrictions be lifted, citing the consti- many of Syria’s diverse religious communities UN mandate, Western date that he would use to resist UN-backed become a drawn-out con ict.” emerged online, allegedly uncovering tutional court ruling, and instead spe- and would shortly be re-elected. governments held e orts to negotiate a transition of power. Assad, 48, has weathered an armed corruption in Erdogan’s inner circle. ci cally blocked access to 15 videos. “There is a practical Syrian reality that Hezbollah chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah insurgency which started with protests in Erdogan emerged from the polls with Despite a prosecutor’s challenge to the West should deal with - not with its back from the kind of also said this week that Assad is no longer at 2011 and descended into a civil war that has his popularity largely intact. lifting the ban, imposed on grounds of wishes and dreams, which proved to be military engagement risk and that military gains mean the danger sucked in regional powers, including Shi’ite Turkey’s telecoms regulator said state security, a higher Ankara court false,” Qassem said during a meeting with of Syria fragmenting was also receding. Iran and Hezbollah who back the Alawite yesterday it would not end a block also ruled on Wednesday in favor of re- Reuters journalists at a Hezbollah o ce in that could have toppled president and Sunni states like Saudi Arabia on YouTube, despite court rulings moving the general block on YouTube. the group’s southern Beirut stronghold. the Syrian leader Western resignation and Qatar behind the rebels. lifting the ban. However, the BTK said that while He said the United States and its It is a view of Assad that - quietly - seems to With Russia blocking a UN mandate, and “The measure blocking access to the some of the o ending links had been Western allies were in disarray and lacked be gaining ground in Western capitals. Calling voters showing no appetite for war after youtube.com internet site remains in removed, access to others had only a coherent policy on Syria - re ecting the “This is why the option is clear. Either to have it bad news for Syrians, the French foreign losses in Afghanistan and Iraq, Western place,” the Information and Communi- been blocked in Turkey and they could quandary that Western o cials acknowl- an understanding with Assad, to reach a re- ministry said this week: “Maybe he will be the governments have held back from the kind cations Technologies Authority (BTK) be viewed abroad. edge they face since the pro-democracy sult, or to keep the crisis open with President sole survivor of this policy of mass crimes.” of military engagement that could have said in a statement on its website. It said the ban would remain place protests they supported in 2011 became Assad having the upper hand in running the France, which last year was preparing to toppled the well-armed Syrian leader. l Access to Twitter had also been barred “because some of the said content contin- until the Constitutional Court ruled last ues to be available on the internet site.” l 9 DHAKA TRIBUNE World Friday, April 11, 2014 Hunt for MH370 In riot-hit Muza arnagar, religious divide favours Modi n Reuters, Muzaffarnagar closes in on ‘ nal Manoj Balyan wants Narendra Modi to become India’s next prime minister when results of a general election are released next month, and not because resting place’ of the pro-business opposition leader’s record as a credible economic manager. n Agencies a large number of objects during yes- Instead, the property broker and terday’s search, but only a small num- village chieftain is drawn to the Hindu The hunt for the missing Malaysian ber were able to be recovered, the JACC nationalist side of Modi, 63, who he be- jet was narrowed down drastically to said. However, none of the recovered lieves will strip privileges from India’s a targeted patch in the Indian Ocean items were believed to be associated minority Muslim population. after fresh underwater signals possibly with MH370. “With Modi taking o ce, Muslims from the plane’s black box were picked In another major development on will automatically feel the pressure. up this week. Wednesday Australian authorities They will not dare to raise their voice,” Thursday’s search zone was the analyzed the signals picked up on said Balyan, 42, to nods of approval smallest yet in the month-long hunt Saturday and determined that they from a group of friends. for Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, were not natural occurrences, but Such views are common in settle- narrowed down to 57,923 sq km from likely came from speciic electronic ments around the sugarcane belt of yesterday’s 75,000 sq km. equipment. Some marine life make Muza arnagar in the northern state of The centre of the search area lies similar sounds. Uttar Pradesh, which was hit by deadly approximately 2280 kilometres north- No more signals had been picked religious strife last year. west of Perth. up overnight, the search coordination The election is spread out over ve Up to 10 military aircraft, four civ- centre said today. weeks, with voting ending on May 12. il aircraft and 13 ships were search- The Ocean Shield continued its It was the turn of voters in Delhi, the ing for missing plane in the narrowed hunt towing the US navy pinger locater capital, on Thursday and many parts search zone. through the ocean’s depths. of Uttar Pradesh, including Muzaf- Australian ship Ocean Shield towing The underwater search continued farnagar, where Modi’s popularity is a pinger locater in the southern Indi- today, with Ocean Shield at the north- running high and Muslims are worried an Ocean on Tuesday reacquired two ern end of the de ned search area, and about their future. BJP supporters wear masks of PM candidate Narendra Modi during campaign in Darjeeling yesterday. Indians have begun voting in the signals after earlier detecting two on Chinese ship Haixun 01 and HMS Echo For many of the 815 million regis- world’s biggest election AFP Saturday. at the southern end, hoping to nd the tered to vote, Modi and his Bharatiya All of the four “pings,” heard possibly signal again and get a more speci c x Janata Party (BJP) represent a promise religious tensions run high. Muza arnagar. He openly admits to Uttar Pradesh,” said E. Sridharan, of from the black box of the ill-fated plane, on its location. of better governance, industrial growth The ghting in Muza arnagar left joining the frenzy of violence. the Pennsylvania Center for Advanced have been recorded within approxi- Finding the black box is crucial for and job creation. some 65 dead, including four in Baly- Study of India. mately 27 kilometres of one another. knowing what happened on March But Modi is tainted by accusations an’s village 118 km (73 miles) northeast Appeal to hindus The party’s manifesto, published “I’m now optimistic. We’ll nd the 8 when the Beijing-bound Malay- that he encouraged or turned a blind of Delhi. India’s 1.2 billion people include about this week, kept in place several issues aircraft or what’s left of the aircraft in sia Airlines Boeing 777 ight MH370 eye to Hindu-Muslim riots in 2002 in Like many others voting in the red- 150 million Muslims and they form a dear to the party’s Hindu nationalist the not too distant future. Hopefully in with 239 people, including ve Indi- Gujarat, the state he has governed for brick villages, Balyan blames Muslim signi cant minority in Uttar Pradesh. core, including doing away with laws a matter of days, we will be able to nd ans, disappeared under mysterious 13 years. He has denied the charges and neighbours for starting the violence By adding religious and caste issues to applying only to Muslims that it sees as something on the bottom that might circumstances. the Supreme Court has said there is not and the state government for refusing its broader national appeal based on favouritism. con rm that this is the last resting The batteries powering the black enough evidence to prosecute. to keep the perpetrators locked up. good governance, the BJP is making Almost all the victims of last year’s place of MH370,” Angus Houston, head box are certi ed to be working for 30 The BJP’s contention that other par- “People have been attracted to- a last-minute push for support in the riots were Muslims, including about of the Joint Agency Coordination Cen- days. Stored in a plane’s tail, they are ties help Muslims at the expense of the wards BJP because of the riots,” said electorally vital state, analysts said. 12,000 people who were made home- tre (JACC) which is leading the search, designed to begin sending o distinct, Hindu majority has become an increas- Balyan, who belongs to the same Hin- “This would help them mobilise less and now shelter under tents on said yesterday. high-pitched pings or signals as soon as ingly prominent part of its campaign in du caste as - and shares a surname with votes at the last moment. That could plots of land bought with compensa- Aircraft and ships reported spotting they come in contact with water. l recent weeks - notably in areas where - the BJP parliamentary candidate in be the calculation to harvest votes in tion money. l

Taiwan protesters end parliament Sri Lanka police arrest 60 over In India, show the occupation fears of renewed con ict nger after voting, get n AFP, Taipei n AFP, Colombo view to ensure that there is no resump- ities have issued warnings that they Taiwanese protesters ended their oc- tion of war in this country and to pre- may try to regroup. cheaper gas and food cupation of parliament yesterday, Sri Lankan police have arrested 60 peo- vent communal violence breaking out,” Rohana said the 60 suspects were three weeks after taking over the main ple accused of trying to revive a sepa- Rohana told reporters in Colombo. being held at a detention centre in the n Reuters, New Delhi ipate. Besides the discounts, the Election chamber to protest a contentious trade ratist group behind a civil war that left The arrests announced yesterday are southern town of Boossa and another Commission has issued newspaper adver- pact with China. tens of thousands dead, a spokesman the largest in number since Sri Lanka lift- in Vavuniya, just outside the former Showing the nger can get you a punch tisements using celebrities like ViratKohli, “We came here with ideals, now we said yesaterday. ed a state of emergency in August 2011. northern war zone. No other details in the face in many parts of the world. the cricket star heartthrob of millions, to leave with more burden,” student lead- The suspects, including 10 women, Government forces declared an end were available about their arrest or what In India, during this general election at exhort people to vote. er Lin Fei-fan said at a press brie ng were detained in a crackdown over the to 37 years of war in 2009 after crush- speci cally they were accused of doing. least, it can earn discounts at gas stations, In the capital, New Delhi, which went shortly before dozens of demonstra- past month and were being questioned ing the LTTE leadership which was Announcement of the arrests came restaurants, spas, stores and hospitals to the polls yesterday, people who show tors clad in black t-shirts walked out of about attempts to reorganise the Lib- ghting for a separate homeland for just two weeks after the UN ordered an after voting. the marked fore nger can get a discount the building at around 1000 GMT. eration Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), ethnic minority Tamils. international investigation into alleged India’s polling stations mark each of about 0.7% on petrol at any one of 67 Holding sun owers, the symbol of police spokesman Ajith Rohana said. Since then, no attacks have been war crimes committed by both sides in voter’s left fore nger with an indelible dot pumps in and around the city during the day. the movement, the protesters – mostly “We are questioning them with a carried out by the rebels, but author- the nal stages of the war. l of a silver nitrate solution after casting the “It’s our moral and social duty to moti- young students – were surrounded and ballot to guard against voter fraud. vate citizens of India. After a long freedom warmly greeted by thousands of support- In a move to increase political involve- struggle we got this right,” said Ajay ers as they moved out of the building. ment, Young Indians, a group linked to Bansal, general secretary of the Federation “The departure does not mean we Myanmar wraps up census Confederation of Indian Industry trade of All India Petroleum Traders. are giving up,” Lin said, while pledging association, launched the “Show the ink, See Gas station owners wanted to share the to press on with the protest against the n AFP, Yangon authorities decided not to allow minori- has largely been carried out by an army prices sink” campaign, which gives discounts cost of travelling to a poll booth by o ering controversial trade pact. ty Muslims to register their ethnicity as of teachers and its 41 questions were and other incentives to people who vote. this measure, Bansal said. They also want- The demonstrators occupied the Myanmar census takers made their nal Rohingya following a fresh wave of un- designed to give policymakers a full “Among youngsters it’s become a cool ed to encourage youngsters because in main chamber of parliament on March rounds yesterday in the country’s rst rest in the western state of Rakhine. picture of the country as it emerges thing to aunt their ngers after they’ve India people can start to vote at the same 18 in the island’s rst-ever such protest. population tally in three decades, which This has meant potentially tens of from decades of direct military rule, cast their vote,” said DNV Kumara Guru, age they can begin to drive a car. The sit-in came to an end after parlia- triggered international concern over a re- thousands of Rohingya have gone un- which ended in 2011. national chairman of the group, saying In the southern tech capital of Banga- ment’s Speaker Wang Jin-pyng pledged fusal to recognise the stateless Rohingya. recorded, while thousands more in Critics warned the UN and donors more than 100 businesses had signed lore, the Sakra World Hospital is o ering a not to preside over further debate on More than 10 million households con ict-torn northern Kachin were in the run-up to the census that the up for the campaign. “There is a lot of 10% discount on outpatient services such the trade pact until a law has been intro- have taken part in the survey, according also missed out after ethnic minority tally had the potential to spark unrest, momentum across the country.” as health check-ups and consultations duced to monitor such agreements with to o cial gures for the rst 10 days of rebels refused to allow enumerators pointing out controversy over ques- At the last general election, only about between April 18 and May 1 to people with China – a key demand of the protesters. the 12-day exercise, which is designed into their territory. tions of ethnicity and religion in the 58% of the electorate voted, with many an ink-marked nger. But they have vowed to push on with to plug widespread information gaps in Myanmar views the Rohingya as il- survey. They accused the organisers urban Indians in particular apathetic. Virgin Atlantic Airways, known for its their campaign to force the ruling Kuo- the poverty-stricken nation. legal immigrants from Bangladesh, de- of focussing exclusively on technical During this year’s election, which unusual promotions, announced voters have mintang party to retract the trade deal, But the census has come under criti- spite many being able to trace their fam- issues and ignoring the political prob- began on Monday and runs until May 12, the chance to win cabin upgrades, lounge ac- a demand which President Ma Ying- cism from its own backers in the United ily back for generations in Myanmar. lems it could raise in the country for- 815 million voters will be eligible to partic- cess and goodie hampers in a lucky draw. l jeou has atly rejected. l Nations and Western governments after The country’s rst census since 1983 merly known as Burma. l

THE BEEKEEPER Pakistan denies Baluch group’s Philippines using ‘moral claim of market blast suasion’ vs China n AFP, Islamabad Pakistan’s interior ministry yesterday re- n AFP, Manila bunal, prompting China to warn that jected claims by a Baluch separatist group this action had “seriously damaged” that it carried out a bombing at a market The Philippines is using “moral sua- bilateral ties. It said it held Manila rein Islamabad that killed 24 people. sion” in its con ict with Asian giant sponsible for the “consequences” of The United Baluch Army (UBA), one China over their claims to parts of the the UN move. of a number of militant separatist out- South China Sea, a government spokes- Jose said the Philippines was aware ts from the southwestern province of man said yesterday. it could face retaliation through trade Baluchistan, said it staged the attack This was why the Philippines led a or travel sanctions. – the deadliest in the Pakistani capital case to a UN tribunal, asking it to de- But he defended Manila’s tactics, since 2008. But a spokesman for the clare Beijing’s claims of undisputed saying “economically speaking, mil- ministry dismissed the claim. “Initial sovereignty over most of the sea as il- itarily speaking, we have nothing to investigations have revealed that the legal, said Foreign Department spokes- match China so our recourse is interna- United Baluch Army has no links with man Charles Jose. tional law which is the great equaliser.” yesterday’s attack,” the spokesman “Through moral suasion, we hope Speaking at the presidential palace, said in a statement. the international community will help President Benigno Aquino’s spokes- A bomb tore through the bustling make China realise that it is also in man Herminio Coloma said the Philip- wholesale fruit and vegetable market their best interest to respect and com- pines’ objective was to show its claim on the edge of the capital at around ply with the decision of the tribunal,” over parts of the South China Sea were 8:00 am on Wednesday as hundreds of he said on ABSCBN television. based on international law. traders gathered to do business. “If China wants to be seen as a re- He stressed that it was not just a The UBA statement was the rst sponsible member of the international Philippine issue but included “even time a Baluch group had claimed an community, then it is better for them other countries with maritime entitle- attack in Islamabad, parts of which to work, to operate within the estab- ments under the UN Convention on the are heavily guarded. Various Baluch lished international order rather than Law of the Sea.” This picture taken on Wednesday shows She Ping, a 34 year-old local beekeeper, covered with a swarm of bees on a small hill in southwest groups have waged a bloody insurgen- outside of it.” China claims almost all of the South China’s Chongqing. She Ping released more than 460,000 bees, attracted them to his body, and made himself a suit of bees that weighs cy for at least a decade to demand more Last month the Philippines pre- China Sea, even up to the coasts of 45.65kg within 40 minutes AFP autonomy. l sented an appeal before the UN tri- many of its neighbours. l 10 DHAKA TRIBUNE Editorial Friday, April 11, 2014

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Support the roaring LETTER OF THE DAY Make CNG auto-rickshaws a ordable startups April 9 A ordable transport service for middle-income and low-income people in Dhaka is almost non-existent. he StartUp Cup is the rst ever business model Most city dwellers have to depend on rented vehicles, which are extremely expensive. As rickshaws are competition for Bangladesh. It is a competition to help not allowed to ply on all the streets, and taxi-cabs are rarely available, auto-rickshaws are necessary. Most Tentrepreneurs turn their ideas into reality. The StartUp people do not have the nancial ability to a ord a private car. Cup is an exciting opportunity for entrepreneurs who have In recent years, the government introduced a few hundred public buses through BRTC. This service ideas, but not much by way of startup money. An explosion of does help, but it does not cover all areas in Dhaka. In addition, women and children nd it extremely di - entrepreneurial initiative is taking place in Bangladesh right cult to travel by bus owing to over-crowdedness and the uncivilised behaviour of most passengers. now, and we should be doing all we can to nurture these risk- This is why it is necessary for the government to reduce the import duty on CNG-run auto rickshaws The Beautiful Bride is on takers. and withdraw all administrative restrictions to increase their availability. It is necessary to withdraw the display The nature of the way startups come about is changing supplementary duty and VAT on import of CNG-run-auto rickshaws as well. We urge the ministers of April 4 rapidly. Gone are the Finance, Commerce and Communication to make CNG-run auto rickshaws readily available and a ordable Such an amazing photography exhibition! days when energetic for the public. clair estelle young people with Md Ashraf Hossain powerful ideas had to wait around for the perfect environment to We should be doing come along. Nowadays all we can to nurture An obvious con ict they are acting fast. Those most vulnerable April 5 They are going to the risk-takers and April 4 It takes a special brand of stupid to think that a market fast, nding entrepreneurs Conspiracy theories and It is a huge failure of our country that the move like this will go unnoticed. their customer-base, self-in icted wounds authorities fail to provide legal protection and Zero-Agenda and aggressively making April 2 justice to the victims of sexual abuse, as dis- revenue and pro t. It is cussed in the article. Sexual abuse and violence not easy, but it is being Sam against children is the worst kind of crime one done and should be encouraged. Great. Now that you have criticised your can commit. I wonder how the state could be The StartUp Cup is a great way to help entrepreneurs with benefactors (no matter how mildly) don’t be so indi erent about this and let the disgusting this process. It is a remarkable fact that a mere 2% of startups surprised at being called a “razakar.” perpetrators run free. have the sort of business model or experienced team that can Liza secure large-scale funding from investors. This means that Ronnie the other 98% of entrepreneurs – many of them with terri c Yes, I reckon you’re right Mr Zeitlin. Sheikh ideas and growth potential – are not getting the resources and Mujib would have very likely disapproved of nancing they need for their businesses to ourish. your getting this award. Assuming, of course, The Bangladesh StartUp Cup is a bold and exciting contest. that he truly recognised you as “dangerous,” Too early to criticise a bold Entrepreneurs are modern-day heroes. They take risks and ie somebody who spoke truth to power, at move Police charge truncheons on brave tremendous obstacles in their journey. With an initiative that time. At any rate, your mostly benign (but April 4 like StartUp Cup, some in this 98% might start to get the correct) criticisms in this article of those dark As a member of the gay community, I thought human hauler drivers attention they deserve. days of Baksal rule will certainly estrange you the previous write up – the March 21 review of April 4 from Sheikh Mujib’s heirs in the ruling party Roopban magazine, “A missed opportunity to The police could have managed this situation today. Glad you referred to Mr Moudud’s address LGBT issues” – was quite a balanced far more easily without resorting to over-the- message. Sadly, his bleak plight is only a piece. While the most common argument is top violence. snapshot of the prevailing predicament of that it’s a magazine and not a book, it is also Sha kul Islam Liton several other leaders of BNP. not just a magazine. It’s a look into the lifestyle of a minority that many are not familiar with Sam and while sexuality is de nitely a large part Ronnie: Unless they demand payment by of the community, a much larger part of this Be Heard credit card, because in “Digital Bangladesh,” community is loneliness and lack of sympathy. Write to us at: the Bangladeshi mission cannot accept credit Government should The magazine doesn’t depict that feeling of Dhaka Tribune cards or Paypal (or anything except USPS money helplessness much and also shuns other harder FR Tower, 8/C Panthapath orders). hitting topics like homophobia. Yes, a magazine Sukrabad, Dhaka-1207 mentor more women has the need to be entertaining but for this par- Email us at: [email protected] Ronnie ticular magazine, that need also required to be Send us your Op-Ed articles: [email protected] Sam: Just an obscure overseas personal account complemented with some serious discussions Visit our website: www.dhakatribune.com to top positions will do, perhaps. :) Better still, receipt of cash by which this magazine was lacking. Come join our Facebook community: onsidering that Bangladesh has had women as prime hand will rule out any undue fuss over the matter. ABCD https://www.facebook.com/DhakaTribune ministers for over two decades, their representation in Cthe policy and decision-making processes of the country still remains abysmal. The extremely small number of female members in the advisory and executive committees of our political parties should be more upsetting to a parliament with CALVIN AND HOBBES a female speaker, prime minister, and opposition leader. Only four of the 70 government secretary positions and 18 of the 290 additional secretary positions are currently lled by women. Reserved seats for women in parliament seem to Progress in gender achieve simply an equality requires the ornamental purpose in a male-dominated women’s voice in the political system. country’s policy-making This unevenly gendered approach to politics will not change until more women are chosen to represent the people by the people, rather than being handpicked by party leaders to serve their party’s interest. Besides giving women an equal opportunity in civil service, the government needs to PEANUTS create an environment that encourages more women to take part in polls. We have come a long way in empowering women as a nation, considering their access to education and employment compared to previous decades, but there is still much progress to be made in gender equality, and it requires the women’s voice in the country’s policy-making. It is a democratic government’s job to ensure its citizens have equal opportunities in governing as well as non-governing institutions.

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n Shaﬁ qur Rahman countries, a relationship previously hard to build because of protectionist n the Bangladesh foreign a airs colonial policies. discussions, the historical term First enunciated in December, 1923, I“Monroe Doctrine” appears quite the Monroe doctrine is basically a very frequently. The term has special signif- progressive and benevolent declara- icance in our foreign policy communi- tion. Its basic principles were that the ty because our small country is placed US would not interfere in the internal snugly in the lap of an aspiring global a airs of, or the wars between, Eu- power. Monroe Doctrine has a wholly ropean powers. The Western Hemi- negative connotation to its users and sphere was closed to future colonisa- readers in our country. It is known as tion and any attempt by a European an early 19th century American impe- power to oppress or control any nation rialistic proclamation that declared the in the Western Hemisphere would western hemisphere, North and South be viewed as a hostile act against the America, as America’s own backyard United States. and warned European powers to desist from any interference in the countries of that part of the globe. With perceived emphasis on “backyard,” the doctrine and its architects are regarded The progressive origin Though not infallible, Shakib is Bangladesh’s rst truly world class athlete MUMIT M as an epitome of US imperialism and of the Monroe Doctrine arrogance. doesn’t mean the S T R A I G H T T A L K As there is a wide perception that India has assertively in uenced the negative reputation is political course of Bangladesh in 2013- wholly undeserved 14, and has thwarted the interference of western powers, the term Monroe Doctrine is going to be invoked with increased frequency in the coming In defense of Shakib Al Hasan days. But contemporary users of this The declaration said: “With the geopolitical term greatly misunder- governments who have declared their stand the context, the formulation, independence and maintain it, and n Zafar Sobhan pat themselves on the back when their How is this in any way controver- Shakib has more talent in his little and evolution of this doctrine. The whose independence we have, on team wins, but they are the ones who sial? It is a truism that holds not just nger than you and I have in our entire doctrine, famously proclaimed in 1823 great consideration and on just prin- ere we go again. screech the loudest in their criticism of for cricket and not just for Bangladesh, bodies. He is Bangladesh’s rst truly by the fth president of US, James ciples, acknowledged, we could not Once again, Bangla- the players when the team loses. They but all over the world. world class athlete, a national pride and Monroe, was actually a ringing decla- view any interposition for the purpose desh has disappointed on act as though a loss is a personal af- If you think that the kind of pres- a national treasure, and don’t you ever ration of anti-colonialism and freedom of oppressing them, or controlling in the cricket eld, and once front and the losing team has commit- sure that the team faces is nothing spe- forget it. for the then newly independent coun- any other manner their destiny, by again the national team’s ted some kind of o ense against them. cial, then you should try holding the He has done more to make the na- tries of Latin America. A short lesson any European power in any other light Hlegions of fair-weather fans are trying Win or lose, therefore, the one hopes of the nation on your shoulders, tion proud and thus done more for the in its history may be illuminating to than as the manifestation of an un- to salve their battered pride by lashing constant is the smug superiority they facing down 90 miles per hour deliv- nation than you or I could hope to do in foreign a air enthusiasts. friendly disposition toward the United out and pouring scorn and derision clearly feel to the poor saps sweat- eries in front of tens of thousands of ten lifetimes. Students of colonial history know States.” on the players who they feel let them ing out there in the eld, who exist screaming fans. I would imagine that it Let’s start with that understanding. that the most important factor that It is essential to know that the new down by performing so tamely. apparently as nothing more than is pretty nerve-wracking. All criticism needs to be tempered by precipitated the great decolonisa- nations of South America welcomed This ugly chorus of recrimination instruments if not accessories to the Yes, the team played poorly at the this realisation. tion wave in the second half of the the Monroe declaration wholeheart- that invariable greets any kind of a loss ambitions and self-worth of their so- T20 World Cup. It happens. Get over it. Does it mean he is infallible? No. 20th century, creating all these inde- edly. Revolutionary leaders like Simon is the ip-side of the misplaced pride called fans. And please note that while the team Does it mean that he is above criticism? pendent countries in Asia and Africa, Bolivar openly embraced this o er in someone else’s achievement that is Of course not. was the two World Wars. World Wars I of protective shelter by US. But both the most distasteful aspect of specta- But everything he has achieved and II so greatly weakened the already US and Latin American leaders knew tor sports, and one that has regrettably should a ord him some minimum declining colonial powers, such as that in the 1820s America did not have become a durable mainstay of the measure of respect and some minimum Britain, France, Holland, etc, to such su cient naval and military power to Bangladeshi cricket world. You don’t get to bask in the re ected glory of his goodwill and support. an extent that they had no means to enforce such a doctrine. It was closer Don’t get me wrong. It is ne to achievements all these years and then get to turn You don’t get to bask in the re ected hold on to their colonial possessions. A to a blu than an assertion. Fortunate- feel proud and happy when your team glory of his achievements all these years similar decolonisation wave occurred ly, Britain, the world’s premier naval wins. But too many people strut about around and call him a cry-baby and then get to turn around and call in the Americas when the great war power, also wanted South America with their chests pu ed out when him a cry-baby or whiner the minute he of 19th century, the Napoleonic wars, free from protectionist colonial powers their team wins, as though they per- doesn’t live up to your expectations and fatally weakened declining empires so that it can trade freely. British navy sonally scored the winning run or took his frustrations get the better of him. of that time Spanish and Portuguese was the instrument that helped en- the crucial wicket. That’s what being a true fan means. empires. force the doctrine in 19th century. News ash: You didn’t win. Your This sense of superiority has come played poorly overall, Shakib himself It means standing up for your team Inspired by American Independ- The progressive origin of the Mon- team did. You achieved nothing. The through loud and clear in the hysterical performed creditably, averaging over through thick and thin. It means ence (1775-83) and the French Revolu- roe Doctrine doesn’t mean that the achievement and the accomplishment response to Shakib Al Hasan’s perfectly 37 with the bat, and taking 8 wickets cheering their victories, but not jeering tion (1789-99), the politically restive current negative reputation is wholly was that of the players. It’s a crucial reasonable and defensible statements with an economy rate of 5.68, not their losses. It means celebrating the people of various Latin colonies were undeserved. By the end of 19th centu- distinction that is lost on far too many. in the wake of Bangladesh’s poor per- outstanding, perhaps, but nothing to good times and commiserating the already thirsting for freedom from ry, the US was a world power and its By the same token, when the team formance at the T20 World Cup. sneeze at, either. bad. It means taking the rough with the their distant European overlords. big companies were dominating trade loses, they have not personally let you What did he say that was so wrong? The latest outburst of vitriol against smooth. While Europe was gripped with the throughout the Americas. down, they have not betrayed you, He had the temerity to suggest that Shakib is especially galling. All the It means thinking of and treating the imperial ambitions of Napoleon The US intervened in various Latin they have not hurt you in any way. In the nation has outsize and unrealistic haters out there gleefully bashing him players as the heroes they are, not just Bonaparte, Latin American leaders American countries many times with fact, they have done nothing to you. expectations of the national cricket and sneering about how he has lost when they win, but when they lose, as and their people seized the chance and di erent pretexts. Re ecting the new You don’t own them and they owe you team, and that the enormous pressure their respect need to get one thing well. l began their struggle for independence. American mood, Theodore Roosevelt nothing. under which they operate contributes straight: Neither you (nor I) are t to The island country of Haiti was the proclaimed a corollary to the Monroe Fair-weather sports fans not only to their chronic under-performance. lace Shakib’s cricket boots. Zafar Sobhan is the Editor, Dhaka Tribune. rst to revolt, and after a long war, Doctrine, asserting that the United gained independence from France in States had the right to intervene in 1804. Uprisings spread from country Latin America in cases of “ agrant to country, and by 1810, revolution had and chronic wrongdoing by a Latin spread throughout South America. American Nation.” The Roosevelt Historically known as the Latin Amer- Corollary essentially turned the Mon- ican Wars of Independence, these roe Doctrine on its head. In place of An EC that works freedom struggles were long, hard, seeking to stop the imperial design of and full of twists and turns. By 1820, European powers in Latin America, it most of the countries were independ- declared America’s intention to take n Syed Ishtiaque Reza The recently held upazila election saw how brutally the ruling party of just criticising, the civil society ent or were in the process of gaining their place. displayed the EC before the people could exert its in uence in a local and political parties can sit together freedom. However much the Monroe hen there is con ict, democ- very badly. It is perceived that the government election, and the most to draw up a concrete proposal for After the defeat of Napoleon, the Doctrine was later tarnished by US racy is the solution. Con- election system has been pushed be- pathetic one was the role of the EC. appointing election commissioners in Spanish monarchy was restored and imperialism in South America, we W ict and political hostility hind to the 80s, when rigging through The rst and second phases of an acceptable and neutral process. the old European powers conspired to should remember that originally not only result in devastating direct violence and administrative support the upazila election were reasonably There is also a strong suggestion for get the rebel American colonies back the doctrine and its namesake had violence, they also impede growth, was widespread. peaceful, but from the second phase, granting nancial autonomy to the EC. into the empire’s fold. The coun- very wholesome motives. The newly threaten public health, and aggravate Bangladesh has been in political the show was fully taken over by This would avert any potential con ict ter-revolution to squelch independ- independent countries heartily poverty. Democracy largely depends turmoil for a long time. The country ruling party men with the help of local of interest, and ensure that the EC ence movements began. Russia, a big welcomed the protective umbrella on the functions of a number of insti- faces issues of long-term sustainabil- administrations. works in a transparent and impartial victor in the Napoleonic Wars, claimed that the doctrine provided. Before tutions. Democratic values prevail es- ity, not only in the context of global The role of the EC is to provide a manner. the whole Paci c seaboard of North using the term “Monroe Doctrine” sentially on the e ciency and integrity recession, but also due to domestic level playing eld for all parties and The EC is not adequately equipped America as its exclusive area. liberally to describe current of these institutions. political uncertainties. candidates. In the just-held upazila to regulate the political parties. It can United States was quite wary of geopolitical situations both in near From the centre to the periphery, elections, the day-long coverage of the think of its role in enforcing inner-par- European colonial powers re-exerting and far neighborhoods, the users everywhere, democracy ourishes if TV channels, as well as the stories in ty democracy, and the regulation of in the Western hemisphere. An ex-col- should ponder awhile whether subject the people who are to take the respon- the newspapers and online news sites, party nances. ony itself, US popular sentiment was countries now welcome any forced sibility of ruling, are elected through suggest that the EC kept the eld only Everyone wants to see that the EC very much against them. Also, the US protective custodianship. l free and fair elections. Elections are Holding regular for the ruling party-backed candidates. becomes the nal trend-setter of the wanted to develop trade and business the foundation stone of any democ- Even in some places like the Laxmi- electoral activities of political parties. relationships with newly independent Sha qur Rahman is a freelance contributor. racy as the democracies are mainly elections is not an easy pur Sadar, it was seen that the on-duty There is also an expectation from representative in character. Free and task. The role of the EC o cials (polling o cers, assistant the commission that it would go for fair elections are the strongest way to presiding o cers, etc) were on their xing policies regarding nalisation of shape democracy. has always been under desks with sealed (with the symbols electoral roles, government sponsored The conduct of free, fair, and im- critical scrutiny of particular candidates) ballot papers. advertisements prior to election, partial elections depends much upon The entire election system was seen to restriction on the movement of minis- the performance of the three elements be messed up, and the EC had no way ters, MPs, and other political hi-ups in which form a triangle. They are the to avoid its responsibility. the poll areas, e ective prohibition of independent and impartial electoral Here comes the process of appoint- campaigning during the last 48 hours, machinery, the political parties and If a constitutional body like the EC ment to the commission. The civil so- transfers and appointments of o cers candidates, and the electorate. The succumbs to the pressures of hood- ciety has been crying for an impartial identi ed with election machinery, etc. entire election system is supposed to lums of the ruling party, can anyone selection committee for the EC for a The upazila election frustrated function under the Bangladesh Election expect that democracy has a future in long time. But the reality is too di er- common citizens. The EC itself earned Commission, which has been granted Bangladesh? ent. The present method of appoint- a bad name. It is only fair to the citi- the freedom of functioning from the The credit and discredit, both for ment is through an executive decision, zens of our country that the EC plays administration under the constitution. elections in the “Bangladesh-style” de- where the president approves the a proactive role and uses its consti- Holding regular elections is not a mocracy, goes to the institution of the appointment based on the proposal tutional powers e ectively, and the small and easy task. The role of the EC EC. Now, this is up to the EC to decide, given by the government. judiciary ensures the legitimacy of this has always been under critical scrutiny to credit or discredit. BNP bitterly criticised the EC’s power in the future. l in every election, be it parliamentary The upazila election was a non-par- “partisan” activities. But there is pub- polls, or any other local government tisan one. There was no party symbol lic perception that it will do the same Syed Ishtiaque Reza is Director of News, election. for the candidates. But Bangladesh thing after coming to power. Instead Ekattor Television. What would James Monroe make of his doctrine? WIKIMEDIA 12 DHAKA TRIBUNE Entertainment Friday, April 11, 2014

Sajal: I am director's actor

n Afrose Jahan Chaity I have done huge homeworks about working on the silver screen. I learnt how to be a Sajal is one of the most popular and busy ac- dancer, co-ordinate as action hero and also tors of this time who stepped in media as a did a lot of work to improve my acting. From host and a model. He made his debut as an an- the very begging of my career, everyone chor in a magazine show Tak Dum Tak Dum, helped me a lot. which gave him mass popularity. He has been picked as a model by celebrated actor Afzal Who inspired you? Hossain for a TV commercial of Quite Sham- First I thought it’s not cup of my tea. Being a poo. Since then, the talented model-actor has host was enough for me. But, Afzal Hossain occupied a strong position in the showbiz. just played the lead role in launching my ca- Currently, Sajal is all set to debut on the silver reer and he is my mentor. He taught me ev- screen with an action romantic lm Run Out, ery small detail of the trade. I have learned so directed by Tonmoy Tansen. Run Out is also many things from him. Celebrated and noted the debut lm of Tonmoy Tansen. actor Asaduzzaman Noor also inspired me. In an interview with the Dhaka Tribune Sajal talked about his recent ventures: Do you have any plan to stick to modeling? I won’t stop modeling. In my entire career Nisho and Shokh struggle to What are you up to nowadays? I have done only eight advertisements and I am working on Tonmoy Tansen’s rst lm every single one succeeded in the market. Run Out. As it is my silver screen debut, I am save their marriage giving my all concentration towards the lm. What is your current goal? I don’t have any plan right now except for n Entertainment Desk with other women. On the other hand, Nila is a Why you have been chosen this lm as your this lm. A movie reel keeps a performance housewife by her husband’s choice. She craves debut to the silver screen? alive for years with repeated views by the A tele lm Bhalobashar Kacche Phera will be for a child while Anik seems to be completely I found this lm to be appropriate for audience. I want my performance to leave a aired tonight at11pm on ATN Bangla. Written by reluctant about the matter. Anik believes life is my debut. I also love the story and every good impression. Rudro Mahfuz and directed by BU Shubho, the to discover new things every day. Knowing the details of the role. I am lucky that I am starting tele lm features Nisho, Shokh, Rashed, Chompa fact that Anik is cheating on Nila, she still tries to my journey on silver screen with same direc- the audience. Another point is, I trust that Where do you see yourself ten years from and many others. save their marriage. tor whose tele lm was my rst acting debut. he is introducing this role speci cally with now? The story revolves around some common A loner, Nila goes for shopping in a mall where I have good understanding with Tonmoy for me, because it feels that this role is tai- Ten years from now, I want my works to con icts in a marital life. It talks about a couple she meets Asif. Nila and Asif starts complement- Tansen. I started my career with his tele lm lor-made to suit my abilities. leave a lasting impression on the audience. who faces emotional turmoil like extramarital ing each other develop a relationship. Prema. We also have a strong connection, I According to Sajal, hardwork and deter- a airs, allegations and later realising their mis- At a point Anik comes to know about Nila’s was always con dent about Tonmoy's abil- How did you get yourself ready for the sil- mination never goes unrewarded and he be- takes and resettle the marriage. extra marital affair and starts accusing her. ity to deliver good entertainment pieces to ver screen debut? lieves that he is director's actor. l Nila and Anik are married for ve years. Anik When Nila leaves her husband, Asif starts to is a busy person who spends most of his time aviod her and in the meantime, her husband in his workplace and the rest of his idol time misses her. l Incursion Music TODAY IN DHAKA Tareen dedicates second Film launches three Jibondhuli, Shongram, Frozen in 3D, Boishomyo, Avatar in 3D Star Cineplex, Bashundhara City new labels solo album to her father Panthapath n Entertainment Exhibition Desk Serenading Suchitra Time: 12pm – 8pm After the success of Shilpangan Gallery, House-7, Road-13, Dhanmondi her rst solo album, Tareen's second solo Crossing Through album hits the market Time: 3pm – 8pm on her birthday, July Dhaka Art Center (DAC) House-60, Road-7A Dhan- 26. The multi-talented mondi R/A star will dedicate this album to her father. In Music the competitive media Jazz and Pop, Red Shift Co ee Lounge industry of Bangladesh, Time: 7:00pm – 9:30pm Tareen has made her Red Shift Co ee Lounge, Radius Centre, 5th , Bay’s place through her skills Galleria , 57 Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan of acting and singing. n Entertainment Desk Last year, Tareen released her rst album Electro, QuickSand and Ozone Records are the three new titled Akash Debo Kake labels launched under the banner of Incursion Music on which received critics' April 9 at the Incursion Headquarters situated at Bangla- appreciation and won motor. the heart of thousands Electro is a label for the local and international electron- of listeners. One of the ic music artists. Starting with popular artistes like Fuad Al- song from her previous album was ded- the song in his honour. The lyric of the time I thought I should dedicate some- muqtadir and K Sarfaraz Latifullah, Electro is now signing icated to her mother as the starlet be- song includes the lines: Amar Dekha thing to my beloved father. Releasing my a host of other local artistes. Electro is working with house lieves that she owes a lot to her mother Prothom Nayok Amar Kachhe Sera, second solo is not my main aspiration. music. The label is promoting and marketing electronic for her success today. She showed her Baba Tomar Hridoyte Je Ador Snehe Singing a beautiful song for my beloved music, to play at clubs and parties. appreciation and respect to her mother Ghera. The composition of the song is father holds more appeal to me.” QuickSand and Ozone Records have been launched to through the gesture. by Ibrar Tipu. Tareen's last song was for the drama cover di erent genres such as house and trance. The genre Last Sunday, she met with lyricist About the song, Tareen said: “My series titled Sopnogulo Jonaki Pokar covered under QuickSand are grrovy, funky and deep mu- Zul qer Russell to pen down a song for mother is my mentor and my rst guru. I Moton. She will lent her voice on a new sic and Ozone is for more airy music. her father. Her intention is to show love have grown up watching her sing. I dedi- drama series titled Kalo Mokhmol, which The music launching ceremony of upcoming lm The songs will be available in iTunes, Beats Music, Spo- and respect to her father by dedicating cated a song in my rst album to her. This will be directed by Niaz Mahbub. l Tarkata featuring Ari n Shuvoo, Moushumi and Mim tify and Amazon. l in the lead roles has been held on Wednesday.

Theatre Katherine Heigl sues Sushmita workshop US pharmacy for $6m Sen debuts n Entertainment Desk in Bangla in Dhaka Actress Katherine Heigl has sued a chain of US pharmacies for $6m in damages. The Grey’s Anatomy star has accused Duane Reade Inc of using a designed picture of her leaving one of its shops in promotional material. cinema The case was led in a court in Manhattan, New York, on Wednesday. n Entertainment Desk n Entertainment Desk Heigl is famous for her roles in lms including Knocked Up and 27 Dresses and also won an Emmy for playing the character of Izzie Stevens in medical Sushmita Sen will soon be Speed Youth and Target Theatre drama Grey’s Anatomy. seen in a Bangla lm. A source Duane Reade Inc is yet Company are launching a youth told the Times of India: “The to give a statement theatre workshop this summer in actress has signed a Bangla lm in response. the capital. The two-week long In documents that will be directed by Basu intense workshop is designed submitted to the Chatterjee’s daughter, Rupali for individuals who have been court, Heigl says Guha. The rest of the cast is yet or are an excellent drama artist she was recently to be nalised but Sushmita has at school or university and are photographed by signed below the dotted line.” seeking more to learn in this paparazzi in New The source adds that Sush- area. York City as she mita is kicked about this project The workshop will create left a Duane Reade and she wants to co-produce opportunity to experience how pharmacy. the Bengali lm. “She is also the theatre world works and She says the looking at getting the rights for expand skills. With experienced company is exploiting its Hindi remake.” trainers from the UK, out-of-the- her image for She made her debut in Bolly- box scripts and a variety of ways commercial gain despite wood after winning the coveted to express emotions, this theatre her objection. Heigl’s title of Miss Universe, and programme is aimed at making complaint also says now, after taking a sabbatical she plans to donate the participants more than stage from acting for about 3 years, any damages she may performers. Sushmita Sen is all set to do her receive to a charity that Classes will be conducted 5 helps animals. Last rst lm in her mother tongue days a week for 2 weeks with a year Heigl was named Bengali. commitment of 6 hours a day. one of Hollywood’s The lm, titled Jodi Emon The program is designed for most overpaid stars, Hoto (What If It Had Happened), youth aged between 14-22 years. second only to Adam talks about the equation be- Details can be acquired at samia_ Sandler. l tween a man and a woman. l [email protected]. l Friday, April 11, 2014 DHAKA TRIBUNE 13 Did you know?

This is the rst time Barcelona haven’t reached at least the CL semi- nals since 2007

14 Atletico stun 14 Champion League 15 Latif turns down Barcelona, holders wilderness looms Pakistan cricket Sport Bayern progress for United selector role Isaac praises Bangladesh for successful WT20 along with Bangladesh Army, the helped Bangladesh enhance its government’s support and all the infrastructure in Dhaka and Chittagong International Cricket Council (ICC) BCB sta s who worked day and night and develop a new international venue president Alan Isaac praised the Ban- and most importantly the fans are in Sylhet. Sri Lanka’s triumph means gladesh government, security agencies who made the event successful. We the event has produced ve di erent and the general public for their con- also had to provide all sorts of men’s champions in as many editions. tributions and support in making the facilities to the participating 26 The encouraging performances of the World Twenty20 successful. international teams at di erent venues Associate Members and their successes This was the rst time Bangladesh, of Bangladesh,” said Jalal to Dhaka over the Full Members clearly re ect a co-host in the 2011 World Cup, hosted Tribune yesterday. that the ICC World Twenty20 is the a full major tournament and despite Earlier during ICC’s executive board most open tournament on the ICC several obligations in the initial stage meeting on April 9 and 10 in Dubai, calendar.” the multi-nation event was completed Isaac praised the e orts made by the The meeting also approved the with great success. Chairman of the country and said, “The ICC World existing format to be retained for Bangladesh Cricket Board media com- Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 was an the ICC World Twenty20 in 2016 mittee Jalal Yunus was relieved and extremely successful event which was scheduled in India. According to the said, “It was a huge challenge for us thoroughly enjoyed by the players, format the top eight ranked T20 sides (to hold the tournament) as there were o cials, spectators and media. A lot of will automatically qualify for the some questions regarding the security credit must be given to the Bangladesh second round while the ninth and 10th Fifa ambassador and former French player Christian Karembeu (2R) and Japan Football Association honorary chairman Junji Ogura for the political unrest existing at that Cricket Board (BCB) and the ICC team ranked full members will play in the (R), along with former Japanese soccer player Masashi Nakayama (L) unveil the trophy during the Fifa World Cup Trophy Tour event to time in our country.” for putting up a memorable show.” rst round along with six quali ed ICC promote this year’s World Cup in Brazil, at Haneda airport in Tokyo yesterday AP “But the security agencies, He further added, “The event Associate Nations. l Associates to taste Test Change in Feni’s ‘kismet’ planned with the rst to run from 2015 to 2017 and the second to be held be- we now have and the team we had at hammedan is going to be tough one. against Brothers in the semi nal. The approval of ‘Meritocratic pathway tween 2019 and 2021. The second ICC the beginning of the season is big; we The referee cheated me last game I Feni failed to win a single game out for Test cricket’ by the ICC (Interna- Test Challenge is scheduled for 2022. Omar K Sisse carries a huge chunk of had a very weak team. Now I bring in played with them and they won. Un- of nine league matches, but inclusion tional Cricket Council) in their board “The ICC Test Challenge now opens credit behind Feni Soccer Club’s trium- players to reinforce the team and we necessarily he showed red card. of Gambians Mathew Mendy, Landing meeting yesterday opened doors for the door for Associate Members to play phant run in recent times as it is under got results,” said the Gambian coach. “So I’m coming with all kind of forc- Darboe and Kabba Jobe just took the the Associate sides to try out their luck Test cricket and in doing so gives even the Gambian’s guidance that the small Sisse however has a bitter experi- es I have. I know they are better team team spirit to a new level. in the Test circuit. greater context to the ICC Interconti- club has made it to their rst ever nal ence from his previous encounter and they can beat us but I want to beat Club captain Akbar Hossain Ridon But at the same time it also meant nental Cup which will now be a path- in a professional football tournament. against Mohammedan and said, “Mo- them.” Sisse said after their victory echoed the coach and admitted the posi- Bangladesh, the bottom ranked Test way to Test cricket,” said the ICC chief Feni reached the nal in the Inde- tive changes brought in the side by Sisse. team in 10th place, will have to im- executive David Richardson in a media pendence Cup, to be held tomorrow, “The team has actually changed af- prove their ranking in next two years to release yesterday. beating giants like defending champi- ter the arrival of Gambian players. The avoid any odds of losing the status they Bangladesh lost the 9th position ons Sheikh Russell and Brothers Union coach spent his own money to bring the obtained 14 years back. in the Test rankings after Zimbabwe and it was the changes brought by Sisse players. Feni never gave importance in The ICC approved the introduction hopped over them in September 2013. which turned the side’s fortune. recruiting foreign players in past. This of an ICC Test Challenge which will take Zimbabwe had returned to the Test Sisse’s coaching career in Ban- is the rst time six players registered place every four years between the low- arena after ve years to draw two- gladesh began as the head coach for for the club,” said Ridon. “The coach est ranked Test team and the winner of match Test series against Pakistan, Sheikh Jamal Academy before he took it as a challenge while bringing the ICC Intercontinental Cup. which had also cost Pakistan’s rating served the club’s senior team as an in- the players. He personally told me that According to the proposal the 10th points. They went down from fourth to terim coach in a professional tourna- we will go to nal with this team,” he team on the Reliance ICC Test Team sixth position. ment. He joined Feni Scocer Club as added. Rankings on 31 December 2017, or at the The most recent International Cup, head coach this season. “The people of Feni are motivat- conclusion of any series in progress at played between June 2011 and De- Feni’s position in the Bangladesh ing us for the nal. The local MP also that time, will play four ve-day match- cember 2013, featured eight associate Premier League is however not sweet called and congratulated us,” the skip- es, home and away basis, against the members - Ireland, Afghanistan, Scot- as they are lurking at the bottom with per added. winner of the upcoming ICC Intercon- land, United Arab Emirates, Namibia, zero win after the end of rst leg, but Ridon admitted to have immensely tinental Cup, with the inaugural Chal- Canada, Kenya and Netherlands. Sisse roped in players from his country improved attacking options at his dis- lenge scheduled to take place in 2018. Ireland have won four of the ve during the second transfer window to posal and they have nothing to lose In the next eight years, two ICC In- tournaments held since 2004 while Af- which the result is in front of everyone. when they face big name Mohammed- tercontinental Cup tournaments are ghanistan won it in 2010. l “The di erence between the team an SC in the nal tomorrow. l All is not well in Abahani Clemon Indoor Metropolitan School Team Manager Satyajit Das Rupu supporters to the gate number two. No University admitted to the incident. “The angry player was injured.” However, it seemed TT after 12 years Football players of Abahani Ltd have supporters entered through the gate that the relationship between the sup- cricket begins sought e cient security from the club number two but no player was seri- porters’ forum and the manager is not the number to increase in the future. after the unwanted incident following ously hurt. The players have urged the good. “The manager seems to control AFM Iqbal bin Anwar Dawn, the ad- the loss to Mohammedan in the semi- club authority to ensure their security. all. He does not provide the tickets to Dhaka Metropolitan School Table Ten- ditional director of Walton, also echoed nal of the Modhumoti Bank Indepen- Otherwise, they will not play further. I the supporters. The previous coach has Clemon Indoor University Cricket nis returns to surface after a span of 12 the BTTF o cials and wished the tour- dence Cup on last Thursday. have informed the matter to the club criticized the manager’s role,” said Zulu. comprising 40 universities of years with the competition, organised nament to produce future stars. The football team was left con ned authority. They will look into the mat- Rupu denied any such act. “I am the country commenced at the by the Bangladesh Table Tennis Fed- The participating schools are - Ar- at the stadium with the clubs support- ter,” said Rupu. doing my duty as per the instruction Mirpur Sohrawardi Indoor Stadium eration (BTTF) and sponsored by Wal- manitola High School, Ahmed Bawani ers laying siege to the exit of the venue Shaikat, however, said that he was of the club authority. I don’t cross my yesterday. ton Smart TV, set to begin at the Shahid Academy School and College, Lalbagh which delayed the players’ depar- hit by the unruly supporters. “The sup- limit,” said Rupu. Eight games were held on the Tajuddin Ahmed Indoor Stadium from Model School and College, DPS (Red) ture from the venue by one and a half porters attacked us. It is very unfor- Abahani is currently in the second opening day with star studded AIUB tomorrow. DPS (Green), St. Joseph Higher Second- hours. Meanwhile, the players and o - tunate. We want full security to play position with 19 points, two points kicking o their title defence with a Education minister Nurul Islam Na- ary School (Red), St. Joseph Higher Sec- cials were reportedly locked in ghting football. All the players are thinking adrift of the leader Sheikh Jamal in the 30-run win over Manarat International hid will inaugurate the tournament as ondary High School (Green), Scholas- after the match. Goalkeeper Shahidul the same,” said the defender. Bangladesh Premier League. The team University followed by Jahangirnagar the chief guest. tica (Mirpur Branch) (Red and Green), Alam Sohel, defender Mofazzal Hos- Meanwhile, Enam-e-Khoda Zulu, in their traditional sky-blue out ts University’s 65-run win against Eastern The BTTF president was elated with West End High School, Sunbeams, sain Shaikat, defender Shaikat Bhow- the leading o cial of the supporters’ bowed out of the semi nals of the Fed- University. the resumption of the event which was Summer eld International School, mik were reportedly injured after at- forum denied reports of any player get- eration Cup before Bangladesh Premier East West University won against held back in 2002. Baridhara Scholars Institution, Turkish tacks from angry Abahani supporters. ting injured. “The manager chased the League began. l South Asia University by six wickets “We want to see more players in the Hope International School, Sunnydale, while Sylhet Metropolitan University table tennis arena and we hope that the Dhanmondi Tutorial, European Stan- won against Rajshahi University meet will insert the new enthusiasm dard School, Swede School for Intel- of Engineering and Technology among the budding players,” said Ab- lectually Challenged, Prayash, Dhaka Norde to Belgium? by 24 runs. dul Karim, the president of the BTTF Cantonment, Azimpur High School In the remaining matches, Asian in a press conference held at the con- and College, Australian International Belgium. He also took leave from the University beat Stamford University ference room of the Bangabandhu Na- School, Rahmatullah High School, Ide- club,” said Sheikh Jamal club member Bangladesh by four wickets, Islamic tional Stadium yesterday. al School, Oxford International School, The rumours of Sheikh Jamal DC’s Abu Hasan Chowdhury Prince yester- University Kushtia defeated IUBAT Zobera Rahman Linu, the general Wille’s Little Flower School and Col- Sony Norde leaving Bangladesh for a day. The club’s president Manjur Kader by 26 runs, United International secretary of the federation, said it was lege, Motijheel Ideal School and Col- club in India has taken a new turn as also con rmed the news and said Sony University beat Southern University hard to assemble all the schools in a lege, AG Church School and College, it was learnt yesterday that the Haitian asked for a three-day leave which was Bangladesh by six wickets speci ed time but the federation has South Point School and College Uttara international capped footballer is ex- granted. while Dhaka University convincingly succeeded to get 26 schools and hoped Model School. l pected to leave Dhaka today for a trial While contacted over phone Norde beat City University by seven at a Belgium club. said he was not leaving Sheikh Jamal, wickets. Norde, who had earlier expressed but hung up when asked if he was go- Education minister Nurul Islam his desire to play in Europe, drew at- ing to Belgium for a trial Nahid inaugurated the eight-day long tention of big ILeague clubs including Big-budgeted Sheikh Jamal spent tournament organized by the 3 Crics Mohun Bagan and East Bengal during around Tk7m to sign the Haitian from run by former Bangladesh cricketers the IFA Shield with his dazzling skills. Sheikh Russell in this season. Norde Akram Khan, Khaled Masud Pilot and He played a major role behind Jamal’s also played a chief role in Russell’s tre- Ather Ali Khan. Sponsored by Akiz Food road to the nal in the 118th edition of ble winning last season. and Beverages Ltd the tournament will the tournament where he was also ad- The 24-year-old forward is end on April 17. judged as the best player. unarguably the best player in the The champions of the tournament “He (Sony) is not going to join Mo- Bangladesh Premier League at present will receive a purse of Tk500,000 hun Bagan, it is a rumour. Sony is in- for his pace, power, dribbling skills and while the runners-up team will receive Abdul Karim, the president of Bangladesh Table Tennis Federation speaks at the press terested to go for a trial for a club in goal scoring ability. l Tk200,000. l conference of school TT yesterday COURTESY 14 DHAKA TRIBUNE Sport Friday, April 11, 2014

Two killed watching CL in Nigeria Hamilton tops Bahrain practice times Pacers’ reserves topple Bucks

Gunmen suspected to be Boko Haram Islamists stormed a packed view- Great Britain’s 2008 Fomula One world champion Lewis Hamilton clocked The Indiana Pacers defeated the lowly Milwaukee Bucks 104102 despite ing centre in Nigeria’s restive northeast and shot dead two people watching the fastest time during the second day of testing Wednesday at the Sakhir circuit coach Frank Vogel’s decision to bench all of his starters for the entire National Champions League matches, police said Thursday. The centre was showing the where he won the Bahrain Grand Prix at the weekend. Three of the ve world Basketball Association game on Wednesday. Chris Copeland’s go-ahead basket two quarter- nal matches between defending champions Bayern Munich and champions still competing – England’s Jenson Button (McLaren), Finland’s Kimi with one second left gave the win to the struggling Pacers who had lost eight of Manchester United, and Atletico Madrid-Barcelona, on Wednesday when it was Raikkonen (Ferrari) and Germany’s Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) – did not take part their last 11 games. Vogel announced during the Pacers’ morning workout attacked. “The gunmen came in a car and opened re outside the viewing centre in the testing which allowed certain stables to use their reserve drivers and Pirelli that he would sit his starting crew against the Bucks, who have the worst record and sped o ,” Yobe State police commissioner Sanusi Rufa’i told AFP. –AFP to test their new tyres. –AFP in the league. –AFP Atletico stun Barcelona, holders Bayern progress

failed to score against Atletico for the sixth successive game. Atletico Madrid’s re- For Atletico coach Diego Simeone – surgence continued on who last year was forced to sell Falcao Wednesday just a year for 60 million euros ($83 million) when after they were forced their debt was o cially estimated at to sell leading scorer 170 million euros but some experts said Radamel Falcao to re- it was up to 300 million euros – it was duce their huge debts as they eliminat- another signi cant victory. ed Barcelona to reach the Champions “We maintain the same humility. League semi- nals for the rst time in We understand that the other teams 40 years. (in the semi- nals) have been there far A goal by Koke – who has been with more than Atletico Madrid,” said the the club since he was eight years old – 43-year-old, who was a bundle of en- saw them deservedly beat Barcelona ergy on the touchline urging the crowd 1-0 on the night and progress 2-1 on to raise the noise level and continually aggregate and perhaps also register making the sign of the cross. a changing of the guard at the top of “We are there 40 years later and we Spanish and European football. believe in what we are doing.” Bayern Munich – bidding to become It is the second time that Atletico the rst team to successfully defend and Real have reached the semi- nals their title – also reached the last four of European club football’s most pres- tigious tournament in the same season RESULTS – 1959 being the previous occasion, and Atletico Madrid 1 0 Barcelona is is only the fourth time clubs from the Koke 5 same city have reached the last four. Atletico qualify 21 on aggregate AC Milan and Inter Milan in 2003 Bayern Munich 3 1 Man United and London duo Arsenal and Chelsea Mandzukic 59, Mueller 68, Evra 57 in 2009 being the others. For 22-year- Robben 76 old Koke, who made his senior debut Atletico Madrid players react after winning their Champions League quarter- nal second leg match against Barcelona, in Madrid on Wednesday REUTERS Bayern qualify 42 on aggregate aged just 17, it was an especially emotional night. Guardiola hails ‘best’ beating Manchester United 3-1, to go “The team were spectacular in this Simeone wins in tactical battle with Martino through 4-2 on aggregate. game,” said Koke. hour at Bayern They join United’s Premier League “This team has no limits and we Europe’s elite competition for the rst “I think the rst half, those opening rivals Chelsea – who beat Paris Saint must keep on making the fans dream.” time in four decades. 20 minutes, were very good due to our Germain on Tuesday – and Atletico’s Defeat will heap the pressure on Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone It was a classic smash and grab raid aggression, our speed, our focus, our city rivals Real, victors over last sea- Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino, but got his tactics spot on in the battle with and Atletico’s gutsy performance was commitment,” Simeone said. Pep Guardiola has hailed his “best” son’s beaten nalists Borussia Dort- Simeone’s compatriot was not focus- Barcelona counterpart and Argentine typical of a side who take inspiration “Later on, obviously Barcelona hour at Bayern Munich after steering mund, in Friday’s draw. sing on that. compatriot Gerardo Martino as his un- from a coach who as a combative and started to grow into the game, above all the holders to the Champions League’s Atletico – who last beat Barcelona “Of course we feel bad about this fancied side dumped their wealthier never-say-die mid elder was said to they had more of the ball,” added the semi- nals as they bid to reach their four years ago – came roaring out of defeat,” he said. rivals out of Europe on Wednesday. play “with a knife between his teeth”. 43-year-old, who has transformed At- fourth nal in ve years. the blocks and got the only goal of the “However, while we can’t win three Barca were unable to cope with a letico into genuine contenders in Spain Holders Bayern had to come from game through Koke, his rst in this sea- trophies I don’t think this defeat will red-up Atletico in the opening 20 and Europe since taking over at the end behind before romping to a 3-1 victory son’s tournament, in the fth minute. a ect us on the other two fronts. We minutes of the Champions League of 2011. at home to Manchester United at Mu- Atletico, who are also top of La Liga still have the league, we have a match quarter- nal, second leg at the Calde- “I don’t know if they had many nich’s Allianz Arena in Wednesday’s in a three way battle with Barca and against Granada on Saturday, and the ron, when Koke scored the only goal of chances but the crosses coming over quarter- nal, second-leg to win the tie Real, could have been 3-0 up after Copa del Rey nal against Real Madrid the game in the fth minute to secure a quickly from (Daniel) Alves on the right 4-2 on aggregate. fteen minutes as former Barcelona next Wednesday.” 2-1 aggregate success. were causing us a few problems. “We are in the semi nals, so I’m striker David Villa hit the woodwork on While Bayern dominated posses- Although Barca improved in the “Later in the second half it was a very, very proud of my team,” said two occasions. sion it was United who took the lead second half, Atletico turned in a bril- matter of winding down the clock and Guardiola after goals by Mario Mand- Barcelona were largely contained by through a spectacular long range e ort liant defensive display, almost scoring waiting for a chance to counter attack zukic, Thomas Mueller and Arjen Rob- Atletico and star player Lionel Messi from an unlikely source French full- several times on the counter-attack, and look for the second goal to calm ben cancelled out Patrice Evra’s superb had an especially torrid night as he back Patrice Evra. l to claim their place in the last four of things down.” l second-half strike for United. l

CL wilderness l ooms for United FIVE REASONS ATLETICO MADRID BEAT BARCA 1. Solid defence Indeed, Atletico’s marshalling of the Ar- 4. The roar of the Calderon their players and supporters shudder. and you want to test yourself against Atletico’s organisation and defensive gentine has been so good that Barca boss Atletico fans haven’t had it this good for Leeds United have not graced the the best.” resolve has been the bedrock of the club’s Gerardo Martino moved his compatriot years and they played their part with As Manchester United’s Champions League since reaching While Jones, at 22, can reasonably revival since Simeone took charge two- out of his favoured role as a false nine at spectacular backing throughout the whole players trudged from the the semi- nals in 2001, while current hope that he has not played his last and-a-half years ago. the Vicente Calderon in an unsuccessful 90 minutes to drag their side towards the pitch at Bayern Munich, league leaders Liverpool last played in Champions League game in a United They have conceded just ve times attempt to o er his star man more space nish line. it was with the knowl- the tournament in December 2009. shirt, the same cannot be said for some in 10 Champions League games on their out on the right. “The atmosphere was amazing. It didn’t edge that they will not Once banished from Europe’s top of his older colleagues. return to the competition for the rst time 3. Koke outshines Spanish teammates a ect Barca because they are used to experience the Champi- table, clubs can struggle to return. Captain Nemanja Vidic has already in four years and, even more impressively, The only goal of the second leg came after those atmospheres, but it did in uence our ons League again for at least 17 months. “It’s hugely important we get back agreed to join Inter Milan, while fellow just twice in ve encounters with Barce- just ve minutes as mid elder Koke timed players. It gave us great positive energy,” United are seven points below the in it as soon as possible,” said defend- defenders Rio Ferdinand and Patrice lona this season. his run into the box perfectly to volley said Simeone. top four in the Premier League, and er Phil Jones, after Tuesday’s 3-1 loss Evra – scorer of a stunning opening 2. Missing Messi home Adrian Lopez’s knock-down. 5. Atletico’s depth of squad with only 15 points still to play for, next at Bayern completed a 4-2 aggregate goal in Munich – are also expected to The key to Atletico’s defensive job had The 22-year-old seems certain to be What made Atletico’s triumph even more season is almost certain to be their rst quarter- nal defeat. leave in the close season. been crowding out four-time World Player included in Vicente del Bosque’s World remarkable was that it was done without without Champions League football “Manchester United need to be in Ryan Giggs, meanwhile, is yet to of the Year Lionel Messi. Cup squad and made his case for a their talisman Diego Costa for the vast ma- since 1995-96. the Champions League. Nights like announce whether he will extend his Prior to May last year Messi had scored starting place as he excelled against jority of the tie. The Spanish international, The 20-time domestic champions these do not come around too often. contract, which expires in June, and at 20 times in 15 games against Atletico. He many of his more illustrious international who has scored 33 goals this season, remain the richest and most globally They are the ones you look back on and 40, the Welshman may be destined to has been held scoreless in the six matches teammates in the Barcelona mid eld over limped o after just half an hour of the rst popular club in England, but there are think, ‘What a time that was’. fall one game short of Raul’s record of between the two since. both legs. leg with a hamstring injury. l –AFP recent precedents that will make both “You want to play against the best 142 Champions League appearances. l

Ronaldo a doubt Portugal into third for King’s Cup nal Mourinho ned, warned as Argentina slip for Villa Park conduct Cristiano Ronaldo has sustained a mus- Premier League. Portugal, without even playing, moved cle injury in his left thigh, Real Madrid “Mourinho denied a breach of FA into third spot of the FIFA rankings announced Thursday, making the Por- Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has rule E3 in that his behaviour in re-en- released on Thursday, as Argentina tuguese striker a doubt for next week’s been ned £8,000 ($13,400, 9,700 eu- tering the eld of play and approach- slipped to sixth. King’s Cup nal against Barcelona. ros) and warned about his future con- ing the match referee in an attempt to It means Europe now occupies the “Tests which Cristiano Ronaldo un- duct after being sent o at Aston Villa speak to him ... amounted to improper top three places in the rankings, with derwent have shown up a muscular in- last month, the Football Association conduct,” the FA said. Portugal sitting behind leaders Spain jury to his left biceps femoris,” Real said, announced on Thursday. “However, the charge was found and Germany. l adding that his return to action was de- A statement on the FA website said: proven at a personal hearing on FIFA RANKINGS pendent on his reaction to rehabilitation. “Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho Wednesday, April 9.” 1. Spain 11. England (+1) According to the As newspaper web- has been ned £8,000 and warned Mourinho was sent o following a 2. Germany 12. Belgium (-2) site, Ronaldo could be out for two weeks, as to his future conduct following an touchline melee sparked by an ugly 3. Portugal (+1 place) 13. United States (+1) which would mean him missing the independent regulatory commission foul on Karim El Ahmadi by Ramires 4. Colombia (+1) 14. Chile (+1) King’s Cup nal in Valencia on Wednes- hearing.” that earned the Chelsea mid elder a 5. Uruguay (+1) 15. Netherlands (-4) day as well as the Champions League Mourinho requested a personal red card. His team-mate Willian was 6. Argentina (-3) 16. France (+1) semi- nal, rst leg match on April 22-23. hearing with the FA after he was also sent o during the game. 6. Brazil (+3) 17. Ukraine (+1) Real, third in La Liga behind city charged with improper conduct The Chelsea manager claimed that 8. Switzerland (-1) 18. Russia (+1) rivals Atletico Madrid and Barcelona, for being sent to the stands by he had only gone onto the pitch to act 9. Italy (-1) 19. Mexico (+1) Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (C) reacts after their Champions League quarter- nal host Almeria on Saturday in league referee Chris Foy during the dying as a peacemaker, but he was promptly 10. Greece (+3) 20. Croatia (-4) second leg match against Bayern Munich in Munich on Wednesday REUTERS action. l stages of a 1-0 loss at Villa Park in the sent to the stands by Foy. l DHAKA TRIBUNE Sport Friday, April 11, 2014 15

QUICK BYTES Australia return to KP still hoping Zimbabwe for ODIs Australia will return to Zimbabwe for the rst time in a decade later this year for Test return to take part in a triangular one-day international tournament, Zimbabwe Since Pietersen’s unceremonious Cricket said on Thursday. The Austra- dumping, England captain Alistair lians have not toured the country since Sacked batting star Kevin Pietersen still Cook has given his public backing to May 2004, but will open the triangular hopes to return to international cricket the decision by the England board tournament - which also includes and become the rst England player to which he called “a brave call”. South Africa - on Aug. 25 against the score 10,000 Test runs, according to an While his relationship with Cook host nation at Harare Sports Club. All interview published Thursday. appears to be beyond repair, Pietersen six round-robin matches will be played The 33-year-old Pietersen also in- claimed to have patched up things with in Harare, as well as the nal on Sept. sisted that former England skipper Strauss after sending disparaging texts 7. South Africa will play one test match Andrew Strauss was a “good friend” about his then captain to the touring and three ODIs before the arrival of despite their fallout over a text scan- South Africans in 2012. Australia. The test between Zimba- dal, saying the episode was the biggest “Andrew Strauss is a great friend. I bwe and the Proteas will be played in regret of his career. was just in a bad space,” said the South Harare from August 913, followed by Pietersen, who was axed in Febru- Africa-born star, who was speaking on three 50-over matches to be staged in ary after England’s disastrous tour a promotional visit to New Delhi. Bulawayo. to Australia, told the Indian Express “We were not having a great rela- –Reuters newspaper that he had not given up tionship at that time. It should never hope of an international comeback. have come out, all that nonsense. That Scott defends as “Yes, maybe I’ll still get to 10,000 wasn’t a special time at all.” Masters starts (Test runs),” said the batsman, who In an interview earlier this week, scored 8,181 runs in 104 Tests after mak- Pietersen denied he had a bad relation- without Tiger ing his debut against Australia in 2005. ship with team-mates, saying he was The 78th Masters got underway under Pietersen is the fourth highest run the rst to help Jonathan Trott over his blue skies at Augusta National early Serbia's tennis player Jelena Jankovic returns the ball to France's Mathilde Johansson, during their Bogota Open match in Bogota on scorer in England’s history and tops the stress-related illness on the ill-fated Thursday morning with living legends Wednesday. Jankovic won 75, 75 AFP list among current players. Ashes tour. l Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus and Gary Player hitting the rst balls as honorary starters. Another legend of the game, though, was missing as, for the rst Zakir Khan time since he made his debut as a Pistorius admits ‘no reason’ to re fatal shots willowy amateur in 1995, Tiger Woods named West Ham was absent. The world number one and know for a fact there was no ladder “It’s all about ‘I’. It’s all about Mr her o ,” the athlete explained the mes- four time Masters winner announced ambassador against the wall,” Nel said. Pistorius,” Nel said, reading cell phone sage his girlfriend sent over social mes- on April 1 he would not be competing Under pummelling cross-examination, “We know for a fact that you had no messages in which Steenkamp said she senger WhatsApp. following surgery to repair a pinched Oscar Pistorius admitted Thursday that reason to shoot, objectively speaking.” was upset and “scared” of Pistorius’s Nel also accused Pistorius of nerve in his back that had been he had “no reason” to re the shots that Pistorius responded: “That’s correct behaviour. making a public apology to troubling him for months. It was a huge Zakir Khan, the chief advisor of killed Reeva Steenkamp, as prosecutors my lady.” “She’s scared of the feelings that she Steenkamp’s parents just to make blow for a tournament he has come to Canary Wharf UK Bangladesh Football began to zero in on apparent inconsis- Regardless of who Pistorius be- has for me and the way that I brushed himself feel better. l symbolize over the last 17 years since Academy and the chairman of tencies in key parts of his account. lieved was behind the door, he could his rst win in 1997, but players and Bangladesh caucus of Conservative During the second day of gruelling face a sti sentence if Judge Thokozile fans agree that the Masters will always Party, has been appointed as the questioning, prosecutor Gerrie Nel be- Masipa believes he purposely used le- work its magic no matter what. ambassador of West Ham United gan to pick at Pistorius’s explanation of thal force without reasonable cause. –AFP Football Club recently. He is the rst why he red four times through his toi- Pistorius’s cross-examination is a Asian to receive such an honor from let door on Valentine’s Day 2013. key point in his trial, and a stern test Germany’s Brown the English club. Pistorius has been charged with of both his version of events and of his ousts top seed Zakir Khan, a Bangladeshi by origin, murdering his 29-year-old model girl- resolve. established the Canary Wharf Football friend and faces a life sentence if con- During the ve-week trial the world- Isner in Houston Academy in Bangladesh in 2006. victed. famous athlete has appeared fragile, Germany’s Dustin Brown upset top After completing a four year long The Olympian has said he red the frequently crying in court and becom- seeded American John Isner in three course from his academy, a total of shots accidentally and did not mean to ing physically sick when the gruesome sets to reach the quarter- nals of the 15 players have made their way to the kill anyone. He testi ed that he feared details of Steenkamp’s injuries were US men’s clay court championships professional league so far and ve of someone was coming through the toi- discussed. on Wednesday. The world number them have earned national team calls. let door and that his life was in danger. Nel spent most the rst part of his 101 Brown outlasted the hard-hitting The players have also been to the West This seemingly contradictory cross-examination accusing Pistorius defending champ Isner 64, 67 (7/9), Ham Academy and the David Beckham account was probed at length by Nel, of being a sel sh, controlling boyfriend 76 (7/4) on the clay courts at the Academy for a month-long trial. who drew a concession from Pistorius and caring more about himself than River Oaks Country Club. Isner forced All the players and the o cials that the shots should not have been the death of his girlfriend. a deciding set by winning an extended of the Canary Wharf UK Bangladesh red at all. Nel tore into the 27-year-old’s ac- tiebreaker in the second, but Brown Football Academy congratulated Zakir “We know for a fact there were no count of his relationship with Steen- South African Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius (2nd R) leaves the North Gauteng High rebounded to claim the nal tiebreak. It Khan for this achievement. l intruders in your house that night, we kamp. Court during his ongoing murder trial in Pretoria yesterday AFP was his rst-ever victory over a top-10 opponent. Isner, who is ranked ninth in the world, beat Nicolas Almargo in the 2013 nal. Afghan cricketers to Latif turns down PCB selector role –AFP lations) in the media.” IOC sanction Austrian, Sethi had o ered Latif the role after Pole for failed Sochi train in Pakistan Pakistan cricket turmoil Wednesday being reappointed as PCB chairman by has announced $1 million for each of took a new turn as former captain prime minister Nawaz Sharif in Febru- dope tests the four World Cup quali ers -- Af- Rashid Latif turned down the job of ary. Austrian cross country skier Johannes Afghanistan’s fast-rising cricket team ghanistan, United Arab Emirates, Ire- chief selector following an alleged Latif also refused the additional re- Duerr and Polish bobsleigher Daniel will train in Pakistan under the guid- land and Scotland -- and have also disagreement over his working condi- sponsibility of helping as an adviser Zalewski were on Wednesday sanctioned ance of two former international cap- arranged their camps in Australia and tions. on anti-corruption matters, a role of- by the International Olympic Committee tains as they prepare for their maiden New Zealand in September-October Pakistan cricket has been hit hard by fered to him for his services in the ght (IOC) for failing drug controls at the Sochi World Cup appearance next year, their this year. a series of o -the- eld controversies in against corruption during his cricket- Olympics. Duerr, 27, has been disquali- coach said Thursday. “We had a few good results in the the past year, particularly a legal row playing days. ed from the men’s skiathlon in which he Aamir Sohail will help the batsmen Asia Cup where we beat the hosts Ban- over the job of Pakistan Cricket Board Latif blew the whistle on his team- nished eighth after testing positive on while Rashid Latif will help the wicket- gladesh,” said Khan of his team’s suc- (PCB) chairman. mates in 1994, resulting in the Pakistan February 22 for the banned substance keepers as the minnows begin tuning cess in the event held in March this Last week the team failed to reach government initiating a judicial en- recombinant erythropoietin (EPO). up for the 2015 World Cup in Australia year. the semi- nals of the World Twenty20 quiry which led to life bans on former –AFP and New Zealand. “But our batsmen did not handle in Bangladesh, prompting captain Mo- captain Salim Malik and bowler Ata-ur “We have a full year of events start- pressure well in the World Twenty20.” hammad Hafeez to step down. Rehman, and nes on six other players US college player ing with the Asian Cricket Council Tro- Afghanistan lost to Bangladesh and Latif’s refusal to take over as chief including bowling greats Wasim Akram phy next month and the excitement Nepal in the qualifying stages and selector, a role he was due to begin in and Waqar Younis. reveals he is gay will reach the highest point with the failed to reach the Super-10 group April after being appointed two months Sources in the PCB said Latif has University of Massachusetts player World Cup, and we have planned a stage of the World Twenty20 held in ago, is the latest blow to the Pakistan been summoned by Sethi next week. Derrick Gordon has come out as the rst two-week camp in Karachi from April Bangladesh. cricket set-up. But sources said the PCB wanted Latif played 37 Tests and 166 one- openly gay player in American collegiate 15,” Afghan coach Kabir Khan told AFP. Afghanistan are in Group A of the “The PCB considered me for the im- him to report to the director of game day matches for Pakistan and also basketball. “I just didn’t want to hide Afghanistan have taken big strides World Cup 2015 along with hosts Aus- portant slot and I, after thorough con- development Haroon Rasheed, and as coached the Afghanistan cricket team, anymore, in any way,” division one men’s at the international level since gaining tralia, New Zealand, Scotland, Bangla- sideration, politely turned it down,” a result he turned the job down. leading them to a silver medal nish in player Gordon said Wednesday on ESPN one-day status in 2009. desh, England and Sri Lanka. Latif said in a statement. “No hard feelings for both parties. I the Asian Games in China in 2010. sports television. “I didn’t want to have to They have featured in three World They open their World Cup cam- Latif, known as a strict disciplinari- don’t want to get into controversy and He also runs cricket academies lie or sneak. I’ve been waiting and watch- Twenty20 (2010, 2012 and 2014) tour- paign with a match against Bangladesh an in his e orts to promote cricket, had I hope Pakistan cricket will ourish unfor young people in various cities ing for the last few months, wondering naments and quali ed for next year’s in Canberra on February 18. demanded he report only to the board der the chairman and board,” said Latif. across Pakistan, a role which many be- when a division one player would come World Cup. Sohail said he was looking forward chairman Najam Sethi or chief operat- “I will not make any further state- lieved would have helped him in the out, and nally I just said, ‘Why not me?’” The International Cricket Council to coaching Afghanistan. l ing o cer Subhan Ahmed. ment. There has been too many (specu- selector post. l Gordon said he came out to his family, coaches and teammates earlier this month. Gordon was inspired by Brooklyn Nets centre Jason Collins, who last year Racing days over for publicly acknowledged his sexuality. On February 23, Collins became the rst openly gay player in National Basketball ailing Thorpe: manager Association history when he played against the Los Angeles Lakers. –AFP Australian swimming great Ian Thor- pe was battling serious infections DAY’S WATCH Wednesday in a Sydney hospital fol- Star Sports 4 lowing shoulder surgery, his manager said, adding he would likely never 1:00AM swim competitively again. Osasuna v Real Valladolid James Erskine said Thorpe was un- Star Sports HD1 lucky to have fallen ill after shoulder 1:00AM surgery in Australia, but dismissed re- Masters Tournament ports the 31-year-old, ve-time Olym- pic gold medallist would lose the use of “Although it’s serious, no one’s talk- Sony Six his left arm. ed to him about possibly not being able NBA 2013 14 “That’s just conjecture by press. At to use his arm or whatever.” 6:00AM the end of the day he’s got an infection Erskine said Thorpe had broken his Dallas v San Antonio and like all these things, they have to shoulder in a fall in Australia some 8:30AM be treated seriously,” Erskine told the months ago and the swimmer known Golden State v Denver ABC, adding that Thorpe was not in in- as the “thorpedo” would not be resum- Education minister Nurul Islam Nahid inaugurates the Clemon Indoor University Cricket at the Mirpur indoor stadium yesterday COURTESY tensive care. ing his career in the pool. l 16 DHAKA TRIBUNE Back Page Friday, April 11, 2014 1 die, 10 burnt in re at Tejgaon 3 government agencies, Four others su er burns in shoe factory re at Kamrangirchar DCs asked to identify n Mohammad Jamil Khan vulnerable buildings At least one person died and 10 others including a teenage boy su ered severe n Asif Showkat Kallol The meeting at the PMO decided that a burns as a re broke out at a shop in the team consisting representatives of devel- capital’s Tejgaon area yesterday. The government has directed three opment partners, commerce, labour and Of them, six were injured critically agencies and the deputy commission- public works ministries and Bangladesh as their respiratory tracts were badly ers of Dhaka and its surrounding dis- Bank will inspect and supervise retro t- burnt in the re, Prof Dr Mohammad tricts concerned to identify vulnerable ting work ofexisting factory buildings. Sazzad Khondokar of burn unit at Dha- buildings within the DAP area and pre- Labour and Employment Secretary ka Medical College Hospital, told the vent their use within two weeks. MikailShipar yesterday told the Dhaka Dhaka Tribune. “We are trying our best In an executive order, the Prime Tribune that they were already heavily to provide the re victims with proper Minister’s O ce assigned the Cabinet burdenedwith the inspection of gar- treatment,” he said. Division, the ministries of public works ment factories under pressure from The deceased is van driver Abdul Latif, and local government, and the DCs international buyers’ platforms– Accor- 55, who was waiting outside the building with the task at a recent meeting on de- dand Alliance. on the vehicle during the re. He received velopment of buildings in the wake of He saidthe ministries and divisions, Abdul Latif 96% burn injuries. the Rana Plaza disaster. which had been tasked with identifying The injured were identi ed as shop Principal Secretary at the PMO Ab- vulnerable buildings, had no technical owner Mahmudul Hasan, 38, his friend dus Sobhan Sikder presided over the know-how for inspecting factories. Ibrahim Khalil, 35, shop employee Mot- meeting with di erent stakeholders on “Rajuk should have been included aleb, 14, van driver Jahirul Islam, 60, April 3. in the process,” he said, adding that World University students Shammi Akter An o cial of the Public Works Minis- garment factory owners would le cas- Jhilik, 19, and Rifat Ara Yasmin, 19, and trytold the Dhaka Tribune that the De- es if the inspections were not proper. Saiful Alam, 48, Mohammad Maksud, 36, tailed Area Plan (DAP)had recommend- The PMO meeting also decided that Uzzal, 24, and Jakir Hossain, 38, a securi- ed reclamation of more than 2,500 acres the DCs would update the data onthe ty guard of Alauddin garments housed in of ood zones and agriculture land from Rana Plaza victims. the building. illegal housing schemesof developers. The government agencies, the Majharul Islam, o cer-in-charge The o cial said the PMO direc- Armed Forces Division and district ad- of Tejgaon police station, said the re A victim of Tejgaon re receiving treatment at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital yesterday MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU tive would help stop further disaster ministration would publicise rescue broke out at Mahfuz Sewing and Ser- like that of Rana Plaza in areas in and e orts, grant and relief activities, and vice in Tejkunipara bazar area around opened the lid of the drum. Later, some ceived 91% burn injuries while Motaleb Mantu Sheikh, 40, Abdur Rashid, 21, around Dhaka under the DAP. medical attention given to the victims 2:15pm. On information, three re ght- chemicals came out of the drum and 75%, Saiful Alam 95%, Mohammad Alamgir, 14, and Rubel, 21, were admit- The nine-storey Rana Plaza at Savar, of Rana Plaza disaster. ing units rushed to the spot and put out scattered on the shop oor. Maksud 25%, Uzzal 20% and Jakir Hos- ted to the DMCH burn unit. on the outskirts of the capital, col- The meeting asked the Disaster the ames around 3:30pm, he said. “I went to wash my body. A re sain 25% burn injuries. Rashid said the re broke out from lapsed on April 24 lastyear, killing 1,135 Management Ministryto publish a Kamruzzaman Manik, manager of broke out before I had come back to Meanwhile, four other people suf- sparking of a shoe nishing machine people, mostly garment workers. The book onthe money spent by the NGOs the shop, told the Dhaka Tribune that the shop, leaving the owner and sta fered burn injuries as a re broke out at while they were working there. The local building had been built without the and speed up activities to identify dead a drum loaded with 200 litres of phe- injured,” he added. Shohag Shoe Factory in Alinagar area people later put out the re after half an approval required under the building bodies through DNA test and prepare nyle reached their shop at 2pm and he Of the injured, Ibrahim Khalil re- of Kamrangirchar around 6pm. Victims hour hectic e ort, he added. l construction law. the nal list of missing people. l

Tazreen Fashions Spectrum factory collapse chairman Biman starts search for a new CEO n Muhammad Zahidul Islam sought applications from both Bangla- ed and made nal. If Biman wants, we Mahmuda Akhter slides into oblivion deshi and foreign nationals for the po- can maintain a very close contact after Biman Bangladesh Airlines has begun sitions of MD and CEO. my departure,” Steele, who submitted granted bail n Udisa Islam On the same day, following a writ pe- searching for a new managing director The advertisement also said the sal- his resignation in December last year, tition, led by four injured workers in as- and chief executive o cer, as the in- ary for the position is negotiable. Ear- told the Dhaka Tribune on Wednesday. n Md Sanaul Islam Tipu The 70-death collapse of the Spectrum sociation with several rights bodies, the cumbent MD and CEO, Kevin Steele, is lier, there was much controversy sur- Biman’s board of directors was free garment in April 2005 could have been High Court issued a rule asking the gov- set to leave his o ce on April 19. rounding Steel’s remuneration, which to accept or reject his suggestions as A Dhaka court yesterday granted bail to the wakeup call for the country’s policy- ernment why it should not be directed to An invitation of applications for the included Tk18.3 lakh as a monthly sal- they saw t, Steel said, adding that he Tazreen Fashions Chairman Mahmuda makers, that could have prevented the form a commission headed by a sitting or Biman leadership position has already ary, along with a at in an expensive was willing to help Biman until a suc- Akhter in a homicide case . over 1,000-death Rana Plaza collapse. a retired Supreme Court judge to inquire been published on the national ag neighbourhood in Dhaka, transport cessor was found. The outgoing CEO The case was led in connection But over a span of nine years, into the collapse, nd the culprits and carrier’s website, while advertisements facilities and 12 business class air tick- also denied claims that he had any dis- with the devastating re in the garment everything about the deadly collapse suggest ways to prevent recurrence. in this regard will also be published in ets annually. However, no previous MD pute with the airlines’ board members. factory that killed at least 112 workers have virtually sled into oblivion, let The High Court is yet to settle that newspapers within a couple of days, of the organisation had ever received Earlier, Civil Aviation Minis- in 2012. alone the victims getting justice. petition, with only BGMEA and Rajuk said Biman’s general manager (public more than Tk3 lakh for their services. ter Rashed Khan Menon formed a Dhaka’s District and Sessions Judge This now can be another wakeup call among the respondents answering the relations) Mosharaf Hosen Khan. Steele joined Biman in March 2013 on four-member sub-committee, headed Md Abdul Majid granted the bail on a itself for the victims and their relatives ruling. But the hearing on the petition Interested candidates have been a two-year contract as the airline’s rst by Civil Aviation Secretary Khurshed Tk20,000 bond after hearing the bail of the Rana Plaza disaster, especially for never quite gained any pace with les requested to send their applications foreign MD and CEO; but just 13 months Alam Chowdhury, to nd a new MD. petition led by Mahmuda’s lawyer Md those who have been waiting for justice. containing BGMEA and Rajuk’s replies along with other required documents in, he is set to leave, citing health reasons. This sub-committee requested Golam Gaus. going mysteriously missing. to the authorities concerned by May 16. “I am leaving on the 19th of this Steele to stay with the ag carrier until The defence counsel told the Dha- Insiders said the “lost” le containing In its online advertisement, Biman month, and everything has been decid- Biman found his successor. l ka Tribune: “Now that the court has On April 11, 2005, the BGMEA’s reply actually admitted, follow- granted bail, there is no bar to releasing nine-storey factory ing a probe by a 14-member team, that Mahmuda from prison.” the Spectrum building had several addi- Mahmuda secured bail on February building of Spectrum tional oors on top of the approved ones. 10 but it was cancelled on April 3 upon Garments in Palashbari Rajuk, in its reply, said just like the a prosecution plea. of Savar crashed, killing collapsed building, many other struc- Her husband Delwar Hossain, the tures in the area had been built on lled managing director of the Tazreen, is around 70 people marshlands. currently in jail. Garment Workers’ Unity Forum The case was led in connec- On April 11, 2005, the nine-storey fac- President Moshrefa Mishu said: “Jus- tion with the re that broke out at tory building of Spectrum Garments tice delayed is justice denied. The state Tazreen Fashions in Ashulia on the in Palashbari of Savar crashed, killing will have to bring the culprits to justice outskirts of the capital on November around 70 people and injuring at least after such incidents and must recog- 25, 2012. a hundred. nise an obligation about providing suf- The couple and 11 other o cials A boiler explosion and also faulty con- cient compensation for the victims. If of the factory have been facing the struction have been blamed for the col- that does not happen, such incidents same lawsuit for their negligence in lapse. The building, erected on a marsh- cannot be prevented.” ensuring adequate safety measures at land, had several unapproved oors. Anthropologist Saydia Gulrukh, the factory. On May 24, 2005, about a month af- whose organisation is dealing with case According to the charge sheet, ter the collapse, the High Court grant- against the owner of Tazreen Fashions, submitted by the police to the court ed bail to Shahriar alias Sayeed Hos- said: “If everyone responsible for the they have been shown guilty for sain, managing director of the collapse faulty construction of the Spectrum constructing the building in blatant sweater factory building, and Abul Factory [building] could be brought to violation of the commercial building Hasem Fakir, a director of the factory. book, the Rana Plaza collapse could code. The two accused were later discharged have been prevented... By everyone, I It is the rst-ever move in the coun- from a trial court on consideration that mean all the government o cials from try to prosecute garment factory own- the case was led by police and not by the factory inspection department and ers for a factory re. l any of the victims’ families. the local administration.” l Now, enjoy free internet as you move! Buses equipped with Wi-Fi connectivity introduced in capital n Muhammad Zahidul Islam vehicle tracking system to track such services for the loads of people who buses from a distant location if they travel by bus every day and the digital With a view to keeping up with the want to catch a speci c one, sources bus is one of those. Very soon, we’ll times, the government has introduced said. cover other routes with such modern special buses equipped with Wi-Fi con- Under the Access to Information services,” he said. nectivity in the capital to let passengers (a2i) programme of the Prime Min- Palak said buses could also help enjoy free wireless Internet facilities as ister’s O ce, the Wi-Fi connectivi- make the country digital and could re- they travel to their destinations. ty will be installed in 20 buses of the duce travel woes of passengers. The buses, called ‘digital bus’, were state-owned Bangladesh Road Trans- Sources said that at least four wire- unveiled following a public meeting in port Corporation (BRTC) running from less 3G routers of state-owned mobile the capital’s Farmgate yesterday. Com- Motijheel to Uttara. Of the 20, 10 were phone operator Teletalk were installed munications Minister Obaidul Quad- put into operation yesterday. in each of the buses, enabling around er and State Minister for ICT Zunaid At least 8,000 passengers can avail 40 passengers to use the service simul- Ahmed Palak inaugurated the service. themselves of the free Internet connec- taneously. Passengers taking a digital bus will tivity every day while travelling on the “Even if the buses travel at 55 to 60 have the opportunity to browse the Motijheel-Uttara route. kilometres per hour, there will be no Internet free of charge with Wi-Fi- The communications minister said disruption in the service,” Naimuzzam- enabled devices like smartphones, more digital buses would be intro- an Mukta, people’s perspective special- laptops or tablet computers. duced in the capital soon. ist of the a2i programme, told the Dha- Simultaneously, they can utilise the “We are trying to introduce di erent ka Tribune. l

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B3 BlackBerry may consider B4 Japan, US trade talks exiting handsets, eyes fail to close gap over investments Trans-Paci c Partnership FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2014 www.dhakatribune.com/business Sluggish investment Three more furnace oil-based power drives forex reserve plants under PDB evaluation to $20bn If these plants approved, total generation from the costly fuel will exceed 5000MW n Aminur Rahman Rasel up 500MW HFO-based and 500MW n Tribune Report against the possibility of yet anoth- LNG-based plants and the joint ven- er round of political instability,” the Three local private companies have ture seeks permission for 100MW HFO- The country’s foreign exchange re- World Bank said, however, in its latest proposed to set up ve power projects based plant. serve has crossed US$20bn – a build- update on Bangladesh development re- of total 2300 megawatt in Chittagong, “All the proposals have been sent to up equivalent to six months of import leased on Wednesday. “The high level nearly half of which will be generated the PDB for evaluation. If PDB is posi- payments. of reserves helped Bangladesh’s sover- from costly furnace oil. tive about the projects, the proposals In accordance with the international eign rating needed to catalyse higher Summit Power Limited, United will be sent to the cabinet committee on standards, a country remains comfort- foreign direct investment.” Power Generation and Distribution Co. public purchase for approval,” he said. able enough with having only a reserve The World Bank said the combina- Ltd and a joint-venture consortium of PDB sources said the country al- equivalent to three months of import tion of a sizable current account sur- Bangla Trac Communication and Ac- ready has such plants with a total of payments. The reserve yesterday stood plus and a moderate surplus in the ron Infrastructure Services Ltd sub- 1963MW generation capacity and this at $20.03bn, 41% higher than on the nancial and capital account contribut- mitted the proposals to Power Division capacity is 19.17% of the country’s total same day last year, according to a Ban- ed to maintaining a still large, though recently. power generation capacity. gladesh Bank release yesterday. smaller relative to last year, surplus in Furnace oil-based plants cost Tk16 More 15 HFO-based power projects It attributed the record rise to the the overall balance of payment posi- for a unit of electricity while the coal- are under construction now in public steady in ow of remittance, constant tion and a consequent build-up of ex- based plants cost Tk6 and the gas- and private sectors and the total capac- export growth and stable exchange rates. ternal foreign exchange reserves. based plants cost Tk2 for a unit. ity of these plants is around 1400MW. It took only one and half month “If you look at the capital machin- Power Development Board (PDB) Besides, tenders are under process to reach the new high from $19bn in ery import trend, investment situation o cials said as the government has ex- for more six furnace oil-based projects February. The reserve was $18bn in is not good right now,” said economist tended the tenures of nine rental pow- with 900MW capacity. December last. The central bank mea- MA Taslim. The investors, both local er plants, there is no need of heavy fuel If all these plants come to operation, sures to maintain a stable exchange and foreign, still feel shy to go for in- oil (HFO)-based power plants. HFO is the furnace oil-based generation will Photo shows Orion Group's heavy fuel oil based power plant rate of taka against US dollars and stim- vestment due to number of reasons in- known as furnace oil. exceed 5000MW. ulus to exporters, including expansion cluding persisting political uncertainty, “We have received proposals from Further, the country has diesel-run and operate (BOO) basis. The compa- combined-cycle power project of Sum- of the export development fund, have infrastructure constraints and fragile three companies to build ve power power plants with a generation capac- nies will import fuel at their own ar- mit was scheduled to begin generation helped the reserve to this level. banking sector. plants in Chittagong. They can be con- ity of 683MW which is 6.67% of total rangement to operate the plants. also in August 2013, but missed the Besides, the bumper crop produc- “Sluggish imports contribute to sidered,” Power Secretary Monowar Is- capacity. The government earlier cancelled deadline. Now the Summit o cials are tion helped reduce the import cost, build up the reserve. This is good as it lam told the Dhaka Tribune yesterday. Power Division initially decided not deal to install Summit’s Bibiyana-1 expecting to start the plant’s genera- contributing to the international re- cushions for import,” he told the Dha- But the government’s possible con- to extend tenure of any expensive rent- 341MW combined-cycle power project tion by April, 2014. serve – second largest among SAARC ka Tribune. “Considering the overall sideration has greatly astonished the al and quick rental plants. because of the company’s failure to Summit Power is a company under countries after India. investment situation, we are actually PDB high o cials as they see no neces- But as commencement of the less complete the plant within deadline. Summit Group and United Power Gen- “The foreign direct investment and stepping back.” sity of any new costly plant now. costly based-load power projects were Summit’s Bibiyana-2 341MW com- eration belongs to United Group. private borrowing from external sourc- A senior executive of Bangladesh Three HFO-based and two Lique ed delayed, the division extended the bined-cycle power project also missed Summit Group operates a total es were also among the major factors,” Bank said remittance in ow started Natural Gas (LNG)-based plants have tenures of nine rental and quick rental its previous deadline which was Au- of 11 power plants currently having said the release. It said the reserve is rising in the recent months as the busi- been proposed by the companies. plants. gust, 2013. 573.55MW power generation capacity well enough to face any internal or ex- ness activities began to move slowly af- Of them, Summit wants to construct According to the proposals, the ve The deadline for Bibiyana-2 project while the United Group has two power ternal economic shock. ter the national election. It was almost 500MW HFO-based and 700MW LNG- projects will be run as independent has been reset for December, 2014. plants with a total of 170MW capacity. “This is a good cushion to have stuck up for last one year. l based plants, United proposes to set power producers (IPPs) on build, own Besides, the 335MW Meghnaghat Acron has one power plant of 100MW. l

Bank pay scales not discussed in RMG makes progress, pay commission still long way to go, meeting BFFEA urges tax cut to face n Asif Showkat Kallol says Cruden Finance Ministry dropped the issue of n Tribune Report Labour Organisation (ILO) Srinivas B global competition bank pay scales from discussion in the Reddy said freedom of association in third meeting of pay and services com- Bangladesh has so far made a signif- the RMG sector was getting shape as a n Ibrahim Hossain Ovi mission. icant progress in improving overall total of 134 trade unions got registra- So, the matter has been stuck again working conditions in the ready-made tion in recent times. Bangladesh Frozen Foods Exporters though the minister recently directed garment sector, but still there are lot of During last fteen month, a total of Association (BFFEA) has urged the the banking division to expedite the things to do for further advancement. 134 trade unions got registered with government to lower the tax at source implementation process. Canadian High Commissioner the government, which is very much to 0.25% from existing 0.80% as the The meeting sources said when the Heather Cruden came up with the ob- signi cant in terms of freedom of as- cost of sh production increased due matter was raised by a commission servation while talking to the reporters sociation in collective bargaining, said to the scarcity of raw materials. member, nance minister stopped him yesterday after attending a views-shar- Reddy. The leaders of BFFEA would also saying “It is not right place to discuss ing meeting with her fellow colleagues Commenting on the buyers’attitude seek withdrawal of 5% advanced in- about bank pay scales.” from di erent countries stationed in to the Trust Fund contribution for the come tax on the cash incentives when Dhaka. compensation of Rana Plaza victims, they will place a proposal soon in a 'It is not right place to The meeting titled “Post Rana Plaza Reddy said, “It is unprecedented as pre-budget meeting with the o cials Initiatives and the Current Scenario of they are not paying any heed to the of the National Bureau of Revenue discuss about bank pay RMG sector” was organised by the BG- demand of the rights bodies to raise (NBR). scales' MEA at its o ce to update the ambas- the fund. Every worker will be paid Urging the government to reduce sadors, the high commissioners and Tk50,000 before the rst anniversa- the interest rates to 7% from 15%, se- Finance Minister is now in Washington donor agencies about the progress so ry of the factory disaster and we have nior vice-president of BFFEA Kazi Be- DC to attend the spring meetings of far made in the country’s RMG sector. already started receiving complaints layet Hossain said: As the production World Bank and International Mone- Ambassadors and high commission- from the victims. cost has been increased due to the tary Fund. er from 14 countries including the Eu- The Primark would provide US$9m shortage of raw materials, the coun- He is expected to return on April 23. ropean Union and the US attended the to compensate 580 workers, who try’s frozen food sector has lost its The government’s pay and services views sharing meeting. worked for New Weave garment competitiveness in the global market. SYED ZAKIR HOSSAIN commission will give recommendation “Although a lot of things have been housed at Rana Plaza, while it would “As higher tax at source pushes the about pay scales of Bangladesh Bank achieved over the years in RMG sector, donate $1m to the trust fund. production cost of shes and shrimps shrimps at cheaper prices. has earned $396m, frozen foods $36m and four state-owned commercial it is fair to say that progress may not be “We have briefed them about what to a higher level, we are urging the Currently, only shrimp export- and the rest from others. banks to prevent any clash. happened quickly while the exceptions we have done for improving RMG sec- government to reduce it to 0.25% for ers are enjoying 10% cash incentives The government has set a target of Finance Secretary Fazle Kabir said are unrealistic. However, it is import- tor till today since the Rana Plaza col- the sake of maintaining our competi- against the export-value. $543.84m for the FY2013-14. he wanted to sit with the chairman pay ant for all the parties that are engaged lapse with a speci c message that we tiveness in the global market,” Belay- BFFEA leaders also demanded In 2012-13 scal year, frozen foods and services commission Mohammad to continue and maintain the pressure want to build the RMG sector as a safe et Hossain told the Dhaka Tribune. 100% withdrawal of electricity and exports recorded 9% fall to $544m as Farashuddin to avoid any legal com- and commitments with the ongoing and secured industry,” said BGMEA Former BFFEA President Golam gas tari s in line with other agro- sh production fell due to detected plexity and any sort of clash between momentum,” said the Canadian envoy. President Atiqul Islam. Mostafa said: The government pro- based industries as they call it an agri- disease in prawn. the di erent pay scales. She said: “RMG sector in Bangla- He claimed that the percentage vides 10% cash incentives to the ex- cultural industry. According to statistic of BFFEA, He also said after receiving opinion desh created a lot of employment and of trade union was increasing day by porters to catch the markets but it In the rst eight month of the cur- around 1.5 crore people are involved from the commission the nance divi- empowered its women but we cannot day as saying, “We are giving training cuts 5% tax at source on incentives, rent nancial year, Bangladeshi fro- in the sector either directly or indi- sion would soon hand over the matter be complacent as we continue to move to garment workers and the mid-level which is con icting with the essence zen foods earned US$458m, which is rectly. Bangladesh exports around to the authorities concerned for further forward to progress further in some o cers about their own rights and re- of any incentive. Bangladesh is un- 24.23% higher than the same period 60,000 metric tonnes shrimps to the steps. complicated areas like factory inspec- sponsibilities.” able to compete in the global markets of last scal year’s value of $369m due world market against its production On 24 November last year, the gov- tion, remediation, compensation, “We have lots of issues need to be as our competitors including India, to the increased price. capacity of nearly 1.5 lakh metric ernment constituted the eighth pay and database, workers being paid, trade improved and hope to work together to Thailand and Vietnam are exporting Of the total export value, shrimp tonnes. l services commission to formulate a new union, work place safety.” reach a new height with all the stake- pay structure for public servants. l Country Director of International holders,” Islam, however, said. l Samsung S5 launched in Dhaka before global launching n Muhammad Zahidul Islam able in the Bangladesh market from today and Galaxy S5 is equipped with some special fea- for the rst time Samsung launched any device tures like kids mode, water proof and profession- Market leader of the mobile device producer in Bangladesh along with countries. al photography option to make more easy the Samsung has unveiled the latest agship device Only 1,000 customers, who have booked earli- people`s lives, said the o cials at the launching Galaxy S5 in Bangladesh partnered by one of the er through Robi can have this device from today programme. leading telecom operators in the country, Robi. at a price Tk60,000, which also available with Mobile phone operator Robi is the o cial Announcing the launching of its latest ag- EMI of 12 months. partner of the device and o ers some facilities ship device at a ceremony held yesterday in the Earlier, Robi and Samsung had signed a strate- like internet using bene t for six months to the capital, the o cial of Samsung also disclosed gic partnership Memorandum of Understanding users of the device. that Galaxy S5 will be kicked o in 150 countries (MoU) and that’s empowered their customers for Samsung o cial informed the media that across the world today. pre-book Galaxy S5 smartphones. the customers could buy the product through 12 Samsung Electronics Bangladesh and Robi The device will be available in four colours installments by using the channel of Brac Bank, jointly inaugurated the handset at the ceremony. -- charcoal Black, shimmery White, electric Blue Standard Bank, Bank Asia and MS card holders of The latest innovation of Samsung will be avail- and copper Gold. City Bank. l B2 DHAKA TRIBUNE Stock Friday, April 11, 2014

DSE GAINERS DSE key features Aver- Closing (% Closing Turnover Latest Latest Company age (% Closing Daily high Daily low April 10, 2014 change) average in million EPS PE Stocks continue change) Turnover 4,208.13 Salvo Chemicals-B 9.79 8.33 20.93 21.30 21.30 17.50 12.530 0.93 22.5 (Million Taka) AB Bank - A 8.03 8.44 29.30 29.60 30.00 24.70 93.058 2.06 14.2 Eastern Housing -A 7.71 2.71 55.67 57.30 58.30 50.00 43.276 1.56 35.7 to end at Turnover 70,989,112 HeidelbergCement -A 7.31 2.21 571.00 589.00 590.00 540.00 295.188 26.09 21.9 (Volume) Eastern Lubricants -A 5.65 3.26 536.91 550.10 555.00 515.00 4.000 6.02 89.2 Zeal Bangla Sugar -Z 5.56 3.99 9.38 9.50 9.80 9.20 0.015 -25.08 -ve Tribune Report communications continued to rally n Number of Contract 86,400 Emerald Oil Ind. -N 5.25 3.17 47.57 48.10 49.20 45.20 46.045 1.40 34.0 registering highest rise of about 3%. Summit Power -A 5.19 3.79 38.10 38.50 39.40 34.00 15.990 3.59 10.6 Stocks nished at for the second Pharmaceuticals and banks edged Traded Issues 294 Monno Sta lers -A 4.97 5.30 371.32 369.90 381.90 366.50 0.984 5.25 70.7 consecutive session yesterday with higher after healthy rally in the pre- ICB AMCL IslamicMFA 4.21 5.61 22.58 22.30 23.50 21.30 3.782 2.56 8.8 low volume of trade. vious session. Issue Gain 131 The market was in positive terri- All other major sectors inched (Avg. Price Basis) CSE GAINERS Aver- tory almost the entire session, but down with food and allied, Closing (% Closing Turnover Latest Latest Company age (% Closing Daily high Daily low selling pressure in the nal minutes non-banking nancial institutions Issue Loss 158 change) average in million EPS PE change) mainly on energy and nancial insti- and power shedding 0.6%, 0.3% and (Avg. Price Basis) Salvo Chemicals-B 9.84 8.73 21.04 21.20 21.20 19.20 1.358 0.93 22.6 tutions has sent the market into the 0.03% respectively. Unchanged Issue (Avg. 8th ICB M FA 9.15 9.15 70.40 70.40 70.40 70.40 0.035 8.32 8.5 negative zone. IDLC Investments said maintain- 5 Price Basis) AB Bank - A 8.42 10.34 29.24 29.60 29.90 27.80 8.984 2.06 14.2 ing frontline, large cap fought against Samata LeatheR -Z 8.36 9.00 35.24 35.00 35.50 35.00 0.194 -0.04 -ve 'Despite nishing the o eat sentiment and subse- Market Capital Equity 2,342.39 Eastern Housing -A 6.33 2.72 55.86 57.10 58.50 53.00 2.022 1.56 35.8 quently neutralised each other at (Billion. Tk.) Trust Bank-A 5.33 8.87 15.83 15.80 15.90 15.60 0.253 0.76 20.8 positively, market market level. Resultantly, the bourse Summit Power -A 4.63 3.05 37.89 38.40 38.70 36.70 0.956 3.59 10.6 likely to remain ended at, it said. Market Capital Equity 28.39 Bay Leasing.-A 3.92 5.26 31.80 31.80 31.80 31.80 0.016 1.56 20.4 Lanka Bangla Securities said de- IFIC Bank - A 3.89 4.13 29.72 29.40 30.80 29.00 1.254 3.60 8.3 cautious as index (Billion US$) Federal Insu.-A 3.82 4.52 30.09 29.90 30.50 29.60 1.318 1.79 16.8 spite nishing positively, market wrapped the week likely to remain cautious as index red and it has been wrapped the week red and it has been consolidating at the level of consolidating at the 4,600 points. level of 4,600 points' Zenith Investments said market index, performed quite opposite from The benchmark DSEX was down 1.6 last trading day as the main index was points to close at 4,593, after hitting overshadowed by the Shariah based highest 4,634 in the morning. index and the blue-chip index. However, the blue chips index “Investors’ enthusiasm in capital- DS30 saw fractional gain of 0.4 ising on fundamentally sound stocks, points to 1,020. The Shariah index pro t taking and large cap wise swings DSES also witnessed fractional gain are what kept the market alive with of 0.9 points to 1,675. high turnover volume.” The Chittagong Stock Exchange’s Grameenphone was the most Selective Category Index, CSCX, traded stocks with shares worth Tk50 dropped 28 points to 8,900. Trading crore, followed by Lafarge Surma Ce- activities continued to decline as DSE ment, Heidelberg Cement, Olympic CSE key features turnover stood at Tk420 crore, down Industries, Bangladesh Shipping Cor- 22% over the previous session. poration, Meghna Petroleum, Square April 10, 2014 News from trade server Among the large cap sectors, tele- Pharmaceuticals and Padma Oil. l Turnover (Million Taka) 390.73 BSC: (Q3): As per un-audited quarterly elected Chairman of the Company with 2014, NRB upto 19 April 2014. @ taka 25, accounts for the 3rd quarter ended on immediate e ect. face value taka 10 and market lot 200. Turnover (Volume) 7,782,444 31st March 2014 (Jan'14 to March'14), the From BIASL Desk: Dividend/AGM Daily capital market highlights Number of Contract 13,876 Company has reported pro t after tax of Tk. New Listing Movement: MATINSPINN NITOLINS: 5% cash & 12% stock, AGM: 73.92 million with EPS of Tk. 5.43 as against started trade on 8th April with 13.24% price 09.06.2014, Record Date: 27.04.2014. DSE Broad Index : 4592.73414 (-) 0.03% ▼ Traded Issues 226 Tk. 73.62 million and Tk. 8.90 respectively hike. On second day price was up by 2.15%. FASFIN: 5.20% cash, AGM: 22.05.2014, for the same period of the previous year. In 1st Two days 7772200 shares were trad- Record Date: 22.04.2014. Issue Gain 101 Whereas pro t/(loss) after tax was Tk. ed, which was 22.79% of IPO IPO size (3.41 RECKITTBEN: 400%, AGM: 06.05.2014, DSE Shariah Index : 1020.21946 (+) 0.03% ▲ (Avg. Price Basis) 239.86 million with EPS of Tk. 17.61 for the crore share), avarage price was taka 42.80 . Record Date: 20.04.2014. Issue Loss 117 period of nine months (July'13 to March'14) Closing price was taka 42.80 with PE 16.59 PHOENIXFIN: 20% cash, AGM: DSE - 30 Index : 1675.63449 (+) 0.05% ▲ (Avg. Price Basis) ended on 31.03.2014 as against Tk. (135.12) (EPS=2.58). On 3rd day closing price was 29.05.2014, Record Date: 17.04.2014. million and Tk. (16.33) respectively for the Taka 41.80 with trade volume of 1073800 NORTHRNINS: 10% stock, AGM: Unchanged Issue (Avg. 7 same period of the previous year. Accumu- shares with average of taka 42. 08.06.2014, Record Date: 16.04.2014. CSE All Share Index: 14185.6313 (+) 0.15% ▲ Price Basis) lated pro t/(loss) of the Company was Tk. RIGHT SHARE: ARAMITCEM: Subscription BDLAMPS: 20% cash, AGM: 20.05.2014, Market Capital Equity 2,245.62 (1,971.01) million as on 31.03.2014. 23.03.2014 to 17.04.2014. RD for 6entitle- Record Date: 17.04.2014. 11920.0626 (+) 0.29% CSE - 30 Index : ▲ (Billion. Tk.) BANKASIA: The Company has informed that ment of rights share: 09.01.2014. RUPALIL- ARGONDENIM: 6% cash & 15% stock, it has credited the bonus shares for the year IFE- Subscription 06.04.2014 to 05.05.2014. AGM: 24.04.2014, Record date: 10.04.2014. Market Capital Equity 27.22 8900.7070 (+) 0.32% ▲ ended on December 31, 2013 to the respective RD for entitlement of rights share: 16.01.2014. HEIDELBCEM: 380% cash, AGM: CSE Selected Index : (Billion US$) shareholders' BO Accounts on April 09, 2014. BRACBANK: Subscription 20.04.2014 to 22.05.2014, Record Date: 17.04.2014. STANDBANKL: As per Regulation 30 of 15.05.2014. RD for entitlement of rights FAMILYTEX: 100% stock, AGM: DSE LOSERS DSE Listing Regulations, the Company has share: 10.02.2014. GENNEXT: Subscription 15.05.2014, Record Date: 22.04.2014. Aver- Closing (% Closing Turnover Latest Latest informed that a meeting of the Board of 18.03.2014 to 09.04.2014, RD: 25.02.2014. SIBL: 12% cash, AGM: 31.05.2014, Record Company age (% Closing Daily high Daily low change) average in million EPS PE change) Directors will be held on April 12, 2014 at IPO Subscription: The Peninsula Date: 24.04.2014. Mercantile Bank -A -10.17 -15.27 16.20 15.90 16.70 14.30 24.982 3.00 5.4 2:30 PM to consider, among others, audited Chittagong Limited subscription date 30 RUPALIINS: 10% cash & 10% stock, AGM: Northern Jute -Z -9.09 -9.09 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 0.018 -10.24 -ve nancial statements of the Company for the March-03 April 2014, NRB upto 12 April 28.04.2014, Record Date: 10.04.2014. Brac B.C. Bond-A -5.69 -5.77 1002.00 1002.00 1002.00 1002.00 0.005 0.00 - year ended on December 31, 2013. 2014. @ taka 30, face value taka 10 and BEACHHATCH: 15% stock, EGM and AGM: Midas Financing-Z -5.58 -5.32 25.46 25.40 25.50 25.40 0.331 -5.96 -ve DUTCHBANGL: The Company has market lot 200. Shahjibazar Power Co. 14.05.2014, Record Date for EGM and AGM: Reckitt Benckiser -A -5.53 -5.12 1266.46 1249.40 1399.00 1243.00 14.121 41.12 30.8 informed that Mr. Sayem Ahmed has been Limited subscription date 0604 April 17.04.2014. The Ibn SinaA -5.49 -2.88 126.68 123.90 131.80 121.20 11.794 3.12 40.6 LafargeS Cement-Z -5.21 -6.80 57.26 56.40 60.00 55.60 338.903 2.19 26.1 Usmania Glass -A -4.84 -4.66 195.88 192.60 204.10 185.00 29.824 5.10 38.4 BSCA -4.14 -1.58 641.78 624.50 665.00 622.00 166.154 23.48 27.3 Rahima Food -Z -4.09 -3.50 40.48 39.90 43.00 39.60 1.599 -1.00 -ve

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Investors’ enthusiasm in capitalising DSE TURNOVER LEADERS Volume Value in % of total Daily Price Daily Daily Daily Daily on fundamentally sound stocks, Company shares million turnover closing change opening high low average ANALYST pro t taking and large cap wise Grameenphone-A 2,472,995 626.77 14.89 256.00 3.27 247.90 260.00 235.00 253.44 LafargeS Cement-Z 5,919,000 338.90 8.05 56.40 -5.21 59.50 60.00 55.60 57.26 swings are what kept the market HeidelbergCement -A 516,970 295.19 7.01 589.00 7.31 548.90 590.00 540.00 571.00 alive with high turnover volume Olympic Ind. -A 816,687 184.19 4.38 226.90 1.16 224.30 228.00 223.60 225.53 BSCA 258,895 166.15 3.95 624.50 -4.14 651.50 665.00 622.00 641.78 Meghna Petroleum -A 538,181 152.39 3.62 283.10 -0.39 284.20 290.00 260.00 283.15 Square Pharma -A 529,147 149.15 3.54 280.30 0.39 279.20 285.00 270.00 281.87 SECTORAL TURNOVER SUMMARY Padma Oil Co. -A 348,852 123.60 2.94 353.80 -0.14 354.30 360.10 340.00 354.30 DSE CSE Total Sector AB Bank - A 3,175,521 93.06 2.21 29.60 8.03 27.40 30.00 24.70 29.30 Million Taka % change Million Taka % change Million Taka % change BD Submarine Cable-A 405,944 85.10 2.02 208.20 -1.79 212.00 214.30 193.50 209.64 Bank 502.87 11.95 63.31 13.49 566.18 12.10 UCBL - A 2,984,766 72.92 1.73 24.00 1.27 23.70 25.10 21.80 24.43 NBFI 109.66 2.61 6.83 1.46 116.50 2.49 Delta Life Insu. -A 301,615 66.83 1.59 219.80 -3.51 227.80 228.40 218.00 221.56 Investment 51.19 1.22 3.40 0.72 54.59 1.17 Singer BD -A 228,462 52.46 1.25 226.70 -2.12 231.60 233.90 225.00 229.62 Engineering 269.01 6.39 25.12 5.35 294.14 6.29 Golden Son -A 856,060 51.56 1.23 59.70 -2.77 61.40 65.00 55.40 60.23 Food & Allied 290.05 6.89 27.20 5.79 317.25 6.78 Emerald Oil Ind. -N 968,000 46.05 1.09 48.10 5.25 45.70 49.20 45.20 47.57 Fuel & Power 426.66 10.14 37.31 7.95 463.97 9.92 Jute 2.51 0.06 0.00 2.51 0.05 CSE TURNOVER LEADERS Textile 251.13 5.97 44.50 9.48 295.63 6.32 Volume Value in % of total Daily Price Daily Daily Daily Daily Company Pharma & Chemical 347.46 8.26 26.06 5.55 373.52 7.99 shares million turnover closing change opening high low average Paper & Packaging 0.68 0.02 26.42 5.63 27.10 0.58 BSCA 62,145 40.29 10.67 626.80 -3.72 651.00 680.00 625.00 648.27 Service 52.07 1.24 3.00 0.64 55.06 1.18 Grameenphone-A 150,200 38.22 10.12 255.50 3.19 247.60 257.00 244.10 254.48 Leather 74.42 1.77 29.94 6.38 104.35 2.23 HeidelbergCement -A 54,900 31.07 8.23 589.90 7.37 549.40 590.60 549.00 565.95 Ceramic 18.77 0.45 3.13 0.67 21.90 0.47 LafargeS Cement-Z 343,000 19.95 5.28 58.20 -4.59 61.00 60.10 57.00 58.18 Cement 673.54 16.01 53.87 11.48 727.42 15.55 BD Submarine Cable-A 78,100 16.43 4.35 209.30 -1.32 212.10 214.90 208.50 210.36 Information Technology 19.47 0.46 3.53 0.75 23.00 0.49 UCBL - A 654,991 16.00 4.24 24.10 1.69 23.70 25.10 23.80 24.43 General Insurance 46.53 1.11 1.94 0.41 48.47 1.04 Square Pharma -A 51,201 14.43 3.82 279.70 0.11 279.40 285.00 279.00 281.92 Life Insurance 104.09 2.47 7.47 1.59 111.56 2.39 Matin Spinning-N 324,600 13.61 3.61 41.80 -2.56 42.90 43.00 41.50 41.94 Telecom 711.87 16.92 54.65 11.64 766.52 16.39 Padma Oil Co. -A 28,450 10.09 2.67 353.60 -0.31 354.70 363.50 352.10 354.59 Travel & Leisure 25.91 0.62 4.89 1.04 30.79 0.66 AB Bank - A 307,231 8.98 2.38 29.60 8.42 27.30 29.90 27.80 29.24 Miscellaneous 224.23 5.33 46.83 9.98 271.06 5.79 Delta Life Insu. -A 27,600 6.14 1.63 220.50 -3.16 227.70 230.00 218.30 222.50 Debenture 6.03 0.14 0.01 0.00 6.04 0.13 Emerald Oil Ind. -N 27,000 6.11 1.62 48.10 5.71 45.50 49.40 45.20 226.19 Appollo Ispat CL -N 222,600 5.83 1.54 26.10 -1.14 26.40 26.70 25.90 26.18 Prepared exclusively for Dhaka Tribune by Business Information Automation Service Line (BIASL), on the basis of information collected from daily stock quotations and Golden Son -A 87,132 5.26 1.39 60.10 -2.12 61.40 62.00 59.40 60.35 audited reports of the listed companies. High level of caution has been taken to collect and present the above information and data. The publisher will not take any responsibility if any body uses this information and data for his/her investment decision. For any query please email to [email protected] or call 01552153562 or go to www.biasl.net Meghna Petroleum -A 15,900 4.52 1.20 283.70 -0.35 284.70 288.70 282.30 284.02 DHAKA TRIBUNE Business Friday, April 11, 2014 B3 BlackBerry may consider exiting Facebook to require separate mobile app handsets, eyes investments for messages n Reuters, New York n Reuters, Washington in a statement. BlackBerry Ltd would consider exit- Facebook faces increasing competi- ing its handset business if it remains Facebook Inc will no longer let users tion from a new crop of fast-growing unpro table, its chief executive o cer send and receive private messages mobile messaging apps, such as Snap- said on Wednesday, as the technology within its main smartphone app, and chat and Line. It stunned observers by company looks to expand its corporate will require that users install a separate announcing plans in February to buy reach with investments, acquisitions messaging app, the Internet company the popular WhatsApp messaging app and partnerships. said on Wednesday. for $19bn. “If I cannot make money on hand- Facebook began notifying users Forcing users to install a separate sets, I will not be in the handset busi- in France, England and several other messaging app on their phones could ness,” John Chen said in an interview, European countries on Wednesday help boost the popularity of Facebook adding that the time frame for such a that beginning in a couple of weeks Messenger, but could also cause a decision was short. He would not be they will need to install the company’s backlash if consumers view Facebook’s more speci c, but said it should be pos- standalone Messenger app in order to move as heavy-handed. A post on the sible to make money o shipments of send and receive messages. technology blog Mashable on Wednes- as few as 10 million a year. Facebook plans to eventually re- day was titled “11 Reasons why Pulling At its peak, BlackBerry shipped 52.3 quire that users in all countries install Messenger From Facebook Mobile is a million devices in scal 2011, while it the Messenger app, spokesman Der- Terrible Idea,” and many people took recorded revenue on less than 2 million ick Mains said, though he could not to Twitter to post critical comments last quarter. provide a speci c timeframe for the about the change. Chen, who took the helm of the change. Facebook, the world’s No.1 social struggling company in November, said The move is intended to ensure that networking service with 1.2 billion us- BlackBerry was also looking to invest users have a consistent and high-qual- ers, has increasingly moved to develop in or team up with other companies ity experience, a Facebook spokesman a catalog of standalone apps to com- in regulated industries such as health- told Reuters. The free, standalone Mes- plement its main app. In January, Face- care, and nancial and legal services, senger app is faster than the messaging book launched Paper, a photo-heavy all of which require highly secure com- service that’s currently built into Face- news-reading app that has earned pos- munications. book’s primary mobile app. Facebook itive reviews. The chief executive said small ac- users can also access more features in Facebook also acquired photo- quisitions to strengthen BlackBerry’s the Messenger app, such as the ability sharing app Instagram in 2012 and network security o erings were also to make voice phone calls. announced plans to buy WhatsApp, possible. Blackberry CEO John Chen poses for a portrait in Toronto REUTERS “We have built a fast and reliable which has more than 450 million us- “We are building an engineering messaging experience through Mes- ers. News of the change in Facebook’s team on the service side that is focused of the challenge Chen faces in turning Focus on enterprise business market share of roughly 20% back in senger and now it makes sense for us messaging service was rst reported on security. We are building an engi- around the company. Chen, viewed by tech industry insid- 2009, has since seen that share shrink to focus all our energy and resources by the technology blog TechCrunch on neering team on the device side that is Chen said BlackBerry remained on ers as a turnaround artist, wants Black- to less than 2% as of the end of 2013. on that experience,” the company said Wednesday. l focused on security. We will do some track to be cash- ow positive by the Berry to zero in on its core base of cor- Chen, who joined BlackBerry after it partnerships and we will probably, po- end of the current scal year, which porate and government clients, and on was unable to nd a buyer in a sale pro- tentially do an M&A on security.” runs to the end of February 2015, and its services arm, which secures mobile cess last year, said he was not fazed by He said security had become more to return to pro t some time in the s- devices on the internal networks of big recent acquisitions of companies o er- Oil prices drop after important to businesses and govern- cal year after that. clients. ing similar services, such as Facebook ment since the revelations about U.S. Chen said his long-term plans for Chen was credited with turning Inc’s $19bn purchase of mobile messag- surveillance made by former National BlackBerry included competing in the around Sybase Inc in the late 1990s. ing service Whatsapp. weak Chinese data Security Agency contractor Edward burgeoning business of connecting all Sybase, an enterprise software com- “We are not going to go up against Snowden. manner of devices, from kitchen appli- pany, was eventually acquired by SAP Whatsapp. We are going to be more In a wide-ranging interview in New ances to automotive consoles to smart- AG in 2010. focused on secure communications, n AFP, London economic activities, denoting lower York, Chen acknowledged past man- phones. Canada’s BlackBerry, which has secure messaging,” he said of Black- demand for raw materials and interme- agement mistakes and said he had a Chen said he was not sure how long lost most of the smartphone market to Berry’s BBM platform. Oil prices fell yesterday after weak Chi- diate products,” he said. long-term strategy to complement the it would take for the “machine-to- Apple Inc’s iPhone and gadgets pow- Chen said he was determined not to nese trada data, but losses were curbed Sanjeev Gupta, the head of the Asia- short-term goals of staying a oat and machine” or “M2M” world to become ered by Google Inc’s Android operat- lose focus on the corporate and other by upbeat US demand and lingering Paci c oil and gas practice at consul- stemming customer defections. a mainstream business, but he said he ing system, has laid o about 9,500 customers that helped it build its global doubts about the full resumption of tancy rm EY, said oil prices retained “You have to live short term. Maybe was sure that was coming. employees, or more than half its work reach in the rst place, and would not Libyan exports, analysts said. upside pressure from signs of robust the prior management had the luxury “We are not only interested in man- force over the last three years, as it be tempted back into the much larger New York’s main contract West Tex- gasoline demand in the United States, to bet the world would come to it. I aging BlackBerry devices. We are inter- has rushed to cut costs in the face of but more ckle consumer smartphone as Intermediate (WTI) for May delivery the world’s biggest economy. don’t have the luxury at all. I’m losing ested in managing all devices that you mounting losses. race. dipped nine cents to $103.51 a barrel. The latest o cial US supply report money and burning cash.” would like to speak to each other,” he The company, a one-time pioneer “We are not going to spend any more Brent North Sea crude for May slid showed a drop of 5.2 million barrels of In March, the embattled smart- said. “To achieve our dream of being in the smartphone arena, has seen its money to maintain the latest version 42 cents to stand at $107.56 a barrel in gasoline supplies, much more than the phone maker reported a quarterly net a major player in M2M requires more fortunes fade dramatically within a of Angry Birds,” Chen said, referring London late morning trade. 700,000 barrel decline that had been loss of $423m and a 645 drop in its rev- partnerships with others,” including span of less than ve years. BlackBerry, to a wildly popular consumer mobile Government data on Thursday projected. enues, underscoring the magnitude telecom companies eager to participate. which boasted a global smartphone videogame. l showed Chinese imports slumped 11.3% Gupta said that “delays in the reviv- year-on-year to $162.4bn in March al of supply from Libya” also supported while exports fell 6.6% to $170.1bn, re- oil prices. sulting in a trade surplus of $7.7bn. Investors remain cautious over a Dollar under pressure in Asia after Fed minutes The numbers may raise further weekend deal between rebels in east- concerns about the health of China’s ern Libya and the central government n AFP, Tokyo Minutes released Wednesday of the “So back around we go,” National easing measures Tuesday, following a economy, which has shown signs of to resolve a nine-month oil blockade. Fed’s latest policy meeting showed the Australia Bank said. “The only thing two-day meeting. weakness recently with a string of dis- On Wednesday, rebels handed over The dollar edged down against the yen policy board was in favour of continu- that is going to solve this debate (over In China data said Thursday that im- appointing indicators, including on to the Libyan army the rst of two ter- on Asia yesterday after minutes from ing a steady reduction in its stimulus the tapering timeline), and support the ports slumped 11.3% year-on-year and industrial production and consumer minals currently under their control, the US Federal Reserve showed its poli- programme. US dollar, is the economic data.” exports fell 6.6%. Expectations had spending. enabling exports to be resumed as early cymakers are broadly against hiking in- “Investors interpreted the...minutes The yen also won some support af- been for imports to rise 2.8% and ex- “The weak exports highlighted a as Sunday. terest rates too soon. on the dovish side, easing worries of an ter a Bank of Japan (BoJ) board member ports to jump 4.2%. possible further contraction in the na- Tripoli says the blockade since July The greenback bought 101.81 yen in early rate hike,” Credit Agricole said. long seen as relatively pessimistic over The news adds to increasing uncer- tion’s manufacturing sector ... thereby has cost Libya more than $14bn in lost Tokyo midday trade, compared with Last month the dollar and global the country’s prospects struck an opti- tainty about the Asian economic giant trimming demand prospects for crude revenues, slashing exports from 1.5 101.97 yen in New York Wednesday. stocks sank after Fed chief Janet Yel- mistic note on the economy. and key driver of global and regional oil,” said Tan Chee Tat, investment ana- million barrels per day to 250,000 bpd. The euro fetched $1.3849 and 141.02 len suggested rates could go up in early Ryuzo Miyao told a business lead- growth following a string of weak in- lyst at Phillip Futures. Analysts said oil prices remained yen, against $1.3852 and 141.26 yen in 2015, earlier than most analysts had ers’ that “risks are largely balanced”, dicators including on investment and “Decline in imports o ered more propped up also by the heightened ten- US trade. expected. after the bank held re on additional industrial output. l con rmation on China’s decreasing sions in eastern Europe. l

Aramit Cement approves 10% cash dividend n Tribune Report, Chittagong tonnes of cement worth around Tk87 crore and earned after tax pro t of Aramit Cement Limited has ap- Tk4.3 crore while the company has proved 10% cash dividend for the year exported 25,895 tonnes of cement to 2013. Tripura, India. It was approved at the 18th annual The company contributed an general meeting of the company held amount of Tk18 crore to the national in Chittagong yesterday. exchequer in the form of taxes, said a In 2013, the company sold 138,784 press-release. l City Bank recently signed a strategic partnership agreement with Radisson Blu Water Garden Hotel Dhaka at City Bank Centre. The agreement was signed by City Bank’s DMD NRBCB (NRB Commercial Bank Limited) inaugurated its 12th branch at Agnagar, and COO, Mashrur Are n and Radission Blu, Dhaka’s EAM and director (sales & marketing), Keranigonj in Dhaka. Thbe bank’s director, Mohammed Manjurul Islam inaugurated the Saeed Ahmed branch yesterday

An agreement has been recently signed between the paper manufacturing company, Mutual Trust Bank Limited held its 15th annual general meeting yesterday at Bashundhara HM Jahangir Alam Rana, executive director of Partex Plastics Ltd seen handing over a Double A and M & U Distribution, a sister concern of Meghna Group. The deal was signed Convention Center 2 in the city. The shareholders attending the meeting approved 10% gold ornament to the winner of lottery contest - Partex Leo Water Pump Rimzim O er, by Nadim Adnan Shams, country manager of Double A Pulp & Paper Company Ltd and stock dividend for 2013 on its face value of each share outstanding. The meeting was Md Akhter Mridha at the award giving ceremony held on April 8 Sadiq Mahmood, managing director of M & U Distribution presided over by the bank’s chair, Rashed A Chowdhury B4 DHAKA TRIBUNE Back Page Friday, April 11, 2014 IMF still worried about global scal and nancial risks n AFP, Washington restrained some of these excesses.” In Europe, the IMF said, banks and Six years after a wave of nancial de- businesses are still weak, the banks struction crashed through the United holding large non-performing loans States and then Europe, risks, some old and still-inadequate capital levels, and and some new, still challenge the global companies laden with debt. economy, the IMF says. Together that is stalling the recovery In reviews of global scal and nan- of the region and especially the periph- cial sector stability released Wednes- ery economies. day, the International Monetary Fund On a di erent point in the economic said gains had been made to repair cycle, China is just beginning to deal budgets in advanced economies, and with its little-regulated non-bank - to shore up banking systems. nanciers, who now lend as much as But governments remain highly 40 percent of gross domestic product in debt, and emerging economies are (GDP), much of it feared to be for spec- starting to pile up risky de cits. ulative investment. Banks in Europe are still weak. And “Achieving an orderly deleveraging new risks are cropping up in nance of the shadow banking system is a key due to the long period of easy-money challenge,” Vinals said. from the US and European central On the scal side, meanwhile, the banks. advanced economies have nearly “Global nancial stability is improv- halved their de cits since the peak of ing - we have begun to turn the corner. the crisis, to a level of about 3.5% of But it is too early to declare victory,” GDP. Japan's smartphone based social networking service (SNS) "Line" president Akira Morikawa speaks at the New Economy Summit 2014 in Tokyo on April 10, the Line has 400 million said Jose Vinals, IMF nancial coun- But the same group still carries a users over the world. More than 1,000 business leaders, entrepreneurs, businessmen and students took part in the two-day forum AFP selor and director of its Monetary and huge debt burden, which on average Capital Markets Department. will still top 100% of GDP in 2019, said Vinals said that, generally speaking, IMF Fiscal A airs Department acting good policies have placed the United director Sanjeev Gupta. Dropbox out to be a home in the Internet ‘cloud’ States, Europe and emerging econo- “Fiscal consolidation must continue mies in the right direction. at a steady and gradual pace to lower n AFP, San Francisco Along with launching Dropbox for Dropbox for Business takes aim at videos in the Internet ‘cloud’ with the But each faces its own challenges debt ratios to prudent levels,” he said. Business; Carousel photo and video companies with ways to safely store ability to access online from any com- that need close monitoring and man- The IMF wants these countries to lay Dropbox is out to be the hip home in sharing service, and a version of email les in the cloud while making it sim- puters. agement, he said. out and implement clear plans to bring the cloud for photos, documents, video organizing application Mailbox for An- ple for co-workers to collaborate on It has reportedly attracted more In the United States, the pullback budgets into line. However, Gupta and other digital possessions amassed droid-powered devices, the company Word documents, Excel spreadsheets, than a half-billion dollars in venture from a half-decade of ultra-easy money pointed out, both Japan and the United by Internet-age lifestyles. announced that former Secretary of or PowerPoint presentations. capital funding, with some putting its policies needs to take place smoothly States have yet to do this. Dropbox on Wednesday ramped up State Condoleezza Rice has joined its Also introduced was a version of Mail- valuation in the vicinity of $10bn. and enhance the current sluggish pace Meanwhile emerging-market econ- services for sharing and collaborating board of directors. box email organizing software tailored There is heavy speculation that of growth, Vinals said. omies are facing pressure as the US on virtual belongings ranging from Ex- “We’re honored to be adding some- for smartphones powered by Google- Dropbox could debut on the stock mar- At the same time, he warned, a tightens policy, draining investment cel spreadsheets to family photos. one as brilliant and accomplished as backed Android operating systems. ket next year. bumpy exit from the crisis policies and raising debt costs. “This is a little glimpse into our Dr. Rice to our team,” Houston said in Online storage rm Dropbox a year Dropbox makes applications along could expose a new set of problems “The environment faced by emerg- new home; a home for life,” Dropbox a blog post. ago bought Mailbox, a hot startup de- with limited amounts of online storage in US nance: rising risk-taking on the ing economies has turned more chal- co-founder and chief executive Drew Carousel was billed as a place for voted to making it simpler to deal with space available free, then charges for back of cheap funding. lenging,” said Gupta. Houston said during an unveiling for “precious memories” captured as pic- email overloads. added capacity. “We continue to track growing “Those emerging market economies press at a gallery in San Francisco. tures or video with Apple or Android- Mailbox for organizing and man- The rm competes with online stor- hotspots in the US nancial system,” he with large debt and de cits and most He billed the improvements and powered smartphones. aging Gmail on Apple iPhone or iPod age and sharing services by such tech- said, pointing to rising levels of high- vulnerable to market volatility should new features as ways to go beyond sim- Tools built into Carousel allow for Touch devices became an instant hit af- nology titans as Google, Microsoft, and yield bond issuance, leveraged loans, start to rein in de cits now. In other ply storing les in the Internet cloud to instant sharing of batches of images, ter it was made available early last year. Apple. and falling underwriting standards. emerging-market economies, scal re- “bringing it to life” by making it easy to which are stored on Dropbox servers San Francisco-based Dropbox has Carousel also steps up as a challeng- “Supervisory measures, while now forms are still needed, even if with less share or collaborate, particularly using and can also be accessed from desktop become a preferred online location to er to Yahoo photo service Flickr as well more intense, have not yet su ciently urgency.” l smartphones. computers. store digital photos, documents, or as Google’s Picasa. l

PC sales see modest drop CSRC: Hong Kong, amid Windows XP Shanghai to begin replacements n AFP, New York cross-market trading Global personal computer sales saw a n AFP, Hong Kong Market-watchers said the deal modest dip in the rst quarter of 2014, would provide a much-needed boost as the pace of decline was eased by China has unveiled a plan yesterday al- to the Shanghai stock market, which replacements of older PCs using Win- lowing cross-market trading between was one of the world’s worst perform- dows XP. Hong Kong and Shanghai in the lat- ers last year as the Chinese economy Figures released Wednesday by est move by mainland leaders to open shows signs of slowing. Gartner showed global sales down 1.7% up the country’s capital markets and It can also provide a new invest- year-over-year at 76.6 million units in promote the yuan as an international ment channel for Chinese investors, the rst quarter of 2014. unit. they said. A separate survey by IDC showed a The China Securities Regulatory “The trial programme will help 4.4% drop to 73.4 million. Commission (CSRC) said in a joint domestically listed, blue-chip stocks Analysts said the PC market is still statement with the Securities & Futures restore their valuations and increase ailing amid a shift to mobile devices Commission of Hong Kong the trial will overall market activity,” Zheshang Se- such as tablets but saw a brief respite begin within six months and include curities analyst Zhang Yanbing told with the replacement of machines us- enable dealers to invest in designated AFP. ing Windows XP, for which Microsoft US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel (left) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (right) during a meeting AFP shares. Peter Wong, deputy chairman of ended its technical support this week. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said HSBC bank, said in a statement: “The “The end of XP support by Microsoft at the Boao Forum for Asia that the landmark agreement gives global in- on April 8 has played a role in the eas- Japan, US trade talks fail to close plan “will enable us to expand mar- vestors greater access to China’s ex- ing decline of PC shipments,” said Mi- ket access, foster a better business traordinary growth story, and allows kako Kitagawa, analyst at Gartner. environment to unleash greater Chinese savers to diversify their hold- “All regions indicated a positive ef- dividends of reform, spark social cre- ings. fect since the end of XP support stim- gap over Trans-Paci c Partnership ativity and stabilise market expecta- “This is further con rmation of Chi- ulated the PC refresh of XP systems. tions”. na’s commitment to nancial reform, Professional desktops, in particular, n AFP, Tokyo “We still don’t see where we will nd Negotiators missed the end-of-2013 He added: “We will carry out a new and rea rms Hong Kong’s role as the showed strength in the quarter.” common ground on each sector.” deadline they had set themselves -- a round of opening-up at a high level.” fulcrum of China’s broader economic Japan saw a stunning 35% year-on- Intensive talks between Japan and The Trans-Paci c Partnership (TPP) target that always looked ambitious but Plans for a similar tie-up in 2007 integration with the global economy,” year jump in PC sales, helped by the the United States aimed at breaking is an ambitious plan for a free trade became much more so when Japan got sparked a surge in share prices in both he said. replacement of Windows XP machines the deadlock over a huge pan-Paci c agreement among 12 countries which, if involved in the talks during the year, cities in 2007 but they were eventually And Hong Kong Exchange chair- and a sales tax change, the analyst trade deal ended yesterday without realised, could cover 40% of global GDP. and no new end-date has been set. scrapped as the global nancial crisis man CK Chow said: “The programme is noted. agreement, as hopes faded of progress It is a key plank in President Tokyo was hoping that a free trade unfolded. not only a major breakthrough for the “While the PC market remains before Barack Obama arrives in Tokyo Obama’s foreign policy, and an e ort to agreement agreed with Canberra Under the scheme announced opening up of China’s capital markets weak, it is showing signs of improve- this month. anchor the US rmly to a region that is this week, which will see tari s on Thursday mainland investors will be but also a great milestone for the de- ment compared to last year,” she said. US Trade Representative Michael increasingly feeling the pull of Beijing’s Australian beef slashed, would help able to trade up to 13bn yuan daily in velopment of Hong Kong as an interna- “The PC professional market Froman and his Japanese counterpart mighty economy. bounce Washington into compromises, Hong Kong stocks, while Hong Kong tional nancial centre. generally improved in regions such Akira Amari said 18 hours of discus- But huge sticking points remain, but US diplomats appear to have stood dealers can buy and sell up to 10.5bn “Hong Kong will again act as a bridge as EMEA (Europe, Middle East and sions had done little to reduce the “dis- with the US and Japan - the world’s rst rm. yuan ($1.69bn) a day, according to the connecting the Chinese economy and Africa). The US saw the gradual tance” between them, especially on and third largest economies - ghting to Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe statement. the rest of the world.” l recovery of PC spending as the impact farm and auto products. protect important domestic industries. instructed Amari to accelerate the ne- of tablets faded.” “We made some progress over the Washington and many of the other gotiations ahead of Obama’s arrival in DILBERT Loren Loverde at IDC said that the last two days but still considerable dif- parties to the talks - which also involve Japan on April 23 or 24 for a state visit woes of traditional PCs are not over, ferences in positions and key issues” Chile, Mexico, Canada and several that had at one point been expected to and pointed to eight consecutive quar- remain, Froman told reporters. Asian countries - say Japan’s unwilling- crown the TPP. terly declines. “We agreed today that our negotia- ness to open its lucrative agricultural But Amari acknowledged Thursday “The transition to more mobile de- tors will continue until the end of the market is a deal-breaker. that substantial progress looks unlikely vices and usage modes is unlikely to week (with) the discussion on agricul- Putative suitors have long com- ahead of that. stop, although the short term impact on ture and autos,” he said. plained that sky-high tari s - on rice “The Japan-US summit scheduled PC shipments may slow as tablet pen- Amari separately told reporters the they are nearly 800% - and non-tari later this month is one occasion, but it’s etration rises - as we’ve begun to see in two sides, already major trade partners, barriers, like overly-strict safety re- not necessarily the deadline to settle some mature regions,” he said. l had made “some progress” but added: quirements, are naked protectionism. the talks.” l