Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Shaaban 5, 1435
Regd. No. DA 6238
Vol 2, No 65
8 | END OF MONARCHY?
BGBs rejoinder
and our reply
n Tribune Report
On Monday June 2, the Dhaka Tribune published a photograph resourced
from Banglar Chokh on the front page.
The photo was captioned: Members
of the Border Guard Bangladesh along
with locals dig out mines planted by
Myanmars Border Guard Police inside
Bangladesh Territory in Nikhangchhari
PAGE 2 COLUMN 6
Members of the RAB display a massive cache of arms and ammunition recovered from the forest of Satchhari National Park in Habiganj yesterday
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3 | News
5 | News
6 | Nation
Reza Chowdhury
n KamranHossain Shaikh and
Emran
Demand
Supply
Deficit
7 | Long Form
9 | World
11 | Op-Ed
13 | Sport
(PER DAY)
3,000mmcf
2,350mmcf
750mmcf
Till 2025
Current reserve
Projected demand
Projected deficit
INSIDE
B1 | Business
Sheikh Hasina
backs up
the Osmans
16.07tcf
22.76tcf
6.69tcf
COUNTRYWIDE
GAS BLOCKS
22
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DHAKA TRIBUNE
News
questioned Azab.
Meanwhile, the tribunal accepted
the prosecutions plea as the additional
document.
On September 13, 1971, the Daily Sangram published a report titled
Mejbahuddin killed by miscreants in
Rangpur, which was based on statements of the then president of Islami
Chhatra Shanghas Rangpur district
unit, and Azhar Islam, president of the
partys Rangpur city unit.
The report stated that they were
shocked at the death of Mejbahuddin
and warned saying that the miscreants would not be able to eliminate the
progress of Islami movement through
killing one or two Mujaheed like Mejbahuddin. The miscreants from India
The report also stated that Mejbahuddin was primary member of Islami
Chhatra Sangha who was killed by the
miscreants from India.
Meanwhile, Mizanul Islam, defence
counsel of Moulana Abdus Subhan,
another Jamaat leader accused of war
crimes, ended grilling the ninth prosecution witness and the tribunal set
Thursday for further testimony.
During cross examination, the defence denied almost every claim of the
witness. At one stage, he termed the
witness an opportunist, who strongly
denied the claim.
Riaz Uddin Mandal, 72, an Ansar
member from Arunkhola in Ishwardi,
Pabna, claimed that Subhan was the
criminal who abducted and tortured
Kailash Sarkar
PAGE 1 COLUMN 1
Identifying themselves
as members of 'ExService Scott Command
Force,' they say nothing
can resist them, even
if help is sought from
the law enforcement
agencies
BGBs rejoinder
Tk27 lakh.
In the letter, they threatened
that they would set his business
organisation to fire, if their demand
was not met.
The detainees were identified as
Mashiur Rahman of Muladi upazila
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks on the condolence motion adopted on the death of Jatiya Party lawmaker Nasim Osman yesterday
in parliament
BSS
Members of Osman
family were the few
Bangladeshis who
went to see Sheikh
Hasina while she was in
political asylum in India
Shamim Osman gave a long speech on
his brother, his familys contribution
to the Awami League and the country,
and the tortures on them during different regimes since 1975.
My brother was a very pious man;
he never missed a single prayer in a
day. He prayed the entire night. Everybody hires hujurs (religious leaders) to
DHAKA TRIBUNE
News
and flexible.
The Bali decision therefore will
further help members reform their individual rules of origin for LDCs, he
added.
Azevedo said another important decision taken at Bali concerns the LDC
services waiver through which preferential market access is granted to LDC
services and service suppliers.
I understand that LDCs are working together to table a collective request in this regard. In my view, your
aim should be high, but grounded in
the fact that we are indeed dealing
with new territory, he said.
In Bali, ministers from all member
countries instructed the officials of the
WTO to prepare, by December, a clearly defined work programme to conclude the Doha Development Agenda.
Negotiations on the Doha agenda
have been running since 2001 thats
far too long, he said adding, Now we
have to go further.
He said Bangladesh support is needed to take the position that is required
to finalise Doha agenda.
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed
said the main demand of Bangladesh
is to get duty-free market access and
some countries have already given the
facility to it.
The minister said he would visit
Washington from June 10 and meet
US Trade Representative, some senators and Congressmen to negotiate the
market access issue.
Bangladesh would negotiate with
certain countries to have free trade
agreement like Malaysia, Brazil and
Chile. l
World Trade Organisation Director General Roberto Azevedo addresses a programme at the capitals Sonargaon Hotel yesterday
Family members of an expatriate who died in a fire in Saudi Arabia break into tears in front of the coffin carrying their loved one. The
bodies of three victims out of nine arrived at Dhaka airport yesterday
DHAKA TRIBUNE
Workers bodies
arrived from
Saudi Arabia
n Nazmus Sakib
NASHIRUL ISLAM
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Students suffer as
BRTC bus service
suspended
n Abu Hayat Mahmud
The Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) authorities suspended its
special school bus service on the citys
Mirpur-Azimpur route for summer vacation in the city schools.
The state-run agency suspended the
service last month when the vacation
started in the public schools in the capital on May 13.
However, the English medium
schools, mostly in the Dhanmondi area,
will be open at the time, but the BRTC
still discontinued the bus service.
Many of the schools on vacation
have resumed classes this week, but
the BRTC has not resumed the bus
service yet, forcing the school-goers
and their guardians to travel on other
modes of transport.
Although BRTC introduced the special school bus service in January 2011
with 14 buses, only four or five of those
buses remain in service.
Despite directives from Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Communications Minister Obaidul Quader to increase the number of buses under the
service, the BRTC reduced the number
without any specific reasons.
Shamima Akter, guardian of a
student at the Azimpur branch of
Viquarunnisa Noon School and a
Mirpur resident, said: I waited for the
bus at Mirpur 12, but it did not come.
I do not see any of those buses on the
street either.
Earlier, we saw only a limited number of these buses on the streets since
the service started in 2011. We urged
the authorities concerned to increase
the number of school buses, but it is
now trying to stop the service altogeth-
Journalist Benzir
passes away
n UNB
Former editor of vernacular Daily Bhorer Kagoj and veteran journalist Benzir
Ahmed passed away at the age of 68
early yesterday while undergoing treatment at a city hospital.
A confirmed bachelor, Benzir had
been suffering from various diseases,
including heart ailment, said his brother-in-law Sayed Uddin Mahmud.
Benzirs body has been kept at Birdem Hospital Mortuary.
His first Namaz-e-Janaza will be held
on Bhorer Kagoj premises at 10am today.
His second janaza will be held at Jatiya
Press Club. Later, he will be buried at Banani graveyard after the Zohr prayer.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Sheikh
Hasina expressed profound shock at
the death of Benzir Ahmed. l
Members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police destroy a huge amount of litchis as the fruits were adulterated with formalin in a drive yesterday
at the Hatirpool bazar in the capital
MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU
THUNDERSHOWER
OR RAIN
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4
DHAKA
TODAY
TOMORROW
SUN SETS 6:43PM
SUN RISES 5:11AM
FORECAST FOR TODAY
Dhaka
36
29
Chittagong
32
27
Rajshahi
37
28
Rangpur
36
26
Khulna
36
26
Barisal
34
26
Sylhet
36
24
Coxs Bazar
32
27
24.4C
Faridpur
Source: Accuweather/UNB
PRAYER TIMES
Fajar
Sunrise
Zohr
Asr
Magrib
Esha
WEATHER
36.7C
Rajshahi
3:44am
5:10am
11:57am
3:16pm
6:43pm
8:10pm
Source: IslamicFinder.org
Dr Fahima Aziz
Women Leadership
Summit on June 7
n Tribune Report
Women Leadership Summit 2014 will
be held by Bangladesh Brand Forum at
The Westin Dhaka hotel in the capital
on June 7, says a press release.
At the event, Dr Fahima Aziz will
present the keynote speech on High
Participation and Low Representation
of Women while Forbes India Editor
Nazneen Karmali, BELA Chief Executive Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Asian University of Women Vice Chancellor Dr
Fahima Aziz, and The Learning Company, New Zealand Founder MD Kathy
Tracy will address the summit.
There will be a three-panel discussion on the process to support female
leadership.
Prior to coming to Asian University for
Women, Dr Aziz served as the endowed
the Chair at Hamline University in St
Paul, Minnesota, and was the chairperson of the Department of Management
and Economics for ten years. l
Government-NGO partnership
stressed for skilled manpower
n Tribune report
The government and non-government
organisations must team up to develop skilled manpower in the country,
said Chief Executive Officer of National Skills Development Council (NSDC)
Jiban Kumar Chowdhury yesterday.
Apart from that, the country needs
proper training for both trainers and
trainees, and support from stakeholders, he said while addressing a roundtable discussion titled Skills training
in Bangladesh: effective planning for
present and future at the Brac Centre
Reception for
missionary SSC
students
n Tribune Report
Students who passed the Secondary
School Certificate 2014 under the missionary schools run by Chittagong Diocese were honoured with a reception at
citys Saint Placid High School in Chittagongon Monday afternoon.
Chittagong Diocese Education Commission organised the reception programme with the assistance of Formation of Youth and Teachers Programme
of CARITUS.
Professor Harisangkar Jaladas, principal of Chittagong Government College, was the chief guest, while Mahbubur Rahman, secretary of Chittagong
Hill Track Land Dispute Arbitration
Commission of Khagrachhari, was the
special guest.
Bishop Moses Costa of Chittagong
Catholic Diocese presided over the
programme, while the teachers and
head-teachers of the missionary
schools were present among others at
the programme.
A total of 500 students from
Patharghata Saint Placid High School,
Saint Scholastica High School, Mariam Ashram High School, Brother
Andre High School in Noakhali, and
Don Bosco High School in Bandarban
were accorded at the reception programme.
A total number of 1,253 students had
appeared the SSC examination from nine
schools under the Chittagong Diocese,
while 405 of them achieved GPA 5. l
DHAKA TRIBUNE
Nation
EKRAM MURDER
Teachers,
employees form
human chain
No charge sheet
in 13 years
n Our Correspondent, Gopalganj
Thirteen years have passed since the
Baniarchar Catholic Church bomb attack claimed the lives of 10 people and
injured 20 others, but the Criminal Investigation Department has yet to file a
charge sheet in the case.
The family members of the victims
of the bomb attack which took place
in the church at Muksudpur upazila
in Gopalganj on June 3, 2001 have
expressed their frustration and uncertainty about the fate of the case.
The two people suspected to have
carried the bomb Muktakin and Mursalin are reportedly behind bars in
Delhi Jail, with a year left to serve for
possessing marijuana. Investigation officers said the charge sheet of the case
will be filed with the court after the two
men are brought back to the country
and if their involvement is proved.
Earlier, Harkatul Jihad chief Mufti
Abdul Hannan and other arrested extremists were placed under remand
in the case, but the CID was unable to
solve the case.
The photo taken yesterday shows 10 cemeteries of those who was killed in a bomb attack at Baniachar in Gopalganj. The photo was taken
on Monday
Focus Bangla
population of 44,202.
Residents and politicians, including
Khagrachhari district Awami League
president Kujendra Lal Tripura and
Vice-President Kangjari Chowdhury,
welcomed the decision.
Kangjari said promoting Guimara
thana to upazila was a key demand of
its residents and the decision was part
of the governments development plan.
The decision was taken in the interests of the general people, he said.
Guimara thana Awami League President Jahangir Alam said everyone was
happy as the demand of the local people had been met. He thanked the government for the decision and said the
ruling party would continue standing
by the people in the future.
After the signing of the Chittagong
Hill Tracts Peace Accord, an influential
Patients deprived of
healthcare as staff
are on strike
n Our Correspondent, Thakurgoan
Outlaw member
hacked to death
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The story of CUP and Basha bringing dignity, joy, and hope to discarded lives
The work Basha and CUP are doing, is epitomised by how people in Basha create jewellery from raw pellets
n Farzana Nawaz
hree years ago Shilpi was
living in Dhakas Mirpur
Mazar. At 14, she had
just given birth to a child
when her husband left her.
Apparently, he also stole from local
thugs in the area, and they exacted
their revenge on Shilpi by beating,
torturing, and raping her. After that
horrific episode was over, Shilpi had
to feed herself and her child by begging and prostitution in the area.
The story of Shilpis misery however starts much earlier than that. At the
age of eight she ran away from home
to escape the severe beatings of her
stepfather who didnt want the burden
of an extra mouth to feed. She was
lured to Dhaka by a neighbour with
the promise of regular meals. But, like
thousands of rootless children in the
capital, she ended up at the Mirpur
Mazar, one of the biggest hubs of trafficking and prostitution in the country.
Forced into prostitution as a child,
Shilpi fell in with a gang of other child
prostitutes who took drugs to help
them cope. A few years later, she
caught the eye of a young man who
wanted to marry her, and promised
her a new life, away from the streets.
COURTESY
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World
A bit archaic
A man waves a republican flag during a demonstration against the Spanish monarchy and
in favour of a republic, following the abdication of Spanish king
AFP
I think the monarchy has the support of the great majority in Spain,
Rajoy said when asked about calls for
a referendum on the monarchy during
a conference in Madrid.
Propose a constitutional reform
if you dont like this constitution. You
have the perfect right to do so. But
what you cannot do in a democracy is
bypass the law, Rajoy said.
Spains 1978 constitution which established the monarchy was supported
by a great majority of Spaniards in a referendum at the time, the PM said.
Juan Carlos was widely respected
for smoothing Spains transition to
democracy after the death of General
Francisco Franco in 1975, most famously facing down an attempted military
coup in February 1981. l
n AP, Damascus
Waving photos of their leader and
dancing with flags, tens of thousands
of Syrians pledged renewed allegiance to President Bashar Assad as
they voted yesterday across government-controlled parts of the country
in a presidential election decried by the
opposition as a charade.
Some stamped their ballots with
blood after pricking their fingers with
pins supplied by the government in a
symbolic act of allegiance and patriotism. Others chose to vote in full sight
of other voters and television cameras
rather than go behind a partition curtain for privacy.
Men and women wore lapel pins
with Assads picture and said re-electing him would give the Syrian leader
more legitimacy to find a solution to
the devastating three-year conflict
that activists say has killed more than
160,000 people, about a third of whom
were civilians.
Even as crowds of Assads supporters flocked to the polls in Damascus,
the sounds of war were inescapable.
The dull sounds of explosions reverberated in the distance as pro-government forces and rebels battled in
nearby rural towns and ashy plumes of
grey smoke marked the skyline. Several mortar hits were reported in the
capital, though the voting was largely
peaceful.
May 14
Studies
law,
international
politics
and economics
Receives a formal
education in each
branch of the
Spanish armed
forces
November 22
Proclaimed
king of Spain
following the death
of General
Francisco Franco
Marries Princess Sofia of
Greece in Athens.
Three children:
Princess Elena (1963)
Princess Cristina (1965)
and Prince Felipe (1968)
December 28
Oversees the creation of a new system
of parliamentary monarchy in Spain with
a new constitution
February 23
Credited with helping to foil an attempted
coup by soldiers who stormed
the Spanish parliament, opening fire
January 5
Born
Rome, Italy
From
Juan Carlos
will hand over
to his son Felipe
Support slips
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad (C) and his wife Asma al-Assad (R) cast their votes at a polling station, in the countrys presidential
elections on June 3, which are expected to give Assad a sweeping win over two little-known challengers
AFP
April 14
Draws nationwide criticism
for going on a luxury safari
to hunt elephants in Africa
while his country grappled
with a severe recession
June 2
Abdicates, so that
the monarchy can
be renewed
Syrian vote:
What changes
will it bring?
n Agencies
Tuesdays election was intended to give
a fresh boost of legitimacy to President
Bashar al-Assad. It signals to Syrians
and the rest of the world that he is not
a dictator fighting for his life and that
of his regime against a popular opposition, but the elected leader of a country
battling foreign-backed terrorists.
The vote is another nail in the coffin of a negotiated end to Syrias civil
war. Two rounds of talks earlier this
year completely failed. Lakhdar Brahimi, the former United Nations envoy
for Syria, resigned in exasperation last
month, and there is no serious effort to
revive negotiations at this stage. Assad
feels he is winning the war against the
armed opposition.
Bolstered by another seven-year
term, he will see no need to engage in
talks with the opposition.
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Hunger Games
salute: Symbol of
Thai resistance
n AFP, Bangkok
Opponents of Thailands military
coup are risking arrest by flashing the
three-finger salute from the Hunger
Games movies to defy a junta that has
banned all public protests.
Showing three fingers has become a
symbol to call for basic political rights in
a country ruled by one person as if with
the most sovereign power, who is General Prayut Chan-O-Cha, Sombat Boonngamanong, a prominent activist wanted by the junta, wrote on Facebook.
Critics of the May 22 coup, including
the youngest daughter of ousted former premier Thaksin Shinawatra, have
posted photographs of themselves
flashing three fingers on Facebook and
other social media sites.
Dear #HungerGames. Weve taken
your sign as our own. Our struggle is
non-fiction, wrote one Twitter user.
In the Hunger Games movies, the
residents of a dystopian future North
America who are forced to compete in
a televised death match initially use
the gesture to mean thanks, admiration
and good-bye to someone they love.
View galleryAn anti-coup demonstrator flashes a "freedom
sign" …
An anti-coup demonstrator flashes a
freedom sign next to a line of policemen as a protes
It later becomes a more general symbol of their uprising against a wealthy,
totalitarian regime.
In Thailand some protesters say the
salute is also a nod to the French revolutionary motto liberty, equality and
fraternity.
The military which has imposed
martial law, controls on the media and
a night-time curfew has warned that
people flashing three fingers could face
arrest under its ban on public protests.
If they gather as more than five
people and show the symbol of three
fingers then its against the law, army
spokesman Winthai Suvaree told
reporters.
But he suggested that people posting
Protest crackdown
A protester flashes
three fingers,
representing liberty,
brotherhood and
equality, during
an anti-coup
demonstration at
a shopping mall in
Bangkok
AP
have dealt a heavy blow to the key tourism industry in the Land of Smiles,
which welcomed a record 26.5 million
foreign visitors in 2013.
The army takeover has prompted a
flurry of warnings from foreign governments about travelling to the Southeast
Asian holiday hotspot.
But for many life in the kingdom
goes on almost as normal and international flights are still in operation, with
those travelling to and from airports
among the few exempt from the night
curfew.
On the day after the coup airlines
saw 5,000 cancellations, compared
with roughly 28,000 inbound bookings
on May 19, according to Paul Pruangkarn, a spokesperson for the Pacific
Asia Travel Association.
Jani and Bob Bergdahl speak to the media during a news conference at Gowen Field in Boise, Idaho, regarding their son
AP
Taliban were released from the US prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and sent
to Qatar. The five, who will have to stay
in Qatar for a year before going back
to Afghanistan, include former ministers in the Taliban government, commanders and one man who had direct
ties to the late al-Qaida chief Osama
bin Laden.
A US defense official familiar with
efforts to free Bergdahl said the US government had been working in recent
months to split the Taliban network.
Different US agencies had floated several offers to the militants, and the Taliban
leadership feared that underlings might
cut a quick deal while they were working to free the five detainees at Guantanamo, said the official and a congressional aide, both of whom spoke only on
condition of anonymity because they
were not authorized to speak publicly
about efforts to release Bergdahl.
There was plenty of criticism about
how the deal came about.
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Osmania
Kettle pot conversation. Both AL and BNP have
allied with Jamaat. And both will hide behind fears
of violent fundamentalists to resist or defame any
genuine liberal, democratic views. Until one of you
is prepared to decriminalise sex, drugs, and rock
and roll, I wont believe either of you is secular. So
there.
Ronnie
Osmania: LOL!!
I was starting to post a pretty serious, pointed
reply here (mostly seconding Begum Zias
contention and busting ALs charade), but you
threw me off with that truth be told funny, yet
pretty true statement.
Osmania
Ronnie: Thank you. I like your comments too.
On a serious note, I genuinely believe it would
help Bangladesh get out of the South Asian straitjacket and gain a genuine hope of emulating Western economic benefits, if we emulated so-called
Western freedoms.
Nobody is forced to indulge in anything they object to as many genuinely religious people living in,
say, London, prove. The secular vs religious debate
is a red herring. Liberty helps everyone.
We should move on from Sheikh Mujibs
vision of a Switzerland of Asia to a Netherlands.
(Dont believe the cannabis tourist stereotype
in my experience, Dutch people are far more
hard-working, sober, and level-headed than their
European counterparts.)
Ronnie
Osmania: Oh, you can say that again, mate! :)
I have never doubted that true liberty is incontestably indispensable for individual and collective
happiness. But the Western economic benefits
that you refer to as a worthy goal for ourselves require, first, a genuine commitment to individual
liberty, personal initiative, the complete guarantee
of political and property rights, an unflinching allegiance to reason, justice, and the rule of law. Economic benefits flow from the existence of those
preconditions in any given society. Youre right;
theres no question that when true liberty prevails,
its a clear win-win for both secularists and the religion-first crowds. When they are always at each others throats, though, the undeserving beneficiary is
a hypocritical government double-dealing with both
camps.
Im bemused by how too many people in South
Asia always appear to strangely either equate secularism with merely the benign treatment of religious minorities, or think it means the outright
quashing of religion in society. In reality, it is neither
of them. Secularism strictly means the separation
of the affairs of the state from religion. It certainly
does not (or should not) mean cynically pandering
to religious minorities, nor ostracising and marginalising the religiously observant, and depriving them
of their freedoms of expression. In any event, neither AL nor BNP is a secular party, because a) they
continue to cavort with Islamist parties, thereby infusing Bangladeshi politics with religion, and b) they
also constantly invoke and use religious minorities
for political gamesmanship. The crucial difference,
though, is that BNP has never resorted to hypocrisy
on this issue, whereas the AL has forever peddled
this ludicrous fantasy of their secularist credentials.
And oh, in Europe, I reckon I like the Germans best,
(ie relatively speaking). :)
May 28
Garrott Robinson
There is nothing bad in sports betting per se, as long
as it is done properly with the support of professional
sports-keepers. But people misuse sports betting by
doing it illegally and making money out of it.
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SUDOKU
How to solve: Fill in the blank spaces with the
numbers 1 9. Every row, column and 3 x 3 box must
contain all nine digits with no numberrepeating.
CROSSWORD
Facing up to Modi
Mohammad
The writer is partially right. It is assumed that a single
election or leader can change the whole ethos of a
nation. Narendra Modi may be appropriately seen
as the CEO of India Inc. A company which, from its
inception, has believed in aggressively seeking a monopoly on every asset and trade route in the South
Asian region. It doesnt believe in negotiating deals
but in hostile takeovers using every illicit method
in the book, from insider trading, intimidation, sabotage, and assassination, to achieve its objectives.
Would it be possible to change the outlook of such
a company when the other shareholders (bureaucrats, military, intelligence, Hindu religious and
business elites) want to stay the course and increase
their profits to the cost of the environment and the
well-being of other companies and investors?
BHL in Dhaka
May 28
Osmania
How very French. In a good way.
ACROSS
1 Halt (4)
3 Fortune-telling card (5)
8 Sport (4)
9 Thailands former
name (4)
11 Loses colour (5)
12 Fondness (4)
14 Insect (3)
15 Frighten from (5)
18 Replenish (5)
19 Friend (Fr) (3)
21 Consumer (4)
24 Facial features (5)
26 Prevalent (4)
27 Small secluded valley (4)
28 Transmits (5)
29 Avoid (4)
DOWN
1 Waistband (4)
2 Spoken (4)
4 Turkish commander (3)
5 Tracking system (5)
6 Augury (4)
7 Irritable (5)
10 Fashion (4)
11 Festive occasions (5)
13 Planet (5)
16 Water pitcher (4)
17 Explosions (5)
18 Got up (5)
20 Burrowing animal (4)
22 Wealthy (4)
23 Decorative plant (4)
25 Conclude (3)
May 28
Ronnie
I believe Begum Zia must hold a strong and
convincing rally in Dhaka as soon as she feels shes
ready. And I hope it will be the soonest possible.
The chairpersons countless supporters in Dhaka
deserve to see and hear her in the flesh again. Besides, she has plenty to say to them, and to many
others who must hear and heed her message.
May 28
SD
Exactly. We now want to put Khaleda in power,
replacing Hasina, put Fakhrul in place of Ashraf,
Mahfuzzallah in place of Iqbal, Kohinoor Mia in
place of the present PC etc. Just imagine a fair
and inclusive election held under a neutral CTG.
The above changes are certain to come. Then
what will happen? Just keep imagining until
your imagination catches fire.
Azhar mahmood
The poignant tone of the article says it all. Maybe
the truth is there, but the higher truth is we are not
in the path of rectification! Are we? The writer says:
Where is the saviour? A very pertinent question.
PEANUTS
Mari Gomes
Azhar mahmood: When we are tired of reading
Modi and Hasina-related articles, the above
write-up appears to be a little different from
others. At least the gentleman tries to raise
awareness among the readers who may be
interested to rise up and do something about
the rot! Good luck, and a good article!
There has to be an end to this sorry state of
affairs. It has to end! By what means, only Allah
knows! But it will change. Either there will be new
leadership or there will be a huge natural calamity to
wipe out the sinners. In all ages, there has been destruction of civilisations and sins; so will be ours! Do
you see the way we have been rotting? The author
is quite right. How can we survive for long? How can
we lead a good life? So there is a need for change.
YESTERDAYS SOLUTIONS
CODE-CRACKER
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BANGLAR CHOKH
py adventure?
Lets peep into the state of things inside Myanmar. The state has a long and
tedious history of big-headed military
generals. The wind of democracy did not
blow across the country for years. People
have been groomed under such conditions that defy all logic and definition.
There has been no economic development. The touch of modernity is still
a far cry. The archetypal community
system has been nurtured only to keep
things under cover. Its still a blocked
society. The entire state apparatus has
been brought under such steam-roller rule that it doesnt fall under any
bracket of characterisation.
We were surprised when Nobel laureate Suu Kyi, supposedly the champion
of peace, did not have anything to
say on the persecution of Muslims
in that country. She turned away by
commenting: I cannot favour any particular group.
Nothing much is expected from
todays leadership. This was explicitly
said to me when I met a few Burmese
nationals recently. Policies of atrocity
and repression by the Myanmar authorities gave birth to rebellion. Bangladesh has nothing to do with this. The
To be born poor is no
crime - Mustafa Kamal
From our ministry, we want to promote projects which promote sustained, inclusive growth. We would
like to support projects that target the
poor regions and customise solutions
as such. We will integrate with those
project, for example, by providing
education, helping them mitigate
their sufferings. Education can help
them stand on their own feet. Through
education, they will obtain opportunities. That is the way we must help the
extreme poor. Only reducing poverty
with handouts of foodstuff is meaningless. There has to be a comprehensive
delivery of services.
the 80s, various rock bands were followed by millions of young listeners.
Hundreds of powerful political songs
were produced featuring the corruption of the society, religious militancy,
the pseudo nature of our democracy.
Some songs rejoiced in the greatness
of our national heroes whereas some
very popular songs openly talked
about various aspects of the relationships between men and women. In
short, they promoted openness and
liberalism, in Bangladeshi style.
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Entertainment
Justin Biebers
apology
n
Entertainment Desk
Justin Bieber has apologised for a racist joke that was revealed
in a recently posted online video.
The Sun on Sunday published the clip which was recorded
five years ago, showing a young Beebs telling a joke that uses
the N-word.
Justin took to Twitter to apologise saying: As a kid, I didnt
understand the power of certain words and how they can
hurt. I thought it was ok to repeat hurtful words and jokes, but
didnt realise at the time that it wasnt funny and that in fact
my actions were continuing the ignorance. Thanks to friends
and family I learned from my mistakes and grew up and apologised for those wrongs. Now that these mistakes from the
past have become public I need to apologise again to all those I
have offended. Im very sorry. I take my friendships with people of all cultures very seriously and I apologise for offending
or hurting anyone with my childish and inexcusable mistake.
The Sun on Sunday claims representatives of Bieber have
attempted to keep the video hidden for a huge sum of money and have known about it for some time.
This is yet another incident to add to JBs bumpy year so
far - in February, he was charged with assaulting a limousine
driver in Toronto and was accused of attempted robbery last
month.
The Canadian singer is also due to stand trial in Miami on
charges of driving under the influence, resisting arrest and using an expired license. l
SADIA MARIUM
my goals.
Faria will debut on the silver screen in
Redoan Ronys Morichika, in the role of a
photographer and Tahsan will be seen as her
counterpart in the film.
Talking about her grooming for the silver screen, she said: I am working on my
role. I am trying my level best to be myself
as the director expects me to be natural. At
the same time, I am studying the characteristics of the role and how it should appear in
real-life.
This film will also decide whether I will
continue to work on the big screen or not.
Other than this, you will see me as an anchor
for sure, added Faria.
Faria has mapped out her priorities and
education is number one in her list. She said:
I cannot miss my classes because of shooting. Apart from excelling in her studies, she
was a debater in her school days. Faria wants
to go abroad for her higher studies and aims
to be a successful corporate worker. She enjoys talking non-stop, exploring new things
in life and travelling. A shopaholic, her go
to place is Kolkata because the city offers
her the opportunity to shop non-stop. Faria
loves to spend her leisure with her family
and wants to get married as early as possible. Ten years down the line, she wants to
see herself happily married with kids and
working in a high powered corporate job.
Recently, Faria became the brand ambassador of Banglalink. l
TODAY IN DHAKA
Theatre
Bhelki
By Nabanat
Time: 7pm 9pm
National Theatre Hall
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy
Shegun Bagicha
Exhibition
Maleficent
reigns with
$70m opening
Film
n Entertainment Desk
n Entertainment Desk
A year after Bollywood actor Jiah Khan was
found dead and hanging at her Mumbai residence, a memorial service was held yesterday, with her mother, family and friends in
attendance.
The New York-born Jiah - who acted in
the blockbuster Ghajini - was 25 when she
was found hanging in her Juhu flat on June 3,
2013. Her sudden death continues to remain a
mystery, and her mother has vowed to keep
the battle going on.
I shall keep the battle going all the way
until I get to the root of the truth. Although
its been a year, to me, it seems like yesterday, said Rabiya.
Jiahs alleged suicide was initially attributed to a lack of assignments, but it was alleged
that she was going through a troubled phase
in her relationship with actor Aditya Pancholis son Suraj.
Her mother accused Suraj of abetting Jiahs supposed suicide after the family recovered a letter written by the Nishabd actor.
Suraj was also taken into custody, and was
interrogated in the case, but was eventually
released on bail.
But Rabiya has still not given up hope of
n Entertainment Desk
Everything is moving slowly under the carpet but there has been a
buzz in the industry that Bollywoods most adorable couple, Ranbir
Kapoor and Katrina Kaif might get hitched soon. The duo is busy with
their work but it is rumoured that their respective families are chalking out wedding dates. It is believed that Ranbir and Katrina might
get married this year end and before that, there will be a formal engagement.
Ranbir Kapoors new pad is the initiation of the process. Ranbir
has purchased a new residence at Bandra and his ladylove is busy
decorating their new love nest. It is heard that the diva will be moving in with Ranbir after the engagement. The couple will also throw a
housewarming party and this will be a formal announcement of their
togetherness.
It is heard that Neetu who is very fond of Katrina are discussing
their marriage with Kats mom. Recently, Ranbir and Katrina were
spotted moving around the streets of Cape Town hand in hand. The
duo will be next seen together in Anurag Basus Jagga Jasoos and
Katrina will be seen opposite Hrithik Roshan in Siddharth Malhotras
Bang Bang.
That Kat would be Kapoor Khandaans future bahu was hinted
by Kareena Kapoor in Karan Johars chat show, Koffee With Karan
and it confirmed the report that Katrina, Ranbir are couple. l
Sport
DAYS TO
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Chelsea
Koster hopeful
over solution
Ambassadors and counsels of different foreign embassies in Bangladesh share a light moment during the 10-day countdown kickoff of the Fifa World Cup 2014 at the residence of the Brazil ambassador in Dhaka yesterday MUMIT M
Ambassadors revel
in World Cup joy
Flags of Brazil, Spain and the Netherlands being flown atop the roof of
countless houses in Bangladesh elated the respective ambassadors of the
country and they duly appreciated the
passion towards the beautiful game
that exists in the football-mad country.
Wanja Campos da Nobrega, the Brazilian ambassador, Gerben de Jong, the
Netherlands ambassador and Luis Tejada, the Spanish ambassador in Bangladesh jointly inaugurated the 10-day
countdown of the Fifa World Cup 2014
Brazil at the residence of the Brazilian
ambassador yesterday.
The house was illuminated with
green and yellow lights resembling
the flag of Brazil and a festive mood
prevailed at the residence as US ambassador Dan Mozena, deputy high
commissioner of the British High Commission Nick Low and other diplomats
also enjoyed the countdown celebration with the greatest show on earth
scheduled to kick-off on June 12 in Sao
Paulo. Deputy minister of the youth
and sports ministry Arif Khan Joy, Bangladesh Football Federation senior vice
president Abdus Salam Murshedy, vice
president Tabith Awal and general secretary Abu Naeem Shohag were also
present on the occasion.
Wanja Campos upheld the Brazilian spirit of the World Cup. Brazil is
a beautiful country and the World Cup
will be more beautiful as it is hosted
by Brazil. Brazil will demonstrate its
rich culture, passion towards football
and the rich history to the world with
the World Cup. Bangladesh has a great
support for the Brazilian team and I feel
excited with it, said Wanja Campos.
Luis Tejada, the Spanish ambassador said he feels happy to see the Spanish flags in the capital. I love the passion. Spain is far away from Bangladesh
but football has created a fantastic connection between the two countries.
It is the global appeal of football and
Bangladesh is not out of it. Bangladesh
loves football, said Tejada.
Gerben de Jong also echoed the
same theme. Football unites all. The
World Cup will connect the world in
one rhythm and that is why we are
here. The Netherlands also has a good
support base in Bangladesh and the
two national coaches are from the
Netherlands. I hope Bangladesh continues to develop the game and reach
the top level, said de Jong.
The hosts will take on Croatia in the
World Cup opener on June 12 in Sao
Paulo, the largest city in Brazil. l
said Monday.
People who arrive in Brazil imagining
theyre in England or who arrive in Rio
imagining theyre in London will have a
frustrating experience in terms of development, Mayor Eduardo Paes said at the
launch of the TV broadcast center for the
World Cup, which opens in 10 days.
I dont doubt Brazil is better than
England and Rio de Janeiro better than
London, he quickly added.
Some of Rios less flattering traits
greet visitors soon after arrival, including
highly visible shantytowns, long traffic
jams and patchy mobile communications. Like the other 11 World Cup host
cities, it has struggled to finish the infrastructure promised for the tournament,
and many projects have been shelved. l
October.
President Dilma Rousseff, who is
seeking reelection, has faced criticism
over the more than $11 billion spent
on the tournament in a country with
urgent needs in education, health care
and transport. l
Bangladesh national cricket selectors Faruk Ahmed (L) and Habibul Bashar (C) greet the new Tigers bowling coach, former Zimbabwe
captain and fast bowler, Heath Streak at Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday
COURTESY
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Sport
Nigeria have left out Sunday Mba who won the country a third Africa Cup of
Nations last year from their final squad for the World Cup. Mba was late in
joining the Super Eagles training squad in London last week because of a visa
hitch. But Nigeria coach Stephen Keshi said the midfielder has since not shown
enough desire to be part of the 23-man squad going to Brazil. His lateness to
camp contributed (to his missing out) but outside that he did not show the
hunger, the fight, we expected for him, explained Keshi.
AFP
Ribery included
in France squad
Franck Ribery, fighting to shrug off
a back injury, on Monday figured in
coach Didier Deschamps 23-player
World Cup squad. Also included in
the final Brazil-bound list submitted
to FIFA was Stephane Ruffier, who
stepped in last month for injured goalkeeper Steve Mandanda.
FRANCE SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris (Tottenham/
ENG), Stephane Ruffier (Saint-Etienne)
Mickael Landreau (Bastia)
Defenders: Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle United/ENG), Lucas Digne (PSG),
Patrice Evra (Manchester United/ENG),
Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal/ENG), Eliaquim Mangala (FC Porto/POR), Bacary
Sagna (Arsenal/ENG), Mamadou Sakho
(Liverpool/ENG), Raphael Varane (Real
Madrid/ESP)
Midfielders: Yohan Cabaye (PSG), Clement Grenier (Lyon), Blaise Matuidi (PSG),
Rio Mavuba (Lille), Paul Pogba (Juventus/ITA), Moussa Sissoko (Newcastle/
ENG), Mathieu Valbuena (Marseille)
Forwards: Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/ESP), Olivier Giroud (Arsenal/
ENG), Antoine Griezmann (Real Sociedad/ESP), Loic Remy (Newcastle/ENG),
Franck Ribery (Bayern Munich/GER) l
options in reserve.
Friday against Serbia in Sao Paulo is
his sides final friendly outing before
the real thing starts with the Croatians
in a Group A also comprising Mexico
and Cameroon.
Scolari, calling for more inventive
subtlety and tactical nous from his
charges, said the players know full well
what he demands and expects.
I urged them what I always do -- to
be serious and play each match as if it
were the last.
Scolari can make up to six substitutions in the game against the Panamanians and said he would use the chance
to run the rule over the options at his
disposal.
Even so, against Croatia he will essentally keep faith with the players
who saw off Spain in the Confederations final.
Scolari, who said he would have
liked a few more days to prepare for the
June 12 opener at Sao Paulos Corinthians Arena, said Panama were not to be
underestimated.
They are a good side - we have been
following their work. We have to take
the game seriously and see how we are
coming along. l
Banega, Sosa
left out from
Argentina squad
Argentinas 23-player World Cup squad
announced by coach Alejandro Sabella
with the list headed by Barcelonas Lionel Messi but missing midfielder Ever
Banega, Nicols Otamendi and Jose Sosa.
Banega was left out after Sabella elected to side with Celta Vigos Augusto Fernandez, who has recovered from injury.
ARGENTINA SQUAD
Brazilian forward Neymar (L) takes the ball observed by defenders Marcelo (C) and David Luiz during a national team training session in
Serra Dourada Stadium in Goiania, Goias, on Monday
AFP
South Korea players celebrate their victory after the quarterfinals against
Spain in Gwangju, South Korea on June 22, 2002
Episode
Goalkeepers
David Ospina (Nice), Faryd Mondragon
(Deportivo Cali), Camilo Vargas (Independiente Santa Fe)
Defenders
Mario Yepes (Atalanta), Cristian Zapata (AC
Milan), Pablo Armero (West Ham United),
Camilo Zuniga (Napoli), Santiago Arias
(PSV Eindhoven), Eder Alvarez Balanta
(River Plate), Carlos Valdes (San Lorenzo)
Midfielders
Fredy Guarin (Inter Milan), Juan Cuadrado (Fiorentina), Victor Ibarbo (Cagliari),
James Rodriguez (Monaco), Abel Aguilar
(Toulouse), Juan Quintero (Porto), Carlos
Sanchez (Elche), Aldo Leao Ramirez (Morelia), Alexander Mejia (Atletico Nacional)
Forwards
Jackson Martinez (Porto), Carlos Bacca
(Sevilla), Teofilo Gutierrez (River Plate),
Adrian Ramos (Hertha Berlin)
Colombias coach Jose Pekerman, next to player Radamel Falcao (R), announces the
23-man squad for the World Cup finals, in Buenos Aires on Monday
REUTERS
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Amla new
South African
Test captain
QUICK BYTES
Amigos through
to UCL semis
The fourth edition of the Underground
Champions League (UCL) five-a-side
futsal tournament rolled into the
quarterfinals at the Abahani outer
basketball court yesterday. In the
double legged quarters, Deadly Alliance
drew goalless against FCP All Star in
both their encounters before the latter
team moved to the semis winning the
penalty shootout. Meanwhile Amigos
outplayed Little Friends 3-0 in their first
leg before securing their last four spot
with a 1-0 win in the return leg. Club
11 Classic will face off with Club 11 Super
in their quarterfinal today before Veterans take on Impulse FC to complete
the round.
Tribune Desk
Beckham hints at
retirement U-turn
Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo waves on arrival at the airport in Lisbon on Monday prior to the departure of the Portugal national team to the US in preparation for the
Brazil World Cup 2014
AFP
Former England captain David Beckham has hinted that he could come out
of retirement and resume his football
career. Now I go to watch a basketball
game and, when you are watching athletes play at the top of their game, for
me it gives me that itch again, he said
in a documentary to be broadcast by
the BBC on Monday. I want to be back
in the game then and I start thinking to
myself, Could I play again? Could I go
back? Could I come out of retirement
and start playing again? Beckham,
39, called time on his playing career
last year after a brief spell with French
giants Paris Saint-Germain. The former
midfielder is currently working to
launch a Major League Soccer team in
Miami and he suggested that he might
consider turning out for the team.
AFP
Rosell suspected
in Neymar case
A Spanish judge on Tuesday cited exBarcelona president Sandro Rosell as a
tax crime suspect over the 86-millioneuro ($117 million) signing of Brazilian
international forward Neymar. The
Madrid investigating judge, Pablo
Ruz, issued a written summons for
Rosell and the football club, through
its legal representatives, to appear in
his court as suspects on June 13. The
Spanish taxman lost out on up to 11.8
million euros in total, the summons
showed. A tax office report cited by
the judge listed lost revenues of 2.4
million euros in 2011, 6.8 million euros
in 2013 and as much as 2.6 million
euros in 2014. The judge summoned
Barcelonas auditors, Deloitte, to testify
as a witness on the same day. Rosell
resigned from Barcelona in January
as he faced legal action accusing him
of misappropriation of funds for not
disclosing the destination of all the
money spent on bringing Neymar to
the club last summer.
AFP
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After months of interviewing witnesses and gathering materials, we intend to complete that phase of our investigation by June 9, 2014, and to submit a
report to the Adjudicatory Chamber approximately six weeks thereafter, Garcia said in a statement released by FIFA
and referring to a FIFA panel.
The report will consider all evidence potentially related to the bidding
process, including evidence collected
from prior investigations.
Six weeks from June 9 is July 21, a
week after this years tournament ends
with a final in Rio de Janeiro.
As a former U.S. attorney, Garcia
tried some of the highest profile anti-terrorism cases in the United States.
He also investigated the prostitution
case that brought down a governor of
New York. l
FACT BOX
Comes through the youth ranks at West
Ham United and after a loan spell at
Swansea City, establishes himself as
a mainstay of the Hammers midfield
from 1996 to 2001 under his uncle and
manager Harry Redknapp. His father
Frank Senior is Redknapps assistant.
Makes his England debut on Oct 10,
1999 and goes on to make 103 appearances, featuring in two World Cups,
Euro 2004 and being selected a vice
captain for the 2014 World Cup.
Leaves West Ham acrimoniously for
Chelsea in an 11 million pound ($18.4
million) move in 2001 and after a slow
first two seasons, he becomes one of the
best goalscoring midfielders in the world.
Wins the 2005 and 2006 Premier
League titles with Chelsea under Jose
Mourinho and the 2010 trophy under
Carlo Ancelotti. Also helps the Blues lift
the 2012 Champions League and 2013
Europa League as well as four FA Cups
and two League Cups.
Becomes Chelseas all-time leading
goalscorer and goes on to net 211 goals
in all competitions for the club.
Walton additional director FM Iqbal bin Anwar Dawn speaks in a presser during the
unveiling of the 1st Division Handball League at the BNS conference room yesterday
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5% 13%
2% 4%
1.5% 3%
1.5% 1.5%
In South Asia
1980 2013
Overweight/obese
adults
Highest adult
obesity rate
Highest child
obesity rate
16% 21%
Country 2013
Pakistan
21%
Bhutan
6%
FY15 budget
to stand at
Tk2,50,506 crore
n Asif Showkat Kallol
Two handcuffed teen-aged boys detained for alleged thievery were being transferred from the Dhaka Central Jail yesterday. Police, however, did not reply to a query where they
were being taken. Child psychologists and parenting experts oppose such punishment to teenagers instead of putting them in juvenile correction centre. The photo was taken at
Nazimuddin road
RAJIB DHAR
arms, drug, robbery, mugging and extortion that were lodged with different
police stations in Chittagong from 1996
to 2014, said DB sources.
Babul Akhter, additional deputy
commissioner (ADC) of DB in CMP, said
on a tip-off they had detained the top
terrorist from the area on Monday at
10pm.
Faridul has been leading a 16-member gang including top listed miscreants Faisal, Kalu, Badshah and Jane
Bangladesh now
accounts for around
200 wild elephants,
though in the midtwentieth century, it
had above 500
Apart from human beings, at least seven
elephants were killed by elephants. Of
them, four died in Sherpur, two in Rangamati and the remainder in Netrokona.
Moreover, at least 823 homes were
destroyed by elephants in Rangtia
range and 19 homes in Balijuri range in
Sherpur in the last one decade.
On top of formulating the elephant action plan, the Forest Department is conducting the wild elephant census and the
report is likely to be published next June.
Earlier, the government formulated
an action plan to save the countrys tiger population in 2008, and the current
tiger conservation programme is running based on that. l
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Tax-free limit of
stock dividends
likely to be raised
n Tribune Report
The government is expected to offer
tax incentives to the small stock market
investors as it has finalised an increase
in the tax exemption limit on dividend
income from the existing Tk10,000 to
Tk15,000.
The offer is intended to encourage
small investors to invest more in the
countrys capital market which is yet
to bounce back after the 2010 debacle.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith will
announce the proposed budget for
the next financial year in the parliament tomorrow, which is expected to
include the incentives for retail stock
investors.
The budget may also provide Dhaka
Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong
Stock Exchange (CSE) the two bourses of the country - with tax holiday facility for next five years.
The facility is expected to be featured in the upcoming budget as the
two stock markets have earlier requested for it, according to the official sources concerned.
The government will offer five
years tax holiday for both the demutualised entities to entertain their requests, said an official involved with
the budget process.
DSE and CSE were demutualised on
November 21, 2013. l
Nil
10%
20%
25%
30%
Proposed*
Tk2.2 lakh
Tk2.2 lakh
Tk2.5 lakh
Tk2.75 lakh
Tk3 lakh
Tk3.5 lakh
Physically challenged
Freedom fighters
Tk4 lakh
*Likely to be proposed
Turnover tax
HOUSE RENT
n Tribune Report
of multi-product industries in different zones, construction and development of necessary physical infrastructures for establishing economic zones
in a bid to ensure a balanced development of the country.
Kamal said the government has already decided to allocate one of the
SEZs to Japan.
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Stocks fall on
profit booking
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DSE GAINERS
Number of Contract
DSE is scheduled
to meet with the
regulator today to
discuss the present
market scenario
The comprising blue chips DS30
was down 13 points or 0.8% to 1,625.
The Shariah index DSES was slightly down 3 points or 0.4% to 1,003.
Chittagong Stock Exchange
(CSE) Selective Categories Index,
CSCX, was up 51 points to 8,435.
Participation in trading decreased after three-session rising as
the total turnover at DSE was Tk392
crore, down more than 9% over the
previous session.
Lanka Bangla Securities said profit
taking on financial, fuel and power,
and pharma stocks snapped the winning streaks of the previous session.
Company
Turnover
(Million Taka)
4,324.98
Turnover
(Volume)
79,867,885
86,498
Traded Issues
294
Issue Gain
(Avg. Price Basis)
101
Issue Loss
(Avg. Price Basis)
188
2,298.06
27.86
252.85
Turnover (Volume)
6,635,826
Number of Contract
9,367
4418.79221
(-) 0.64%
Traded Issues
219
1003.32309
(-) 0.37%
Issue Gain
(Avg. Price Basis)
68
DSE - 30 Index :
1625.32216
(-) 0.80%
Issue Loss
(Avg. Price Basis)
148
13649.39970
(-) 0.42%
CSE - 30 Index :
11105.38410
(-) 1.35%
2,202.68
8435.91790
(-) 0.60%
26.70
Closing (%
change)
-9.72
-7.70
-5.89
-5.86
-5.83
-5.45
-5.26
-4.24
Average (%
change)
-10.47
24.17
-4.93
-5.64
-6.61
6.39
-5.99
-3.48
-4.20
-3.95
-2.41
-3.34
CSE LOSERS
Janata Insur -A
EXIM Bank 1 MF-A
ICB AMCL IslamicMF-A
Republic Insu.-A
Delta Life Insu. -A
AIBL 1st Is. M. F.-A
Rangpur Foundry -A
SonarBangla Insu. -A
-9.79
-9.33
-8.59
-7.74
-5.98
-5.63
-5.28
-5.26
Average (%
change)
-9.54
-7.23
-8.59
-0.94
-5.24
-2.39
-5.29
-5.26
-5.17
-5.08
-6.63
-3.99
Company
Closing (%
change)
ANALYST
Closing
average
Closing
Bank
NBFI
Investment
Engineering
Food & Allied
Fuel & Power
Jute
Textile
Pharma & Chemical
Paper & Packaging
Service
Leather
Ceramic
Cement
Information Technology
General Insurance
Life Insurance
Telecom
Travel & Leisure
Miscellaneous
Debenture
DSE
Million Taka
413.08
103.77
60.31
508.07
181.95
406.91
4.88
490.45
459.10
0.23
45.40
49.65
9.49
472.70
17.55
49.27
105.89
461.16
27.31
55.21
0.42
Daily low
Latest
EPS
Latest
PE
6.50
488.91
198.50
270.00
21.21
5.83
5.49
22.73
6.50
449.60
193.50
270.00
21.00
5.20
5.40
22.60
6.70
524.60
204.80
270.10
22.30
6.00
5.60
23.60
6.50
449.60
190.00
270.00
20.10
5.20
5.40
22.00
2.930
25.516
70.548
0.054
1.819
3.840
6.669
1.226
1.49
9.80
2.92
33.24
2.08
-1.12
1.44
1.40
4.4
49.9
68.0
8.1
10.2
-ve
3.8
16.2
11.73
41.93
11.40
41.30
12.10
45.00
11.20
39.00
4.083
28.581
0.04
1.24
Al-Haj Textile -A
Stylecraft -A
CMC Kamal Tex. -A
Eastern Cables-A
BSRM Steels-A
Maksons Spinning-A
Familytex (BD) Ltd.-A
Generation Next-A
Apex SpinningA
Matin Spinning-N
Closing (%
change)
9.98
6.05
5.94
5.49
5.24
4.20
4.18
4.17
4.10
4.08
CSE GAINERS
Company
Sonargaon Tex -Z
Imam Button -Z
Eastern Cables-A
BSRM Steels-A
Pragati Gen. I -A
Paramount Insur-A
S. Alam CR Steel -A
Generation Next-A
Matin Spinning-N
Apex Tannery -A
Closing (%
change)
9.88
8.75
8.02
5.76
5.38
4.23
4.19
4.14
4.09
3.78
Average (%
change)
10.36
6.19
2.59
2.20
5.33
3.03
(0.45)
1.30
1.31
3.93
Average (%
change)
9.88
8.75
5.13
5.06
5.92
4.23
3.12
2.12
3.76
4.23
Closing
average
148.56
1,200.00
20.96
135.35
81.06
14.94
24.26
14.80
83.40
43.13
Closing
average
8.90
8.70
138.79
81.12
43.10
19.70
35.00
14.90
43.09
154.46
Closing
152.10
1,200.10
21.40
136.50
80.30
14.90
24.90
15.00
83.80
43.40
Closing
8.90
8.70
140.10
80.80
43.10
19.70
34.80
15.10
43.30
153.80
Daily high
152.10
1,202.00
22.20
139.00
83.90
15.50
25.70
15.50
85.50
44.30
Daily high
8.90
8.70
142.60
83.50
43.10
19.70
36.00
15.50
44.00
157.20
Daily low
135.00
1,190.00
18.20
129.50
74.80
12.90
23.10
13.00
79.90
41.40
Daily low
8.90
8.70
133.90
77.70
43.10
19.70
34.00
14.10
41.20
150.60
Turnover
in million
59.707
1.560
15.756
18.936
177.600
20.004
66.998
31.935
2.652
48.955
Turnover
in million
0.009
0.004
1.735
17.200
0.004
0.049
1.094
4.861
3.318
2.301
Latest
EPS
Latest
PE
2.00
47.83
1.32
2.03
4.72
1.02
4.64
2.28
1.85
2.99
Latest
EPS
74.3
25.1
15.9
66.7
17.2
14.6
5.2
6.5
45.1
14.4
Latest
PE
-0.92
-1.85
2.03
4.72
2.52
1.64
1.90
2.28
2.99
4.35
-ve
-ve
68.4
17.2
17.1
12.0
18.4
6.5
14.4
35.5
Dividend/AGM
293.3
33.8
Closing
average
Closing
Daily high
Turnover
in million
Daily low
Latest
EPS
Latest
PE
17.55
6.80
18.10
31.70
197.46
6.93
100.50
18.00
17.50
6.80
18.10
31.00
193.50
6.70
100.50
18.00
18.80
6.80
18.10
32.40
204.00
7.30
101.00
18.00
17.50
6.80
18.10
31.00
191.50
6.60
100.00
18.00
0.109
0.003
0.018
0.032
6.635
2.244
0.101
0.018
1.40
0.71
2.33
2.45
2.92
1.49
3.08
1.52
12.5
9.6
7.8
12.9
67.6
4.7
32.6
11.8
5.49
63.50
5.50
63.50
5.50
63.50
5.40
63.50
0.382
0.032
1.44
1.10
3.8
57.7
Daily high
Turnover
in million
% change
10.53
2.65
1.54
12.95
4.64
10.37
0.12
12.50
11.70
0.01
1.16
1.27
0.24
12.05
0.45
1.26
2.70
11.76
0.70
1.41
0.01
Million Taka
23.84
6.08
4.60
42.79
10.38
25.46
42.38
22.04
9.58
1.38
11.30
0.64
31.36
1.07
1.19
7.56
28.21
4.29
7.28
0.02
CSE
% change
8.47
2.16
1.63
15.20
3.69
9.05
0.00
15.06
7.83
3.40
0.49
4.02
0.23
11.14
0.38
0.42
2.68
10.02
1.52
2.59
0.01
Million Taka
436.92
109.85
64.91
550.87
192.33
432.37
4.88
532.84
481.14
9.81
46.78
60.95
10.13
504.06
18.62
50.46
113.44
489.37
31.59
62.49
0.44
Total
% change
10.39
2.61
1.54
13.10
4.57
10.28
0.12
12.67
11.44
0.23
1.11
1.45
0.24
11.99
0.44
1.20
2.70
11.64
0.75
1.49
0.01
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Al-Haj Textile -A
National Tubes -A
UCBL - A
ACI Limited- A
Pharma Aids A
LafargeS Cement-Z
BSRM Steels-A
Familytex (BD) Ltd.-A
Meghna Petroleum -A
Square Pharma -A
Appollo Ispat CL -N
BD Submarine Cable-A
HeidelbergCement -A
Delta Life Insu. -A
Hwa Well Textiles-N
Generation Next-A
Aftab Auto.-A
UCBL - A
Padma Oil Co. -A
Volume
shares
1,451,192
2,494,000
387,070
2,191,013
598,003
6,051,675
339,541
355,400
2,761,500
281,548
401,901
354,068
2,155,513
212,067
240,500
Volume
shares
72,800
221,000
212,040
391,500
32,800
33,254
291,000
40,152
13,550
33,600
144,000
326,166
59,138
176,407
13,390
Value in
million
414.90
206.18
203.75
177.60
168.58
113.83
93.61
70.55
67.00
64.81
59.71
58.52
56.41
54.44
52.55
Value in
million
20.80
18.34
17.20
9.54
9.27
9.17
7.92
7.42
7.15
6.63
6.03
4.86
4.78
4.60
4.43
% of total
turnover
10.58
5.26
5.19
4.53
4.30
2.90
2.39
1.80
1.71
1.65
1.52
1.49
1.44
1.39
1.34
% of total
turnover
8.38
7.39
6.93
3.85
3.74
3.70
3.19
2.99
2.88
2.67
2.43
1.96
1.93
1.85
1.79
Daily
closing
290.70
83.10
528.60
80.30
278.50
18.70
274.50
193.50
24.90
228.40
152.10
163.80
26.10
251.60
216.00
Daily
closing
290.00
83.20
80.80
25.00
278.10
274.80
27.00
183.60
526.50
193.50
42.00
15.10
80.00
26.00
328.40
Price
change
3.19
3.49
0.06
5.24
-1.56
-0.53
-1.01
-5.89
4.18
-2.64
Daily
opening
281.70
80.30
528.30
76.30
282.90
18.80
277.30
205.60
23.90
234.60
Price
change
Daily
opening
9.98
0.68
-0.38
-1.18
3.75
3.06
3.48
5.76
3.73
-2.15
-1.33
0.75
-1.34
-0.11
-5.98
3.19
4.14
-1.60
-0.38
-1.35
138.30
162.70
26.20
254.60
208.20
281.40
80.40
76.40
24.10
284.20
278.50
26.80
186.10
527.10
205.80
40.70
14.50
81.30
26.10
332.90
Daily
high
293.70
83.70
537.50
83.90
287.30
19.10
280.00
204.80
25.70
235.50
152.10
168.40
27.00
262.80
226.00
Daily
low
275.00
80.10
519.60
74.80
260.00
17.50
254.00
190.00
23.10
222.00
135.00
150.00
23.60
232.40
208.30
Daily
average
285.91
82.67
526.39
81.06
281.90
18.81
275.70
198.50
24.26
230.18
Daily
high
Daily
low
Daily
average
293.00
83.90
83.50
25.60
287.00
278.70
27.90
187.40
539.00
204.00
43.00
15.50
82.60
26.20
337.40
281.00
80.60
77.70
23.20
276.10
273.60
26.90
183.30
520.00
191.50
40.20
14.10
79.70
23.50
326.20
148.56
165.28
26.17
256.71
218.52
285.70
82.97
81.12
24.38
282.51
275.88
27.23
184.69
527.39
197.46
41.87
14.90
80.84
26.06
331.17
DHAKA TRIBUNE
Business
Ekhanei.com CEO Arild Klokkerhaug speaks at the formal launching of the company in Dhaka yesterday
The company SnT C, a new joint
venture established by Telenor and
Schibsted, currently owns Ekhanei in
which Telenor and Schibsted will own
50% each.
However, Grameenphones financial statements of 2013 do not have
B3
'The economy is
stabilizing, but it is
too early to say that
it has bottomed out,
particularly in light of a
weaker property sector'
Authorities have hastened infrastructure investment, accelerated state
spending, and twice lowered the reserve requirements for some banks
- with its most recent reduction made
on Friday.
The measures appear to be working.
"Improving conditions in developed
markets and further targeted loosening
measures announced last week should
continue to support the manufacturing sector," said Julian Evans Pritchard
from Capital Economics.
manufacturing data
n AFP, Tokyo
The dollar held steady in Asia yesterday after getting a lift from positive US
and Chinese manufacturing data, while
speculation about further easing measures by the European Central Bank
(ECB) held back the euro.
In Tokyo afternoon trading, the
greenback fetched 102.37 yen, little
changed from 102.36 yen in New York
Monday afternoon, having made up
ground from its 102.02 yen level in Tokyo earlier in the day.
The euro ticked up slightly to
$1.3602 and 139.26 yen on Tuesday
against $1.3595 and 139.19 yen in US
trade. The European single currency
has faced selling pressure lately due to
expectations of an interest rate cut by
the European Central Bank.
On Monday, the dollar rose as the
Institute of Supply Management said
its purchasing managers index of US
manufacturing activity rose in May to
55.4 from 54.9 in April. A reading above
50 indicates growth.
Upbeat Chinese manufacturing data
released over the weekend have also
boosted investors' appetite for risk,
spurring more dollar-buying.
Eurozone inflation concerns were
also in focus as consumer prices in
Germany, Europe's biggest economy,
Rupali Bank Limited has recently declared 15% stock dividend to shareholders for the year
at the banks 28th annual general meeting. The banks chair Dr Ahmad al- Kabir made the
declaration at the meeting
National Credit and Commerce Bank Ltd recently got approval of 6% cash and 5% stock
dividends for the year 2013 from its shareholders at the banks 29th annual general
meeting that was presided over by the banks chair Md Nurun Newaz Salim
Bank Asia has recently participated in Bangladesh Banks initiative of opening bank
account for street children and working children in order to create social and an economic
safety-net. Dr Atiur Rahman, governor of Bangladesh Bank, and Aminul Islam, MD (current
charge) of Bank Asia are seen in the photo
Abu Sadek Md Sohel, MD and CEO of BCBL and Firoz Patel, CEO of Crescent Payments
Private Ltd in India are seen exchanging document after signing a MoU on availing
E-commerce payment gateway service from the company Payza, recently in Dhaka
Sheltech Engineering Ltd. (an associates company of Sheltech Group) Chairman Engr.
Kutubuddin Ahmed, Vice-chairman & CEO Engr. Choudhury Jamal Ashraf and Director
Mr. Tanvir Ahmed cutting a cake to mark the companys anniversary program inDhaka02
June 2014. Chief Executive Officer(s) of Envoy Textiles Ltd., Platinum Chain of Boutique
Hotels, Green Textile Ltd., Aero Speed Intl Ltd., Sheltech Protection Services Ltd.,
Together Communications, Sheltech Brokerage Ltd., and Bengal Meat Processing
Industries Ltd. and huge numbers of Sheltech Engineering Ltd. officials, employees and
renowned socialites, journalists were present on the auspicious occasion
GIZ yesterday inaugurated a three-day workshop to probe export markets with ITC from
the World Trade Organisation in Dhaka. The chief guest William Hannah, European Unions
Ambassador to Bangladesh, launched the workshop
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Marketing to Muslims
n Saifur Rahman
Modern Muslim consumers are considered
by many to being the single biggest market
in the world that has been overlooked by
many brands in the past. The population
currently stands at 1.8 billion and by 2050
the Muslim population is expected to grow
to 2.6 billion, representing nearly 30% of
the global projected population.
Most marketers have missed the mark so
far by addressing only the emotional drivers
in order to build brand personality and image for the global consumers. As for Muslim
consumers, the story is a bit different. One
just cannot play around with the emotional
drivers only, understanding the core value
system on which those emotional drivers
are based on is also equally important in
order to create a ripple through the minds of
Muslim consumers. If a company understands that an Islamic brand is primarily
based on the ethics and values of Islam,
they will have won half the battle.
The purchasing power of this group is immense; growing at a rate of almost US$ 1.4bn
daily (US$ 500 billion annually) which is why
most of the global brands are fighting over
letting this genie out from the bottle and
unfold the treasure that was hidden all this
while. There are 780 million Muslims under
the age of 25, which is 43% of the total Muslim population and 11% of the entire global
population. They are young, confident, and
proud of their identity with freedom and the
ability to purchase whatever they desire.
Fortune 500 companies such as Unilever, Nestle, Citi NA, McDonalds, Tesco, and
Apple allows
'approved' virtual
currencies in Apps
n Reuters
Apple Inc will let software developers
include virtual-currency transactions
in their applications, paving the way
for new forms of money to appear on
iPhones and iPads.
"Apps may facilitate transmission of
approved virtual currencies provided
that they do so in compliance with all
state and federal laws for the territories in
which the app functions," Apple said in an
update to its App Store review guidelines.
Apple spokeswoman Kristin Huguet
did not immediately respond to an
email seeking more information.
Virtual currencies are not backed by
any government or central bank and are
bought and sold on a peer-to-peer network independent of central control.
Several US state regulators are looking to toughen rules on the use of the
controversial cryptocurrency and have
over the last few months warned investors to consider the risks associated
with virtual currencies before trading
in them. l
n AFP, London
REUTERS
high and prices artificially low, straining utilities' finances and curbing new
investment.
Those factors will hamper any reform push by Modi, who campaigned
on his record as chief minister of Gujarat, which enjoys a surplus of power.
Reforms in Gujarat a decade ago cut
theft, restructured distributors and
split tariffs between different users.
Goyal has vowed to tour the state to
learn about its reforms. But the power
to make decisions about tariffs, subsidies and collection rests with states,
limiting New Delhi's influence.
Modi must also tackle shortages of
coal and gas that have left new plants
operating below capacity - India's second-largest gas-powered plant, Bawana, is producing a fifth of its capacity,
because it cannot get hold of gas. l
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