24 Sep, 2015

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 | Ashwin 9, 1422, Zilhaj 9, 1436 | Regd No DA 6238, Vol 3, No 161 | www.dhakatribune.com | 32 pages | Price: Tk10

DOCTORS WARN OF DENGUE DANGER PAGE 32

RAWHIDE PRICES CUT ONCE AGAIN PAGE 3

TOFAIL: TICFA MEANINGLESS WITHOUT GSP PAGE 15

PAGE 5Indictment of MP’s son deferred

PAGE 9 New York pupils get � rst Eid holiday

PAGE 7Ruling party syndicate rules NCC cattle market

PAGE 6Three held for threatening lawmaker, DIG

PAGE 32Muslim pilgrims throng Arafat

Slaughtering spot plan may turn out useless

n Abu Hayat Mahmud

With the aim to keep streets clean during this Eid-ul-Azha, city authorities of Dhaka � xed more than 500 places in Dhaka and urged dwellers to slaughter their cattle there.

However, with just a day to go before Eid, because of serious lack of coordination and preparation, Muslims fear that this noble in-itiative may only end up in harassment for them and the streets will remain just as un-clean as the previous years.

The two city corporations – north and south – of Dhaka have prepared their own ward-wise list of places. People from each of

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Monsoon rain compounds home-bound people’s misery n Shohel Mamun

Every mode of transport including bus, train and launch yesterday saw a huge rush of hol-idaymakers bound for village homes with a day away from Eid-ul-Azha.

People leaving Dhaka had to go through immense su� erings as it happens every year but this time their misery was compounded by intermittent rain.

The highways were not completely con-gested but the train and bus stations and launch terminals were crowded with home-bound people desperately trying to secure a

berth to make their journey back home a bit comfortable.

Visiting Gabtoli and Syedabad bus termi-nals yesterday this correspondent found peo-ple jostling for their coveted seats.

Ra� kul Islam, a passenger waiting for bus at Gabtoli Terminal yesterday said: “We are going to Kurigram. The bus was scheduled to start at 10am but we have been waiting for over three hours. The bus is yet to come.”

Arif, a bus counter man of Hanif Enter-prise, said their buses could not return in time due to tailback on the highways.”

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Eid-ul-Azha tomorrown Tribune Report

Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious fes-tival for Muslims, will be celebrated across the country tomorrow with due solemnity and religious fervour.

Muslims across the country will o� er prayers in congregations and sacri� ce animals in the name of the Almighty on the occasion.

President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minis-ter Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages, greeting Muslims in the country and all over the world on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.

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N O T I C EAll o� ces of the Dhaka Tribune will remain closed for three days from today for Eid. There-fore, there will be no issue of the daily on Sep-tember 25, 26 and 27. However, our online ser-vice will be on to keep readers updated.

Slaughtering spot plan may turn out uselessthe wards have been asked to slaughter their cattle in the place or places � xed for their lo-calities.

These lists were published in a number of national daily newspapers a couple of days ago. But this Dhaka Tribune correspondent talked to many people from di� erent areas over the last two days and have found that none of them know the place they are sup-posed to take their cattle to.

City corporation o� cials said they were going to do loudspeaker publicity at the ward level in the evening of yesterday and today. They also said the local ward councillors have been asked to coordinate and monitor the publicity activities.

In terms of implementing and monitoring if everyone is abiding by the new rule, the city corporations have asked the ward councillors to form committees at all the localities com-prising local senior and in� uential citizens.

According to the Bangladesh Finished Leather, Leather Goods and Footwear Ex-porters Association, on an average, around 1.2 million cattle are slaughtered in Dhaka

during Eid-ul-Azha every year.On that count, on an average, each of these

532 designated places will have to accommo-date the slaughtering of over 2,000 animals.

Usually, it takes an expert butcher and his associates two to three hours to fully � nish the butchering of a medium-sized bu� alo that may give around 120kg of meat. The butchering involves slaughtering, skinning, separating bones from meat, and cutting the meat into pieces.

When contacted, Dhaka North City Corpora-tion (DNCC) Chief Estate O� cer Md Aminul Is-lam told the Dhaka Tribune yesterday that the cattle owners will have to manage and take all the responsibilities for the slaughtering. “It is just that earlier they used to do it at home. This year, they will do it at the designated places.”

The DNCC o� cial also said that the author-ities have ensured Imams, butchers, clean-ers, pickup vans, dustbins and slaughtering equipment at the 532 designated places. Cat-tle owners will be able to avail their services against certain payments.

Asked what steps would be taken if anyone

� outs the new rule and slaughter his cattle at an un-designated place, a DNCC o� cial, seek-ing anonymity, told the Dhaka Tribune that they have not had any discussion or prepara-tion regarding this.

The o� cial also said that they are not ex-pecting 100 percent success for the initiative; they are just seeing this as the beginning and based on this year’s outcomes, they might lay out more detailed plans in the coming years. l

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015NEWS2DT

Eid-ul-Azha tomorrowIn his message, the president urged all to ex-pedite the national development being im-bued with the spirit of Eid-ul-Azha and the country’s tradition of secularism in their per-sonal and social life.

In her message, the prime minister called upon the people of the country to build a hap-py and prosperous Bangladesh free from dis-crimination by participating in people-wel-fare based activities as well as realising the spirit of Eid-ul-Azha.

Eid congregationsThe Eid celebration will begin with Eid con-gregations followed by sacri� ce of cattle in the Almighty’s name.

The biggest congregation in the country will be held at Sholakia Eidgah in Kishoreganj at 9am.

Tens of thousands of devotees are expected to join the congregation at the historic Shola-kia Eidgah Maidan, sources at Kishoreganj district administration said.

In the capital, the main Eid congregation will be held at National Eidgah at 8am to be attended by President Abdul Hamid and other dignitaries along with hundreds of people.

In case of bad weather, the congregation will be held at 8:30am, said a press release is-sued by the Islamic Foundation yesterday.

Meanwhile, � ve congregations will be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque at 7am, 8am, 9 am, 10am and at 10:45am, the state-ment said.

The Dhaka North and Dhaka South city corporations will arrange 362 Eid congrega-tions around the capital; of them, 228 will take place in Dhaka South.

Following the Eid prayers, the president is scheduled to exchange Eid greetings with dignitaries including judges and foreign dip-lomats as well as common people at Bangab-haban in the morning. Outlying city corpora-tions and district and upazila administrations have drawn up similar programmes. l

Monsoon rainThe monsoon rain caused water-logging in and around the Syedabad Terminal disrupt-ing smooth movement of passengers.

The road between Syedabad and Jatrabari went under rainwater and caused huge tra� c tailback.

However, a number of buses mostly bound for Chandpur, Noakhali, Daudkandi were seen carrying extra passengers on the roofs.

With the day progressing bus terminals at Mohakhali also saw increase of passengers.

Police were deployed at all the terminals to maintain law and order while mobile courts administered by the local administration

were on patrol to ensure that passengers faced no harassment during the journey.

Thousands of people from the southern districts thronged the Mawa-Kawrakandi ferry terminal to set o� for their hometowns yesterday.

The terminals were crowded since the morn-ing with passengers boarding launches, speed-boats and ferries to reach their destinations.

Salam Hossain, manager of Kawrakandi ferry terminal, said the number of passengers leaving the terminal for their village homes was huge.

“We are putting in our best e� orts to en-

sure a hassle-free journey for holidaymakers ahead of Eid,” he added.

Despite heavy rainfall and recent storms, thousands have chosen the waterways as their preferred mode of travel. The entire Sa-darghat Launch Terminal and its surrounding areas were packed to the brink with people looking to secure a seat in launches bound for their homes.

Most of the trains departed Kamalapur Railway Station on time yesterday.

However, some passengers at Kamalapur said this was only a short delay compared to their experiences in the previous years. l

PM � ies to the US to attend 70th UNGAn Tribune Report

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka for New York on an eight-day o� cial visit to the US to attend the 70th United Nations Gen-eral Assembly (UNGA).

A VVIP � ight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage took o� from Shahjalal International Airport in the capital at 10am yesterday, the UNB reported.

Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Civil Avia-tion and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Me-non and the PM’s Media Adviser Iqbal Sobhan Chowdhury were present at the airport to see the prime minister o� .

The prime minister landed at the Heath-row International Airport in London, the UK around 3:20pm London time for a three-hour stopover, her Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim told the BSS over phone.

After the stopover, she was scheduled to � y to New York by a British Airways � ight and reach John F Kennedy International Airport at 10pm, New York time, yesterday.

The prime minister’s entourage include Fi-

nance Minister AMA Muhith, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali, Expatriates’ Welfare Minis-ter Nurul Islam, PM’s Political A� airs Adviser HT Imam, International A� airs Adviser Gow-her Rizvi, Economic A� airs Adviser Mashiur Rahman, State Minister for Women and Chil-dren Meher Afroz Chumki and State Minister for Foreign A� airs Md Shahriar Alam.

This year’s UNGA is being considered as very important for Bangladesh as the “Cham-pions of the Earth,” the highest environ-ment-related award of the UN, and the “ICTs in Sustainable Development Award” of the In-ternational Telecommunication Union will be handed over to the prime minister.

On September 28, the prime minister and other heads of state and the government will attend the opening session of the 70th UNGA.

She will deliver her speech, in Bangla, in the general debate of the UNGA on September 30.

Apart from attending the general debate of the UNGA, Hasina will also attend several meetings with global leaders to discuss eco-nomic, development, climate and security issues as well as Bangladesh’s stand on them.

She will return home on October 3. l

Ansarullah’s global hit list n Tribune Desk

Outlawed Islamist militant out� t Ansarullah Bangla Team has issued a hit list of bloggers, writers and activists around the world, in a statement on the internet.

The list internationalises Bangladesh’s hith-erto localised problem with home-grown ex-tremists.

Nine bloggers based in the United Kingdom, seven in Germany, two in the United States, one in Canada and one in Sweden were named on the list, the UK’s Guardian reports.

Some of the targeted writers are Bangla-deshi citizens living overseas. Others are dual nationals or citizens of western countries.

Individuals on the list have said they intend to keep writing and blogging, the Guardian re-ports.

The police blame the outlawed group for a spate of killings of secular bloggers over the last 18 months.

All those killed were prominent critics of ex-tremist religious doctrines, especially in Islam.

There has been no previous indication that Ansarullah was targeting bloggers overseas. It is unclear if Ansarullah has the capability to carry out their threats, but its call for ac-tion may prompt individuals to mount “lone

wolf” attacks.The origin of the list is unclear and some

doubt it is an o� cial statement from Ansarul-lah but was compiled or published from the UK or elsewhere in the west.

Police have charged an Ansarullah organ-iser and four supporters with the murder of 27-year-old blogger Oyashiqur Rahman Babu in Dhaka in March.

Oyashiqur’s death came weeks after Bang-ladeshi-American atheist blogger Avijit Roy was murdered in Dhaka by machete-wielding attackers. His US-based widow is among those named on the new list.

The list is accompanied by a demand, ap-parently addressed to the Bangladesh govern-ment, to strip the bloggers of their Bangladeshi citizenship even though many of those on the hit list have dual nationality or are citizens of other countries.

The government has been previously criti-cised for requesting local bloggers and activists to avoid provocative statements on sensitive religious issues.

Human Rights Watch last month said: “It is shocking that Bangladesh authorities not only failed to protect the bloggers despite com-plaints to the police about threats against them, but instead are proposing self-censorship.” l

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TTHURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Traders cut rawhide prices once againn Kamrul Hasan

Just like last year – citing falling global prices of leather as excuse once again – tanners have cut down the prices at which they are going to purchase sacri� cial animals’ rawhide during this Eid-ul-Azha.

They have � xed the purchasing price of per square foot of salted cowhide at Tk50-55 in Dhaka and Tk40-45 outside Dhaka. The price of goatskin was set at Tk20-22/sq-ft, bakri goats at Tk15-17 and bu� alo skin Tk35-40.

Bangladesh Finished Leather, Leather Goods and Footwear Exporters Association (BFLLFEA), Bangladesh Tanners Associa-tion (BTA) and Bangladesh Hide and Skin Merchants Association (BHSMA) jointly an-nounced the prices in a press conference at a city hotel yesterday.

Last year, they bought per square foot of salted cowhide for Tk70-75 in Dhaka and Tk60-65 outside and goatskin for Tk30-35.

BTA President Shaheen Ahmed claimed that the price of leather has been falling in the international market and therefore they have reduced the rates.

Moreover, he said that the demand for Bangladeshi leather has also been falling.

It was said in the press conference that the tanners still have in stock 40% of the rawhide collected during last year’s Eid-ul-Azha.

BTA data shows that more than six million cows and 3.5 million goats were slaughtered during Eid last year.

According to the Department of Livestock Services, 48% of the annual demand for leath-er in the country is met during the Eid-ul-Azha while 10% is collected during Eid-ul-Fitr and Shab-e-Barat. Around 2% of rawhide is collect-ed during Kali Puja and the rest are collected from various sources round the year.

Minister warns smugglers During a visit to several cattle markets in the

city, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said the government has taken all-out meas-ures to stop smuggling of hides of sacri� cial animals.

He said if anyone tries to smuggle hide, they would be booked and punished. The traders will have to buy the raw hide at � xed rate.

On September 7, Inspector General of Po-lice (IGP) AKM Shahidul Haque told reporters that no trucks or vehicles carrying hides will be allowed to leave Dhaka city during and until a few days after Eid to prevent smuggling. How-ever, vehicles carrying hides will be allowed to enter the city, he said.

Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) Public Re-lations O� cer Mohsin Reza said the authorities have taken measures marking some smug-gling-prone areas.

Meanwhile, leather traders said regular businessmen might not be interested in getting into the trade this year because of low prices and this might open gates for smuggling. l

All-out security measures taken ahead of Eidn Kamrul Hasan

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said the government had taken all-out security measures ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

He was speaking to journalists while visiting the Gabtoli cattle market yesterday afternoon.

Ensuring security for holidaymakers and for cattle buyers is the prime target of the measures taken, he said.

According to the minister, highway police, district police, city police along with Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Armed Police Bat-talion members were working hard to main-tain law and order.

He said little tra� c, due to continuous rain, was causing trouble for the home-goers but the situation was gradually coming un-der control and the vehicles continued their movement.

Vehicles were moving slowly but there was no tra� c jam there, he added.

Meanwhile, Deputy Inspector General of Dhaka Range Police SM Mahfuzul Haque Nuruzzaman at a press brie� ng at his o� ce

said enough steps were taken for the security on highways and in Eidgahs.

Besides, police o0� cials were ordered to be alert so that no untoward situation could erupt centring cattle rawhide trade.

On September 7, Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque asked all police units to ensure foolproof security so that no unpleasant incidents occur centring Eid-ul-Azha.

He also directed members of law enforce-ment agencies not to stop any vehicle carrying sacri� cial animals on the highways for check-ing without any speci� c information, for the sake of easy tra� c movement.

The IGP gave the directives during a meet-ing on Eid security held at police headquarters.

Brie� ng reporters at police headquarters af-ter the meeting, the IGP said 14 watch towers will be set up on highways to monitor tra� c movement so that high o� cials can take in-stant initiatives to reduce tra� c congestion.

He also said police would not allow any roadside cattle market for the sake of smooth vehicular movement.

He said no truck or vehicle carrying hides of sacri� cial animals will be allowed to leave Dhaka city during and after several days of the Eid-day to prevent smuggling of animal hide.

But the vehicle carrying hides will be al-lowed to enter the city, the IGP added.

Check-posts will be set up at all six exit points of the capital to prevent smuggling of hides.

Shahidul also warned against extortion on highways and said initiatives have already been taken so that no-one can extort money from cattle-laden vehicles on the eve of Eid.

Director General of RAB Benzir Ahmed meanwhile told journalists that RAB would be on streets and roads as security measures. Watch tower will be set up at the National Ei-dgah and other Eidgahs and additional forces will be deployed to meet emergency situa-tion.

Several outposts would be set up at the cap-ital’s exit points, while patrolling would also be increased to maintain law and order and to pre-vent untoward incidents over the sale of cattle hide, the RAB DG said. l

Reduced prices draw more buyers in city cattle marketsn Abu Hayat Mahmud

Cattle markets in the capital saw a rise in the number of buyers yesterday after prices were lowered by traders.

There have been complaints by custom-ers in the past few days that cattle prices are much higher this year but most of the buyers yesterday said prices had gone down since markets o� cially opened on Saturday.

Both traders and customers said prices would fall further today as the nation pre-pares to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha tomorrow.

Cattle prices at the city’s largest market in Gabtoli reportedly went up as high as Tk22 lakh for a single cow in the last couple of days, with trader Matin Miah from Rajshahi putting a Tk13 lakh price tag on his cow yesterday.

Traders said the Tk22 lakh cow was even-tually sold for Tk10.5 lakh.

Mazurul Alam, who took his son along to the Balur Math cattle market, told the Dhaka Tribune he also visited the market on Tues-day but failed to purchase a cow because trad-ers demanded very high prices. “Today, pric-es seem to be more reasonable than Tuesday.”

He bought a cow weighing around 1.2 tonnes for Tk48,000. “On Tuesday, traders de-manded Tk75,000 for a cow of the same size.”

Latif Siddique, who lives in Dhanmondi, bought two cows from Gabtoli cattle mar-ket for a total of Tk120,000, each weighing around 1.4 tonnes.

Babul, a livestock breeder who came from Jamalpur to Khilkhet cattle market, said prices fell suddenly due to availability of Indian cows.

“There is another reason – traders have only one day left before Eid and it is natural that they will try to sell all the animals they had brought. This is somewhat compelling traders to expedite sales even if they need to lower prices beyond their expectations."

Babul said traders initially asking for high-er prices should not be considered strange be-cause that is what they usually do.

Meanwhile, like previous years, the au-thorities concerned have again failed this time to keep the promise that no cattle mar-ket will be allowed to be set up illegally in the city corporation area ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.

Awami League members have been in-volved in setting up cattle markets on or near busy roads in many areas of Dhaka, including Tejgaon, Shukrabad, Kamalapur, Gopibagh, Mohammadpur and Azimpur among others.

Locals in some of the areas told the Dha-ka Tribune that no permission was obtained from two city corporations of Dhaka, Dhaka deputy commissioner’s o� ce and police for setting up any of the markets.

Meanwhile, cattle markets in Chittagong have also drawn huge crowds.

Traders in di� erent markets of the port city said there was adequate supply of sacri� cial animals but buyers said prices were exorbitant.

Sagorika cattle market, one of the biggest in the district, was abuzz with a large number of buyers yesterday.

Talking to the Dhaka Tribune, Md Abdul Aziz, a cattle trader at the market, said he brought six cows to the market but could sell only one till Tuesday evening.

Abdur Razzak, another trader from Chap-ainawabganj, said the supply of Indian cattle was poor.

“But still I am optimistic about making a hefty pro� t this year,” he added. l

A cattle market illegally set up on the Kamalapur stadium premises in the capital. The photo was taken yesterday MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU


Direct Fresh to support Thrive’s mission of feeding childrenn Tribune Report

Dhaka’s premium online grocery store Direct Fresh has announced its agreement to deliver food at cost to Thrive, a non-pro� t volunteer-run organisation, and to make it easy for its customers to donate to Thrive at checkout.

Thrive and Direct Fresh have partnered to provide nutritious meals to children living in the slums of Dhaka, said Thrive President Priscilla He� el� nger.

The commitment made by Direct Fresh to Thrive includes preparing and delivering to them foods such as eggs, carrots, vegetables, seasonal fruit, milk, and other healthy items.

This will result in cost savings for Thrive, and because Direct Fresh has agreed to deliver the food directly to Thrive’s volunteers, it will save the volunteers the trouble of navigating the capital city’s notorious tra� c to travel to the market to obtain food.

Direct Fresh is also encouraging its customers to donate to Thrive. Each time customers of Direct Fresh checkout from the online grocery store, they will be prompted with a request to make a donation to Thrive.

“This partnership makes perfect sense,” said He� el� nger. “Thrive’s mission to feed children nutritious meals will greatly bene� t from Direct Fresh’s expertise in food delivery and their focus on premium, healthy produce.”

Direct Fresh founder and CEO Mishal Karim said, “Our company is committed to charitable work in Bangladesh. When we saw the great work that Thrive was doing to feed some of the most vulnerable children in Dhaka, we knew we could help them. It has been a great partnership that we hope continues well into the future.”

Thrive is a non-pro� t organisation that connects global donors and local volunteers to schoolchildren living in Dhaka by providing nutritious food and promoting healthy habits for a chance at a better life.

The non-pro� t delivers more than 13,000 healthy meals a month to slum schools in the capital city, while teaching proper hygiene habits to prevent deadly water-borne illnesses.

The meals, which cost near-ly Tk25-Tk35 per child, include eggs, bananas, peanuts, season-al fruits and/or vegetables, and a glass of milk. l

20 held in capital on drug, robbery chargesn Kamrul Hasan

Police in the capital detained 20 people on Tuesday for their suspected involvement in a number of crimes, including robbery and drugs trade.

Among the detainees are 13 dope gang members, � ve rob-bers and three drug traders, said police.

The dope gang members - Ali Hossain, Sazzad Hossain, Monu Miah, Omar Faruq alias Kalu, Amir Hoissain Tukun, Rony, Sohel, Badal Miah, Selim, Liton Miah, Babu, Abul Kalam and Akbar Hossain – were detained after a tip-o� , said Joint Commissioner of the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Monirul Islam.

“Doping substances and drugs were seized from their possession. They would mainly

target cattle traders and buyers, and would also steal the belongings of holidaymakers after doping them,” he said.

Badal said he had been involved in the crime for the last four to � ve years and was arrested before.

Another team of detectives arrested the � ve robbers - Mizan, Mamun, Kabir Hossain, Ruhul Amin and Sagor Hossain – from Tejgaon area and seized locally-made lethal weapons and other materials used for hijacking cattle-laden trucks.

Monirul said the � ve men, after hijacking trucks, would sell the cattle.

The three drug traders - Abdul Khaleque, Milon and Akhtaruzzaman – were also detained from Tejgaon area. Police seized 211 grammes of heroin and 10kg marijuana from their possession. l

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USTR: Improved freedom of association a must for GSP reinstatementn Sheikh Shahariar Zaman

Freedom of association for workers must be improved in order to ful� l the requirements of the 16-point Generalised System of Prefer-ences Action Plan, according to US Assistant Trade Representative Michael Delaney.

At a programme at the EMK Centre in the capital yesterday, Delaney said: “There is no-table progress in certain areas, particularly regarding improved workplace safety. Chal-lenges remain, however.

“One example is the need to improve free-dom of association. We are looking for greater transparency with unfair labour practices and union registration both inside and outside the EPZs [Export Processing Zones].”

He said Bangladesh was making progress implementing the Action Plan and preparing for the Sustainability Compact review sched-uled to be held in Dhaka in November.

Delaney and his delegation arrived in Dha-ka on September 19 on a � ve-day trip and held a series of meetings with government o� cials, manufacturers, NGOs, workers and members of civil society.

Asked when Bangladesh would regain GSP status, he replied: “The timeline for GSP rein-statement is largely up to Bangladesh.”

Despite concrete progress regarding work-er safety, other elements of the action plan such as freedom of association had to be ad-dressed, he said.

He said the decision to suspend the GSP

was not politically motivated, adding that GSP criteria were transparent and equally ap-plied to all countries.

“President [Barack] Obama decided not to grant GSP status after the US government had conducted six years of intensive public re-views and engagement with the government of Bangladesh,” he said.

US Ambassador to Dhaka Marcia Bernicat said at the programme that completing the previously agreed upon Action Plan was the way forward.

“We will continue to work together on all of these issues with the government of Bang-ladesh and the European Union in prepara-tion for the Sustainability Compact review in November,” she said.

“Adopting the international standards that are inherent in the Action Plan will be essential to helping the ready-made garments sector remain competitive so that it can improve its productivity moving forward,” she added.

The United States has invested over $12 million to improve labour conditions in Bang-ladesh and USAID will launch a $22 million loan guarantee to help manufacturers make necessary safety improvements to their facto-ries, Bernicat said.

Following the collapse of Rana Plaza, the US administration suspended Bangladesh’s GSP status in June 2013. A 16-point roadm-ap to restore GSP status was announced the same year. l

ACC � les 15 more cases over BASIC Bank scamn Adil Sakhawat

The Anti-Corruption Commission has not charged former chairman of BASIC Bank Ab-dul Hye Bachchu in any of the 56 cases it � led over the loan scam involving Tk4,500 crore.

The anti-graft body lodged 15 more cas-es regarding the embezzlement of Tk825.18 crore from the bank’s Gulshan and Motijheel branches against 128 accused including for-mer managing director Kazi Fakhrul Islam.

Of those, � ve were � led with Motijheel, six with Paltan and four with Gulshan police sta-tions last night, ACC’s Public Relations O� cer Pranab Kumer Bhattacharya said.

The ACC � led 18 and 23 cases on Monday and Tuesday regarding the scam involving Tk747.13 crore & Tk781 crore.

The former MD, the branch managers, and members of the loan committee and the loan

veri� cation committee of the head o� ce have been made accused in most of the cases for embezzlement and mismanagement in sanc-tioning the loans.

None of the cases mentioned former chairman Abdul Hye Bacchu as an accused. Finance Minister AMA Muhith several times alleged that the former chairman had been involved with the loan scam.

The commission even did not � nd the proof of involvement of any member of the board of directors in the scam. It has so far given approval to � ling 56 cases regarding the irregularities.

Asked why Bachchu was not named in the charges, ACC Chairman M Bodiuzzaman said: “In primary inquiry, the commission did not � nd any information regarding his involve-ment. But the allegations will be scrutinised during the investigation.” l

Indictment of MP’s son deferredn Md Sanaul Islam Tipu

A Dhaka court yesterday deferred until No-vember 22 the hearing on charge framing against Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan’s son Bakhtiar Alam Rony.

Dhaka’s Second Additional Metropolitan Ses-sions Judge Shamsunnahar passed the order re-sponding to a time plea � led by the state lawyer.

On August 13, another Dhaka court accept-ed the charge sheet against Rony in a case � led over the killing of two people in Dhaka’s Dilu Road on April 13.

On July 21, DB Sub-Inspector Dipak Kumar Das, also investigation o� cer of the case, sub-mitted the charge sheet in the court under sec-tion 302 of the penal code. l

No power troubles for holidaymakers this Eidn Aminur Rahman Rasel

The authorities have assured that people of the country will get uninterrupted power during the Eid vacation because there will be excess supply over demand as o� ces and fac-tories remain closed.

“We do not see any shortfall in power generation, but there are some shortcom-ings at the distribution end,” said Khondakar Maqsudul Hasan, chairman of the state-run Power Development Board (PDB). He said the PDB has already taken a series of projects to overcome the distribution shortfall.

Against an average demand of 6,500 mega-watt (MW) during the Eid vacation, there will be a production of around 8,000MW, he added.

The PDB has requested the authorities to keep the fertiliser factories shut to ensure un-interrupted power for holidaymakers.

The Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry has also asked Petrobangla to lay out a plan to ensure undisturbed gas supply to the power plants. The Rural Electri� cation Board (REB) said they are prepared to supply adequate power to the rural areas as well during Eid.

REB Chairman Brig Gen Moin Uddin said they had given the necessary instructions to the general managers of the Palli Bidyut Samitis (rural electricity associations) in this regard. l

Three killed as bus hits human hauliern FM Mizanur Rahaman, Chittagong

At least three people were killed and four others injured when a bus rammed a human haulier in Chittagong city’s Dewanhat area yesterday morning.

The dead were Md Nizam, 20, Nayeem, 25, and Joynal, 55, said police sources.

The injured Khalil, 40, Jahangir, 25, Nur Mohammed, 65, and Faruk were admitted to the causality ward of Chittagong Medical Col-lege Hospital, said the Assistant Sub-Inspec-tor Pankaj Barua of CMCH Police Outpost.

O� cer-in-Charge AKM Nurul Alam Taluk-dar of Double Mooring police station said the route 10 city-based bus rammed the parked human haulier after its driver lost control over the vehicle near Dewanhat intersection area around 9am, leaving seven people injured.

ASI Pankaj said all of them, who were day labourers by profession, were brought to CMCH after which three were declared dead by the duty doctors. l

Readymade garment workers hire buses to set out for home right after � nishing work yesterday, a day ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. The photo was taken at Kalshi, Mirpur in the capital SYED ZAKIR HOSSAIN


Three held for threatening lawmaker, DIGn Our Correspondent, Habiganj

Police in Habiganj have held three people on charge of threatening to kill the Habiganj 3 lawmaker and the deputy inspector general of police of Sylhet range.

The three - Karanya Sarker, 38, son of Bane-shwar Sarker of Baniachang upazila, Borhan Uddin Rumon, 24, son of Motiur Rahman of

the same upazila, and Mizanur Rahman, 25, son of Abdul Hannan of Ajmiriganj upazila – were detained from di� erent areas of the district. The Habiganj superintendent of police, Joydeb Kumar Bhadra, told a press brie� ng at his o� ce yesterday that 16 SIM cards, two pass-ports, a laptop and some mobile phones were seized from the possession of the detainees.

He said Karanya gave Habiganj 3 lawmak-

er advocate Md Abu Zahir, also the president of Awami League’s Habiganj district unit, and Sylhet range DIG Mizanur Rahman death threats over the phone on September 16.

“Karanya used a SIM card which he does not own to threaten the two dignitaries in or-der to set his rivals up. An inquiry into if the three detainees have any accomplice has been launched,” added Joydeb. l

Youth killed in Bogran Tribune Report

A young man was stabbed to death allegedly by his friend at Talore Bazar in Dupchanchia upazila of the district on Tuesday evening.

The deceased was Muktar Hossain, 35, son of late Sona Miah, a resident of Talore Bazar.

Witnesses said Muktar along with his two friends was having a chat at Talore Bazar around 6.00pm. l

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Ruling party syndicate rules NCC cattle market n Our Correspondent, Narayanganj

A local leader of Jubo League has allegedly set up a cattle market on the land of Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) illegally.

According to local sources, the NCC invit-ed tenders three times for its cattle market in Boro� al area under the city in September this year on the occasion of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.

Chanchal Mahmud, a local leader of Jubo League, submitted Tk10 lakh each time which was the highest amount this year.

The sources said some people loyal to Chanchal submitted tender which was very

poor. Moreover, general people could not dare to submit tender fearing di� erent types of hassles from the ruling party men.

The market was also leased out by the NCC at Tk32 lakh in 2014.

The ruling party syndicates have ruled the roost of the cattle market ahead of Eid-ul-Azha this year, said locals.

Chanchal took the lease of the market for four days from the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA), owner of the place. When contacted, Arifuddin, deputy director of the BIWTA, Narayanganj, said the land was given to Chanchal in rent.

But, Kamal Majumder, executive o� cer of

the NCC, said as they had not got satisfactory response after inviting tender, they decided to lease out the market with ‘Khas collection’ process.

“No body has right to set up any market on the land of the city corporation without its permission. The cattle market has been set up illegally,” he said.

“We will take steps against the persons who are responsible for this,” he added.

Chanchal said that he had submitted ten-der several times. But the city corporation au-thority did not grant his tender. Later, he took permission from the BIWTA authority to set up the market. l

Chaotic ferry movement leads to passengers’ su� eringn Our Correspondent, Lakshmipur

Hundreds of homebound passengers are suf-fering as ferry movement through the Go-duria terminal in Bhola is taking an extra eight to ten hours more than the usual time.

After the Ilisha ferry terminal in Bhola was transferred to Goduria, ferries are not being able to reach Mojuchowdhuryhat ferry termi-nal in Lakshmipur on time.

Seeing no other way, hundreds of people coming from the northern zone are taking en-gine-run boats and trawlers to reach destina-tions through the mighty Meghna River.

Barisal-bound passenger Kamal Hossain said: “I did not get a ferry even after waiting for two days. So on Monday I started with my wife and children risking our lives.”

Poly Akter from Chittagong said: “Even af-ter waiting a whole day I did not get any fer-ry or launch, so I started for Bhola on an en-gine-run boat. Though it is risky, I could not � nd an alternative way.”

Manager of Mojuchowdhury Hut Ferry Terminal Md Foysal said: “As the ferry

terminal was transferred to Geduria, the ferries leaving for Mojuchowdhury terminal are taking eight to ten hours more than the usual time. Same amount of time is spent to reach Lakshmipur terminal from there. So, passengers travelling on the river route are facing hassles.”

Due to mismanagement in the schedule, hundreds of passengers coming from remote areas are bearing the brunt. Two ferries leave the Goduria ghat in between 5am and 6am and return around 1:30am the next day.

Ferry movement remains at a halt at night. Therefore, only a few vehicles are able to cross the ghat while most of the passenger and goods laden vehicles wait for hours to reach the Mojuchowdhuryhut ferry terminal.

People of di� erent ages, ignoring the ad-verse weather, have set out for Bhola and Ba-risal on small boats and trawlers through the mighty � ows of Meghna River.

Boats are restricted to ply through the Meghna estuary as it is considered a danger zone during this season. Accidents may occur any time. l

Detective Branch o� cials arrest 13 members of a dope gang from di� erent parts of the capital yesterday. The photo was taken at the Dhaka Metropolitan Police media centre MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU

Couple killed in wall collapsen Tribune Report

An elderly couple was killed as a wall col-lapsed on them at Purbo Gubrakura in Halu-aghat upazila, Mymensingh yesterday.

Police said Monindra Mankin, 90, and his wife Romila Ritchil, 80, resident of Kalakuma village under Nalitabari upazila in Sherpur, came to visit their daughter’s house in the area on September 17.

SI of Haluaghat Thana Khokon Chandra Sarker said the old earthen wall of the house fell on the couple at about 3:30 am while they were sleeping. Both of them died on the spot. l

Road accidents kill 14 across country n Tribune report

At least 14 people were killed in separate road accidents in several districts across the counrty.

In Sunamganj, four people were killed as a truck crashed into a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at Hasnabad on the Sylhet-Chhatak highway in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj in the morning.

Identity of the deceased could not be known immediately.

O� cer-in-charge of Chhatak Police Station Ashok Suja Mamun said the Chhatak-bound truck smashed the three-wheeler in the area at about 8am, leaving its four passengers dead on the spot. On information, police recovered the bodies.

Police also seized the truck but its driver and helper managed to � ee the scene.

An unidenti� ed woman was killed at Bhogra bypass intersection, Gazipur.

The 45-year-old woman was hit by a bus when she was crossing the road, said Bahar Alam, sub-inspector of Gazipur Highway po-lice, adding that she died on the spot.

In Tangail, three people, including a cattle trader were killed in a road acciden.

Sergeant Asad told the Dhaka Tribune that a human haulier collided head on with a bus in Kandila area around 8am, leaving four peo-ple injured.

They were taken to Tangail Sadar Hospital where Sudev Chandra Ghotok, 38, and Bul-bul, 35, died.

In Jamalpur, Five people were injured in a head on collision between two vehicles in Durmuth Hatiza Tuesday night.

Of the injured, Hasibul and Jihad died in Mymensingh Medical College Hospital yester-day afternoon.

In Brahmanbaria, three women were killed when a bus plunged into a roadside ditch Is-lamabad area in the afternoon. The deceased are Shamsunnahar, 40, Aziza Begum, 45, and A� a Begum, 45.

In Patuakhali, a woman was killed after a good-laden truck ran over her near Bosak Ba-zar around 11am. The deceased was identi� ed as Jahanara Brgum, a resident of Maidan Ma-drasa area under Awliapur upazila. l

Man hacked to death in Chittagongn Tribune Report

A youth was hacked to death by some miscre-ants at Amanat Colony, Hathazari upazila in Chittagong early yesterday.

The deceased was identi� ed as Salauddin Lavlu, 26, son of Abdul Malek, said O� cer-in-Charge of Hathazari police station Salauddin Chowdhury.

The OC said a group of miscreants hacked the youth with sharp weapons at midnight, leaving him dead on the spot.

On receiving information, police went to the spot and recovered the body. But he said motive behind the killing could not be known immediately. A case was � led in this connection. l

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Biscuits for some, bu� ets for others at hajjn AFP, Mecca

They may be equal before God inside Mec-ca’s Grand Mosque, but the rich and poor pilgrims at the annual hajj clearly reveal their di� erences just beyond the gates.

Outside the southern end of the sprawling compound lies a temple to consumerism.

Several high-end hotels, malls and res-taurants are found inside the six towers of the gargantuan Abraj al-Bait complex. It includes the Mecca Royal Clock Tower, the world’s third-highest building which rises behind the mosque.

In contrast, beyond the eastern entrance of Islam’s holiest site, water drips from air conditioners, garbage is piled beside the roads, and a stench � lls the air.

Elderly vendors in tiny shops shout the prices of their simple goods – from tradi-tional miswak (a teeth-cleaning twig) to prayer rugs, wooden rosaries and plastic slippers.

“Here it’s cheaper,” says 60-year-old shop owner Abu Mohammed.

“The poorer people come to buy from here because in the other district the shops are more sophisticated and for people who have more money.”

Saudi Arabia’s social security depart-ment has opened the small retail outlets to help elderly local men try to make a living.

“The government pays everything, in-

cluding the rent of the shop and the elec-tricity. I only buy the goods,” says Hasan, a 74-year-old vendor.

Across from them, African women sit selling seeds to pilgrims willing to feed � ocks of pigeons, a common sight around the massive mosque’s courtyards.

Volunteers outside the eastern gates hand out boxes of food to pilgrims who sit on the roads eating despite the heat of around 40°C.

‘High-class pilgrims’Back in the air-conditioned Abraj al-Bait complex, elevators swiftly rise and de-scend, and cutlery gently clinks. Pleasantly smiling sta� and security men make sure pilgrims � nd their way around polished lobbies.

“Our guests are generally the high-class and well-to-do pilgrims who are willing to pay more in return for comfort,” says an employee at one of the hotels, requesting anonymity.

The hotel charges an average of about $1,000 a night during hajj season, with a seven-night minimum, according to anoth-er employee.

Many of the rooms overlook the Grand Mosque’s holy Kaaba, a cube-shaped struc-ture towards which Muslims around the world pray.

Yasser Riad, a guest at one of the ho-tels who came with his wife from Egypt,

says they paid around $5,000 each for the whole trip.

“We try to be close to the Grand Mosque so we can save time for prayer,” says the 45-year-old lawyer. The couple shop at the mall connected to their hotel “because it’s usually too hot outside.”

Biscuits and beansFor Um Hani, a 55-year-old pilgrim dragging her feet as she sweats under the heat of the eastern district, this is unimaginable luxury.

“The shops there are expensive. These open-air markets here are cheaper,” she says.

Um Hani could not have even made it to the hajj had her name not been randomly selected in the Egyptian government’s an-nual electronic lottery to perform the pil-grimage.

She is satis� ed with the free “biscuits, tuna, beans, and juice” the pilgrims are of-fered at her shabby highrise hostel, typical of the accommodation for poorer hajjis.

Biscuits for some. Bu� ets for others.But rich and poor all wear the same ih-

ram clothes for hajj – a seamless white two-piece garment for men and any loose dress, typically white, for women.

No matter which gate they enter from, the pilgrims gather side-by-side for prayer at the crowded mosque and leave together for the nearby tent-city of Mina to begin the hajj which peaks on Wednesday. l

EU court: US-EU data sharing deal invalidn AFP, Luxembourg

A major data-sharing deal between the EU and US is ‘invalid’ given the spying revelations in the Edward Snowden scan-dal, the top EU court’s main legal adviser said Wednesday in a case brought against Facebook.

The case stems from a complaint against Internet giant Facebook lodged at Ireland’s data protection authority by Austrian law student and right-to-privacy activist, Max Schrems.

The complaint focused on a landmark deal reached by the European Commission with Washington 15 years ago that allows thou-sands of businesses operating in the EU to send the private data of Europeans to servers in the US.

That 2000 data sharing deal, known as Safe Harbour, “is invalid,” said the advocate gener-al’s recommendation.

The adviser, lawyer Yves Bot, said EU member states have the power to probe and even suspend the transfer of information with the US if the privacy of European citizens is undermined.

His recommendation singled out the US government for the “large scale” hoarding of European citizens private data.

It now goes to the court for a � nal ruling, but judges often follow the � ndings of their legal adviser.

Snowden’s revelations showed that the US National Security Agency used Silicon Valley giants Apple, Google and Facebook to gather user data.

In the wake of the Snowden scandal, the EU and Washington began talks to re-vamp “Safe Harbour” and Wednesday’s opinion will certainly complicate those talks. l

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New Yorker pupils get � rst Eid holidayn AFP, New York

New York marks a milestone in the � ght for equali-ty Thursday when 1.1m children in America’s largest school district will take the day o� to mark Eid-ul-Azha.

For the � rst time, more than 1,800 public schools in New York will close for the Muslim feast of sacri� ce, a day after also closing for Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

Mayor Bill de Blasio unveiled the new policy in March, announcing that New York public schools would get two days o� for Eid-ul-Fitr, which falls during the summer, and Eid-ul-Azha, in addition to major Christian and Jewish holidays.

“It is a huge victory to actually see the day come,” says Linda Sarsour, a member of the Coa-lition for Muslim School Holidays and a New York activist with three children.

There are an estimated seven to 10m Mus-lims in America, of whom a million are believed to live in New York – about 10% of the city’s population.

New York follows at least seven other school districts that close for Eid in New Jersey, Massa-chusetts and Vermont, but activists are still cam-paigning in other parts of the country.

Activists hope that embracing Eid in the school calendar will make Islam more mainstream and counter Islamophobia.

But even New York sets a precedent, it is still an uphill struggle. l

INSIGHTAmerican Muslims fear a fresh wave of Islamophobian Reuters, Anaheim, California

Muslim Americans responded with a mix of frustra-tion, exasperation and anger to what many see as a growing wave of Islamophobia fueled by two of the Republican Party’s most popular presidential candi-dates, Donald Trump and Ben Carson.

At the Islamic Institute of Orange County, which houses a mosque and a school in Anaheim, in south-ern California, tensions were already mounting since a group of white men screamed at mothers and children arriving at the center on this year’s an-niversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, calling them cowards who did not belong in America.

Many of the country’s 2.8m Muslims say such tensions could become uglier during a presidential race that they fear is already tapping a vein of anger and bigotry.

Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who on Sunday said Muslims were un� t for the presidency of the US.

Carson’s campaign defended his comments on Monday, saying he was not suggesting a Muslim should be barred from running for president. But his campaign said he would not advocate for that person becoming a leader and would not support it.

Later on Monday, Carson said he “absolutely” stood by his comments but would be open to a moderate Muslim candidate who denounced radical Islamists.

The remarks by Carson, who is near the top of opinion polls for the crowded � eld of Republican candidates for the 2016 election, followed billion-

aire Trump’s failure to challenge comments made on Friday by a supporter who labeled US President Barack Obama a Muslim.

Trump later clari� ed his silence, saying he was not obligated to correct an audience member and that “the bigger issue is that Obama is waging a war against Christians in this country. Christians need support in this country. Their religious liberties are at stake.”

Some Muslims say they fear that the remarks could strengthen the appeal of Carson and Trump, who have cast themselves as non-politicians in a race in which blunt comments laced with misogyny and xenophobia have done little to derail the pop-ularity of Trump, who is leading in opinion polls of likely Republican voters.

The comments also come after a 14-year-old Muslim boy from Texas was taken away in hand-cu� s last week for bringing to his Dallas-area school a homemade clock that sta� mistook for a bomb. Ahmed Mohamed’s arrest sparked allegations of ra-cial pro� ling and turned his school into an object of online outrage that culminated with Obama inviting Mohamed to the White House.

‘We are also voters’While the US Constitution forbids religious tests for those seeking public o� ce, religion and presidential politics have long been a combustible mix.

In 2007, as Republican Mitt Romney campaigned for his party’s nomination, he faced fears among Evangelical Christians over his Mormon faith. In

1960, John F Kennedy stressed the separation of church and state while campaigning to become the country’s � rst Roman Catholic president.

Aicha Fokar, 20, said Carson’s comments perpet-uated “a really sick stereotype that’s been kind of embedding itself in the American culture.”

In Dearborn, a Detroit suburb home to the coun-try’s largest Muslim population, Marshal Shameri said Trump should have done more to dispel mis-conceptions of Islam. But he did not view the com-ments as an attack on his faith.

Anti-Muslim tensions have been on display in another Detroit suburb, Sterling Heights, where city o� cials this month denied an Islamic group’s request to develop a mosque in a residential neigh-borhood. The mosque’s backers faced protests and � led a petition on Monday with the US Department of Justice, seeking an investigation into whether their civil rights were violated.

In Kentucky, tensions � ared last week when vandals defaced a mosque by spray-painting in bright red the words “Moslems - Leave the Jews Alone,” “This is for France” and “Nazis Speak Ara-bic.” Waheed Ahmad, president of the Louisville Is-lamic Center, played down the vandalism, blaming it on “a bunch of little rascals” who “got drunk or something.”

At Texas Tech University, Saba Nafees, 23, saw some irony in Carson’s comments.

“What is being portrayed in the media is extrem-ism,” she said. “That’s what Islam is mistaken for, even though it’s not.” l

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Myanmar RMG workers long for manufacturing renaissancen AFP, Yangon

Wearing an expression of intense concentra-tion, Myanmar garment worker Htet Myat Nye-in stitches jackets bound for wealthy foreign high streets, part of a booming industry fuelling much of the country’s modernisation drive.

“I learned to sew at this factory,” she tells AFP, her soft voice almost lost in the clatter of sewing machines at the Shweyi Zabe fac-tory on the fast-industrialising outskirts of Yangon.

Most families in her hardscrabble Hlaing Thar Yar neighbourhood still survive on re-mittances from abroad – the legacy of dec-ades of brutal rule and economic mismanage-ment under the former junta.

Htet Myat Nyein, her cheeks dusted with circles of traditional thanaka powder, says there are just two career paths for those who remain in her neighbourhood: “Garment work and beauty parlours, that is all.”

Myanmar has pinned its hopes on indus-trialisation as it looks to reshape an economy long-dominated by subsistence agriculture and resource extraction that enriched a tiny elite but did nothing to lift living standards in one of the world’s poorest nations.

Plans to build a prosperous Myanmar, which still languishes around the bottom of global development tables, rest on the out-come of the November 8 elections pitting the army-backed ruling party against Aung

San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy (NLD).

Suu Kyi, who recently toured a garment factory with Angelina Jolie, is widely expect-ed to lead her party to a sweeping win in the � rst nationwide election it has fought in a quarter century.

Fast growing economyNonetheless with the World Bank’s projec-tions placing Myanmar as the world’s fourth fastest growing economy, the emergent na-tion is a tempting prospect.

Ideally located between China and India it boasts a 51m strong population o� ering both cheap labour and potential new consumers.

Garment making is expanding fast. Ex-ports last year reached $1.5bn– 14% of the country’s total exports – according to the My-anmar Garment Manufacturers Association, which says some 70% of industrial jobs in Yangon are now in the sector.

The country has already attracted major fashion brands, including high street staples Gap and H&M.

Overall foreign investment to Myanmar jumped to $8bn this year, double the govern-ment’s target, while the country’s � rst Special Economic Zone (SEZ), the Japan-backed Thil-awa project near Yangon, is stirring to life.

But Myanmar will have to develop fast if it is to challenge regional garment manufactur-ing hubs like Cambodia, Vietnam and Bang-

ladesh. Between 60% and 70% of Myanmar’s citizens still work in agriculture.

Sean Turnell, an expert on Myanmar’s economy who has advised Suu Kyi’s party, said a “manufacturing renaissance” could see the sector as a whole account for up to 30% of the economy.

The West has welcomed many of Myan-mar’s reforms, including better labour rights and ending draconian media censorship, al-though there have been rising fears of back-tracking in recent months.

‘Broken dreams’But not all garment workers � nd success.

Earlier this year Myanmar set its � rst ever daily minimum wage – of MMK3,600 ($2.80) – in an e� ort to balance cut-price competitive-ness with rising calls for fair pay from workers faced with surging consumer prices.

The move was welcomed by Western brands whose consumers are increasingly conscious of the human cost of their cloth-ing after high-pro� le scandals like the deadly 2013 collapse of Rana Plaza in Bangladesh.

But some employers said they could not a� ord the new wages, which still leave Myan-mar labour among the cheapest in the region.

Activists say more than a thousand people were sacked in response to the changes while state media recently reported some facto-ries have simply stopped paying overtime or transportation costs. l

FBI � nds deleted Clinton emailsn AFP, Washington, DC

Personal and work-related emails that Hillary Clinton said had been deleted from her email server have been recovered by the FBI, US media reported.

Clinton, the front-runner for the 2016 Democratic Party presidential nomination, has been dogged for months by revelations that she used a private email account and home server in lieu of the o� cial government email system while she was secretary of state from 2009 to 2013.

Clinton said the server was wiped clean after aides determined which messages were personal and which were work-related and should be turned over to the State Depart-ment.

The New York Times, however, said Tues-day that the FBI had found the emails, citing two government o� cials, one of whom said the process of recovery had not been too dif-� cult.

The Times added that it was unknown whether the FBI had found all 60,000 of Clin-ton’s emails.

In a recent court � ling, the US Department of Justice said that Clinton had the right to delete messages from her personal e-mail account that she deemed non-work related while she was secretary of state.

“There is no question that former Sec-retary Clinton had authority to delete per-sonal emails without agency supervision – she appropriately could have done so even if she were working on a government server,” the Justice Department wrote in a document � led in US District Court in Washington. l

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The festival of Eid-ul-Azha unites Muslims around the world in marking the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

We hope all Bangladeshis can take forward the spirit of compassion and community that it represents.

As an occasion for thanksgiving celebrated with the sacri� cing of animals, it reminds believers of the value of sharing and the duty to show solidarity with the less fortunate in their daily lives.

While we take advantage of the welcome break in routine, we should remember the ongoing need to help more people work their way out of poverty and improve social welfare.

Although Bangladesh’s people have made many strides forward in development, there is still a long way to go before everybody in the nation can share in the bene� ts of a growing economy.

This year’s joint study by Unicef and the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics reported over 5 million children between the ages of � ve and 17 years, engaged in child labour, of whom at least 2 million are actively involved in hazardous work.

When thinking of the less fortunate, we should all ask the government to redouble implementation of the 2011 National Child Labour Elimination Policy so that in future Eid festivals, all children in our nation will be ensured proper access to education and a supportive start in life.

The forthcoming holiday is also a time for family and relaxation, as well as special prayers and get-togethers.

In uniting to celebrate this cultural landmark, all people in Bangladesh can resolve to take forward the spirit of giving and generosity that the festival inspires.

We hope everyone has a enjoyable and ful� lling holiday and wish all our readers a very heartfelt Eid Mubarak.

All people in Bangladesh can resolve to take forward the spirit of giving and generosity that the festival inspires

Eid-ul-Azha’s message of community

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Pro� t, people, and the planetWhile pro� t and people are adjusting well with one another in the corporate world, they are, in togetherness, gradually, if not already, making this world unlivable

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Shall we change?As much as we’re concerned about giving meat to the poor people of our locality this Eid, we should also be equally concerned about the poor helping hands inside our homes being able to enjoy their Eid too

While the non-mainstream left cry to the heavens about the pains of austerity, they do not have anything to say about productivity and competitiveness. One gets the feeling that conservatives are not widely o� -the-mark when they say that the left believe in magic money trees

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It was the last Friday before Eid and I was changing the TV channels idly. A headline on a particular channel’s scroll suddenly caught my eyes. “All employ-

ees must be given September’s salary before Eid,” the government had announced. My eyes fell upon Asma Apu, the helping hand in our house who was quietly mopping the � oor. Despite her hard work, she wasn’t even recognised as a laborer in our society. Would she get her salary before Eid?

The last Eid of 2015 is about to pass us by. By this time of the year, many people might have already had signi� cantly wonderful things happen to change their lives. Others might be leading the same hard lives they always had, or maybe even harder ones. While many of our grievances in life circulate around what our CGPA is going to turn out to be or whether our boyfriends/girlfriends will become our life partners or not, there are others who spend every day of their lives yearning to see their lost dear ones just one more time and others who can’t sleep at night due to their stomachs aching from hunger.

It is sad but true that, these days, we’re not too concerned about anything other than our own lives. Something bad happens and we feel bad for a while. We become vocal against what happened and we post upset statuses on Facebook. Then, soon enough, we forget it all. Only those who fall victim

are never able to forget, no matter how much they might want to. We’re a rather helpless generation, aren’t we? We see a lot of wrong-doings around us, yet we can do very little to bring about the change our society so badly needs. We want to make a di� erence, but we’re lost as to what we can actually do.

I don’t know either. I don’t know what we can do to keep the Rajons of our society safe or what we can do to make sure the poor people in our community one day � nd peace in their lives. All I know is that we can’t bring about the change overnight. The mission of change that we’ll embark on today, future generations will carry that into a brighter future tomorrow. In that brighter tomorrow, every Bangladeshi, poor or rich, will taste happiness. To take today to that tomorrow, we each have to play our parts.

If our mentalities are such that we’ll only play the “parts” where we can take sel� es and post them online to get showered with

admiration or parts which we can include in our resumes to get accreditation, then how far of an impact it will make in reality, is a question � lled with doubt. It is because of such defected mentalities that we spend an afternoon outside in a clothes-donating pro-gram to street children and then come home oblivious to the little girl cleaning our house, wearing torn, ragged clothes. A true human-itarian caresses a street child lovingly and a� ectionately befriends the domestic help at home as well. No tale of misery misses his/her eyes, be that inside our homes or outside. But most people are not true humanitarians. They forget to care for the poor people living inside their own homes, probably because there’s less scope to show-o� there.

We really need to re� ne our mentalities. If we really want the sorrow of the masses around us to be lessened, we have to want it from our hearts and we have to do so sel� ess-ly. And so, as much as we’re concerned about

giving meat to the poor people of our locality this Eid, we should be equally concerned about the poor helping hands inside our homes being able to enjoy their Eid too.

Let’s make this Eid more enjoyable for our domestic help in all our houses. To lessen their woe of not being close to their own fam-ilies, let’s make them part of our own families on Eid day and let them get a share of the joy. Let them wear new clothes and roam around freely. Call them to watch some of the Eid natoks with you. Your household won’t break down if the � oors aren’t swept for one day. Eid, after all, is a day for everyone to enjoy.

How about we start using disposable plates and utensils in our Eid parties instead of the usual glass/ceramic ones? That will re-lieve the helping hands of the tiresome duty of washing cutlery on Eid day. One-time-use disposable plates and similar dinnerware are available now in di� erent departmental stores like Meena Bazar, Shwapno, etc and at very reasonable prices too.

The problem in implementing this is that, most people in our society think of shining, heavy, expensive dinnerware as a “status symbol.” The heavier and shinier the glass plates, the richer the household. “Borolok,” and often, “Bhodrolok” today mean big houses, cars, crystals in drawing rooms, and heavy plates on the dining table. So, for many, it is unimaginable that guests would be given disposable plates to eat on. “Amar bashai ki plate er obhaab?” would be the majority response. People might even consid-er it as disrespecting the guests. Yet, it shows no sign of disrespect at all; it is rather a sign

of humanity towards the helping hands who would have had to spend half their Eid day cleaning the cutlery.

It’s time we change our de� nition of being “rich.” Instead of how big one’s wealth is, it’s time we measure richness by how big one’s heart is. A family that is serving you food on disposable plates in their parties to give relief to their maids are good-hearted people, not cheapskates. It’s time we start thinking right, time we start valuing things worth being valued. In developed countries all over the world, plastic/paper disposable plates are used for big parties. They probably resorted to that sooner than we have because, in most developed countries, the family members themselves wash their own dishes. It’s a smart way to make life easier. Why can’t we do the same to make our helping hands’ lives easier, at least on Eid day?

On behalf of Shomman, this Eid, I invite everyone to � gure out ways to relief the workload of helping hands on the day of Eid festivities. Using disposable utensils is one way -- there are many others. Let’s � nd ways to bring smiles to the faces of these people living in our houses and make it an Eid every-one can cherish the memory of.

Isn’t it about time that we change? Whether you are a socialite, a teacher,

a friend, a street child, or a helping hand- Shomman wishes you an Eid � lled with happiness and peace. Eid Mubarak. l

Rubaiya Murshed is a co-founder of Shomman, a non-pro� t organisation that advocates the rights of the helping hands.

Shall we change?

As much as we’re concerned about giving meat to the poor people of our locality this Eid, we should be equally concerned about the poor helping hands inside our homes being able to enjoy their Eid too

Eid should be a time of joy for all of us

Let’s give our help a break, and use paper plates this Eid BIGSTOCK

OPINION 13D


n Mamun Rashid

History tells us that everyone wants to work for pro� table companies, even though pro� t itself is a real moral-buster. Companies are sup-

posed to make enough of a pro� t to sustain its investors and shareholders’ interest, take care of their own people, and also contribute some of the pro� t to the national exchequer for the good of the country.

These days, a piece of the pie must also be shared with the common people, for the public good, or CSR, as it is known. Share prices of pro� table companies are always good. Large, pro� t-making companies are better tax-payers, creating jobs for more peo-ple, and sharing the success with multiple stakeholders. Pro� table companies with bet-ter corporate governance and management e� ciency, have created many brands in this world. Loss-making companies demotivate employees, can’t pay taxes, and don’t share their success with people, be it shareholders, employees, or the government.

These companies, usually state-owned or family-owned, also reek of corruption and failure in governance. In Bangladesh, most

public enterprises are loss-making, but their directors, though government-nominated, are very rich or above-average rich. These or-ganisations don’t encourage a culture of per-formance, thin or � at organisation structures, or even corporate governance. “Morbid” is the only way to describe such organisations.

Tax-payer money is wasted on them, most of the owners of loss-making private organisations are tax-evaders or loan defaulters -- they can easily take shelter under the government. Though they don’t pay taxes to the national exchequer, often, they pay money to certain political leaders, be it the party in power or the ones sitting in the waiting room.

While pro� t has been the most important driver for most of companies, they soon realise that, without good people, they can’t even protect their earnings or revenue, not to mention increasing them. Most customer-centric organisations have a “people � rst” attitude, even in order to retain or grow their clients. Though it may be deemed as a catch-22 -- whether its “customer � rst” or “people � rst,” as people like Vineet Nayar or Richard Branson show, entirely � rm on their conviction -- good people are the only di� erentiating factor in a � ercely competitive, customer service-driven world.

Many enterprises want to be known as “investors in people.” AT&T would agree, claiming to o� er “a winning combination of our people and the customer.” It is always the “man behind the machine,” not the machine itself. While in Bangladesh, too many people are running after too few jobs, large entrepre-neurs or investors are always seen lament-ing the dearth of good people. Companies retaining or recruiting good people can only be described as a rat race -- be it in textiles, pharmaceuticals, or FMCG, the price is going up for good executives.

Even a small company feels that they

need to attract good resources and retain them to serve their purposes better. Global corporations, even here, would recruit six guys, pay them the salary of eight people, and try to get the contribution performance of 10 people out of them. They create a better environment for the employees to work and feel empowered, and most importantly, to invest on them. Now, many local companies are also realising this and including young and energetic employees in decision-making positions. People-centric organisations are the most pro� t-making, it appears.

While “pro� t” and “people” are adjust-ing well with one another in the corporate world, they are, in togetherness, gradually, if not already, making this world unlivable. Too much torture has been done on Mother Earth, perpetrated by its children, in the name of pro� t, growth, and development. And, unfortunately, the world is su� ering for it now -- the rise in sea-level and the e� ects of climate change are made manifest due to man-made disasters.

Companies and their leadership have contributed signi� cantly towards water pollution, air pollution, as well as sound pollution. The countries which were known to be winter-prone cold countries are facing the worst summers, vice versa for warmer countries.

Industrialists and entrepreneurs, in the name of growth, have made too many com-promises. Governments kept mum as they thought they needed to grow fast to employ more people. Standard of living was com-promised, with rapid industrial growth and lop-sided development processes.

However, more and more global brands are signing up for sustainable growth, or the equator principle. More companies are going for green energy, alternative energy, green � nancing, or green environment. However, poor governments, SME owners, or micro-borrowers can’t make adequate investments for this, deviating from standards thereby.

Corporate leaders, shakers, and drivers are now talking of the Triple Bottom Line theory, objectives to rapidly bring in the environ-mental and social dimension to enterprise management. They think that there must be a balance between pro� t, people, and most importantly, our planet. There must be a winning combination between these three attributes. Good companies should be making good pro� ts, but must also look after their people, and, above all, ensure that their business model is environment-friendly and sustainable.

Mother Earth has started reacting to us -- we have to smarten ourselves up, before we feel her full wrath. In Bangladesh too, despite accumulation of wealth and national wealth-building, we are seeing the adverse e� ects of the sheer torture on nature, while the incidental expenses are becoming too high. This is our loud wake-up call. If the country is submerged in knee-deep water or � nds itself mingling with the Bay of Bengal, where will entrepreneurs make money from? l

Mamun Rashid is a business professor and � nancial sector entrepreneur.

Pro� t, people, and the planetWe need to prioritise Mother Earth above everything else

While pro� t and people are adjusting well with one another in the corporate world, they are making this world unlivable. Too much torture has been done on Mother Earth, perpetrated by its children, in the name of pro� t, growth, and development. And the world is su� ering for it now

What good will pro� ts do when our planet has sunk? BIGSTOCK

OPINION14DT


n Sha� qur Rahman

Only a few naïve supporters of left politics, throughout the world, could muster up the enthusiasm to cheer the Greek left coalition

Syriza’s resounding re-victory after a tu-multuous seven-month � rst stint at power. Probably a streak of defeat after defeat of leftist parties to regain or hold on to power, has made some of its supporters desperate enough to clutch on to straws, even im-aginary ones. But most of the more astute followers of left-of-centre politics, recog-nised that Syriza’s win actually puts another seal on the apparent indomitability of the free-market orthodoxy.

A senior EU o� cial said that Syriza’s victory is good for the bailout program because it is better that the party carry out the bitter reforms itself than rouse the rabble in the streets. Empires know that nobody can pacify a rebellious province better than a rebel general who has defected to the side of the empire. A Spanish politician from the anti-austerity Podemos Party who campaigned in Greece opposing PM elect Tsipras, and for the anti-bailout ex-Syriza rebels, despaired after the election saying: “What Tsipras did was consolidate the

dominant discourse of bi-partisanship that there is no alternative, no possibility of change.”

Tina (there is no alternative) is an acronym that is again haunting the politics of the left -- in particular the European left. First coined during former British PM Margaret Thatcher’s regime during the early 1980s, to drill home the message that there is no alternative to economic liberalism in the form of opening up the economy to internal and external competition, if a developed country wants to maintain its status as a rich and growing economy in the rapidly globalising world.

Although the actual record of Thatcher’s revolution in British economy and society is decidedly mixed, there is no doubt that her unwavering zeal transformed economics in the West by moving the centre of ortho-doxy signi� cantly further away from statist policies to the right. The global milieu has changed in these three decades, and the Western economic canon too has changed a lot, but the seemingly inexorable power of the orthodoxy has made the relentless mes-sage of Tina more pertinent than ever.

Until the late 1970s, mainstream left par-

ties had a robust and often-used economic strategy pro� le in their arsenal. It consisted of government intervention in monetary pol-icy, expansion of the social welfare state, and statist control of vital economic sectors and public expenditure to stimulate the econo-my. But the failure of expansionary policies during the 70s, declining productivity and return on capital investment, and the seem-ingly immovable state of stagnant growth with in� ation produced a wide-spread crisis throughout the West.

After Paul Volcker’s successful central bank policies tamed in� ation and Reagan and Thatcher’s revolutionary make-over of the government’s role in state, economic ortho-doxy signi� cantly shifted to the centre-right. The new canon of economic policy consisted of deregulation of labour and enterprise, privatisation of services and industries, inter-national free-trade agreements, central bank independence, etc. Although the strategy also called for � scal tightening, countries always seem to � nd excuses to increase spending with borrowing, against the future generations.

Many of the centre-left parties spent the 80s and early 90s in exile from power. As the Soviet Union crumbled and communism turned into yet another failed challenger to

capitalism, the mainstream left gradually shifted their policy platform to the right. While the Labour Party in the UK enthusias-tically followed Thatcher’s policy, the Social Democrats in Germany went even further. They enacted far-reaching deregulation and reforms that changed welfare state funda-mentally. Economic competitiveness, rather than welfare of the community, became the new mantra for the centre-left. While the mainstream left once looked for socialism with a human face, they now became avid fans of neo-liberalism with a caring face.

Neo-liberal economics faced its biggest crisis following the � nancial crisis of 2008. It showed the world that � nancial deregulation and banking wizardry do not turbo-charge a country’s economic e� ciency, but set it up for big bubbles and bigger crashes. But at this biggest crisis of capitalism since the Great Depression of 1930s, the centre-left found that it has no solutions to o� er, rather than meekly follow the right’s prescription of austerity, wage de� ation, and adherence to � scal rules.

Some in the far left talked about the na-tionalisation of banks, but the voices did not

break into the mainstream. The US, because of its unique position as the issuer of the global currency, the dollar, and “risk free” bonds, could indulge in Keynesian spending to some extent. Moreover, the massive and deregulated US economy could easily shade millions of jobs and less e� cient assets to gain productivity and regain competitiveness for economic growth. But the smaller and more regulated economies of Europe did not have the policy freedom of the US, they had to follow the more painful path.

Countries in Europe that were hardest hit by the crisis had to face more pain in their struggle to climb out of the economic abyss. The sheer amount of distress faced by the common people in peripheral economies like Greece, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, etc generat-ed the wide-spread leftist movement to ease austerity and restore growth through spend-ing. But Germany and the northern countries in the European Monetary Union have stood rigid on the prescription of austerity and wage-de� ation. And despite all the oppro-brium that celebrity economists have hurled on North European rigidity, their stance has strong support too.

The core EMU countries point out that, in absence of a central authority, the monetary union is a rule-based group of countries. If the rules are not adhered to, then simple in-centive incompatibility will bring the whole house down rapidly. If a country wants to abandon austerity and make � scal expan-sion, it can only do so by borrowing against the future. Also, Keynesian spending is only a short-term solution anyway, but the problem in developed Europe is much too systemic for a quick solution.

The rapid globalisation of the world econ-omy since the 90s has brought several billion

producers in the world market who can do many of the things that people in the West used to do, at a fraction of the previous cost. In this free-trade world, unless blessed with unfathomable riches from natural resources, a country’s worth is measured in productivity and competitiveness. If a country wants to enjoy a $30,000 per-capita lifestyle, its econ-omy must also produce $30,000 per-capita worth of values in a very competitive world market.

While the non-mainstream left cry to the heavens about the pains of austerity and demand spending to alleviate said su� ering, they do not have anything to say about pro-ductivity and competitiveness. One gets the feeling that conservatives are not widely o� -the-mark when they say that the left believe in magic money trees.

There is no doubt that neo-liberalism, in its European, American, or Asian versions, has caused tremendous problems in econo-mies and societies -- extreme inequality may be the worst of them. While the non-main-stream left shows brilliance in diagnosing the ills of capitalism, it o� ers very little in realistic solutions. Its policies reek like snake oil; even in democracies, people lose faith on snake-oil merchants after some time, and grudgingly undergo painful surgery.

Sections of the left may cheer election of Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in Britain as yet another kick in the face on neo-liberal orthodoxy, but there is little sign he will o� er a genuine alternative to the neo-liberal paradigm. Unless the left talk equally of pain along with the visions of gain, they cannot dislodge Tina from its all-pervasive dominance. l

Sha� qur Rahman is a freelance contributor.

Tina and the leftThe left are not always right

While the non-mainstream left cry to the heavens about the pains of austerity, they do not have anything to say about productivity and competitiveness. One gets the feeling that conservatives are not widely o� -the-mark when they say that the left believe in magic money trees

Does Syriza's win ensure an end to Greece's � nancial hardship? REUTERS

15D

TBusiness THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Volkswagen CEO resigns over diesel scandal17 Stocks post modest move

for 2nd straight week19EU-Bangladesh JC meeting in Nov16

Eid tourism business feels the pinch n Ishtiaq Husain

The country’s tourism sector is facing a leaner time during this Eid ul-Azha as a good num-ber of people have called o� their holiday trip due to untimely torrential rain and cheaper outbound tourist destinations.

Currently, most hotels in Cox’s Bazar, Rangamati and Bandarban witness a lacklustre room occupancy.

The hotels in Cox’s Bazar have only 20% to 30% occupancy, which might shoot up to 60%-70% during the Eid, but still that would be much lower than that of the last years when the occupancy stood at nearly 100%, hotel sources said.

Jashim Uddin Ahmed, senior manager, Seagull Hotel, said a maximum number of rooms were booked one or two weeks before Eid ul-Azha last year, but this year the scenario is totally di� erent.

The hotelier attributed untimely rain and af-fordable packages o� ered by di� erent airlines to outbound tourists and a little Eid vacation this year to decline in their business.

The Shibal Hotel Manager Zalal Uddin Md Akbar echoed the same as Jashim.

He said the rain has hampered their busi-ness over the last couple of months.

“We were waiting for Eid ul-Azha to recover the losses, but till today, hotel occupancy is not satisfactory.”

On the contrary, a lot of people are planning to go outside the country to rejoice in their va-cation.

A� ordable air packages are leading the hol-idaymakers to opt for going abroad to enjoy their Eid holidays.

Flydubai, AirAsia, Emirates, Airarabia, Ma-lindo have o� ered packages for outbound tour-ists of the country.

In the meantime, the UAE-based Flybubai announced 30% discount on airfare from Dha-ka to 90 destinations to tap Bangladeshi pas-sengers ahead of Eid ul-Azha.

The Malaysia-based AirAsia and Malindo Air are drawing passengers due to their low fares in the South Asia and far East Asia.

Air Arabi operates Dhaka-Sharjah services en-route to middle-eastern countries at a low-est fare in comparison with other airlines oper-ating services in the route. Air Arabia’s low fare destinations are Istanbul, Cairo, Alexandria, Moscow, Nairobi, Amman and Tiblisi are also favourite destinations for Bangladeshi tourists.

With � ve to six � ights to and from Dhaka every day, Air Arabia’s weekly � ights stand at between 38 and 40, the highest number of � ights operated by any foreign airline in this route.

Throughout September and Eid ul-Azha, Emirates is expect-ing over 1,90,000 passengers to arrive at Dubai from desti-nations in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, UK, India, Germany, Australia, US and South Africa.

Drukair, Bhutan national � ag carrier, has also o� ered special

discount for the SAARC countrys’ visitors. As the most popular destination, Nepal, is yet to overcome earthquake shock, hundreds of Bangladeshi travellers now opt to go to Thim-phu for making their holidays.

Tito Siddique, managing director of Excel-lence Asia Limited, a tour operator, said due to rainy season domestic tourists movement is less compared that last year.

An unexpected rain is also hampering trav-ellers’ trip to di� erent tourist spots.

Moreover, there is a trend that during Eid ul-Azha most people rush home celebrate their Eid with their near and dear ones.

“We o� er 20% discount on room and cot-tage fares during the Eid vacation to draw travellers, but at this moment our room occu-pancy of the resort is not adequate, said Syed Yameenul Haq, head of sales, The Place Resort in Habiganj. l

BB sta� to get existing salary till new pay structure declaredn Asif Showkat Kallol

Finance Ministry has been asked to continue the existing salary structure for the employees of the Bangladesh Bank till the new pay scale is declared in line with the eighth pay structure.

Senior Secretary of Public Administration Min-istry Kamal Chowdhury has sent a letter to the implementation wing of the � nance ministry on September 16 in this regard.

He also advised the � nance ministry to prepare a new pay structure for Bangladesh Bank sta� s similar with the eighth pay scale although a separate pay scale has been implementing for BB employees for the last six years.

According to the letter, the authorities concerned may implement a new pay structure in other state-owned banks and the � nancial institutions, keeping similarities with the newly announced pay scale.

Besides, an initiative may be taken to give stipend to all the children of the civil servants from the Corpo-rate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund of banks, � nan-cial institutions and other corporate organisations.

Public Administration Ministry gives directives to authorities concerned to monitor the implementa-tion of the government decision of government will be submitted to the cabinet division within � rst four days of every month, according to the letter.

“It is illogical to implement a separate pay scale of Bangladesh Bank because it will encourage other state-run � nancial institutions to raise their demand for separate pay scales for their respective organisa-tions,” a top o� cial of the Bank and Financial Institu-tional Division told the Dhaka Tribune. As Bangladesh Bank is � nancially solvent enough, the BB sta� s’ de-mand is much more legitimate, they claimed .

National Pay and Services Commission for 2013 recommendeda separate pay scale for Bangladesh Bank that will be approved by its board of directors.

Besides, a secretary-level committee also sug-gested for a new pay scale for BB employees with similar to eighth pay scale structure.

The government cleared the Eighth Pay Scale on September 07 last. Senior Cabinet Secretary Mos-harraf Hossain Bhuiyan had earlier stated a cabinet committee on removing salary discrepancies has been asked to evaluate the teachers’ proposals along with other government institutional and make rec-ommendations. In November 2013, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina approved a separate pay scale for the state-owned banks but it could not be implemented because of legal complications.

The argument was that the central bank is an autonomous organisation and cannot be brought under a same pay structure with state-owned banks, bringing forth the issue of a separate pay scale for BB.

Bangladesh Bank and four-state owned banks have a total of 61,000 sta� whose salaries would in-crease by 70% after implementation of the separate pay scales. Bangladesh Bank has 4,958 sta� s while Sonali Bank 23,363, Janata Bank 15,146, Agrani Bank 13,558 and Rupali Bank 4,293. l

Tofail: Ticfa meaningless sans GSP n Tribune Report

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday said the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (Ticfa) would be insigni� -cant if the GSP (General System of Preference) facilities to the US market are not restored.

“We have already met all the 16 conditions laid down in the Bangladesh Action Plan,” the minister said after a meeting with a US dele-gation.

During a meeting with the visiting United States Trade Representative (USTR) team To-fail said, “As USTR delegation is satis� ed with the initiatives in ensuring factory safety and labour rights, there should be no bar in get-ting the GSP back in the US market.”

An eight-member delegation of USTR led by its Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Michael J Delaney held a meeting with the commerce minister at the latter’s secretariat o� ce in the city.

Tofail argued: “Bangladesh has signed the Ticfa with the US government in November 2013 mainly to restore the generalised system

of preference facilities to the US market.The Ticfa is nothing but a platform for set-

tling any trade-related dispute through mu-tual discussion between Bangladesh and the USA , the minister clari� ed.

Attending the meeting, the USTR delega-tion, however, suggested the government to form a separate, single trade union in each EPZs through merging the existing Workers’ Welfare Associations (WWAs) for the restora-

tion of the GSP to the US market.In Bangladesh, the WWAs are considered

as workers’ platforms in the factories housed in the Export Processing Zones (EPZs) to pro-tect their rights in absence of trade unions.

“We have little to do. We have done a lot to regain the GSP (generalized system of prefer-ence),” Tofail told journalists during a brie� ng at his o� ce.

As asked whether the government has any plan to merge all the WWAs to a single trade union or not, the minister has categorically said: “No, this is not a condition for us.”

“We cannot introduce the trade unions in the factories located in the EPZs because the government signed an agreement with the in-vestors in 1999 assuring them that there will be no trade unions in the EPZs to protect the workers’ rights,” Tofail reminded.

In this regard, the minister also said, “So, instead of the trade unions, the government allowed the WWAs, which have been func-tioning like unions in those specialised eco-nomic zones, where mainly the overseas en-trepreneurs have invested.” l

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed

BUSINESS16DT


China manufacturing gauge falls to lowest in more than 6 yearsn AFP, Beijing

A key measure of manufacturing in the world’s second largest economy fell to a new six-and-a-half-year low in September, � nan-cial publisher Caixin said yesterday.

The preliminary � gure for its Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) came in at 47, down from August and missing expectations.

The PMI survey is closely watched by in-vestors around the world for clues on the health of the Chinese economy, a crucial driv-er of global growth, as it is the � rst regular statistic to be announced for each month.

International stock exchanges have been rocked in recent weeks by concerns about the Chinese economy, which is both a huge buy-er of commodities and a vital market in itself, and is also bu� eted by global trends.

A PMI result below 50 indicates the man-ufacturing sector is contracting, while any-thing above shows expansion.

The � gure for September was the worst since 44.8 in March 2009, and fell from a � nal � gure of 47.3 in August. It was also below the median forecast of 47.5 in a poll by Bloomberg News.

“The decline indicates the nation’s manu-facturing industry has reached a crucial stage in the structural transformation process,” He Fan, chief economist at Caixin Insight Group said in a statement accompanying the � gures.

He blamed the weakness mainly on slug-gish external demand for Chinese goods and lower export prices.

Chinese authorities are trying to rebalance

the economy from one reliant on exports and heavy government investment in infrastruc-ture to one where domestic consumption is the main driver. But data generally regarded as weak in the current third quarter has raised alarm bells over how rapidly the old economy is slowing and whether the new is expanding fast enough to take up the slack.

At the same time authorities’ heavy-handed intervention to try to shore up prices as a bub-

ble burst on China’s own stock exchanges has raised questions over their economic manage-ment and their commitment to market reforms.

‘Downward risks’ China’s economy expanded 7.3% last year, the weakest pace since 1990, and slowed further to 7% in each of the � rst two quarters this year.

The government has cut interest rates � ve times since November and in a single week

lowered the Chinese currency’s central rate against the US dollar by nearly � ve percent in part of e� orts to shore up growth.

The � nance ministry earlier this month also vowed to adopt “stronger” � scal policies.

Caixin’s He said � scal expenditures surged in August, suggesting the government had stepped up its support, but the e� ects would take time to kick in.

“Patience may be needed for policies de-signed to promote stabilisation to demon-strate their e� ectiveness,” he said in the statement.

Nomura economists said they saw “down-ward risks” to their GDP growth forecast from the weak PMI � gures.

A falling new export orders sub-index sug-gested that “demand – especially external de-mand – remains sluggish”, they said in a note.

Other details in the � gures, they added, did “not bode well for future production” and were “possibly pointing (to) severe overca-pacity and weak demand”.

Capital Economics analyst Julian Ev-ans-Pritchard was less concerned, arguing that the current pessimism about China was “overdone”.

Although the country still faces “structural drags” on growth including a continued slow-down in property construction, key leading indicators such as � scal spending and credit growth were showing positive signs, he said.

“We continue to expect a cyclical recovery in economic activity over the coming quar-ters,” he wrote in a note. l

‘China will not devalue currency to boost exports’n AFP, Seattle

Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged Tues-day to not push the value of the yuan curren-cy lower just to strengthen Chinese exports.

Speaking to a large audience of US busi-nessmen and state o� cials with strong inter-ests in Chinese commerce, Xi said the govern-ment was sticking to its plan to let the yuan, or renminbi (RMB), eventually adjust by mar-ket forces. The modest August devaluation of the currency, which shook international mar-kets, “achieved initial success in correcting the exchange rate deviation,” he said. l

Construction workers build a high rise commercial residential project at a business district REUTERS

NCC Bank has recently concluded a month long foundation training course for its management trainee. The bank’s chairperson, SM Abu Mohsin was present on the occasion as chief guest

HSBC has recently arranged a long-term debt � nancing of 43 USDmn for Akij Particle Board Mills to support Akij’s expansion plan in implementing a manufacturing facility for Particle and Medium Density

EU-Bangladesh JC meeting in Nov n Asif Showkat Kallol

Bangladesh and the European Union will sit in the seventh Joint Commission meeting in Dha-ka on November 11-12 to review their current relations and � nd ways to expand trade ties.

The meeting will focus on improving trade relations between Bangladesh and the EU nations, identifying trade barriers and steps needed to remove the barriers, said a senior of-� cial at the Economic Relations Division (ERD).

A letter signed by ERD o� cial Murtoza Julkarnine Noman has been sent to Finance Secretary Mahbub Ahmed requesting a report on progress of the decisions taken at the last JC meeting held in December 2012 before the next meet.

The letter also sought progress report on

the decisions made at the development co-op-eration meeting held in February and on im-plementation of EU development projects in Bangladesh.

Besides, an inter-ministerial meeting will be held on 30th this month with ERD Joint Chief at the Planning Commission o� ce.

The EU is one of the biggest trading partners of Bangladesh, accounting for nearly 58% of the country’s garment exports, according to the commerce ministry.

The trade balance between the 28-nation bloc and Bangladesh has been in favour of the latter.

In � scal year 2013-14, Bangladesh exported goods and products worth $16.4bn to the EU against imports of $2.38bn. The EU is also the top investor in the country. l

Expatriate Engr Shahjahan made new BTRC chairman n Tribune Report

The government has appointed Shahjahan Mahmood, an expatriate engineer, as new chair-man of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regula-tory Commission changing the appointment of retired secretary Iqbal Mahmud just in a month.

Ministry of Public Administration issued an o� cial order yesterday regarding the new ap-pointment e� ective from 23 next month as the current chairman Sunil Kanti Bose leaves on 22.

Engineer Shahjahan Mahmood, also presi-dent of Washington metropolitan unit of rul-ing Awami League, will be in the post until May 11, 2018 as per the contract. l

BUSINESS 17D


US to warn China against quick � xes for economyn Reuters, Washington

The United States will press China during a state visit by President Xi Jinping to avoid “quick � xes” for its economy such as devalu-ing its currency to boost exports, White House chief economist Jason Furman said recently.

Furman said China’s recent loosening of controls on the yuan currency “caused tur-moil” in global � nancial markets and that US o� cials would also raise the issue of China’s volatile stock market.

The overarching message from the Amer-icans is that China needs to make profound changes in its economic model so that growth

is powered by consumer spending rather than by investment and exports, he said.

“You need to not be doing quick � xes in terms of using your exchange rate or exports,” Furman said in an interview with Reuters.

Xi and President Barack Obama are expect-ed to have intense talks about cyber espionage during the Chinese leader’s time at the White House today and tomorrow, but economic is-sues are also expected to be high on the agenda.

Furman said the White House, which is concerned that economic fragility abroad will taint US growth, had been monitoring � uctua-tions in Chinese stock markets closely.

“It’s certainly something we pay attention

to and it’s something we’ll be engaging with President Xi on this week,” he said.

China shocked investors in August by al-lowing the yuan to devalue sharply. Many an-alysts took this as a sign China’s leaders were so worried about a slowing economy that they wanted a weaker currency to prop up exports.

Beijing said the shift was part of a curren-cy reform, but U S o� cials have bristled over what they saw as opacity.

“It’s not consistent with a transparent rules-based international system,” Furman said.

A senior U.S. Treasury o� cial said last week that since the devaluation in August,

Chinese authorities have been intervening to stem losses in the yuan, which has been under pressure due to doubts over China’s growth prospects.

Critics for years complained that China kept its currency arti� cially weak to boost ex-ports.

America is pressing Beijing to enact � scal stimulus measures that would boost house-hold consumption.

“What we’re asking is for China to play a responsible role in the global economy and to expand consumer spending and support its growth through consumer spending,” Fur-man said. l

FACTBOX

Diesel engines and how VW’s ‘defeat device’ workedDiesel enginesThey are higher compression than gasoline engines and do not require spark plugs or distributors. They tend to be more durable and less prone to expensive early repairs. However, they require more frequent oil, air and fuel � lter changes, to prevent damage to fuel injectors.

Diesel fuelIt is less re� ned and more energy dense than gasoline, converting heat into energy more e� ciently, sending less heat out the tailpipe than gas-powered vehicles. In the US, its price is currently above the price for gas.

Fuel economyDiesels can get up to 30% more miles per gallon of fuel than similar gas powered cars and can be more economical than gasoline-electric hybrids.

Performance Because of their higher compression, diesel engines generate a lot of torque, providing strong acceleration and pulling/towing power. Diesel cars once had a reputation for being noisy and slow.

EmissionsBecause diesel fuel is heavier and oilier than gasoline it can be more polluting, earning a rep-utation for sootiness when it came into wider US automotive use during the 1970’s oil crisis. But the pollution from diesel engines is mainly nitrogen compounds. They emit lower amounts of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and carbon dioxide than does gasoline.

Pollution controls The biggest challenge for automakers is controlling emissions of nitrogen oxides, or Nox. Many automakers use pollution control systems that inject a derivative of urea into the exhaust-cleaning process, in order to meet strict US and European standards.

VW’s defeat device The software switched on when the automo-biles were being tested for compliance with EPA standards, turning o� during normal driving to allow maximum engine performance. The algorithm used information about how the car was being steered, how long the engine ran and atmospheric pressure to “precisely track” the conditions that corresponded to a federal emissions test, according to the EPA. Source: REUTERS

Volkswagen CEO resigns over diesel scandaln Reuters, Berlin

Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday, taking responsibility for the German carmaker’s rigging of US emissions tests in the biggest scandal in its 78-year his-tory.

“Volkswagen needs a fresh start - also in terms of personnel. I am clearing the way for this fresh start with my resignation,” Winter-korn said in a statement.

He said he was shocked by events of the past few days, above all that misconduct on such a massive scale was possible at the com-pany.

A � ve-member executive committee had grilled Winterkorn, 68, since morning at the company’s headquarters in Wolfsburg, Ger-many. The company was under huge pressure to take decisive action, with its shares down more than 30 percent in value since the crisis broke, and the bad news still coming.

German prosecutors said on Wednesday they were conducting a preliminary investi-gation into the manipulation of vehicle emis-sion test results at Volkswagen, while French Energy Minister Segolene Royal said her country would be “extremely severe” if its investigation into the � rm found any wrong-doing.

German prosecutors said on Wednesday they were conducting a preliminary investi-gation into the manipulation of vehicle emis-sion test results at Volkswagen, while French Energy Minister Segolene Royal said her country would be “extremely severe” if its investigation into the � rm found any wrong-doing.

US authorities are planning criminal inves-tigations after discovering that Volkswagen programmed computers in its cars to detect when they were being tested and alter the running of their diesel engines to conceal their true emissions.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged Volkswagen to move “as quickly as possible” to restore con� dence in a company held up for generations as a paragon of Ger-man engineering prowess.

But the board is in a tricky situation, with the 68-year-old CEO showing no sign of re-signing after a hitherto highly successful eight year reign that saw the company double sales and almost triple pro� ts. Volkswagen passed

Toyota in the � rst half of this year to become the world’s top selling carmaker.

A story in the Tagesspiegel newspaper, de-nied by Volkswagen, said the board would re-place him with Matthias Mueller, head of the automaker’s Porsche sports car business.

ShockwavesThe US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Friday Volkswagen could face penalties of up to $18bn for cheating emis-sions tests on some of its diesel cars.

The story has sent shockwaves through the car market, with dealers in the United States reporting people holding back from buying diesel cars and “#dieselgate” trending on Twitter.

Diesel engines account for less than 3% of new cars sold in the US but around half of cars in Europe, where governments have en-couraged their use to meet fuel e� ciency and greenhouse gas targets.

Their biggest selling point is their fuel economy and low carbon emissions com-pared to standard gasoline engines. But they also emit far more nitrogen dioxide, a toxic gas blamed for health problems. The sugges-tion that their emissions in real world condi-

tions are worse than reported in tests could harm the whole sector and alter the future of the car industry worldwide.

Volkswagen said on Tuesday it was setting aside €6.5bn ($7.3bn) to help cover the costs of the crisis.

The US Justice Department has launched a criminal probe, a source familiar with the matter said.

New York and other state attorneys general are also forming a group to investigate, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said, while other countries in Europe and Asia say they will investigate Volkswagens and other vehicles as well.

“Investor’s nightmare”Deutsche Bank called the scandal an “inves-tor’s nightmare” and cut its recommendation to “hold” from “buy”, predicting rising costs for making diesel cars would wipe out the company’s cost-cutting programme.

Nevertheless, the precipitous two-day collapse in the company’s share price re-versed on Wednesday morning. At 1345 GMT, Volkswagen shares were up 7.7% at €114.5, af-ter earlier touching a four year low of €95.51.

Traders say the plunge has stoked specula-tion that Volkswagen could become a takeover target, with Fiat Chrysler openly looking for a partner, though there is no sign Volkswagen’s controlling Piech-Porsche clan is looking to sell.

Volkswagen is strong in the small US die-sel sector and has spent millions on television ads promoting its “clean” diesel cars, central to its strategy to revive its business there. l

US authorities are planning criminal investigations after discovering the anomalies

BUSINESS18DT


SECTORAL TURNOVER SUMMARY

Sector DSE CSE TotalMillion Taka % change Million Taka % change Million Taka % change

Bank 883.35 6.78 61.92 5.68 945.27 6.70NBFI 628.65 4.83 39.94 3.66 668.59 4.74Investment 111.80 0.86 6.75 0.62 118.56 0.84Engineering 2379.67 18.27 166.94 15.31 2546.62 18.04Food & Allied 626.79 4.81 33.31 3.05 660.10 4.68Fuel & Power 1918.32 14.73 155.72 14.28 2074.04 14.69Jute 24.32 0.19 0.00 0.00 24.32 0.17Textile 1115.53 8.57 157.72 14.46 1273.25 9.02Pharma & Chemical 2364.03 18.15 198.42 18.19 2562.45 18.16Paper & Packaging 41.36 0.32 2.63 0.24 43.99 0.31Service 529.56 4.07 41.81 3.83 571.37 4.05Leather 266.21 2.04 8.45 0.77 274.66 1.95Ceramic 182.75 1.40 12.61 1.16 195.36 1.38Cement 479.52 3.68 35.19 3.23 514.71 3.65Information Technology 52.21 0.40 7.10 0.65 59.31 0.42General Insurance 59.10 0.45 1.98 0.18 61.08 0.43Life Insurance 80.94 0.62 4.37 0.40 85.31 0.60Telecom 300.90 2.31 33.47 3.07 334.37 2.37Travel & Leisure 331.26 2.54 39.40 3.61 370.66 2.63Miscellaneous 646.85 4.97 82.77 7.59 729.62 5.17Debenture 0.48 0.00 0.03 0.00 0.51 0.00

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News, analysis and recent disclosuresAPOLOISPAT: The Board of Direc-tors has recommended 3% Cash dividend and 12% Stock dividend for the year ended on June 30, 2015. Date of AGM: 19.11.2015, Time: 12:00 Noon, Venue to be no-ti� ed later. Record Date: 14.10.2015. The Company has also reported EPS of Tk. 1.77, NAV per share of Tk. 24.37 and NOCFPS of Tk. 2.20 for the year ended on June 30, 2015.SAIFPOWER: The Board of Direc-tors has recommended 29% stock dividend for the year ended on 30th June, 2015. The Board has also decided to increase the Authorized Share Capital of the Company from Tk. 100.00 crore to Tk. 500.00 crore subject to the approval of the shareholders in the AGM by amending Clause IV of the Memo-randum of Association and Article 4 of the Articles of Association of the Company. Date of AGM: 12.11.2015, Time: 10:00 AM, Venue: Institute of Diploma Engineers Bangladesh (IDEB), 160/A, Kakrail, Dhaka. Re-cord Date: 15.10.2015. The Company has also reported EPS of Tk. 3.07 (weighted), NAV per share of Tk. 24.50 and NOCFPS of Tk. (0.52) for the year ended on 30th June, 2015 which was Tk. 1.89 (weighted), Tk. 26.84 and Tk. (4.87) for the same period of the previous year.BEACHHATCH: The Board of Directors has recommended 5% stock dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2014. Date of AGM: 08.12.2015, Time: 11:30 AM, Venue: Factory Premises at Moheshkhalia Para, Teknaf Sea Beach, Teknaf, Cox’s bazar. Record Date: 28.10.2015. The Company has also reported EPS of Tk. 0.54, NAV per share of Tk. 12.38 and NOCFPS of Tk. 0.25 for the year ended on December 31, 2014.AZIZPIPES: (Repeat) (Q2 Un-au-

dited): EPS for Jan-June, 2015 was Tk. (1.06) as against Tk. 0.21 for Jan-June, 2014; EPS for April-June, 2015 was Tk. (0.40) as against Tk. 0.04 for April-June, 2014. NOCFPS was Tk. 1.07 for Jan-June, 2015 as against Tk. 0.20 for Jan-June, 2014. NAV per share was Tk. (51.93) as of June 30, 2015 and Tk. (50.87) as of December 31, 2014. Accumulated pro� t/ (loss) of the Company was Tk. (472.70) million as on 30.06.2015 resulting total shareholders’ equity stands at Tk. (251.85) million.BBS: The Company has informed that the Board of Directors of the Company has decided to invest in the shares of BBS Cables Ltd. for the amount of Tk. 20.00 crore for 2 crore shares at par subject to the approval of the Shareholders in the AGM.NORTHERN: The Company has in-formed that the Board of Directors has decided to purchase machin-eries for increasing the production capacity to 30 metric tons per day to meet the demand for jute yarn/twine in the international market. The approximate cost to complete the modernization scheme will be Tk. 10.00 Crore and the mod-ernization work is expected to be completed by March, 2016.NBL: The Company has informed that the Board of Directors of the Company has approved the purchase of � oor space measuring 8,000 sft. (approximately) at the 1st � oor and 4 car parking spaces of the under constraction building named Rahman AJ Trade Centre at Plot No. K 1/A, Jagannathpur, Basundhara, Dhaka at the rate of Tk. 40,000 per sft. totaling Tk. 32.40 crore (approx-imately) in the name of National Bank Limited subject to approval from Bangladesh Bank.

CSE GAINER

Company Closing (% Change)

Aver-age (%

Change)

Closin-gAvg. Closing DHIGH DLOW Turnover

in MillionLatest

EPSLatest

PE

Zahintex Ind.-A 17.07 14.19 23.50 24.00 24.80 20.90 3.638 1.03 22.8Apex SpinningA 14.05 12.52 81.69 82.80 82.80 72.60 0.595 2.52 32.4Kay & Que (BD) -Z 13.24 13.53 15.44 15.40 16.00 14.00 0.115 -0.24 -veSamata LeatheR -Z 9.96 9.89 30.90 30.90 30.90 30.90 0.046 -0.05 -vePrime Insur -A 9.82 9.61 17.90 17.90 17.90 17.90 0.000 1.80 9.9PragatiLife Insu. -Z 9.68 9.68 119.00 119.00 119.00 119.00 0.000 2.38 50.0Bangladesh Lamps -A 9.24 4.63 204.97 214.00 214.00 190.00 0.188 4.32 47.4ISN Ltd. -Z 9.17 6.50 11.64 11.90 12.30 10.40 0.117 -0.20 -veBangas -A 8.08 8.40 387.72 388.10 396.90 363.00 5.648 6.04 64.2BSRM Steels-A 7.40 5.93 94.69 95.80 96.50 89.00 38.316 6.18 15.3

DSE GAINER


Aver-age (%

Change)


in MillionLatest

EPSLatest

PE

Zahintex Ind.-A 13.33 13.26 23.49 23.80 24.20 21.10 39.755 1.03 22.8Apex SpinningA 13.08 10.25 80.75 83.00 83.60 73.40 44.881 2.52 32.0ISN Ltd. -Z 10.91 9.67 12.02 12.20 12.50 10.90 1.534 -0.20 -veBangladesh Lamps -A 9.49 4.83 204.29 212.20 215.00 187.00 44.532 4.32 47.3Northern Jute -Z 8.25 8.89 349.37 346.30 352.20 310.00 17.624 1.75 199.6Bangas -A 8.14 9.32 389.82 388.10 396.90 362.10 120.550 6.04 64.5BSRM Steels-A 7.50 5.31 94.44 96.00 96.80 89.50 495.817 6.18 15.3Shampur Sugar -Z 7.25 8.70 7.50 7.40 8.00 7.30 0.040 -69.41 -veAgrani Insurance -A 6.94 6.28 15.41 15.40 15.80 14.60 0.691 1.78 8.7Renwick Jajneswar-A 6.09 4.47 276.23 280.60 282.00 258.40 1.883 3.91 70.6

CSE LOSER


Aver-age (%

Change)


in MillionLatest

EPSLatest

PE

Aziz PipesZ -18.52 -18.52 22.00 22.00 26.00 22.00 0.013 -2.12 -veBD Building Systems -A -15.74 -15.27 39.72 39.60 40.90 39.20 5.880 2.33 17.0Beach Hatchery -A -15.31 -14.76 17.96 17.70 21.50 17.00 13.207 0.54 33.3Saiham Cotton-A -8.59 -9.37 17.99 18.10 18.90 17.70 0.238 1.00 18.0Islami Ins.BD-A -8.04 -7.67 18.30 18.30 20.00 18.30 0.039 1.26 14.5Eastern Cables-A -7.78 -8.08 124.50 124.50 124.50 124.50 0.075 1.12 111.2Eastern InsurA -7.69 -7.69 24.00 24.00 24.00 24.00 0.016 2.76 8.7LR Global BD MF1-A -7.41 -7.41 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.00 0.003 0.40 12.5AIMS First -A -7.27 -7.74 20.39 20.40 22.00 20.10 0.959 1.55 13.2EBL NRB M.F.-A -6.38 -6.17 4.41 4.40 5.00 4.40 0.029 0.41 10.8

DSE LOSER


Aver-age (%

Change)


in MillionLatest

EPSLatest

PE

Beach Hatchery -A -15.24 -14.79 18.04 17.80 21.40 17.50 78.914 0.54 33.4BD Building Systems -A -14.93 -15.54 39.63 39.90 42.00 39.00 68.937 2.33 17.0Saiham Cotton-A -9.60 -10.53 17.76 17.90 18.40 17.30 19.325 1.00 17.8AIMS First -A -9.46 -9.33 20.12 20.10 22.00 19.70 15.385 1.55 13.0Monno Sta� lers -A -7.08 -7.56 283.66 283.30 310.00 280.00 1.363 0.70 405.2Aman Feed-N -6.59 -4.04 66.67 66.60 73.30 65.60 309.357 3.60 18.5Green Delta M.F.-A -6.38 -4.94 4.43 4.40 4.70 4.40 1.779 0.49 9.0Modern Dyeing -Z -6.35 -5.76 153.60 153.50 163.00 145.00 4.252 1.16 132.4DBH 1st MF-A -6.25 -5.63 4.53 4.50 4.90 4.40 2.288 0.45 10.1Grameen M F One-A -5.94 -6.45 18.99 19.00 20.10 18.80 6.525 1.39 13.7

DSE key features September 20-22, 2015Turnover (Million Taka)

13,023.62

Turnover (Volume)

294,196,582

Number of Contract

281,924

Traded Issues 324

Issue Gain (Avg. Price Basis)

185

Issue Loss (Avg. Price Basis)

133

Unchanged Issue (Avg. Price Basis)

6

Market Capital Equity (Billion. Tk.)

2,720.60

Market Capital Equity (Billion US$)

32.98

CSE key features September 20-22, 2015Turnover (Million Taka)

1,090.53

Turnover (Volume)

29,099,871

Number of Contract

40,280

Traded Issues 269

Issue Gain (Avg. Price Basis)

159

Issue Loss (Avg. Price Basis)

107

Unchanged Issue (Avg. Price Basis)

3

Market Capital Equity (Billion. Tk.)

2,613.04

Market Capital Equity (Billion US$)

31.67

BUSINESS 19D


Stocks post modest move for 2nd straight weekn Tribune Report

Stocks witnessed modest move for the second consecutive week. But volatility and low turnover dominated all the ses-sions of the past week as investors looked for exit ahead of Eid-ul-Azha to be celebrated on Friday, brokers say.

During the week that ended Thursday, the benchmark of Dhaka Stock Exchange DSEX gained about 34 points or 0.7% to settle at 4,853.

The blue-chip comprising index DS30 went up 12 points or 0.7% to 1,860. The DSE Shariah Index, DSES, was up 4 points or 0.4% to 1,191.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange Selective Categories In-dex, CSCX, closed at 9,047, rising 61 points or 0.7%.

The week featured with three out of � ve sessions, as � ve-day festival holiday began from Wednesday. Trading at DSE will resume on September 28. The week’s average daily turnover on DSE stood at Tk430 crore, down 3.8% compared to the previous week’s daily average.

All large cap sectors continued to rally marginally in the past week except telecommunications which declined for the second straight week.

In the � nancial sector, non-banking � nancial institutions and banks advanced by 2% and 0.5% respectively. Power gained almost 1%, pharmaceuticals 0.8%, food and allied 0.2%. Low-cap engineering sector was the week’s best per-former.

Lanka Bangla Securities said participation remained a bit lower as market turnover was 3.8% lower compared to pre-vious week.

Construction materials, pharma and engineering stocks were the movers in the past week, it said.

Engineering sector remained in the spotlight through the week, led by BSRM Steels – the country’s leading steel maker that topped the turnover list with shares worth about Tk50 crore changing hands.

It was followed by Khulna Power Company Limited, Bex-imco Pharma, Aman Feed, IFAD Autos, United Airways and Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mills. l

In the � nancial sector, non-banking � nancial institutions and banks advanced by 2% and 0.5% respectively. Power gained almost 1%, pharmaceuticals 0.8%, food and allied 0.2%. Low-cap engineering sector was the week’s best performer.

ANALYST

Daily capital market highlightsDSE Broad Index : 1860.35663 (+) 0.70% ▲

DSE - 30 Index : 1860.35663 (+) 0.66% ▲

CSE All Share Index: 14868.4434 (+) 0.70% ▲

CSE - 30 Index : 12905.6269 (+) 0.99% ▲

CSE Selected Index : 9047.7017 (+) 0.68% ▲

CSE TURNOVER LEADERS

Company Volume-Shares

Value in Million

% of Total-Turnover ClosingP Change % ClosingY DHIGH DLOW AvgPrice

Moza� ar H.Spinning-A 2,661,017 96.72 8.87 37.50 3.31 36.30 38.50 37.00 36.63ACI Limited- A 158,055 88.57 8.12 569.20 1.55 560.50 579.90 557.50 569.94Aman Feed-N 592,616 40.95 3.76 66.70 -5.79 70.80 73.00 65.70 66.90Beximco Pharma -A 543,080 39.18 3.59 71.50 -0.97 72.20 73.20 70.80 71.48BSRM Steels-A 411,535 38.32 3.51 95.80 7.40 89.20 96.50 89.00 94.69United Power-A 249,987 38.19 3.50 150.50 -1.25 152.40 157.00 150.10 150.89UNITED AIR-A 3,352,759 36.29 3.33 10.70 0.94 10.60 11.00 10.60 10.82Khulna Power-A 416,442 30.95 2.84 74.90 3.03 72.70 75.90 72.20 75.09BEXIMCO Ltd. -A 852,755 26.68 2.45 30.90 -1.28 31.30 31.80 30.80 30.99LafargeS Cement-A 235,959 25.46 2.33 108.60 0.46 108.10 109.30 106.70 108.51BSRM Ltd. -A 189,498 25.42 2.33 137.20 4.33 131.50 138.40 130.40 135.33Grameenphone-A 72,061 21.52 1.97 300.50 -1.02 303.60 303.80 295.00 301.09UCBL - A 980,887 20.96 1.92 21.70 4.33 20.80 21.80 20.80 21.61SAIF Powertec-A 244,908 20.50 1.88 83.00 0.24 82.80 85.00 82.60 83.49Olympic Accessories -N 351,544 19.13 1.75 53.40 -0.37 53.60 55.70 53.10 53.78

DSE TURNOVER LEADERS

Company Volume-Shares

Value in Million

% of Total-Turnover ClosingP Change

% ClosingY DHIGH DLOW Avg-Price

Renata Ltd. -A 425,317 529.57 4.07 1250.60 0.38 1245.90 1260.00 1239.70 1247.53BSRM Steels-A 5,317,621 495.82 3.81 96.00 7.50 89.30 96.80 89.50 94.44Khulna Power-A 5,254,823 390.50 3.00 75.00 3.45 72.50 76.00 72.30 75.19Square Pharma -A 1,522,483 382.23 2.93 251.10 0.00 251.10 252.40 250.00 251.23Beximco Pharma -A 4,918,910 355.53 2.73 71.70 -0.83 72.30 73.40 71.00 71.63Aman Feed-N 4,481,042 309.36 2.38 66.60 -6.59 71.30 73.30 65.60 66.67Ifad Autos -N 2,816,401 309.20 2.37 107.00 -0.74 107.80 113.00 106.60 107.21UNITED AIR-A 27,260,545 295.22 2.27 10.80 1.89 10.60 11.00 10.60 10.85BSRM Ltd. -A 2,064,192 276.98 2.13 137.00 3.95 131.80 138.00 129.90 135.43LafargeS Cement-A 2,443,777 263.29 2.02 108.20 0.28 107.90 109.10 106.70 108.18Islami Bank BD - A 8,647,050 258.14 1.98 30.00 -1.32 30.40 30.50 28.90 29.86United Power-A 1,688,667 257.84 1.98 150.80 -1.11 152.50 156.90 150.60 151.07FAR Chemical-A 4,722,174 237.79 1.83 49.20 -3.72 51.10 52.40 49.00 49.41SummitAlliancePort.-A 4,042,486 235.16 1.81 58.30 3.00 56.60 61.30 56.80 58.26Grameenphone-A 773,704 230.90 1.77 299.90 -0.83 302.40 304.00 295.00 300.47

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Tosrifa Industries Limited holds 13th AGM

The 13th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Tosrifa Industries Limited was held at Army Golf Club on September 21, 2015. The meeting was chaired by Ra� q Hassan, director of the company.

Managing director, Mohim Hassan and directors Naim Hassan, Lyra Rizwana Quader, and Anjuman Ara Begum were present at the meeting. Among others, independent directors Professor Dr Khondaker Mohammod Shariful Huda and Md Nasirul Islam, chief � nancial o� cer Md Zillur Rahman FCMA, company secretary Hayder Ali and a number of shareholders attended the meeting.

The managing director announced that the board of directors has recommended a 12% dividend for the year ended 31 December, 2015 which includes a 7% bonus and 5% cash.

It is to be noted that the shareholders present in the 13th annual meeting announced unanimous approval of all proposals given by the board of directors. l

This Eid ul Adha, Ekhanei.com has launched a unique initiative titled “Haat-on-Wheels.” From September 20 to September 23, 2015, Ekhanei.com’s highly equipped van will visit di� erent haats around Dhaka every morning and evening, continuously uploading details of cows on sale.

Details of nearly 40,000 cows have already been uploaded on Ekhanei.com. Till date, no other classi� ed website in Bangladesh has been able to store data on so many cows at a time. Customers will get instant updates on the cows on o� er.

If people dial the contact numbers given for each cow owner, they will be able to contact them and book the cow over the phone. They can also visit them physically to bargain and purchase the cow. Two teams deployed by Ekhanei.com, consisting of four members each, will visit a separate haat each

day. They will ensure updates of incoming cows on the website, with complete details of individual cows (approximate weight, colour, origin, price, contact info, etc) for the convenience of consumers.

An information booth with tabs and LED screens will be available at the individual haat gates on the appointed day for individual haats. Visitors will be able to browse through the tabs and enquire for further information if they have any question. They can also directly contact the owner from the number provided. The van is perfectly equipped to allow customers to relax and rest, o� ering an escape from the heat while they browse through Ekhanei.com.

The morning shift will begin at 10am ending at 2pm, while the evening shift will start at 4:30pm going on till 8:30pm. l

Ekhanei.com launches Haat-on-Wheels

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Kids react to gender roles and prejudice“I will not laugh at your hijab, please don’t make fun of my short dress”

n Khan N Moushumi

Ever heard of the story of two best friends who had di� erent genders, religions, skin colour, family backgrounds but despite it all, stuck together like two peas in a pod, without anyone judging them? Yeah, neither did we.

We’ve always been a nation that has never wasted a second to hand out a set of prescribed norms to our children. Anything outside these norms will be considered unacceptable and whatever sense of individualism our children may have, should be “curbed” as early as possible by transplanting our very own traditional values and expectations in them.

Gender stereotyping“Ma cooks and Baba goes outside in nice shirts,” says four-year-old Anha. 12-year old Ishmam* tells us: “Girls should wear long dresses that

cover their whole body. Only bad girls wear less clothes.” She also says that girls should have long hair and should never cut it short.

Refayat, an eight-year-old says, “Boys are better than girls. They are stronger.”

Di� erent genders are expected to exhibit di� erent sets of predetermined behaviour. These traditional gender roles require women to be subservient and shy, and men to be the breadwinners and go-getters. Daughters are taught to be ladylike and it’s okay for them to express their emotional feelings and cry, but boys are taught to hide them, because they are emasculating.

Social gradingSecond grader Orin made new friends at school but she often plays with Sayma, the daughter of their domestic help. “Mom said it’s okay to share toys with her because she doesn’t have any of her own.” But the neighbour’s children are not allowed to come over when Sayma is home because they were

told that she may steal their toys, recalls Orin’s mother.

Religious divisionIshmam* likes to cover herself. She described one incident at school when one of her classmates wore a dress and some of the kids started to laugh at how short it was. Ishmam advised the girl not to wear such clothes but what she said in return was truly amazing: “I will not laugh at your hijab, please don’t make fun of my short dress.”

We sought expert opinion on the subject matter.

Is it important to teach children di� erent gender roles?Structurally, all children’s brains are the same, so gender roles are just something that is taught to them. It makes no sense to teach them these things in this day and age because everyone is equal. Gender roles are just something society teaches you,

it’s irrelevant in today’s world. Instead we should teach our children that boys and girls are equal. - Professor Shaheen Akhter, pediatric neurologist at BSMMU, Dhaka

What would happen if we didn’t tell our children how to behave or think, and just let them grow up to be whoever they want to be?They will lack direction and wouldn’t know what to do. Naturally, as a parent, I would want my children to grow up with similar values that I have, and I am responsible for helping them with their whole outlook on life. Wouldn’t you restrain your kids from doing drugs? So asking them to behave and think properly will be a way to stop them from doing things that are in the wrong. l- Zahid Rahman, 42, father of two

*Certain names or characters have been altered to protect the privacy of individuals.

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The indoor skyYour very own LED cloud light

n Farhana Shahnaz

Don’t we all sometimes wish we could escape reality and lie unobstructed on a fuzzy cloud, without a care in the world? What if we say we can grant your wish? But of course, that comes with bit of a twist. You may not be able to make it to the clouds unless, of course, we come up with some kind of extreme technological discovery, but now you can bring the cloud to your room! No, it doesn’t involve going through some complex scienti� c procedure like you might have read in articles in ASAP science. All it involves is the use of cotton batting, a paper lantern, a bit of artistry, some imagination and a whole lot of glue. Still confused? Read ahead to � nd out how to have your very own LED cloud light installed in your bedroom.

Materials• Cotton batting • Paper lanterns (preferably white) • Wooden dowel • Fishing line or string• Hot glue gun • Battery-powered LED lights • Screw hook

Take a paper lantern of any size and start gluing on some cotton batting with your hot glue gun. Use enough cotton to entirely cover the whole surface.

Make a few of these with your paper lanterns; the more the better. For best results use paper lanterns of varied sizes.

Tie the string or � shing line around your dowel.

Attach a screw hook to the ceiling and tie the end of the string or � shing line to it to hang the dowel from it.

Now attach to the dowel the cotton covered paper lanterns you made. Vary the heights to your desire to create some contrast and create the illusion of clouds.

Now attach some LED lights to the base of the paper lanterns. And then turn the lights on!

Magical, isn’t it? Turn o� your lights and gaze at your own little cloud, which, by the way, you created yourself. That’s reason enough to get you to cloud nine.l

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Baseball legend Yogi Berra, whose humorous quotes made him one of America’s most beloved sports

icons, has died at the age of 90, the Yogi Berra Museum announced that

on Tuesday evening

REST IN PEACE SportANAMUL LEADS BANGLADESH A FIGHTBACK

‘Players will � y on the � eld’Bangladesh coach Fabio Lopez is con� dent the booters will improve their � tness in two months n Shishir Hoque

Bangladesh national football team Fabio Lopez is con� dent that his players will reach the peak of their � tness in two months as he said they will ‘� y’ on the pitch. It has been only around a week that the newly appoint-ed Italian trained his new charges while yes-terday he witnessed their match � tness and skill level during a muddy a� air between the Bangladesh national side and the Under-19s.

The national booters had to toil hard for a

1-0 victory against their younger opponents in a practice match at the water-clogged Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday af-ternoon. The initial 40-man squad is expect-ed to be trimmed down to 29 who will attend the residential training camp in BKSP from September 27, following the three-day break for Eid-ul-Adha starting today.

“What you saw today you will forget it af-ter two months. They will � y on the � eld,” expressed the 43-year-old Lopez who have trained the booters for the last � ve days at the

BFF astro-turf and BNS.Lopez tested 35 players yesterday through-

out the 90 minutes and the only goal of the match came from Shahedul Alam Shahed Jnr, who was among the last set of substituted players in the second half, in the 65th minute.

The coach said he was impressed by the performance of each and every player, but also acknowledged the dominating e� ort put in by the Under-19s who had a better start compared to their seniors.

“We tried 35 players, split across

three teams, I want to congratulate the Under-19 team because they really did very good job. I had very good test today because I saw that we have lot of job to do. Especially with the � tness,” said the Italian coach after the game.

“I’m not interested with the result because its a friendly match so I don’t care with the result. For me I was interested to see the players’ motivation, their technical skill and their tactical move what they did in the training sessions,” added Lopez. l

Police defend Shahadat search e� ortsn BBC

Police in Bangladesh have defended their ef-forts to � nd missing Test cricketer Shahadat Hossain.

Hossain, 29, and his wife have been miss-ing for more than two weeks after allega-tions they abused and tortured an 11-year-old housemaid, who was found on the street in Dhaka on 6 September.

Police have been criticised for failing to � nd the pair.

Nazrul Islam, the investigation’s senior of-� cer, told the BBC’s Bengali Service they were “serious about it”.

He added: “We have conducted raids in Shahadat’s father’s house, and his in-laws’ house.

“It doesn’t matter if he’s a national cricket-er or not - he’s an accused before the eyes of the law. We will track him down and put him before the court.”

Authorities have come under scrutiny for their failure to � nd Hossain in the 17 days since he disappeared.

Mozammel Haq - who found Hossain’s maid and is now the plainti� in the case - is among those to have expressed their frustration.

“I found the girl in a street near my house - she was severely injured,” Mr Haq told the BBC’s Bengali Service.

“She alleged that she had been tortured by Shahadat Hossain.

“I took her to the police station and � led a case. It is very frustrating that he has not been arrested.”

Hossain has been suspended from all crick-et by the Bangladesh Cricket Board while the allegations are investigated. lBangladesh national team defender Atiqur Rahman Meshu (R) slides in dangerously to thwart an Under-19 attack during their practice match at the

Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday. The seniors won 1-0, courtesy Shahedul Alam Shahed’s 65th-minute strike DHAKA TRIBUNE

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SCORECARD, DAY 2BANGLADESH A 1ST INNINGS 158-ALLOUT(Shuvagata 55, Liton 50; Krishna 5/49)KARNATAKA 1ST INNINGS R BSamarth lbw Shuvagata Hom 25 42Agarwal b Saqlain Sajib 16 26Reddy lbw Shuvagata 28 38Uthappa c Nasir Hossain b Saqlain 1 15Gautam c Anamul Haque b Saqlain 3 8Gopal c Jubair Hossain b Shuvagata 17 28Bhavane c Liton Kumar Das b Jubair 88 175Suchith c & b Shuvagata 41 115Patel c Soumya Sarkar b Saqlain 40 60Sharath b Al Amin Hossain 12 25Krishna not out 4 24Extras (b 8, lb 3, nb 1) 12Total (all out; 92.3 overs) 287FoW: 1-28 (Agarwal), 2-52 (Samarth), 3-65 (Uthappa), 4-69 (Gautam), 5-75 (Reddy), 6-100 (Gopal), 7-227 (Suchith), 8-227 (Bhavane), 9-258 (Sharath), 10-287 (Patel)BowlingAl Amin 16-2-47-1, Kamrul Islam Rabbi 17-5-49-0, Saqlain 22.3-4-85-4, Shuvagata 25-8-45-4, Jubair 9-2-44-1, Nasir 3-2-6-0BANGLADESH A 2ND INNINGS R BAnamul c Sharath b Patel 89 87Rony Talukdar c Samarth b Suchith 15 27Mominul Haque lbw b Patel 22 33Liton not out 37 77Soumya not out 24 40Extras (b 1) 1Total (3 wickets; 44 overs) 188FoW: 1-30 (Rony), 2-99 (Mominul), 3-142 (Anamul)BowlingSharath 9-3-29-0, Krishna 10-2-28-0, Suchith 5-0-45-1, Gopal 11-0-39-0, Patel 8-0-44-2, Samarth 1-0-2-0

Bangladesh A lead by 59 runsBangladesh A opening batsman Anamul Haque, who made 89 o� 87 balls in the second innings, stands tall in his follow through after a big shot as Karnataka wicket-keeper Chidanbharam Gautam looks on during the second day of the lone three-day match in Mysore yesterday COURTESY

Anamul leads Bangladesh A � ghtbackn Mazhar Uddin

Bangladesh A fought back in the second in-nings and managed to overcome Karnataka’s 129-run lead as the visitors ended the second day’s play on 188/3 in their opening three-day-er in Mysore yesterday.

National opener Anamul Haque was un-lucky to miss out on a well-deserved hundred when he was dismissed for an 87-ball 89.

Anamul smote eight boundaries and � ve sixes and registered a few useful partnerships alongside opener Rony Talukdar (15), captain Mominul Haque (22) and wicket-keeper Liton Kumar Das (37 not out).

Liton and Soumya Sarkar (24 not out) will be looking to stretch the second-string Bangladesh side’s lead, which currently stands at 59.

Earlier, resuming on their overnight score of 163/6, Karnataka were bundled out for 287 in their � rst innings, adding 124 runs for the loss of their remaining four wickets on the pe-nultimate day.

Shishir Bhavane, who began yesterday’s proceedings on 55, eventually scored 88 o� 175 balls with the help of 13 fours and two sixes.

Jagadeesha Suchith and Udit Patel boosted Karnataka’s tally by posting handy knocks of 40-odd runs.

Shuvagata Hom followed up his � rst-in-nings 55 with a four-wicket haul while Saqlain Sajib also bagged as many wickets. l

Chelsea doctor Carneiro leaves after Mourinho rown Reuters, London

Doctor Eva Carneiro has left Premier League champions Chelsea in the wake of last month’s public spat with manager Jose Mourinho, ac-cording to several media reports on Tuesday.

The club would not con� rm the reports. “Afraid I cannot comment on internal sta� ng matters,” a spokesman told Reuters.

The Gibraltar-born doctor and physio Jon Fearn upset Mourinho by going on to the pitch to treat playmaker Eden Hazard during the opening league match of the season against Swansea City, a game at Stamford Bridge that

ended in a 2-2 draw.It meant Hazard had to leave the � eld, put-

ting Chelsea temporarily down to nine men as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois had already been sent o� .

Mourinho said his medical sta� had been “impulsive and naive” in a TV interview after the match, and took Carneiro and Fearn o� � rst-team duty.

The FA are investigating a complaint from a member of the public that the manag-er used obscene language against her at the time of the incident. Carneiro joined Chelsea in 2009. l

Griezmann double as Atletico down Getafen Reuters, Barcelona

In-form Atletico Madrid striker Antoine Griez-mann struck twice to earn a comfortable 2-0 derby victory over toothless visitors Getafe that sent his side top of La Liga on Tuesday.

The France striker, who is developing into a talisman for Atletico, scored at the start of the � rst half and the end of the second after a competent display by the hosts.

Atletico have 12 points from � ve games, having only dropped points against Barcelo-na who have a 100 percent record from four games and visit Celta Vigo on Wednesday when Real Madrid, with 10 points from four matches, visit Athletic Bilbao.

Atletico controlled the game but they eased o� for long spells against a side incapa-ble of putting them under sustained pressure.

Griezmann netted after four minutes with a volley from six metres and wrapped up the win with another close-range � nish from a Jackson Martinez pass in the � nal minute.

“We scored quickly and we were well placed but we stopped looking to build play,” l

LA LIGAAtletico Madrid 2-0 GetafeGriezmann 5, 90

Espanyol 1-0 ValenciaVictor Alvarez 18

Granada 0-3 Real Sociedad Agirretxe 7, 33, 79

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Siddikur begins Diamond Cup challenge todayMaverick Bangladesh golfer Siddikur Rahman will tee o� today in the Asia Paci� c Open Mitsubishi Diamond Cup at Otone Country Club, West Course in Ibaraki, Japan. 30-year-old Siddikur will compete against the likes of India’s SSP Chawrasia, Japan’s Ryo Ishikawa and Canada’s Richard T Lee for the $1.2m title.

–TRIBUNE DESK

Costa banned for three matchesStriker Diego Costa will miss Chelsea’s next three domestic matches af-ter a Football Association charge of violent conduct was upheld. Costa denied the charge, relating to an incident involving Laurent Koscielny during Saturday’s 2-0 win over Arsenal. Costa, 26, put his hands in Koscielny’s face before clashing with Gabriel, who was sent o� but had a three-game ban overturned earlier on Tuesday.

–BBC

Belgium to host Davis Cup � nal in GhentBelgium will host Great Britain in November’s Davis Cup � nal in Ghent, the International Tennis Federation said on Wednesday. The Novem-ber 27-29 � nal will be played indoors at the Flanders Expo in Ghent on a claycourt, with 13,000 spectators to be accommodated.

–AFP

German diver dies at Paci� c’s Bikini AtollA German diver has died exploring the Paci� c’s famed Bikini Atoll, o� -cials said Wednesday, the � rst visitor fatality at the former nuclear test site since it opened to tourists in 1996. The 75-year-old, believed to be from Berlin, was diving at a World War II wreck on Monday when he became separated from his group, local dive master Martin Daly said.

–AFP

Wozniacki downs Konjuh Number one seed Caroline Wozniacki outclassed Ana Konjuh of Croatia 6-2, 6-2 at the Pan Paci� c Open Wednesday, advancing to a quarter-� -nal against German � fth seed Angelique Kerber. The Danish former world number one, winner here in 2010, took one hour and 22 minutes to complete the night match. –AFP

QUICK BYTES

Ride of Fame creator and producer David W Chien (2L) poses with professional footballers (L-R) David Villa, Frank Lampard and Andrea Pirlo during the New York City Football Club Ride of Fame Induction Ceremony at Pier 78 on Tuesday in New York City AFP

Morgan, Wood given Eng central contractsn AFP, London

Limited-overs captain Eoin Morgan and fast bowler Mark Wood have been granted Eng-land central contracts for 2015-16.

Durham quick Wood, 25, has won a central contract for the � rst time after an impressive season in which he represented England in Test, one-day and Twenty20 formats.

ODI and T20 captain Morgan, 29, rejoins an 11-strong list that also features Test cap-tain Alastair Cook, Moeen Ali, James Ander-son, Ian Bell, Stuart Broad, Jos Buttler, Steven Finn, Joe Root and Ben Stokes.

“We congratulate Mark Wood on winning a central contract for the � rst time,” said ECB di-rector of cricket Andrew Strauss in a statement.

“This award re� ects his excellent perfor-mances for England this summer and our ex-pectation that he will have a role to play in all three formats of the international game over the next twelve months.

“Eoin Morgan’s award re� ects his status as captain of our limited overs teams and the wider importance we place on white-ball cricket as we prepare for a busy period of T20 and one-day international cricket over the next twelve months including the World T20 tournament in India next year.”l

‘Pakistan will not beg India for cricket series’n AFP, Lahore

Pakistan cricket chief Shaharyar Khan Tues-day ruled out giving an ultimatum to India to play a proposed cricket series, saying if it does not go ahead he will make alternative � xtures.

Earlier this month the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) wrote a letter to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) seeking con� rmation as to whether or not India would play two Tests, � ve one-day and two Twen-ty20 matches in the United Arab Emirates in December and January.

But India has so far not replied and current political tension between the two countries has cast serious doubt over the � rst full series between them since 2007.

Khan said Pakistan will not beg India to agree to the matches which are due to be played in December-January in the UAE.

“I don’t want to give any ultimatum to In-dia but I am going to talk to them on the side-lines of ICC (International Cricket Council) meeting next month,” Khan told media.

“I will tell them that you (BCCI) have not yet taken permission from the government which is unfair and there will be two fall outs of that: one that we are not going to beg.”l

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BUNDESLIGABayern Munich 5-1 VfL WolfsburgLewandowski 51, 52, 55, 57, 60 Caliguiri 27

Hertha Berlin 2-0 CologneIbisevic 43, 90+5

Ingolstadt 0-1 Hamburg Gregoritsch 87

Darmstadt 98 2-1 Werder BremenWagner 31-P, 84 Johannsson 19

CAPITAL ONE CUPAston Villa 1-0 BirminghamGestede 62

Fulham 0-1 Stoke Crouch 33

Hull 1-0 SwanseaMeyler 41

Leicester 2-1 West HamDodoo 6, King 116 Zarate 27

Middlesbrough 3-0 WolvesAdomah 37, 64, Fabbrini 57

Preston 2-2 BournemouthHugill 84, MacDonald 23, Johnson 118-P Pugh 96Bournemouth win 3-2 on penalties

Reading 1-2 EvertonBlackman 36 Barkley 62, Deulofeu 73

Sunderland 1-4 Man CityToivonen 83 Aguero 9-P, De Bruyne 25, Mannone 33-og, Sterling 36

FASTEST EVER HATTRICKS

Jimmy O’Connor (Shelbourne)133 seconds v Bohemians

James Hayter (Bournemouth)140 seconds v Wrexham

Abdul Hamid Bassiouny (Egypt)155 secs v Namibia

Sadio Mané (Southampton)176 seconds v Aston Villa

Robert Lewandowski (Bayern)202 seconds v Wolfsburg

n Reuters, Munich

Bayern Munich substitute Robert Le-wandowski single-handedly destroyed VfL Wolfsburg by scoring � ve times in nine min-utes, including the league’s fastest hat-trick, as the champions crushed their rivals 5-1 on Tuesday to extend their perfect Bundesliga start to six wins.

The Poland striker came on after the break and stunned Wolfsburg with three goals in four minutes, starting in the 51st from close range, to turn the game on its head.

He struck twice more in the next � ve minutes, including a spectacular volley for the fastest � ve-goal haul in the Bundesliga’s 52-year history, leaving coach Pep Guardiola looking around in complete disbelief with his hands on his head.

The win lifted Bayern to a maximum 18 points, three ahead of second-placed Borus-sia Dortmund, who are in action at Ho� en-heim on Wednesday.

Wolfsburg, who had not conceded a goal in their last four matches in all competitions and played an outstanding � rst half to keep the Bavarians at bay, are third on 11.

It was Wolfsburg, however, who had the

better start with Caligiuri con-trolling a deep cross from Julian Draxler and thundering an un-stoppable shot past Manuel Neu-er.

Wolfsburg almost scored again when Neuer charged out of the box to clear a ball but chested it into the path of Josuha Guilavogui who tried his luck from 40 metres with the ball hitting the post and rolling wide.

Guardiola brought on Lewandowski for the second half and the 27-year-old explod-ed into action six minutes later.

Nine minutes after that Bayern, who host Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League next week, were 5-1 up and the Wolves were in a complete daze as Le-wandowski, the league’s top scorer two seasons ago, took his tally for this cam-paign to eight goals.

“What can I say?,” Wolfsburg coach Dieter Hecking said. “A world-class striker shot � ve times on goal and could have scored seven. That is how it happened. l

Stars swoon for ‘The Incredible’n AFP, Berlin

Robert Lewandowski’s sensational � ve-goal haul in just nine minutes for Bayern Munich sent Bundesliga records tumbling and had Germany’s sports stars swooning on Wednesday.

“The man from my sleepless night has just arrived in the dressing room. Chapeau,” tweeted Lewandowski’s Bayern team-mate Thomas Mueller at Bayern training next to a

picture of the smiling pair.Defender Jerome Boateng even

learnt Lewandowski’s language to ex-press his amazement.

“Naprawdę? Gratulacja! (Really? Congratulations!) I’ve learnt Polish after that performance,” wrote Bay-ern’s Germany centre-back.

Lewandoski’s former Borussia Dortmund team-mate Mat Hummels,

who also played in the 4-1 Champions League semi-� nal win over Real Madrid

in April 2013 when the striker scored four goals, was just as incredulous.

“Hahahhahahahah - I’ve never seen any-thing like that in my life,” tweeted Hummels.

Former England striker and tv pundit Gary Lineker simply wrote “Utterly ridiculous!”, next to a picture of the Bayern-Wolfsburg scoresheet and ex-Norway international Jan Aage Fjortoft, who played in the Bundesliga, tweeted: “That’s a miracle.”

Lewandowsi’s haul caught the attention of Germany’s NBA star Dirk Nowitzki, who sup-ports Bayern: “5 of them in 10 minutes??????”

The result, Munich’s sixth straight league win, put Bayern top of the table from Borus-sia Dortmund, who are at Ho� enheim on Wednesday. l

“This is something I have never experienced before. Five goals in nine

minutes. Robert has been a great player in Germany and the world for some time now.

“I am very happy for Robert. For his con� dence and our future this was

extremely important.“I can’t really understand it. Five goals. Neither as a coach nor as a player did I

ever experience something like this and I can’t really explain it. Five goals against

Wolfsburg are never easy.”

– PEP GUARDIOLA

Lewandowski51’ 52’ 55’ 57’ 60’

Higuain dropped, Dybala gets � rst calln Reuters, Buenos Aires

Forward Gonzalo Higuain has been dropped by Argentina for their opening two World Cup quali� ers while Juventus striker Paulo Dybala has been called up for the � rst time.

Higuain had a disappointing Copa America tournament in July, scoring two goals during the competition and missing his spot kick as Argentina lost on penalties to Chile in the � nal.

He also pulled out of this month’s tour to the United States, where Argentina played Bolivia and Mexico, with a stomach problem.SquadRomero, Guzman, Marchesin, Zabale-ta, Otamendi, Martin Demichelis, Mas, Rojo, Roncaglia, Garay, Casco, Funes Mori, Mascherano, Biglia, Di Maria, Pastore, Bane-ga, Pereyra, Perez, Messi , Dybala, Aguero, Te-vez, Gaitan , Correa, Lavezzi l

Stylish City down Sunderland, Villa win League Cup derbyn Reuters, London

Manchester City produced a blistering � rst-half performance to win 4-1 at Sunderland in the League Cup third round on Tuesday, in� icting more misery on Dick Advocaat’s struggling side.

There were also victories for Leicester City, who needed extra time to beat West Ham United 2-1, Aston Villa, who won 1-0 at home to local rivals Birmingham City, and Everton who came from behind to beat Reading 2-1.

Swansea City su� ered a surprise 1-0 defeat at Hull City, Stoke City booked a spot in the next round by winning 1-0 at second-tier Fulham and top � ight Bournemouth came through a penalty shootout with Preston North End.

There was never even a hint of an upset in

the o� ng at Sunderland, whose lack of con-� dence after a poor start to the season was ruthlessly exposed by a rampant City.

Black Cats coach Advocaat was feted as a hero after steering the north-east club to safe-ty last season, but his star has waned at the start of the current campaign as his side are without a win in six Premier League games.

They fell behind after nine minutes to a Ser-gio Aguero penalty after Patrick van Aanholt clattered into Jesus Navas and the Argentine for-ward dispatched the spot kick with a deft chip.

The � oodgates then opened as three goals in 11 minutes from Kevin De Bruyne, an own goal by Sunderland keeper Vito Mannone and a Raheem Sterling strike put City 4-0 ahead at halftime, before Ola Toivonen headed a con-solation in the second half.l

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Japan’s ‘Golden Bolt’ stuns medical science to set world recordn AFP, Kyoto

A � eet-footed Japanese centenarian raced into the Guinness World Records reference book yesterday and declared himself a “med-ical marvel” as he continues to stalk sprint king Usain Bolt.

Hidekichi Miyazaki, dubbed “Golden Bolt” after the fastest man on the planet, clocked 42.22 seconds in Kyoto to set a 100 metres world record in the over-105 age category - one for which no mark previously existed - a day after reaching the milestone age.

“I’m not happy with the time,” the pint-sized Miyazaki told AFP in an interview after recovering his wind. “I started shedding tears during the race because I was going so slowly. Perhaps I’m getting old!”

Indeed, so leisurely was his pace that Bolt could have run his world record of 9.58 four times, or practically completed a 400 metres race - a fact not lost on Miyazaki.

“I’m still a beginner, you know,” he said, grinning from ear to ear. “I’ll have to train harder. Training was going splendidly, so I had set myself a target of 35 seconds. I can still go faster.”

“I will say this: I’m proud of my health,” added Miyazaki, the poster boy for Japan’s turbo-charged geriatrics in a country with one of the world’s highest life expectancies.

“The doctors gave me a medical exam-

ination a couple of days ago and I’m � t as a � ddle.

“My brain might not be the sharpest but physically I’m tip-top. I’ve never had any health problems. The doctors are amazed by me. I can de� nitely keep on running for an-other two or three years.”

Dressed in his trademark red, tight shorts

hiked alarmingly high, Miyazaki got o� to a wobbly start before � nding a gentle rhythm and trotting across the � nish line to loud cheers, greeted by his great-grandchildren carrying bouquets.

Cheekily, he celebrated by striking Bolt’s fa-mous “lightning” pose before being presented with a certi� cate from Guinness o� cials.l

Balotelli o� the markn Reuters, Milan

Mario Balotelli scored his � rst goal since re-joining AC Milan to set them on the way to a 3-2 win at Udinese in Serie A on Tuesday.

Milan raced to a 3-0 halftime lead before surviving a second-half � ghtback from the hosts as they picked up their third win in � ve Serie A outings under new coach Sinisa Mihajlovic.

Balotelli, on loan from Liverpool, needed only six minutes in his � rst start of the sea-son to open his account when he curled a 20 metre free kick past Ornestis Karnezis who barely moved.

Giacomo Bonaventura volleyed in from Riccardo Montolivo’s pass and Colombia defender Cristian Zapata headed the third from Bonaventura’s corner in � rst-half stoppage time.

Emmanuel Badu and Duvan Zapata scored in a six-minute spell early in the second half to bring Udinese back into the match and set up a dramatic � nal half hour.l

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DramaTvPremiere

Tele-Film

Zero Degree Channel iSeptember 26, 10:30am

An unconventional psycho thriller that was released earlier this year will be aired on TV for the � rst time. Starring Jaya Ahsan, Mahfuz Ahmed and Ruhee in lead roles, this � lm weaves a complex story of love, lust, deception and revenge.

Other actors who star in this thriller include Iftekhar Rajib, Tarique Anam Khan, Teli Samad, Iresh Zaker and Mir Rabby. Directed by Animesh Aich, the � lm is made under Playhouse Production.

Ochena Megher SondhaneyMaasranga TVSeptember 30, 12:10pm

In this play Afran Nisho plays the role of a physically disabled man whose lower half is paralysed.

Unable to move, he spends most of his time lying in bed. His only muse is Neela, played by Sharleen Farzana, a charming girl-next-door who comes to Nisho’s place as a teacher.

Afran Nisho took more than six months to get into the character’s look and feel. Kowshik Shankar Das has written and directed the play.

Meyetir Nam AgnesEkushey TV September 25, 7:20pm

This new drama revolves around Agnes, a young girl who unintentionally enters Intekhab Dinar’s apartment one � ne day. As he hears her name, he gets nostalgic as he is reminded of a pet name he had for his girlfriend from his college days.

The cast includes Srestha, Sanjida Prity, Majnun Mijan and Papia Sarkar. The drama is written by Majumdar Biplob and directed by Rakesh Basu

Eid-er Natok Maasranga TV September 25-30, 6:15pm

This could be one of the biggest entertainment shows to be aired this Eid. This mini-series comprises of the funniest bloopers and behind-the-scenes from several Eid programmes.

Sajal, Nadia Afrin, Kollan, Asif, Arfan, Monira Mithu and Pial are featured in this show. It has been written by Rumman Rashid Khan and directed by Nuzhat Alvi Ahmed.

Gaariwala Channel iSeptember 29, 10:30am

Aspiring � lmmaker Ashraf Shishir’s debut � lm tells the story of two siblings and their mother � ghting against extreme poverty in rural Bangladesh. The � lm has already garnered immense praise from outside the country, earning eight accolades at di� erent international festivals.

The cast includes Rokeya Prachi, Raisul Islam Asad, Masud Aziz, Imran, Saki Farzana, Kabbo and others.

Chokro NTV September 27, 2:30pm

Director Wahid Anam’s new tele� lm tells the story of a gruesome human tra� cking incident revolving around two sisters who are kidnapped and trapped to be traded by a group of smugglers.

Nusrat Imrose Tisha, Lutfor Rahman George, Satabdi Wadud, Mishu Sabbir play major roles in this tele� lm, which is the latest production by Shunno Entertainment.

Rainbow BanglaVisionSeptember 28, 2:10pm

This lengthy � ctional show revolves around three women who stand up for themselves, leaving the miseries of their past life

behind. It is a story of liberty, self-esteem and of hardships that have been overcome.

The tele� lm stars Ricchi Sulaiman, Sadia Jahan Prova and Zinat Sanu Swagata as lead characters. Written and directed by Mahmud Didar, the tele� lm is made under Invention Production.

Common GenderChannel iSeptember 27, 10:30am

Common Gender is � lmmaker Noman Robin’s most distinctive work on transgender and transsexual people in the country. It depicts the love a� air between a transgender person and a Hindu boy, a taboo which is eventually unaccepted by society.

This � lm’s cast includes Dilip Chakraborty, Doli Zohur, Saju Khadem, Rozi Siddiqui, Shahidul Islam Sachhu and others. It has been said that this � lm played a pivotal role in Bangladeshi lawmakers’ decision to acknowledge hijras as the “third gender,” under a law in 2013.

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Star Moments ATN Bangla September 25, 11:45pm

A celebrity TV chat show which will be telecasted as a special Eid programme. This celebrity chat show will feature popular big screen TV celebrity guests as they chat, play quiz competitions and stage performances.

The � rst episode will include Nusrat Faria, Shipon and Moushumi. Ananta Jalil and Barsha will be the guests in the second episode. This programme will be hosted by Ferdous Bappi and directed by Rumana Afroze.

Biggaponer Ontorale Maasranga TVSeptember 29, 7:40pm

Amitabh Reza Chowudhury, leading advertisement guru turns into a TV anchor for this special show. Although people know him as a successful director who works his magic behind the scenes, this time they are going to witness his anchoring skils as he takes centre stage.

The programme is about TVC makers and the artists featuring in them. Gausul Alam Shaon, the MD of Grey Advertising, Nehal Quaraisy, photographer and Ripon Nath, voice artist, will be guests at the programme. They will all talk about the di� erent aspects of TVCs.

TvShow

AashiquiAashiqui (True Love) is an Indo-Bangladeshi romantic drama � lm directed by Ashok Pati and Abdul Aziz, starring Ankush Hazra and Nusraat Faria Mazhar in lead roles while Moushumi plays a supporting role.

The entire movie was shot in United Kingdom. The � lm is produced under the banner of Jaaz Multimedia. In her debut work, Nusrat Faria enthralls viewers with her charming performance and dance skills as shown in video teasers.

Rajababu- The PowerBodiul Alam Khokon’s directorial venture, this romantic action movie casts Dhallywood’s most powerful faces: Shakib Khan, Apu Biswas and Bobby.

The � lm revolves around a character named Rajababu played by Shakib Khan. Misha Sawdagar and Uzzal have played supporting roles here. This � lm is produced by Bhawal Pictures.

In Cinemas

Doctors warn of dengue dangern Tribune report

Dhaka is experiencing a worse-than-usual at-tack of potentially deadly dengue fever this year, the Directorate General of Health Ser-vices (DGHS) has said.

Four people have died from the disease and some 1,500 people were admitted to hos-pital around the country so far this year, ac-cording to the DGHS.

The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (ICDDR,B) says this is the worst attack of dengue fever in the last � ve years.

The � rst two weeks of September saw more than 500 hospital admissions for dengue fe-ver, 135 more cases than the previous year.

A week ago, Aman Momtaj, son of BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed, succumbed to dengue fever.

Experts say dengue fever is usually prev-alent from June to September with patients complaining of fever, severe bodily pain and headache.

DGHS National Crisis Management Cen-tre sources and Control Room sources said this year there were zero dengue patients in February, two in March, two in April and onein May.

High levels of rainfall cause increases in mosquito-borne illnesses and June saw 15 people infected with dengue, July saw 156 and August saw 583 cases admitted to hospital.

The DGHS said 373 dengue cases were ad-mitted to hospital in 2014; 1,478 were hospi-talised in 2013; 1,286 in 2012 and 1,362 in 2011, but no deaths from the disease were reported.

Six people died and 409 were hospitalised for dengue in 2010.

Experts said they were concerned that heavy rainfall would cause in increase in the incidence of the sometimes fatal disease.

They counselled the public to become aware of the symptoms and treatment of the disease and to go to the hospital if there is any suspicion of infection. l

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Muslim pilgrims throng Arafatn AFP

Around two million white-clad Muslims on Wednesday poured into the vast Saudi plain where Prophet Mohammed is believed to have given his � nal sermon, for the peak of the hajj pilgrimage.

Many of the faithful from around the globe camped at the foot of Mount Arafat where they slept, exhausted from their journey, and prayed despite the scorching sun.

Carrying colourful umbrellas, they walked from dawn in massive crowds towards the slippery, rocky hill which is also known as Mount Mercy.

Here they believe Mohammed gave his � -

nal sermon 14 centuries ago after leading his followers on hajj.

To organise the � ow of pilgrims, security forces formed human chains along the roads of the vast Arafat plain.

For many pilgrims, hajj is the spiritual highlight of their lives.

"We feel blessed. I got goosebumps, a feeling that cannot be explained, when reaching the top of the mountain," said Ruhaima Emma, a 26-year-old Filipinapilgrim.

For Akram Ghannam, 45, from war-torn Syria, being in Arafat is a "feeling that cannot be described. I pray to God for the victory of all those who are oppressed." l

Pre-1947 Suhrawardy, Sher-e-Bangla meeting minutes to be declassi� edn Tribune Desk

After the declassi� cation of Netaji � les, the West Bengal government is planning to make public the minutes of the cabinet meetings from 1937-47 — the crucial pre-Independence decade, when two iconic Bengali politicians Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq and Huseyn Sha-heed Suhrawardy were elected chief ministers of Bengal province respectively, next week.

Sher-e-Bangla's Krishak Praja Party (KPP) formed the provincial government of Bengal in alliance with Muslim League in 1937 and he became the chief minister. Suhrawardy estab-

lished and headed a Muslim League govern-ment in Bengal 1946. It was the only Muslim League government in India at that time.

While speaking at the state assembly, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as-serted that this move is crucial to properly evaluate Netaji's contribution to the inde-pendence of the Indian sub-continent from British rule, Times of India reported.

She also said her government would also digitise � les of cabinet decisions taken by the British administration between 1937 and 1947. Sources said this could be done as early as next Monday. l

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