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Regd. No. DA 6238
Vol 2, No 63
Reshuffle likely
in prosecution
team soon
Tipoo to be sent on forced leave
n Udisa Islam and Nazmus Sakib
The authorities may bring changes to
the prosecution team of the International Crimes Tribunal this month to
solve the recent controversies.
Sources say the Law Ministry is
looking for a new person for the post
of chief prosecutor since current chief
Ghulam Arif Tipoo is too old for
the job. He is likely to be sent on six
months forced leave.
P3
SHAFIQUE DIFFERS
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh along with locals dig out mines planted by Myanmars Border Guard Police inside Bangladesh Territory in Naikhangchhari upazilas
inaccessible hilly parts in Bandarban yesterday. Story on Page 2
BANGLAR CHOKH
n Kayes Sohel
PAGE 2 COLUMN 1
fundamentally
different as
there is no
option but
to focus on
implementation
able to finish many of them... We sometimes think let us leave it for the next
government. But, we cannot do that
now.
While talking to the Dhaka Tribune
correspondent at the Sylhet circuit
house on Thursday, the minister said
the coming budget was fundamentally different from any previous budget,
there was the added pressure of wrapping up unfinished jobs.
We have taken our economy to an
unprecedented level and for that, we
need to think big, think about big projects. The coming budget will be a reflection of this.
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3 | News
4 | News
United Kingdom
will cooperate with
Bangladesh in facing
climate change
and river erosion
challenges, the British
envoy to Bangladesh
yesterday assured at
a meeting held at the Barisal City Corporation
office.
5 | News
6 | Nation
9 | World
12 | Entertainment
13 | Sport
The Bangladesh
Cricket Board selection
panel will keep
faith and retain the
existing set of national
cricketers for the
upcoming three-match
ODI series against
India despite the disastrous performance put
in by the team in the opening quarter of this
year, it was learnt from a close source.
Thankfully, we have two big projects in our hands the Padma bridge
and turning the Dhaka-Chittagong
Highway into four lanes... The work on
the Dhaka-Chittagong Highway has already begun. There were some complications with the Chinese contractor...
But we have resolved those, Muhith
said.
Terming the proposed Padma bridge
as one of the transformative projects,
he said: The countrys economic
growth does not get a boost unless
these transformation projects are completed.
He asserted that the Padma bridge
would be built within the next four
years, that is during the present tenure
of the government.
He also shared some of his plans for
the coming years: Initiatives will also
be taken for the metro rail and building
a convention centre of international
standards near Dhaka. We hope to begin the work for the metro rail in the
next years budget.
PAGE 2 COLUMN 2
DHAKA TRIBUNE
News
Ban on firearms,
rallies ahead of
parliament session
n UNB
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has
banned carrying of all kinds of firearms, explosives and other harmful
objects around the parliament building
starting today night, a spokesman said.
DMP Commissioner Benazir Ahmed
yesterday said the ban has been imposed also on processions, rallies and
demonstrations in the areas to ensure
security during the second session of
the 10th parliament.
The session begins on Tuesday.
The prohibited areas cover Mohakhali
crossing of Mymensingh road-Bangla motor crossing trough Old Airport
Road, Bangla motor link road (west
side)-Sonargaon SAARC fountain, Panthapath (East)-linking point-Farmgate,
Mirpur road Shyamoli intersectionlinking point of Dhanmondi-16 (old27), Rokeya Sarani-linking road-old
9th division (aircraft) crossing-Parjatan
crossing (Bijoy sarani), Indira road (east
point)-Manik Mia avenue (west side),
JS restricted areas and all roads under
this areas and lanes. l
An army man was killed in a road accident yesterday as his car fell into a
roadside ditch near Chakaria Degree
College in Coxs Bazaar.
The deceased was identified as Gulzar
Hossain, 32, driver of Coxs Bazaar 16 Engineering Construction Battalion.
Additional Superintendent of Police of Coxs Bazar (Chakaria Circle) Md
Masud Alam said the car was heading
towards Coxs Bazaar from Chittagong.
The driver lost control near the college
gate and the car veered off the road
into the ditch, leaving Gulzar injured.
He died at Chakaria Jamjam Hospital. l
EC cancels Rabbis
nomination
n Our Correspondent, Narayanganj
A truck is being laden with jackfruit at Khagrachhari following a bumper production in the district this season
BANGLAR CHOKH
Bangabandhu first BNP: Tarique has no Facebook or blog accounts 'AL as risky as formalin'
president
ones mercy and it is moving ahead with
there, said BNPs acting secretary gen- que would take the responsibility of any
n UNB
n Mohammad Al-Masum Molla
the affection and support of people.
statement posted in the fake accounts. He
eral Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Mohsinul Karim
n
He urged Hasina to lay aside her ego,
I want to clearly state that Tarique called upon people to refrain from open- Pointing to Prime Minister Sheikh HasiBNP yesterday claimed that its Senior
Rahman has no Facebook or blog accounts, he added.
The BNP leader made the claim
while addressing a press conference at
the partys Nayapaltan central office.
Fakhrul said neither BNP nor Tari-
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Reshuffle likely
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No one from the prosecution team including the acting chief agreed to be
quoted on the matter.
A prosecutor, seeking anonymity,
claimed that the ministry was searching for a fresh person for the post and
until then Haider Ali would continue as
acting chief.
He observed that the reform meant
changes in the mid-level, not in the
post of chief prosecutor.
Another senior prosecutor said it
did not matter who would be made the
chief prosecutor, but he/she should be
a qualified person with non-partisan
views. Reform does not mean changing a person but to change the system.
Anisul Huq, the law minister, told
the Dhaka Tribune that Tipoo was sick
and that he would be given six months
leave. l
PAGE 1 COLUMN 4
Muhith said one of his major achievements was the level of revenue collection.
Despite numerous obstacles, we
have achieved unthinkable success in
collecting revenue. When I placed the
budget five years ago, revenue collection was only Tk53,000 crore. Today,
it has increased more than twofolds
going past Tk1,30,000 crore, the minister said.
Asked what his regrets were, he
said: Corruption has been a big headache. Many corrupt people have been
spared... Things cannot go on like
this... Criminals are also sometimes indulged. That is painful.
I admit that my party has also
sometimes given them [the criminals]
DHAKA TRIBUNE
News
the punishment for the crimes of Jamaat as per the existing laws. But many
leaders of Jamaat have already been
sentenced by the tribunal. So how can
a person be punished for the same offence again? It should be considered
that imposing punishment twice is
contradictory with the constitution.
In reply to a question on whether
the law minister interfered with tribunal proceedings, Attorney General
Mahbubey Alam yesterday told journalists: The law minister did not say
about the work of the tribunal. Rather,
he talked about the legal part.
If the prosecution moves the tribunal for trial of Jamaat and it is then seen
that the party cannot be banned or
fined because of lack of provision, we
will run into trouble. For this reason,
the law minister said the Jamaat trial is
not possible now.
Justice M Enayetur Rahim, now the
chairman of International Crimes Tribunal 1, in his judgement cancelling
the registration of Jamaat said the tribunal law should include the provision
of punishment for a convicted organisation. l
30 Bangladeshi
students caught in
Russia-Ukraine fight
HC order on Annisul
Huq to buy 20%
share stayed
n Nazmus Sakib
The Supreme Court yesterday stayed
the High Court order that directed Annisul Huq, chairman of the board of directors of Desh Energy Ltd, and his son
Navidul Huq, to buy the remaining 20%
of the company from two other directors.
Annisul Huq and Navidul Huq already hold 80% of the shares.
Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, the
chamber judge of the Appellate Division, imposed the stay order for four
weeks following a plea filed by Annisul
Huq.
Reshad Imam, lawyer for Nuher Latif Khan and Saba Khan the two directors who are also the founders of the
company told the Dhaka Tribune that
We have not opposed the stay petition
because we havent got the HC order
copy yet, but we sought a status quo
on the order so that no one can transfer
the shares. Finally, the judge advised
us to file a petition in this regard.
During the companys incorporation
in 2005, Nuher and Saba owned 50%
shares which came down to 20% as
Annisul Huq, former president of FBCCI and BGMEA, and his son gradually
bought 80% shares of the company. l
Vehicles maneuver the water-logged road at Moghbazar intersection after a brief spell of rain yesterday. Commuters suffer every day on the road because of the sluggish pace of the
construction of the Moghbazar-Malibagh Flyover
BANGLAR CHOKH
Nephew describes
torture as witness
n Udisa Islam
n Udisa Islam
Two new prosecution witnesses yesterday told the International Crimes Tribunal 1 about their fathers abduction and
killings in the war crimes case against
Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul
Islam, an alleged al-Badr commander
in Rangpur during the Liberation War.
AYM Moazzem Ali and Tapan Kumar
Adhikari submitted their depositions
as 16th and 17th prosecution witnesses.
Their fathers were abducted and taken
to a torture camp, and they never returned.
The hearsay the witnesses heard
about the incidents from Montu Doctor, who had also been confined along
with another 10 people but somehow
managed to escape.
Tapan, 59, said his father and one
brother had been abducted from in
front of their house by the occupation forces aided by collaborators and
killed along with eight others on April
3 of 1971 at the Dahiganj Crematory in
Rangpur.
We could not conduct a funeral for
our family members. When the locals
went to collect the bodies from the spot
immediately after the incident, the local collaborators along with Pakistan
Army personnel chased them away, he
said.
Both the witnesses said one Dinesh
Chandra Bhowmick alias Montu Doctor
had told them about the incidents after
the independence.
DHAKA TRIBUNE
News
Hasina: Preserve
original design of
Jatiya Sangsad
n Kamran Reza Chowdhury
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday expressed her dissatisfaction over
the dilly-dallying of the public works
department in maintaining the Luis
I Kahns design of the Jatiya Sangsad
Bhaban saying the situation is such
that the patient would die before the
arrival of the doctor.
Sheikh Hasina expressed her frustration at the 25th meeting of the Jatiya Sangsad Commission as the public
works department could not place the
proposal of a project for the maintenance of the majestic building at the
ECNEC for approval.
She also did show her reservation
about installing split air conditioners
in violation of the original design of
Luis I Kahns master plan he approved
in 1974.
Leader of the Opposition Raushan
Ershad also backed the prime ministers proposal to preserve the original
design of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, a
national heritage.
I have been saying about it (restoring some basic repairs) from the 9th
parliament. Why did the public works
department fail to place the proposal
(of the project) to the ECNEC? Situation is such that the patient would die
before the arrival of the doctor, Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury, who
chaired the meeting, quoted the prime
minister as saying.
The coffin of slain BGB 31 battalion member Mizanur Rahman lies on the premises of its headquarters in Bandarban yesterday
DU admission test
on September 5
n DU Correspondent
Tribune Report
vestigation from the university authorities regarding this incident, source said.
JU unit BCL President Mahmudur
Rahman Jony said Chhatra League never allows any kind of extortion and the
organisation would take necessary action after proper investigation.
When contacted, JU Proctor Professor Dr Tapan Kumar Saha told the Dhaka Tribune that he didnt have much information as he was not present at the
university during the incident.
However, JU proctor asked the reporter to contact with JU Pro-Vice
Chancellor Professor Dr Abul Hossain
but he was not available to comment
over his cell phone despite several attempts. l
Nine, including
bridegroom,
injured in robbery
attack in Jhalakathi
n Our Correspondent. Barisal
Arms-wielding masked robbers yesterday attacked a house that was being set
up for a bridal party at Nalcity upazila
in Jhalakath, leaving at least nine people, including bridegroom injured.
Some 10 to 15 robbers attacked the
house of Malek Hawlader at Kushangal
village about 300am, said Abul Khair,
officer-in-charge (OC) at Nalcity police
station.
They held the guests and residents
hostage at gunpoint and looted gold
ornaments weighing 20 tola (1 tola =
11.66 grams) and Tk 80,000 in cash and
other valuables, he said.
OC Khair said the gold ornaments
and other valuables were worth around
Tk 13 lakh. Six people were injured with
gunshots while three others were beaten
up as they tried to resist the robbery, he
said.
They were Akkas Molla, 45, Zakir
Haoladar, 30, Jalil Molla, 38, Hassan
Hawladar, 14, Hanif Hawladar, 46,
Kawsar Hawladar, 28, bridegroom
Sabuj Hawladar, 26, Mizanur Rahman,
35, Shahin.
Of them, bridegroom Sabuj Hawladar, Mizanur Rahman, 35, generator
operator Shahin were beaten up while
the others received gunshot wounds.
Except Shahin, others who were
injured were admitted to Basrisal
Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, said Habibur Rahman, emergency
medical officer at the hospital.
OC Khair said they were trying to arrest the robbers and recover the looted
belongings. l
DHAKA TRIBUNE
n CU Correspondent
Teachers and staff of University of Science and Technology Chittagong are
on strike where demonstrations were
held yesterday by blocking a road in the
citys Khulshi area to bring attention to
their demand for the implementation
of service rules.
Sources said over 300 demonstrators brought out a procession from the
USTC campus and held a rally on Jakir
Hossain Road, halting vehicular movement for an hour.
Teachers, officials and other employees have been observing four
hours of work abstention daily since
Barisal City Corporation Mayor Ahsan Habib Kamal presents a replica of the key to the city to British High Commissioner in Bangladesh
Robert W Gibson CMG during a courtesy visit to Barisal yesterday
DHAKA TRIBUNE
26 Feni policemen,
including six SI transferred
n UNB
In a mass transfer, 26 policemen of Feni
Sadar police station were transferred to
different police stations under the district
yesterday, 11 days after the killing of Fulgazi upazila chairman Ekramul Haque.
The transferred policemen include six
sub-inspectors Alamgir Hossain, Golam
Hakkani, Mohammad Mejbah Uddin, Ershad Ullah, Fakhrul Islam and Jobayedun
Nahar. The rest are constables.
District police super Paritosh Ghosh
confirmed the news.
Meanwhile, police on Sunday afternoon arrested Mohammad Ashraful Karim alias Nayon, who allegedly
torched the vehicle of Ekram, from the
district town.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team
conducted a drive at Birinchi around
DHAKA TRIBUNE
News
Employees
Grades
Current Proposed
01
01
12
03
03
55
04
First class staff
02
01
12
94
05
28
06
39
497
07
71
08
09
117
976
10
275
1,442
11
250
668
12
47
756
13
664
292
978
15
348
881
16
227
14
224
430
17
668
918
18
58
165
19
20
54
843
3,557
316
1,749
10,602
Mentally
challenged girl
commits suicide
in Chittagong
n Tarek Mahmud, Chittagong
A 12-year-old girl committed suicide
by hanging herself at her residence in
Chittagong citys Panchlaish area late
Saturday night.
The dead, Swapna Akter, daughter
of Shamsujjaman of Brahmanpara upazila in Comilla, was found hanging
by her scarf from the ceiling around
11:00pm, police said.
According to the girls family claims,
Swapna was mentally challenged.
Quoting the victims mother Parvin,
an apparel worker, Sub-Inspector Rasib
Khan of Panchlaish police station said
Parvin and her son left home for their
workplace after lunch.
Later when they returned home at
night, they found the hanging body.
The SI, however, said Swapnas
mother and brother used to lock
her up at home to prevent her from
wandering off as she was mentally
challenged.
Swapna had already left home a
couple of times without informing anyone and this has been happening quite
a few times, he said.
The dead body bore a few bruises,
and also had the scarf wrapped around
her neck.
The body was sent to the Chittagong
Medical College Hospital morgue for
autopsy and a case was lodged with
Panchlaish police station in this connection.
Police are looking into the matter, said Abu Jafor Mohammad Omar
Faruk, officer-in-charge of Panchlaish
police station. l
WEATHER
LIGHT TO HEAVY
RAINS
MONDAY, JUNE 2
DHAKA
TODAY
TOMORROW
SUN SETS 6:42PM
SUN RISES 5:11AM
FORECAST FOR TODAY
35
27
Chittagong
32
26
Rajshahi
34
26
Rangpur
35
25
Khulna
32
25
Barisal
32
26
Sylhet
35
25
Coxs Bazar
32
27
Dhaka
35.1C
Sayedpur
21.6C
Khulna
Source: Accuweather/UNB
PRAYER TIMES
Fajar
Sunrise
Zohr
Asr
Magrib
Esha
3:45am
5:11am
11:57am
3:16pm
6:42pm
8:09pm
Source: IslamicFinder.org
RMG workers
stage demo
n Tarek Mahmud, Chittagong
The workers of a readymade garment
(RMG) factory yesterday took to the
streets and blocked the busy Badamtoli
Intersection in Chittagong city alleging
the lay-off in the factory as owners
whimsical decision.
Several hundred workers of Ambia
Apparels Limited in Agrabad commercial area under Double Mooring police
station in the city yesterday blocked the
Badamtoli Intersection of Sheikh Mujib
Road for nearly half an hour from 1pm resulting in long tailbacks in the four connecting roads of the busy intersection.
They claimed that the factory authorities declared the lay-off in the factory without giving them prior notice.
Later, police rushed to the spot and
dispersed them from the road by arranging a meeting inside the factory,
said Hasanuzzaman Mollah, assistant
commissioner of Double Mooring circle
of Chittagong Metropolitan Police.
Workers alleged Akther Hossain,
general manager of the factory, proposed that the workers would not have
to work full time for the next one and
a half month as there is no work order
in a meeting with workers on Saturday.
They have to come to the factory at
8am and leave at 10am and they will
get half of their basic salary for the period, he also said in the meeting.
Denying the proposal, the workers
demanded either the authorities have
to pay full salary for next one and a half
month or the authorities should give the
workers three months full salary as compensation for shutting down the factory.
Consequently the workers started
work abstention from yesterday morning to press home their demands.
Abul Hashem Raja, the owner and
managing director of the factory, came
to the factory around 12pm and reiterated the lay-off decision. l
Water of the Trimohinee Canal has turned pitch black as sewerage lines of Rampura and Banasri area discharge wastage into it daily. The photo was snapped from Nandipara area of
Khilgaon yesterday
MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU
were connected.
The suspect, Md Munir, in a confessional statement before Chittagong
Metropolitan Magistrate Syed Masfiqul Islam, claimed that a man named
Habib brought a woman from Dhaka to
work as a prostitute at Akash Hotel in
Majhir Ghat area.
But the hotel owner, Bahar, attempted to have a physical relation with the
woman, called Josna, on the night of
May 3, Sub-Inspector Jafor Iqbal, who
is investigating the case lodged with
Kotwali police, said quoting from Munirs statement.
When the woman refused, Bahar
allegedly beat her up, leaving her unconscious. Habib, who probably felt
responsible for Josna, protested the
n UNB
Disparity elimination
needs for development
n UNB
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury
yesterday viewed that the issue of
eliminating disparity between rich and
poor should be prioritised for achieving
overall development of the country.
She said its not possible to ensure
the countrys overall development only
by eliminating poverty.
Shirin was addressing the Banquet
Session of the 27th annual convention
of Lions Club International Multiple
District-315, Bangladesh as chief guest
at a city hotel on Saturday evening.
The speaker said all including Lions
will have to be more enthusiastic for tak-
Visitors cast a look on photos of an exhibition titled 150 Years of Humanitarian Action organised by International Committee of the Red
Cross at Ruposhi Bangla Hotel in the capital yesterday
MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU
DHAKA TRIBUNE
Nation
Speakers at a daylong field level stakeholders workshop here on Saturday emphasized the need for collective efforts
of all quarters including the local government institutions for successful disaster preparedness and management.
Stressing the need for a comprehensive approach to effective risk reduction, they mentioned that strengthening of the local level government
bodies could be the effective means of
managing any natural calamity.
Disaster Management Bureau (DMB)
under its "Hyogo Framework for Action Progress Monitoring 2013-2014"
program organized the workshop titled
Fake physician
among 4 arrested
in Jamalpur
n Our Correspondent, Jamalpur
Police in a drive arrested a fake doctor
as well as three officials of a hospital
from Daripara bypass area in the district town on Saturday night.
The arrestees are GH Rana, the sham
doctor, and also one of the directors
of Sunlight Healthcare and Diagnostic
Centre; Swapan Miah, another director of the centre, while the rest two are
pathologist Saiful Islam and marketing
official Raju Miah.
Sources said the healthcare centre
was launched a year ago in the area and
there were many allegations of patient
harassment, demanding extra charges
etc. against it.
As sequel to it, a team of DB police
raided the centre around 10pm and arrested the false doctor as well as the
three on charge of having no legal papers in favour of the hospital. During
the drive, some sex stimulating tablets
were also seized.
A case was filed in this connection. l
Work abstention
at Thakurgaon
n Our Correspondent, Thakurgaon
Doctors, nurses and other staff abstained from duty at Thakurgaon
Swasthaseba Hospital yesterday for the
second day running, demanding their
nine-month arrears, causing sufferings
to hundreds of patients.
They said they had repeatedly requested the authority to repay their
arrears, but that did not yield any results and so they had to resort to such
a protest.
Locals said hundreds of diabetic and
eye patients were returning home frustrated, without getting any treatment
for the last two days.
The work abstainers said they would
form a human chain at the intersection
next to the hospital around 10am today.
Earlier
in
2006,
Thakurgaon
Swasthaseba Hospital was set up as a diabetic hospital under a joint healthcare
project of Bangladesh andNetherlands.
Nobody joined work, rendering the
hospital inoperative today, said Ekramul Haq Swapan, executive director at
the hospital, adding: The hospital also
owes to me a salary for the last nine
months. l
jendrapur and beat them up indiscriminately on May 30. Locals later recovered the injured.
The father and the son also received
death threats as the brokers said they
would be facing loss of lives and property if they continued demanding the
womans return.
A day after Kamal and Hasan were
attacked, the son filed a general diary
with Sreepur police station against Kulsum, wife of a local named Siraj Uddin,
Delwar Hossain, son of the Siraj Uddin, Giaus Uddin, son of another local
named Yakub Ali, and Hakim.
Delwar Hossain admitted to sending the woman to Qatar but denied the
allegation of perpetration of domestic
violence against her.
She is fine there, Delwar claimed.
Officer-in-charge of Sreepur police
station Mohsinul Qadir said legal action was underway with regard to the
general diary. l
Two trucks lie overturned on Kumira bypass road in Sitakunda after a salt-laden truck lost control and rammed another stationary truck early yesterday
Natural compounds
are contributing
towards medicine and
healthcare systems and
their use is not really
declining
Besides, he laid stress on creating mass
awareness about the medicine through
arranging more advocacy meeting,
seminar and symposium.
As many as 80 percent of people rely
on traditional medicines for their primary
healthcare and remedies, and the use of
traditional medicines is rising in the country like other developed ones, he opined.
"A new avenue for herbal medicine
has opened up as many investors are
looking for venturing in making such
medicines," he added.
In this regard, he said some of the
well-known allopathic drug makers
NGO worker
killed
n Our Correspondent,
Gopalganj
Doctors, nurses and other staffs of Thakurgaon Gonoswastha Hospital form a human
chain yesterday demanding their nine-month arrears
DHAKA TRIBUNE
FOCUS BANGLA
Tribune that the culprits put a barricade before his baby taxi while he was
returning home after collecting companys daily dues from the local markets.
They forced the driver to stop at gun
point and had a scuffle with Izabul to
snatch the money.
At one stage the muggers shot Izabul
and fled the scene with the money.
Assistant Superintendent of Goplaganj police Md Monirul Islam said he
had visited the crime scene and found
the evidence of mugging. l
DHAKA TRIBUNE
Career
Bangladesh has
undergone some world
class improvements
in its securities and
brokerage firms, which
are thriving in the
country
BIGSTOCK
investment decisions.
Similarly, Maksudul Hoque at LankaBangla has his own set of challenges
as a research analyst. Financial statements of most Bangladeshi corporations meet only the minimal standards,
thereby hindering the ability to provide
any assurance on recommendations.
In a globalised era in which the stock
market in Tokyo rises up as the one in
London closes down, while that in
Mumbai goes for a lunch break, Maksud
finds it a constant challenge to ensure
the information he requires is available
at the right time. Making sure that the
best information is provided accurately is a daily obstacle for him, and as a
proactive professional looking forward
to a very fulfilling career, he works tirelessly to make things happen.
The securities industry in Bangladesh has progressed from the rumour
and sentiment driven systems of stock
trading towards one based on fun-
Equipped with the right tool for the right kind of stress
n Ahsan Sajid
We must first understand the nature of
stress, before we can think about what
is causing it and how we can manage it.
According to Karl Albrecht, an expert in
the field who identified the four main
types of stress, an understanding of the
different types that people deal with is
ones ideal prescription to good health
and success.
A management consultant and conference speaker who pioneered the development of stress reduction training
for business people, Karl Albrecht defined the four types of stress in his 1979
book Stress and the Manager as time
stress, anticipatory stress, situational
stress and encounter stress.
Stress occurs when an environmental situation is perceived as presenting
a demand that threatens to exceed a
person's capabilities and resources
for meeting it. More simply put, it is a
manifestation of thinking and worrying about the future. Anxiety is created
by focusing attention away from the
present. It is created by expectations
of the future the tension between the
now and the later.
Imagine one of those busy workdays when you dont even have time to
check the new emails and text messages youve been getting alerts for all day.
You were just about to head out when
you get called in for a wrap-up interview, and this agitates you so much
that you have to take a minute, or five.
No matter how one defines stress,
we all face it at work, and our success
eventually depends on how well we are
able to deal with it.
Situational
Anticipatory
Encounter
Time
BIGSTOCK
Time management
for the working
student
1) Employ daily to-do lists. Take time after waking up to create it, and do not
start the day till you have planned it.
Schedule time for everything, including things you want to do instead of
just things you have to do, so you
have at least some points in the list
to look forward to.
2) Carry your on-going projects from
both university and work in your
backpack. Free time opens up
unexpectedly from sitting in a bus,
waiting for a doctors appointment,
the time it takes for the food to arrive
at a restaurant. Use all these time
blocks to get small things done.
3) Learn to say no. Colleagues will always
try to pile more work on you. Friends
will always want to plan going out. You
have to prioritise and learn to say no to
things that you do not want to do, and
that you do not have to.
4) Schedule your important tasks
at your own convenience. Some
people work best first thing in the
morning, while others need the
night to put in their 100%. Find out
what works for you and do your
important tasks during the time you
are likely to work most efficiently.
5) Compartmentalise and re-dedicate
your time. You have to find time
blocks for work and for university
that do not overlap. While you are
doing university work, do just that,
before moving on to other work.
6) Plan for the future. While the daily todo list helps you get through everyday
more efficiently, you have to consider
your plans for the future as well
maybe a certain activity you put in for
Tuesday could easily be completed on
the way to another task today, freeing
up time to relax, or get something
else done, on Tuesday.
7) Do not focus on the little things
because you are dreading the bigger
things. When your plate is full it is
often easier to tell yourself you are
doing your best by keeping yourself
busy with smaller, inconsequential details. Re-evaluate your to-do list and
get to the big, important tasks first. l
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CELEBRATING HEROES
Boycott?
Abbas said yesterday that Israel informed us ... they would boycott us if
we announced the government. Netanyahu, in his brief statement on Sunday, made no reference to any Israeli
sanctions.
Israel has withheld tax revenues
from Abbass aid-dependent Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited
self-rule in the West Bank, in retaliation for his signing in April of international conventions and treaties after
Israel reneged on a promised release of
Palestinian prisoners. l
Children carry portraits of Ukrainian heroes, fighters for the freedom of Ukraine since Kievan Rus times (from the 9th to the 13th centuries) to the present day, to commemorate them
during annual Heroes Day in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv yesterday
AFP
Remains of five
WWI soldiers
found in France
n AFP, Metz
Almost 800 people have been killed in violence across Iraq in May, the United Nations
has said, making it the deadliest month for
the country this year, Aljazeera reported.
Of the 799 people killed, 196 were
members of the Iraqi security forces while
and the rest were civilians, the UN mission
to Iraq (UNAMI) said on Sunday.
It said that 1,409 Iraqis, including 1,108
civilians, were wounded.
Attacks by Sunni fighters have been
gaining momentum in Iraq during the past
year, underlining the challenges facing the
government.
The real toll is higher because the UN
figures do not include casualties in the
western province of Anbar, where the Iraqi
army has been fighting tribal and fighter
groups since they overran two cities at the
start of the year.
Excluding Anbar, UNAMIs figures show
that the worst-hit city was the capital
Baghdad, with 315 people killed. The
n Agencies
Inadequate
Triumphalism
A Syrian girl with Free Syrian Army flags drawn on her face attends a protest against the election of Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad in
Tripoli yesterday
REUTERS
n Reuters, Beirut
It was not so long ago that Bashar al-Assads enemies thought he was finished.
In the summer of 2012, the rebels
were not just at the gates of Damascus,
but inside the capital, preying on Assads harried forces.
His government had lost big chunks
of Syrias territory and a string of strategic towns, and a small number of loyal and tested army units were rotating
DHAKA TRIBUNE
World
US soldier freed in
Taliban prisoner swap
n Reuters, Washington
The last US prisoner of war from Americas waning Afghan war was handed
over to US Special Operations forces in
Afghanistan on Saturday in a dramatic
swap for five Taliban detainees who
were released from Guantanamo Bay
prison and flown to Qatar.
Army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl had
been held for nearly five years by Afghan militants and his release followed
years of on-and-off negotiations.
President Barack Obama hailed the
release in a brief appearance with Bergdahls parents, Bob and Jani, in the White
House Rose Garden, saying that while
Bowe was gone, he was never forgotten.
Bergdahl was on his way to an American military hospital in Germany, a US
defense official said. US special forces
took custody of Bergdahl in a non-violent exchange with 18 Taliban members
in eastern Afghanistan, senior US officials said, adding that he was believed
to be in good condition. Before leaving
for Germany, he received medical care
at Bagram Air Base, the main US base in
Afghanistan.
Bergdahl, 28, was handed over about
6pm local time on Saturday, a senior official said. The US forces, who had flown
His recovery after long years in captivity could be difficult. At the White
House, Bergdahls father began his
words speaking a Muslim prayer and
said his son was having difficulty
speaking English. He asked for patience
from the media as the family helped
him readjust.
Bergdahls release could be a national security boost for Obama, whose foreign policy has been widely criticized
in recent months.
But some members of Congress
have worried in the past over the potential release of the five Taliban detainees, particularly Mohammed Fazl,
a high-risk detainee held at Guantanamo since early 2002. Fazl is alleged
to be responsible for the killing of thousands of Afghanistans minority Shiite
Muslims between 1998 and 2001.
A US defense official, speaking
on condition of anonymity, identified the five men as Fazl, Mullah
Norullah Noori, Mohammed Nabi,
Khairullah Khairkhwa and Abdul
Haq Wasiq. Pentagon documents released by the WikiLeaks organization
said all five were sent to Guantanamo in 2002, the year the detention
facility opened. l
n AFP, Bangkok
General Prayut has warned protesters that they and even their families
face punishment under strict martial law, which has imposed sweeping
curbs on freedoms.
So far his troops have taken a relatively light touch to marshalling the
rallies, making several arrests but not
using force.
But rights groups have condemned
Prayut for using intimidation to deter
protesters, summoning likely dissenters to army camps as well as moving to
stifle the media. l
Pakistan clerics
issue stoning
death decree
n Agencies
Protesters march in
Hong Kong ahead
of Tiananmen vigil
n AFP, Hong Kong
A coalition of Pakistani religious leaders has issued a religious edict declaring honour killings to be a highly
condemnable and un-Islamic action, Aljazeera reported yesterday.
The All Pakistani Ulema Council
is also organising a summit on June
5, involving leaders from all sects, to
discuss honour killings, following the
murder of a 25-year-old pregnant woman, Farzana Parveen, outside Lahore
High Court.
[A] daughter is a gift by Allah. And
the feeling of being dishonoured by
your daughter is forbidden in Islam,
the edict, issued on Friday, reads.
Killing ones daughter and humiliating them is a sign of ignorance.
The councils secretary general, Zahid Mehmood Qasim, told Al Jazeera on
Sunday that the decree should serve as
a reminder to those who kill their kin on
the name of protecting honour.
He said the woman, who was murdered by relatives for marrying the
man she loved instead of a cousin selected for her, did not deserve death.
The act falls outside the ambit of
the teachings of the Prophet Muhammad, the Quran and Sunnah [Islamic
way of life], he said.
Qasim said the Council would meet
on June 5 in Islamabad to discuss how
to tackle honour killings and other
pressing social issues. l
Protesters hold banners and placards as they shout slogans at a rally in Hong Kong on June 1, ahead of the 25th anniversary of the June 4, 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, in which
hundreds of people, by some estimates more than 1,000, died. Hong Kong is the only city in China to openly mark the anniversary
AFP
Destabilising actions
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Editorial
CODE-CRACKER
Corruption is the
common enemy
t is unfortunate that the Anti Corruption Commission and Transparency International Bangladesh have been engaging in a war of words.
An ACC commissioner recently made implied allegations about
TIBs own shortcomings when it came to matters of transparency and
integrity. The commissioner objected to TIBs access to foreign funds
for its research, and said ACC
should investigate TIB, after
the latter had criticised the
ACCs effectiveness in fighting
corruption.
Such accusations are futile
acts of mudslinging, and serve
no productive purpose. It is
particularly ironic considering
the TIB has, in the fact, helped
the ACC in fighting corruption in
recent years.
The way to rid society of
corruption is for these two powerful bodies to work together fruitfully, not to engage in puerile verbal
battles which have no tangible effects on society.
We commend TIBs response in offering to open up its books to the
ACC. It is important for a corruption watchdog to put its money where its
mouth is and we believe the TIB executive directors offer to have their
books examined is a genuine one. If TIBs claim of not spending money
without government approval is true, then there are no grounds for the
accusations by the ACC commissioner.
Civil society institutions must keep their eyes on the ball corruption
is the common enemy. We cannot afford to be distracted by investigative bodies pointing fingers at each other for political reasons, while the
real problem remains to be tackled.
We cannot afford
ACC and TIB to be
distracted from the
real problem
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May 27
Hafeejul Alam
Its useless to blame Jinnah. Jinnah once tried
his best for Hindu-Muslim unity, but failed due to
intransigent Hindu leaders. Therefore, the natural
outcome was Pakistan. The Pakistan which he
envisaged is not the Pakistan of today. Jinnah
was after all a very liberal and secular-minded
Muslim. However, the saddest part of the history
of Pakistan is that, after the demise of Jinnah, the
rulers (mostly khakis) were more often than not
dogmatic, dictatorial and narrow-minded, so much
so that within a short time (in 1971), the people of
Eastern Pakistan (now Bangladesh) had to liberate
themselves through a bloody war with Pakistani
occupation forces.
Todays Pakistan is nothing but the extension of
the similar symptoms, aggravated by the Talibans
and other religious groups. It is still too early to
say if Prime Minister Nawaz Sharifs government
can improve the situation. On the other hand,
despite many problems, Bangladesh, with a more
secular and mature outlook, is doing better socially,
politically, and economically. The country, with
over $20bn forex reserve (second only to India),
is the worlds second-largest exporter of garments
and textiles after China. Its social development
indicators are reported to be the best in South Asia.
Someone
The fall of Dhaka? Okay, youre, after all, a Pakistani. Your outlook on December 16, 1971 is easily
understood. Given the comparatively worse state
of your country (than independent Bangladesh),
dear author, Id have thought even you would at
least grudgingly admit it was nothing short of the
inevitable liberation of Dhaka that we have to
thank for being Bangladeshis today, and not still
your fellow Pakistanis.
Israel and Pakistan stand out in the world as
the two nations founded explicitly and entirely
on the basis of religion. Israel, for all its myriad
evils, is still a modern, advanced, prosperous
democracy, whereas Pakistan has for long been
Deen Sheikh
All the author seems to be doing is Pakistanbashing and pandering to India.
Storm in a teacup
May 27
Lisa_54
Will it be easy for Bangladesh to make peace with
India and resolve the issues as it seemed to be for
the USA?
Raihan Al-Beruni
You have to have strong defence forces to establish authority on Bay of Bengal; otherwise, Burma
will send offshore oil rigs into Bangladeshi waters
once again.
The time has come for Bangladesh to buy the
HQ-9 long-range air defence missile system and
J10B fighters. I hope and cross my fingers that
Hasina will press for this when she visits China.
KKB
Time to consider a South Asian Confederacy?
Someone
KKB: With Bangladesh as the only member in your
SAC with a manifestly unelected, unaccountable
government in power? Not by a long shot. :)
Anon
The timing of this piece is queer. All the writer said
about her country is true, but as a nation, not alls
doom and gloom for Pakistan. It has a democratically-elected government for a start. And the
government is sincere in neutralising the myriad
insurgent groups.
The country is going through a rough patch,
no doubt. But with democracy taking roots, with
the fairly robust civil society and the relatively free
media, it has a good chance of getting out of this
morass. A strong, stable, and prosperous Pakistan
is a sine qua non for South Asia as it is for the
Pakistanis.
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.
Rodders
Deen Sheikh: You make it sound as if Pakistan is
some sort of paradise. Is it true?
sufi
Rodders: The problem with Pakistan is religion.
And that is the problem with Saudi Arabia too. So
no matter how rich Saudi Arabia is, to me, its still
a place not for free people. And 99% of the world
is free. So why trap yourself in a country inside the
cage of religion?
CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Line of soldiers (4)
5 Grinding tooth (5)
9 Things to be done (6)
10 Be indebted (3)
11 Festivity (4)
12 Storms (5)
14 Lukewarm (5)
16 Extremities (4)
19 Irish republic (4)
21 Tempted (5)
24 Gems (5)
27 Ground spice (4)
29 Bands engagement (3)
30 Newspaper
executive (6)
31 Halts (5)
32 Examine (4)
DOWN
1 Floating structure (4)
2 Mature (3)
3 Stinging plant (6)
4 Joint (4)
5 Seaman (7)
6 Ships record (3)
7 Respectful fear (3)
8 Plant secretion (5)
13 Say further (3)
15 Reads carefully (7)
17 Composed (6)
18 Wooden shoes (5)
20 Unwell (3)
22 Send out (4)
23 Saucy (4)
25 Mine (3)
26 Past (3)
28 Long-leaved lettuce (3)
ZA
Its morbidly sobering to come to grip with this fact.
We are indeed victims of a culture that prioritises
comfort and ignorance over literally everything
else. Things are just operating under the natural
order of this ecosystem, which is the saddest part.
nds
Yes, the author says it all. Where money is involved, everything else is disposable.
May 27
Shabnaz
I genuinely wonder if it will take some form
of well-timed mass slaughter or kidnapping
in Bangladesh for people to realise that the
government, while not directly responsible for
these atrocities, is clearly not above reaping
political benefits from them.
PEANUTS
Fahad
There was a lot of criticism justifiable, largely
of how Michelle Obama and Malala Yousafzai
both got behind the hashtag, without criticising
similarly destructive world policies like drone
warfare. Yet, people ignored the politicisation
of the Nigerian kidnappings by their own government. This, alongside the lack of discussion
about the ALs dubious links, proves that these
governments are getting away with it, and it is
time that stopped.
Madiha
It took three weeks for the Nigerian government to react to the abduction, but, as soon as
they did, they made it look like they were the
saviours. It is absolutely disgusting that political
leaders are utilising these horrendous events
for selfish gains instead of actually helping.
Zero-Agenda
I always thought that evil was an imagined
concept, that it was stupidity, ignorance and
just plain bad choices that made people do
terrible things. Guess I was wrong.
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n Sako Mari
Beyond that, it was reported that Hasina asked her counterpart to consider a
range of specific projects like a Ganges
barrage, building multi-modal tunnels
under the Jamuna River, a railway
bridge over the Jamuna River, a mul-
A sucessful trip
PID
deshi people.
Even after I graduated and had
joined LOreal, the French cosmetics company, in their Tokyo office, I
continued to return to Bangladesh,
to continue my relationship with this
wonderful country and its optimistic
and resilient people. Over time, I made
a number of very good Bangladeshi
friends who continued to keep me updated about developments in Dhaka.
Last year, I decided to leave LOreal
and set up a cosmetics/healthcare
business focusing on developing
products for emerging markets using
cutting edge Japanese technology and
key ingredients developed by global
market leaders in beauty products
such as Shiseido and Kanebo, but
with a goal of manufacturing them
more cheaply in a low cost developing
country. I travelled to a wide range of
countries to find the best market to
start my business including Morocco,
Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, and
Thailand among others. But I ended
Look to theWest
trophy.
As for boots, the small master alone
catapulted Puma King, which he wore,
to sublime status.
Some were determined to be Maradona and Argentina fans/worshippers
forever. In the Dhaka University area,
there are many Argentina eccentrics,
one such person is called Kaliji.
A thin, short guy, Kaliji can be
passed off as a 25-year-old, though he
once practiced with the famed Mohammedan footballers Kaiser Hamid,
Jewel Rana, and so on in the late 80s.
That makes him around 40 or more!
Kaliji has three passions in life
biriyani, marijuana, and Argentina. He
must have some sort of polao-based
dish every day, he will be spotted in
dark corners smoking a joint at ungodly hours, and, if there is a football
game on, he will usually arrive in his
Argentina t-shirt.
Once, after a heavy joint session, he
came to the DU field to practice on his
own nothing wrong with that, but it
was 3am at night and he was stoned
immaculate.
The 90s will be remembered for the
rise of the African lions, Cameroon,
but I doubt if any other event from the
following World Cups created a lasting
impact on Bangladesh. For me, the
best World Cup match involves none
of the big teams, but Iran and USA in
1998.
We supported Iran like our national
team, screaming till the end with a
landmark 2-1 win. When I called my
uncle to share my joy, he responded
it was not a match, it was Jihad.
Alas! In 2014, we do not expect to
play in the great spectacle any time
soon. Bangladesh has lost its superiority in the region, which is rather pejoratively regarded as the third tier of Asian
football, so the cup is far, far away.
Unless of course, we join Kaliji in
one of his sessions and then begin to
experience delusions. Meanwhile, its
that time to revive the age-old question: Are you Argentina or Brazil?
Nah! I am none of those. For me, its
Iran! l
Towheed Feroze is a journalist currently
working in the development sector.
n Jyoti Rahman
3.Mamata Banerjee
4. Calcutta/Kolkata vs themofussil
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Entertainment
includes the TV play Settle Marriage. In three other productions, I will work as both the director and an actor. The drama
Shurjaster Age talks about hope, telefilm Hello Bangladesh is the story of an Australian immigrant who returns
to Bangladesh in-order to explore her roots, Settle Marriage focuses on choosing the right partner and lastly,
Prem Jai Prem Ashe is about love and relationships. To
me, a lasting relationship is precious and I try to portray it
in all my productions.
I am the brain behind most of the stories of my projects. Whenever I come up with an idea, I share
it with the scriptwriters and they
give me a proper format to work
with. If I don't like something, I
usually change it during shooting. This is how I maintain the
essence of a story.
How do you juggle between personal and professional commitments?
To tell you the truth, my
family is deprived of my
company. I am so much
into work that I don't
even spend quality time
with my son Marvin. I
regret every moment.
Someday, I would make
up for my absence and
spend more time with my
family. l
Bratya Boyan
is on display at
Gallery Jolrong
n Entertainment Desk
Ujjal Ghosh's solo painting exhibition Bratya
Boyan is going on at the Gallery Jolrong. The
display is the outcome of a month-long artistic
project organised by the gallery. A former student
of the Fine Arts department of the University of
Dhaka, Ujjal's canvas dominates his philosophy in life.
His artworks portray his take
on various subjects including
the fluctuating state of affairs
of the society, nature and the
mystic life of bauls. His painting of Buddha in mediation is
done to showcase the Ramu
incident and other pieces on
the display showcase portraits
of people of all ages. The versatile artist is also displaying a
few of his figurative artworks
and the adept use of mediums
including oil paint, water colour and pencil is visible in his
artworks.
Born in 1985, in Pabna, Ujjal
first acquired his artistic training from his parents and later
went on to Dhaka University for further studies.
So far, the artist has participated in numerous
n Entertainment Desk
Leading stars of the film industry, Razzak,
Moushumi and Ferdous are set to share the
screen in an upcoming flick Mon Jane Na
Moner Thikana. The muharat (official announcement) of the film was held at the Bangladesh Film Development Corporation yesterday. Information Minister Hasanul Haque
Inu and the cast/crew of the production was
present at the programme.
Directed by Mushfiqur Rahman
Gulzar and produced by Impress
Telefilms Ltd, the film also
features newcomer Porimoni in a lead role. Here, she
plays the role of twins. By
chance, one of the twins
witness
a
murder
and the other one
is accused of the
crime in a false
case designed by
the actual criminals. Moushumi
plays the lawyer
who handles the
case for the sisters
and Ferdous makes
a special appearance in the film.
Popular
duo
of the music industry,
Habib
and Nancy lent
their voice in
the playback titled Bhalobeshe
Kachhe Eshe Diyechho E Mon. l
Amitabh to star
in Shamitabh
n Entertainment Desk
Jannatul Sumaiya
Himi and Shahbaz
Ahmed Moin declared
the winners of the TV
reality show Rong RTV
20-20 Colours Model
Search 2014. The
grand finale was held
at the Bengal Studio in
the capitals Tejgaon
area on Saturday
with a cultural
programme featuring
performances of
singers Fahmida Nabi
and Kona
TODAY IN DHAKA
Exhibition
Ultramarine
By Sultan Ishtiaque
Time: 3pm 8pm
Alliance Franaise de Dhaka
Lost in the Urban World
Group art exhibition
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DAYS TO
GO
14 Brazil must
erase 1950
heartache: Cafu
Selectors to
put faith on
limping Tigers
PROBABLE SQUAD
Tamim Iqbal, Anamul Haque, Shamsur
Rahman, Mushfiqur Rahim, Shakib al
Hasan, Mominul Haque, Nasir Hossain,
Mahmudullah, Arafat Sunny, Mashrafe
bin Mortaza, Sohag Gazi, Abdur Razzak,
Rubel Hossain, Al-Amin Hossain,
Taskin Ahmed
15 Gulbis sends
Federer crashing
from French Open
another opportunity to exhibit his talent and seal the No. 3 spot in the Tigers
50-over side.
It will be Taskin Ahmeds first call-up
in the limited over squad and after an
impressive debut in the T20s, it is very
likely the rising fast bowler will also get
the taste on ODI cricket though the pace
department will be led by Mashrafe bin
Mortaza alongside Al-Amin Hossain.
The Tigers will be relying heavily on
star all-rounder Shakib al Hasan while
the squad might also see two other
left-arm spinners in Abdur Razzak and
Arafat Sunny who produced some eye
catching spells during his ODI debut in
the Asia Cup in March.
Former vice captain Mahmudullah,
who was not part of Tigers Asia Cup
squad initially but came in as injured
Sohag Gazis replacement, will also return to the national fold and he must
make use of his call up to clear any
doubt over his place in the side. l
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An Indian kite maker arrange kites bearing pictures of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo
(R), Brazilian Neymar (C) and Argentine Lionel Messi at his shop in Kolkata yesterday
AFP
We applied for
the venue but had
not received any
feed-back from the
government till date
for holding a ICC World T20 celebration
concert on April 14, now it has taken an
evasive stance.
After its meeting a few days back,
the Parliamentary Standing Committee for Youth and Sports Ministry sent
a recommendation to the sports ministry to not allow any non-sporting event
like concert at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. It also recommended
that the Bangabandhu National Stadium would be allowed to host only state
programs along with the opening and
the concluding ceremony of sporting
events.
BFF general secretary Abu Naeem
Shohag appeared upset. We applied
for the venue but had not received any
feed-back from the government till
date. Theres a lot of dilly-dallies in the
process and when we ask the NSC secretary for any information, he says the
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Striker Diego Costa is hopeful of playing some part in Spains friendly against
El Salvador next weekend as he battles to be fit in time for the World Cup. The
Atletico Madrid player, who has chosen to play for Spain ahead of his native
Brazil, has been struggling with various muscle problems for the past two
months. Despite concerns over his fitness he was included in coach Vicente
del Bosques 23-man squad on Saturday. I hope to have some minutes
next week against El Salvador in Washington, Costa said.
Reuters
Ghanaian central defender Jerry Akaminko will miss the World Cup finals
after breaking his left ankle during Saturdays friendly with the Netherlands,
the Ghanaian football federation announced on Sunday. The 26-year-old,
who plays his club football for Eskisehirspor in Turkey, broke his ankle in
the third minute of time added on in the match in Rotterdam which Ghana
lost 1-0. Akaminko is due to be sidelined for at least three months. Ghana
begin their campaign in Brazil on June 16 against USA in Natal.
AFP
Probe exposes
World Cup
match-fix mess
An confidential FIFA
report
raises
concerns about World Cup
match-fixing vulnerabilities just 12 days before
the global football showdown kicks off in Brazil, the New York
Times reported Saturday.
The newspaper obtained a copy of
the 44-page internal report over incidents from the 2010 World Cup in
South Africa by footballs world governing body and other related documents raising issues of bettors influencing outcomes and referee honesty.
In a report on the newspapers website, the Times interviewed officials,
referees, gamblers and others in South
Africa, England, Malaysia, Singapore
and Finland looking into issues that
could compromisde the showcase
event for FIFA, which is expected to
receive about $4 million in revenue
for sponsor deals, television rights and
ticket sales from this years World Cup.
Italys midfielder Riccardo Montolivo lies injured during the international friendly against Republic of Ireland at Craven Cottage in London on Saturday
Modric, Mandzukic
spearhead Croatia squad
Croatia coach Niko Kovac on Saturday
named his 23-man squad for the World
Cup finals led by experienced stars like
midfield magician Luka Modric of Real
Madrid and Bayer Munich striker Mario
Mandzukic.
The Croatians kick off the tournament on June 12 against hosts Brazil in
the opening match.
Since he had named a 30-man provisional squad in mid-May, Kovac had
to rule out four injured internationals
- QPRs Niko Kranjcar, Hamburg duo
Milan Badelj and Ivo Ilicevic and Ivan
Strinic of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk.
Young players such as Dinamo Zagreb
goalkeeper Oliver Zelenika, currently
on loan at Lokomotiva, as well as Rijeka
midfielder Ivan Mocinic, both aged 21,
have also found a place in the squad.
Kovac announced the squad after
a friendly against Mali which Croatia
won 2-1. The FIFA deadline for naming
squads is Monday.
The Croatia squad includes two Brazilian-born players forward Eduardo
Silva of Shakhtar Donetsk and midfielder Sammir, both former Dinamo
Zagreb key players.
Sammir, renowned for his off-the-
SQUAD
Goalkeepers
Stipe Pletikosa (Rostov/RUS), Danijel
Subasic (Monaco/FRA), Oliver Zelenika
(Lokomotiva Zagreb)
Defenders
Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk/UKR),
Domagoj Vida (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Sime
Vrsaljko (Genoa/ITA), Danijel Pranjic
(Panathinaikos/GRE), Vedran Corluka
(Lokomotiv Moscow/RUS), Dejan Lovren
(Southampton/ENG), Gordon Schindelfeld
(Panathinaikos/GRE)
Midfielders
Luka Modric (Real Madrid/ESP), Ivan Rakitic
(Sevilla/ESP), Mateo Kovacic (Inter Milan/
ITA), Marcelo Brozovic (Dinamo Zagreb),
Ognjen Vukojevic (Dynamo Kiev/UKR), Ivan
Mocinic (Rijeka), Sammir (Getafe/ESP)
Forwards
Mario Mandzukic (Bayern Munich/GER),
Nikica Jelavic (Hull City/ENG), Ivica Olic (VfL
Wolfsburg/GER), Eduardo Da Silva (Shakhtar
Donetsk/UKR), Ivan Perisic (Wolfsburg/
GER), Ante Rebic (Fiorentina/ITA)
Qatari paid
millions for World
Cup bid support
A former top Qatari football official
paid more than $5 million to get support for the tiny emirates controversial
campaign to host the 2022 World Cup, a
British newspaper alleged Sunday.
The Sunday Times said it had obtained millions of emails, documents
and bank transfers relating to alleged
payments made by Mohamed bin Hammam, who was then on the executive
committee of FIFA, the sports global
governing body.
It alleged that Bin Hammam, who
is also a former Asian Football Confederation president, used slush funds to
pay cash to top football officials to win
a groundswell of support for Qatars
World Cup bid.
Bin Hammam, who launched an
abortive challenge against incumbent
FIFA president Sepp Blatter, resigned
from his FIFA and AFC posts in 2012,
shortly before he was banned for life
from football administration by FIFAs
ethics committee.
FIFA is investigating the 2010 vote that
awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar and
the 2018 tournament to Russia, following
previous corruption accusations. l
AFP
RESULTS
Netherlands
Van Persie 5
Portugal
Norway
Konradsen 77
Croatia
Perisic 15, 64
Algeria
Belkalem 14,
Ghilas 22, Slimani 41
Italy
1 0
Ghana
0 0
1 1
Greece
2 1
3 1
0 0
Russia
Shatov 3
Mali
Traore 79
Armenia
Sarkisov 46
Ireland
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Gerry Armstrong scores the all-important goal against Spain in the 1982 Fifa World Cup
DHAKA TRIBUNE
Sport
15
QUICK BYTES
Rain forces
dull draw
Hodgson welcomes
Lamberts Liverpool
switch
KKR players celebrate after winning the final match of the Pepsi Indian Premier League Season 2014 against Kings Xi Punjab in Bangalore yesterday
Flintoff warms-up
with club treble
Andrew Flintoff prepared for his anticipated Lancashire comeback by taking
three wickets for his old club side on
Saturday.
Lancashire announce that the
36-year-old all-rounder was back in their
Twenty20 squad five years after the former England captains injury-induced
retirement. And ahead of his expected
return to county duty in Lancashires
Twenty20 clash at home to arch-rivals
Yorkshire at Old Trafford this coming Friday, Flintoff took three for 26 in 12 overs,
including five maidens for St Annes
against Penrith in the Northern League.
He fared less well with the bat, managing just two but St Annes, chasing 133
for victory, still won by two wickets.
Flintoff told his Twitter followers:
Loving my day - 11 (sic) overs and
great fun. Had a bit if help from Watty
the keeper for my first wicket, still not
sure it carried. l
BRIEF SCORE
Kings XI Punjab
199/4 in 20 overs (Saha 115*, Vohra 62;
Chawla 2-44, Shakib 0-26)
Kolkata Knight Riders
200/7 in 19.3 overs ( Manish Pandey
94, Yusuf Pathan 36, Karanveer 4-54,
Johnson 2-41)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets
Earlier, put in to bat first, Kings XI
Punjab were powered to 199 by Wridhiman Sahas breathtaking hundred. The
opening pair of Sehwag and Manan
Vohra made a positive start scoring 9
off first over.
The first 5 balls of the 2nd over
bowled by Umesh Yadav could only
fetch two runs for KXIP. But Vohra hit
a boundary on the final ball of the second over to keep KXIP run-rate above 7
run/over. Morkel then bowled a six-run
third over.
Ernests Gulbis condemned Roger Federer to his worst French Open defeat in
a decade on Sunday as Novak Djokovic
remained calmly on course for a maiden Roland Garros title.
Gulbis, the controversial Latvian,
beat the fourth seeded 2009 champion
6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/3), 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 as Federer, 32, suffered his earliest loss in Paris since 2004 when he was demolished
in the third round by Gustavo Kuerten.
Gulbis, the 18th seed, was a break
ahead in the first set at 4-2 before Federer retrieved it in the seventh game.
The Latvian was also a mini-break
to the good in the tiebreaker but still
could not convert.
After surrendering the advantage of
an early break again in the second set,
Gulbis was warned for breaking his racquet by stamping it into the Paris dirt.
However, his pressure on Federer
eventually yielded rewards in the second set tiebreak and then in a one-sid-
ed third set.
Eighth seed Milos Raonic became
just the fourth Canadian man in history
-- and first in the Open Era -- to reach
a Grand Slam quarter-final when he
defeated Spains Marcel Granollers 6-3,
6-3, 6-3.
Berdych made the quarter-finals
for the second time with a 6-4, 6-4,
6-4 win over 10th seed John Isner who
was bidding to become the first American to reach the last eight since Andre
Agassi in 2003.
Wimbledon champion Andy Murray
battled to a four-hour 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6,
12-10 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber to
reach the fourth round.
The British seventh seed, who next
faces Spanish left-hander Fernando
Verdasco, had been level at 7-7 with the
German 28th seed when the match was
halted on Saturday night.
When the pair reappeared, Murray
squandered a match point at 9-8 but
wrapped up the match in the 22nd
game of the decider in a clash which
Zimbabwe A
squad declared for
Bangladesh tour
n Cricinfo
Batsman Mark Vermeulen, whose career has been troubled by off-field incidents, has been picked in Zimbabwes
A squad for the tour to Bangladesh.
Zimbabwe A are scheduled to play two
four-day and three one-day games
during the trip, but the final schedule
will be announced at a later date.
BD U17s concede
good position
The Bangladesh Under-17 cricket team
were all out for 327 in the first innings of their three-day match against
Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association
(MPCA) U-17 in Indore yesterday.
Replying to the visitors 327, MPCA
U-17 were batting on 102 for the loss of
two wickets in 38 overs before stumps
were drawn signalling the end of the
second and penultimate days play.
Following the conclusion of the second
day, the hosts were trailing Bangladesh
U-17 by 225 runs.
Earlier, Bangladesh U-17, resuming
on their overnight score of 233/4, lost
their last six wickets for the addition of
94 runs. Shafiul Hayet top-scored with
89 runs while Jaker Ali Manik chipped
in with 67.
Nitin Yadav was the most successful
bowler for the home side taking 3/58
while Ritik Diwan and Nikhil Sikarwar
scalped two wickets each. l
DAYS WATCH
Neo Sports
3:00PM
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Womens & Mens Singles
Ten Sports
Hockey World Cup 2014
5:00PM
Australia v Spain
8:00PM
England v India
BCCI
The first four day game between Bangladesh U-19 and Madhya Pradesh
Cricket Association (MPCA) U-19 ended
in a draw at the Khan Shaheb Osman
Ali Stadium yesterday.
Only 74 overs of play was possible
on the final day due to rain and bad
light. Resuming the fourth day on 193
for 3, Bangladesh scored 352 runs for
six wickets before declaring the innings
after the 132nd over.
Overnight batsmen Zakir Hossain
and skipper Mehedi Hasan propelled
the innings further as Zakir went on
to score 110 runs off 290 balls with
nine fours and a six. Mehedi, on the
other hand, scored a patient 88 runs
off 212-ball deliveries which contained
six boundaries and two sixes.
Mohammed Saifuddin was unbeaten
on 64 runs when the declaration was
made.
Ashwin Das and Rahul Batham
picked up two wickets each for MPCA
U-19.
In reply the visitors were at 65 for
three in their second innings when rain
forced the umpires to remove the bails
after 27th over. Number-three batsman
Nitish Lashkari was unbeaten on 20.
The second four-day match of
the series will begin on June 5 at BKSP
3 ground. l
Winners of the mens and womens boxing championship pose with the chief guest at the Muhammad Ali Boxing Stadium yesterday
16
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Why is digging
always during
the monsoon?
High Court to
probe Hasinas
comment on its
order
n Nazmus Sakib
A High Court bench has said the court
will investigate whether the prime
ministers Saturdays remark that she
does not care if the court considers
contemptuous her comment censuring
its order to arrest three RAB officials on
seven murders in Narayanganj.
A daily report yesterday quoted Hasina as saying: When we were still investigating the matter and before that
investigation was complete you tell us
how come a High Court bench orders arrest of the three [Rab officers] ?
Now if you want any evidence, seek
it from the judges of that court.
She continued, When we struggle to
take one step, some of them there take
two/four steps and create such a situation
that does not allow conducting a probe
properly. The Premier also said, What?
Scared? Will it warrant contempt [proceedings]? Doesnt matter. I dont care.
Supreme Court lawyer Tamzida Mila
informed the bench of Justice Mirza
Hussain Haider and Justice Khurshid
Alam Sarkar about the report yesterday.
She also started reading out the report before the bench, but before she
finished it, Justice Mirza Hussain asked
her to submit it. After she submitted it,
she asked the court about the report
around 2pm, when the bench said, We
are looking into and we will look into.
Talking to the Dhaka Tribune, the
lawyer said he had drawn the attention
of the court on the prime ministers reported comment because such a comment might encourage others to ignore
the High Court order.
It is up to the bench whether it will
issue any order on the comment or it
will not, she said, adding: I did not
ask the court to initiate contempt proceedings as the court will then ask me
to file a petition. l
time.
Before the world cup, we only completed the beautification work, and we
also temporarily suspended development work because of the sporting
event, he said, adding that work had
since resumed.
All the excavation work should
have been over by May 15 but we failed
to meet the deadline. We hope it would
be complete by this month.
Meanwhile, Dhaka Water Supply
and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) could
not finish installation of water and
sewer lines in Tejgaon industrial area,
Indira road, Pallabi and Dhanmondi
residential area before the monsoon
either.
Neither Dhaka Wasa Managing Director Taqsem A Khan nor Deputy Managing Director (operation and maintenance) SDM Kamrul Alam Chowdhury
could be reached over phone.
Bangladesh
Telecommunications
Company Limited is also digging different roads in the city for laying optical
fibre cables.
Meanwhile, city dwellers said such
excavation and development work,
particularly during the rainy season,
leads to problems for both pedestrians
and vehicles, contributing often to tailbacks in the city.
Shafiqul Islam, a resident of Banani,
said: Digging roads during the monsoon
has become a common practice in the
country. I do not understand why they
always do it right when it is rainy season.
We suffer on rainy days because of
this excavation. Sometimes pedestrians slip and fall into potholes, said Rahima Begum, who lives in Green Road.
Ashoke Madhab Roy, additional secretary for the urban development wing
of the Local Government Division, told
the Dhaka Tribune: We do not set the
deadline for any development work.
The city corporation is the authority
here. l
Digging roads by utility service providers during the monsoon has become a most common practice, much to the sufferings of
pedestrians. The photo was taken at the capitals Banani yesterday
SYED ZAKIR HOSSAIN
A medical or dental
college has to ensure
adequate space
for students
to look into the graft claims, while one
of the suspended colleges Advocate
Abdul Hamid Medical College was later given conditional approval.
On the other hand, senior officials of
the Health Ministry said although a total of 29 public medical colleges have so
far been approved, six of them Manikganj, Sirajganj, Patuakhali, Rangamati, Jamalpur and Tangail would only
start admitting students from the upcoming academic session. l
29
14
Private
medical
college
67
28
Public
dental
college
Private
dental
college
19
11
Total
124
61
An archaeological monument dating back to king, Motok, lies uncared for and unguarded at
Kodomshohor village in Rajshahis Godagari as the Department of Archaeology has done
nothing to protect and preserve it except for putting up a signboard. Locals say some precious
stone artifacts have already been stolen due to lack of any effective measure AZAHAR UDDIN
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B3 Britains zero-hour
Centre for Policy Dialogue Executive Director Dr Mustafizur Rahman addresses a press briefing in the city yesterday
cial outflow from the country as the
import growth is abnormal on items
having low or zero duty, said CPD Executive Director Mustafizur Rahman
while addressing the briefing.
NASHIRUL ISLAM
It said data received from Bangladesh Bank shows that these crane
items were imported from France in
the month of March 2014, which accounted for about $433m.
Import of such a large amount of
cranes in a single month warrants a
double check, the CPD said, adding
that such exception pattern of import
figures will call for appropriate scrutiny
on the part of the NBR.
Costumes duty on crane product
was only 2%; on aeroplanes and other
aircrafts, it was zero.
According to a recent report of Global Financial Integrity (GFI), a Washington-based research and advocacy organisation, the annual average money
laundering through manipulation of
commercial invoices hit $1.2bn during
a period between 2002 and 2011 in Bangladesh.
The figure of trade misinvoicing was
slightly down from $1.4bn estimated
between 2001 and 2010.
Trade misinvoicing involves the deliberate manipulation of commercial
invoices in order to misreport the value
of a transaction, thereby illegally shifting money across international borders
without detection.
According to the report, cumulative
amount of illegally siphoning off money stood at over $11bn during the period and over $1.7bn was drained out of
Bangladesh in 2011. l
BASIC Bank
chairman may
be fired before
tenure
n Asif Showkat Kallol
BASIC Bank Chairman Sheikh Abdul
Hye Bachchu would be removed before
his tenure in the wake of huge financial
irregularities in the bank.
The second term of his appointment
in the bank, allegedly involved in credit scams of Tk4,500 crore, is scheduled
to expire on September 9 this year.
It can be considered as a punishment due to involvement in the credit
scam, Banking Division Secretary Dr
Aslam Alam told the Dhaka Tribune
yesterday. He would not say the exact
date of the announcement, however.
He said the removal of the chairman is being done at the directive of
Finance Minister AMA Muhith.
Sources in the Bank and Financial Institutions Division said the bank
board will be restructured instead of
Bangladesh Banks recommendation to
remove the board of directors.
The move is, however, getting delayed as the finance minister now busy
preparing the budget for the next fiscal
year scheduled to be placed on June 5,
officials said. The announcement may
come soon after the budget, said one
of them.
The board of director of the bank
has recognised the allegation of huge
corruption, sources in the finance division said.
Shubhashish Bose, Shyam Sunder
Sikder, Neelufar Ahmed, Quamrun
Naher Ahmed, Md. Anwarul Islam and
Anis Ahamad are in the banks board.
Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu had entered into the deep sea fishing business
in 2011 when he has been made chairman of Basic Bank and he spent around
Tk150 crore on 11 deep-sea fishing
trawlers in less than two years.
Bangladesh Bank investigations
detected massive financial irregularities involving around Tk4,500 crore of
loans in the banks three branches between 2009 and 2013.
The Gulshan branch alone lent more
than Tk3,111 crore last year against its
deposit of Tk695 crore only.
The loan-deposit ratio reached to
whooping 427%, meaning it has lent
Tk427 against a deposit of Tk100.
Troubled BASIC Bank has doubled
its branches to 68 in the last five years,
but 70% of its business activities are
controlled by graft-ridden four branches. Of the four branches, loan activities
have recently been suspended in three
Dilkusha, Gulshan and Shantinagar
by the central bank on charges of loan
frauds. The fourth one is the banks
main branch.
The bank had only 32 branches in
September 2009 when the incumbent
board of directors was appointed by
the government.
The central bank last week fired
BASIC Bank Managing Director Kazi
Faqurul Islam for presiding over a period of serious irregularities at the staterun bank. l
B2
DHAKA TRIBUNE
Stock
DSE GAINERS
Stocks inch up
with increased
turnover
Traded Issues
295
n Tribune Report
Issue Gain
(Avg. Price Basis)
119
Issue Loss
(Avg. Price Basis)
167
3,760.69
74,336,132
Number of Contract
Company
Turnover
(Million Taka)
Turnover
(Volume)
83,337
2,293.27
27.80
263.71
Turnover (Volume)
6,025,594
Number of Contract
9,507
4448.57610
(+) 0.41%
Traded Issues
211
1003.24560
(+) 1.05%
Issue Gain
(Avg. Price Basis)
75
DSE - 30 Index :
1626.08419
(+) 1.04%
Issue Loss
(Avg. Price Basis)
130
13693.97280
(+) 0.18%
CSE - 30 Index :
11160.25100
(-) 0.41%
2,196.04
8468.21010
(-) 0.01%
26.62
-11.39
-7.85
-7.47
-5.00
-3.75
-3.74
-3.48
-3.31
Average (%
change)
-11.12
-7.36
-5.06
-3.31
-3.13
-2.19
-1.21
-2.05
-3.30
-3.00
-3.30
-2.46
Company
Closing (%
change)
CSE LOSERS
Standard Ceramic -A
BDCOM Online-A
Union Capital -A
Asia Pasific Insu. -A
Brac B.C. Bond-A
LR Global BD MF1-A
Northern G Insur-A
AIBL 1st Is. M. F.-A
-8.00
-7.08
-6.15
-6.09
-6.00
-5.88
-4.75
-4.05
Average (%
change)
-5.72
-7.08
-2.69
-6.09
-6.00
-5.88
-4.75
-4.05
-4.05
-3.89
-3.78
-3.00
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
301.07
83.26
65.42
462.24
154.48
507.35
2.35
304.03
571.52
0.21
59.40
33.98
9.74
454.81
20.51
42.53
180.55
361.01
70.33
75.75
0.18
Turnover
in million
Daily low
Latest
EPS
Latest
PE
21.27
17.75
22.87
5.84
7.75
36.10
11.42
32.42
21.00
17.60
22.30
5.70
7.70
36.00
11.10
32.10
21.80
18.00
24.30
6.00
8.00
37.40
11.50
33.50
20.00
17.50
21.70
5.70
7.40
36.00
11.10
30.00
16.720
0.071
4.239
12.751
0.705
0.465
5.383
3.209
1.32
-6.91
2.08
1.44
-4.85
3.44
-1.28
1.55
16.1
-ve
11.0
4.1
-ve
10.5
-ve
20.9
205.00
26.22
205.00
25.90
205.00
26.70
205.00
24.20
0.103
4.420
23.11
1.44
Closing (%
change)
8.70
8.61
7.97
7.61
7.46
6.01
6.01
5.77
5.70
5.64
CSE GAINERS
Company
Delta Life Insu. -A
ACI Limited- A
Sinobangla Indu.-A
Safko Spinning-A
Berger Paints-A
MJL BD Ltd.-A
Unique Hotel RL - A
BSRM Steels-A
Aftab Auto.-A
LafargeS Cement-Z
Closing (%
change)
8.72
8.63
8.30
6.70
6.25
6.15
6.12
5.53
5.42
4.84
Average (%
change)
3.91
7.07
6.00
(1.00)
7.47
6.09
4.03
4.69
2.90
4.10
Average (%
change)
6.50
8.16
7.69
6.65
6.28
3.53
4.02
3.39
4.42
7.85
Closing
average
4.78
254.55
195.99
59.40
407.52
1,067.50
107.73
1,081.11
1,697.09
68.22
Closing
average
196.87
254.38
24.66
22.29
1137.90
79.74
68.25
77.81
82.46
83.35
Closing
5.00
261.00
200.60
59.40
407.60
1,066.70
109.30
1,092.30
1,745.40
69.30
Closing
201.90
260.60
24.80
22.30
1137.90
81.10
69.40
78.30
83.60
82.30
Daily high
5.00
261.30
203.30
59.40
409.00
1,069.00
110.00
1,097.20
1,748.90
69.80
Daily high
203.20
260.80
25.10
22.30
1137.90
81.60
69.90
79.40
84.00
85.50
Daily low
4.60
235.00
187.00
59.40
370.00
1,060.00
100.10
1,046.00
1,657.00
59.50
Daily low
188.00
246.00
24.00
22.20
1137.90
76.00
65.60
75.00
78.50
80.00
Turnover
in million
6.780
186.354
128.842
0.003
1.640
0.427
8.606
1.946
27.408
53.991
Turnover
in million
13.634
3.240
3.145
0.201
0.057
3.340
4.600
8.644
9.378
36.759
Latest
EPS
-1.12
5.28
2.92
0.52
9.37
47.83
3.12
41.12
76.20
2.84
Latest
EPS
2.92
5.28
1.04
1.08
57.68
4.72
2.84
4.72
3.14
2.16
Latest
PE
-ve
48.2
67.1
114.2
43.5
22.3
34.5
26.3
22.3
24.0
Latest
PE
67.4
48.2
23.7
20.6
19.7
16.9
24.0
16.5
26.3
38.6
8.9
18.2
Closing
average
Closing
Daily high
Turnover
in million
Daily low
Latest
EPS
Latest
PE
40.07
21.00
22.80
21.60
940.00
6.40
38.10
7.10
39.10
21.00
22.90
21.60
940.00
6.40
38.10
7.10
41.60
21.90
23.20
21.60
940.00
6.40
38.10
7.10
38.30
20.70
22.70
21.60
940.00
6.40
38.10
7.10
0.260
0.079
0.160
0.022
0.005
0.003
0.019
0.004
1.32
1.43
2.08
2.48
0.00
1.56
6.40
1.49
30.4
14.7
11.0
8.7
4.1
6.0
4.8
7.12
17.45
7.10
17.30
7.20
17.90
7.00
17.20
0.036
0.166
1.52
0.19
4.7
91.8
Daily high
% change
8.01
2.21
1.74
12.29
4.11
13.49
0.06
8.08
15.20
0.01
1.58
0.90
0.26
12.09
0.55
1.13
4.80
9.60
1.87
2.01
0.00
Million Taka
23.85
6.81
2.50
36.94
7.75
23.05
23.91
33.92
8.93
1.37
10.77
1.02
45.22
1.70
1.30
14.79
26.85
8.14
11.60
0.07
CSE
% change
8.21
2.34
0.86
12.72
2.67
7.93
0.00
8.23
11.68
3.07
0.47
3.71
0.35
15.57
0.59
0.45
5.09
9.24
2.80
3.99
0.02
Million Taka
324.92
90.08
67.93
499.18
162.23
530.40
2.35
327.94
605.44
9.14
60.77
44.75
10.76
500.03
22.21
43.82
195.34
387.86
78.47
87.35
0.24
Total
% change
8.02
2.22
1.68
12.32
4.00
13.09
0.06
8.09
14.94
0.23
1.50
1.10
0.27
12.34
0.55
1.08
4.82
9.57
1.94
2.16
0.01
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HeidelbergCement -A
Mercantile Bank -A
Square Pharma -A
Aftab Auto.-A
National Tubes -A
Olympic Ind. -A
Unique Hotel RL - A
Eastern Housing -A
Grameenphone-A
Square Pharma -A
Delta Life Insu. -A
Aftab Auto.-A
BD Submarine Cable-A
BSRM Steels-A
Appollo Ispat CL -N
Meghna Petroleum -A
Familytex (BD) Ltd.-A
Unique Hotel RL - A
BEXIMCO Ltd. -A
UNITED AIR-A
BSC-A
National Bank - B
Volume
shares
1,132,600
3,290,500
698,028
732,100
1,849,551
657,400
1,619,420
205,160
4,320,848
272,418
782,017
389,320
240,759
791,415
858,959
Volume
shares
441,000
65,600
54,940
69,250
113,720
49,340
111,100
243,600
20,500
195,000
67,400
177,686
317,220
6,645
305,769
Value in
million
309.10
273.64
195.13
186.35
145.64
128.84
125.76
107.54
79.19
73.32
64.57
62.93
56.23
53.99
52.65
Value in
million
36.76
17.89
14.80
13.63
9.38
8.97
8.64
6.73
5.72
5.01
4.60
4.07
3.54
3.37
3.34
% of total
turnover
8.22
7.28
5.19
4.96
3.87
3.43
3.34
2.86
2.11
1.95
1.72
1.67
1.50
1.44
1.40
% of total
turnover
14.18
6.90
5.71
5.26
3.62
3.46
3.33
2.60
2.21
1.93
1.77
1.57
1.36
1.30
1.29
Daily
closing
275.40
82.20
278.30
261.00
80.30
200.60
78.30
519.40
18.40
269.10
83.10
164.10
234.20
69.30
60.70
Daily
closing
82.30
275.70
269.20
201.90
83.60
183.00
78.30
27.40
278.40
25.10
69.40
22.80
11.10
506.30
10.80
Price
change
3.42
4.71
-1.59
8.61
4.42
7.97
5.10
-0.65
2.22
-0.33
Daily
opening
266.30
78.50
282.80
240.30
76.90
185.80
74.50
522.80
18.00
270.00
Price
change
Daily
opening
4.92
5.19
2.14
5.64
-2.10
4.84
3.80
-0.30
8.72
5.42
1.95
5.53
-0.36
-1.42
-2.71
6.12
-2.15
-1.77
-1.46
-0.92
79.20
156.00
229.30
65.60
62.00
78.50
265.60
270.00
185.70
79.30
179.50
74.20
27.50
282.40
25.80
65.40
23.30
11.30
513.80
10.90
Daily
high
276.40
84.30
283.40
261.30
81.30
203.30
79.00
533.80
18.60
270.00
85.00
164.80
235.60
69.80
62.40
Daily
high
85.50
277.40
270.00
203.20
84.00
184.70
79.40
28.00
282.20
26.40
69.90
23.40
11.30
515.00
11.00
Daily
low
260.00
80.00
259.00
235.00
70.00
187.00
73.00
516.40
16.20
246.40
Daily
average
272.91
83.16
279.55
254.55
78.74
195.99
77.65
524.19
18.33
269.14
Daily
low
Daily
average
75.00
152.00
220.00
59.50
59.50
80.00
267.90
268.50
188.00
78.50
179.00
75.00
27.30
278.10
25.10
65.60
22.70
11.00
501.00
10.70
82.57
161.63
233.56
68.22
61.29
83.35
272.68
269.33
196.87
82.46
181.72
77.81
27.63
279.13
25.71
68.25
22.93
11.15
506.73
10.94
DHAKA TRIBUNE
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Jamuna Bank Foundation has recently awarded scholarship of Tk56 lakh in total to 119
students of its employees who have got GPA-5 in SSC and Dakhil examinations in 2014. AlHaj Nur Mohammed, Chairman, Jamuna Bank Foundation presided over the award giving
ceremony
Phoenix Finance & Investments Limited recently held its 19th annual general meeting at the Institution of Diploma Engineers in Dhaka.
The company declared a cash dividend of 20% to its shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2013. The companys chair, Deen
Mohammad presided over the meeting
Al-Arafah Islami Bank Limited recently held the 442th meeting of the boards executive
committee at the board room of the bank. The committees vice chair Alhajj Abdus Samad
presided over the meeting
National Housing Finance And Investments Limited recently held its 15th annual general
meeting at a city hotel in Dhaka. The company approved 12.50% cash dividend for the
shareholders on the performance of the year 2013. The meeting was presided over by the
companys chair Latifur Rahman
Policy support
Fast food chain, Fridays Fast Food & Restaurant recently opened its new outlet at Jamuna
Future Park Shopping Mall in Dhaka. The outlet was inaugurated by Environment & Forest
Deputy Minister Abdullah-Al-Islam Jacob and Deen Group Chair Alhaj Goni Ahmed
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The market is yet to come out of its primary stage. It needs to be more active,
with sufficient buyers and sellers in the
market to increase liquidity. It will increase willingness of investors to buy
bonds.
I do not follow the economy of Bangladesh to comment on the macro-economic issues. However, credit crunch
(as the action will contract the supply of
liquidity) and crowding out effect could
take place if government issues more
bonds, because they would be taking
back the money from the economy.
Also these macro-economic decisions
are based on the Finance Ministrys
strategy and not specifically restricted
to make a market more vibrant. However, I think more bonds and different
varieties have to be introduced in the
market to make it more vibrant.
this issue?
This is the fascinating part, a bond market is less likely to go through a cyclical
bubble and burst and therefore it reduces risk to some extent, particularly
the systematic risk.
Today, I saw the yield curve of Bangladesh, so there is one that can be used
for further calculations. Yes, I do agree
that more corporate bonds are needed
and also in several varieties so that the
companies get various options to finance debt. For instance if municipal
bonds and mortgage backed bonds are
introduced then the companies would
avail switching options and small scale
investors could trade and make a profit
out of it.
Vinod Kothari gestures while speaking to the Dhaka Tribune in an interview recently
AFP
Employees, of Deb El Food Products, LLC, inspect eggs at the Deb El egg processing plant in Thompsonville, New York
the systematic risk. Once the market is ready, the scenario where getting a bank loan is more convenient
than issuing bond, would alter automatically.
Apple, Microsoft and Google vie for devotion of third-party developers whose
hip, fun or functional applications are
essential to the popularity of smartphones or tablet computers.
Software features that Apple might
crow about could include a mobile payments platform to challenge Google
Wallet on Android smartphones, according to analysts.
Apple might also expand Passbook
capabilities for storing and using digital airline tickets, movie passes and gift
cards to include health-related information in a move that could tie to an
iWatch.
While we might see some interesting extensions of iPhone, I am skeptical
we are going to see anything groundbreaking, Forrester analyst Frank Gillett said.
Think of this as their event for
evolving the existing things they have
- new software but no important new
hardware.
Apple could upgrade its line of Ma-
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