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2ND TAVELLA KILLING ACCUSED CONFESSES PAGE 32

TERROR FEARS WEIGH ON STOCKS PAGE 15

GONOJAGORON MONCHO CALLS HARTAL TUESDAY PAGE 5

Another publisher gets death threatn Tribune Report

Just a day after Jagriti Prokashoni publisher Faisal Are� n Dipan was hacked to death, the owner of another leading publishing house has received a death threat – allegedly from a militant group.

Somoy Prakashan Publisher Farid Ahmed told the Dhaka Tribune yesterday that he received an SMS text in the morning threat-ening him with death for publishing secular works.

The SMS reads: “You have published many books by atheists, you have committed many sins. Prepare to die!” The text was signed o� by a group named Al-Ahrar, UK.

However, no such group is in the UK’s list of proscribed terrorist organisations.

Farid said the text came at 9:48am from the mobile number 01721425008.

The publisher is yet to � le any general diary with police, but he said the o� cer-in-charge of Sutrapur police station contacted him after hearing about the matter.

On Saturday, Jagriti Prokashani publisher Faisal Are� n Dipan was hacked to death by unidenti� ed assailants in Shahbagh. Earlier in the day, several men used machetes and guns to critically injure Shuddhashar pub-lication publisher Ahmedur Rashid Tutul, blogger Ranadipam Basu, and poet Tareq Ra-him in Lalmatia.

Both Dipan and Tutul had published works of slain writer-blogger Avijit Roy.

Following the death threat to Farid, DB Joint Commissioner Monirul Islam said: “We are often receiving news about others receiv-ing death threats and we are trying to ensure security for them.”

Monirul, also the spokesperson for the DMP, added that the police had to use its own intelligence to assess the credibility of the threats as it was not possible to analyse all the threats that were made on the internet.

He requested people to immediately noti-fy police if they received any threat.

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Dipan’s killers right-handedn Kamrul Hasan

Forensic specialists who performed autop-sy on Faisal Are� n Dipan have said the slain publisher’s killers were right-handed, while the cause of death was a fatal blow to the spine.

The autopsy was completed by Dhaka Medical College forensic department Prof Prodip Biswas and supervised by the depart-ment chief Prof Kazi Mohammad Abu Shama.

Talking to the Dhaka Tribune, Prof Shama said the way the killers hacked Dipan sug-gests that they were right-handed.

“Dipan was forced down and then hacked

from behind with heavy and sharp weap-ons,” he added.

According to the autopsy report, three major injuries were found on Dipan’s head and neck.

The cause of death was a four-inch-deep and around 11.5-inch-long injury on his neck, which severed the spinal cord.

The team also found marks on the body that suggested that the attackers might have tried to in� ict further injuries to Dipan.

The forensic chief said there were similar-ities between the blogger murders and the death of Dipan. All of the killings had been

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From exam to father's janazan Syed Samiul Basher Anik and

Kamrul Hasan

No one can imagine how hard it was yester-day for young Ridad.

The eighth grader sat his � rst public ex-ams and then went straight to the Dhaka Uni-versity Central Mosque to join the Janaza of his father, who had been slain by unknown assailants.

Despite the tragic circumstances and the emotional trauma, Ridad, the elder son of slain Jagriti Prokashoni publisher FaisalAre� n Dipan, listened to his family’s wishes and went to participate in the JSC exams.

At the janaza, he requested all to pray for his father.

His sister Ridma, a sixth-grader, is hard-ly able to fathom the horror of her father’s death, said Dipan’s father, former Dhaka Uni-versity Professor Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque.

The entire family grieved when Dipan’s body was brought to his residence at DU Su-� a Kamal Hall teacher’s quarters.

Hugging Ridma, Dipan’s wife Dr Razia Sul-tana cried inconsolably beside her husband’s body. Dipan’s mother Rokeya Prodhan also broke down in tears. Dipan’s father mourned in silence beside them.

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Outrage growingn Mohammad Jamil Khan, Syed Samiul

Basher Anik and Kamrul Hasan

The sheer audacity exhibited by extremists who carried out two separate attacks on four cultural workers is fuelling outrage across the country.

The attacks, using butcher’s knives and at least one � rearm, on two book publishers, a blogger and a poet, left one dead on Saturday.

Across the country, pens scratched and keyboards and touchscreens tapped out messages of outrage, alarm and condemna-tion that have gone viral on social media.

From the diplomatic missions in the coun-

try have poured in notes of condemnation for the violence and solidarity with the nation.

While the nation was mourning the death of slain publisher Faisal Are� n Dipan, anoth-er publisher, of Somoy Prakashan, received a death threat via SMS early yesterday.

The victims of the separate but similar-ly-intentioned attack on publisher Ahmedur Rashid Tutul, blogger Ranadipam Basu and poet Tareq Rahim, are being treated for their knife and bullet wounds.

At least seven bloggers, a liberal-minded professor and a publisher have been killed in the last two and a half years. Five were slain this year alone.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal described the attacks as “isolated incidents.” Dhaka Metropolitan Police said it was trying to identify Dipan’s assassins.

Soon after Dipan’s body was recovered, his father, professor of Bangla Abul Kashem Fazlul Huq, called on citizens to allow good sense to prevail.

The grieving father expressed a lack of con� dence in the ability of the courts to de-liver justice, a sentiment echoed by slain blogger Avijit’s widow Bonya in a blog post af-ter the murder. Dipan was Avijit’s publisher.

In response, Awami League Joint General PAGE 4 COLUMN 1

Dr Razia Rahman, widow of slain publisher Faisal Are� n Dipan, breaks down after her husband’s body is brought to their residence in Su� a Kamal Residential Hall, Dhaka University, yesterday MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU

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Another publisher gets death threat“We will take action after assessing the threat. We have already increased police vis-ibility and check posts. As we do not have specialised facilities, we have some limita-tions. But we are trying and seeing success in some cases but not in others.” l

Outrage growingSecretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif claimed the grieving father and his son’s murderers “share the same political ideology.” He has since recanted his statement.

The day after the murder, precious little had been discovered about Dipan’s murder-ers or the exact circumstances of the killing.

The only progress in the case so far is that the autopsy report said the killers were right-handed.

The head of the forensics department at Dha-ka Medical College Hospital, Dr Kazi Moham-mad Abu Shama, said the way the killers hacked at Dipan suggests that they were right-handed. He could not con� rm the exact time of death but said Dipan had been killed 60 to 90 minutes after having his lunch on Saturday.

The diplomatic corps, intergovernmental organisation missions and rights bodies were unanimous in their condemnation of the at-tacks.

During the months of September and

October, extremists killed three religious preachers, murdered an Italian and a Japa-nese national, bombed a Shia Mosque during Muharram observances killing two people and have now attacked the publishers of sec-ular and liberal writing.

The trending discussion on social media is on the increasingly narrow and illiberal public sphere in Bangladeshi cultural life and demanded that the government protect free-dom of speech and freedom of conscience.

Gonojagoron Moncho has called a coun-trywide half-day general strike on Tuesday to protest Saturday’s attacks.

Although the home minister could not pro-vide details about progress in the investiga-tions into the attacks, he claimed the law and order situation was nothing to worry about.

In response to a query yesterday at the Sec-retariat about the state of law and order in the country, he said: “De� nitely all right. De� nite-ly all right. These murders are planned and

deliberate and I have said that before.”Special security measures have been tak-

en at important points of the capital to main-tain law and order.

Although arrests have been made in the earlier blogger murder cases, the masterminds behind the killings have never been unmasked.

The Ahmed Rajeeb Haider murder case is under trial and a charge sheet has been sub-mitted in the and Oyasiqur Rahman Babu case. In the other cases, the police claim to have identi� ed the prime suspects but say they are still trying to arrest them.

Dipan was laid to rest at Azimpur grave-yard after thousands of people took part in his funeral at the Dhaka University campus after Zohr prayers.

Friends, relatives, teachers, students, writ-ers, cultural activists, fellow publishers and people from all walks of life thronged the Dhaka University Central Mosque where the body of the 43-year-old publisher had been brought. l

From exam to father’s janazaOn Saturday, Faisal Are� n Dipan, the pub-lisher of Jagriti Prokashoni, was hacked to death in his o� ce at the capital’s Aziz Co-op-eratives Super Market. Jagriti Prokashoni published works by slain writer-blogger Avijit Roy, including his controversial book Biswasher Virus (The Virus of Faith).

Prof Haque said Dipan stopped publishing such books after the controversy created by Avijit’s book. “My son disliked controversy, especially on religious issues.”

The solution to the murders of secular per-sonalities should � rst be sought on ideological and political grounds as legal actions alone can-

not prevent such killings, Dipan’s father said.Talking to the Dhaka Tribune yesterday,

he said: “Such crisis will only be resolved if the good sense prevails. Judiciary, police, law and courts can only punish a person, but it would not work for national development.

“I do not want any trial, rather good sense should prevail among everyone,” said Prof Haque while receiving the body of his son Faisal Are� n Dipan from the Dhaka Medical College morgue.

The professor said he would comply to a request from Dhaka University authori-ties and � le a case today regarding his son’s

death. “But that does not mean I am depend-ing on it. I have always followed rules and I am doing this as a part of it,” he added.

Commenting on the possible outcomes of � ling a case, Dipan’s father said the culprits might be given death sentences if a trial was ensured and its verdict was executed; but the killing missions would continue, he added.

Commenting on the recent killing of secu-lar bloggers, Prof Haque said the government was pursuing a legal approach with the help of law enforcement agencies. “But I think the solution must come through ideology and politics � rst.” l

Dipan’s killersright-handedcarried out with sharp blows to the base of the neck.

Prof Shama could not con� rm the exact time of death, but said Dipan had been mur-dered after around an hour following his lunch on Saturday.

That would put the time of death some-where around 2:45pm, as police said CCTV footage showed that Dipan had lunch around 1:45pm at a restaurant on the � rst � oor of the Aziz Co-operative Super Market, the same market where he was killed inside his sec-ond-� oor o� ce.

Prof Abul Kashem Fazlul Haque, the fa-ther of the deceased, said Dipan was with him at Paribagh until 1:30pm before leaving for o� ce.

It is suspected that Dipan was a target of mil-itants because his Jagriti Prokashoni had pub-lished books by slain writer-blogger Avijit Roy.

Dipan’s death on Saturday came only a few hours after another of Avijit’s publishers, Ahmedur Rashid Tutul, came under a similar attack in the capital’s Lalmatia area. l

Bonya sees no hopen Tribune Report

Mukto-Mona blog founder Avijit Roy’s wife Ra� da Ahmed Bonya has called upon the countrymen to be united to thwart the killing missions of the radical Islamists.

“The unfortunate incidents taking place in the country are premeditated and the out-come of a long-hatched plot. Their number is growing fast – thanks to our collective fail-ure,” Bonya said in a blog post yesterday.

She said that law enforcers should uproot militancy from the country by arresting the masterminds. “Arresting a couple of hired killers and trying them, issuing press release will not bring any result,” said Bonya who also sustained injuries on February 26 when Avijit was hacked to death at Dhaka University.

She said that like Dipan’s father she also did not demand trial of the killers. “Only talks will not do. We have to break the system from in-side and resist them before they take the lead.”

The blogger alleged that the so-called sec-ular government was patronising the radicals by not taking stern action against the killers. “Your silence is inspiring them, you know it. You better keep mum, we will not ask you to ensure justice,” she wrote, adding that radi-cals had gained much strength since 1980s.

“Our mourning does not create anoth-er ‘52, ‘69 or ‘71. The repressive state has stunned us successfully, now we are scared and helpless … May be we will be tried un-der section 57 if we raise our voice,” she said, condemning the bail of a suspected militant arrested in connection with the murder of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das. l

Who’s Next?Presently, our next targets are as follows:(1) Those who insult or vilify Allah, the

most High, our prophet Muhammad or the religion Islam. We are not targeting every atheist bloggers. We don’t have problem with other religions or beliefs but we will not tolerate anyone insulting prophet Mu-hammad. We are targeting those who are insulting our Prophet in the name of Athe-ism, Free Speech or Free Thinking.

(2) Those who protect, help and support the above mentioned insulters � nancially, ideologically or through organizations.

(3) Those who don’t allow others to fol-low the rulings of the Islamic Shariah:

-He/she might be a teacher of aUniversity, College or School.-He/she might be a leader of a certain area or locality or a political party.-He/she might be a Judge, Advocate, Engineer or Doctor etc.

(4) Those who intentionally misrepre-sent Islam in their writings or talks in order to take the Muslim community away from Islam which is one of the major agendas of the Crusaders and Indian Mushrikin.

-He/she might be a well knownwriter.-He/she might be a poet or free thinker or so called intellectuals.-He/she might be an editor of a news-paper of magazine.-He/she might be a actor, journalist, producer, director or actor etc.

(5) Those who oppose the Islamic Shari-ah by their talks or writings or show inso-lence towards it or insult it.

(6) Those who are engaged in spreading nudity, obscenity and shamefulness in the Muslim society.

Note that, there is a huge di� erence in the Islamic Shariah between doing some-thing haram (prohibited) personally and trying to spread it in the society.

(7) Those who are making vicious moves to remove the remnants of the Islamic Sha-riah from the socio-economic system of the country.

(8) Those who are actively trying to ex-tinguish the light of Allah Almighty from this land.

In short, the Mujahideen will target, by

the permission of Allah, every apostates and enemies of Islam who are trying to in-sult Allah Almighty, our prophet Muham-mad or the religion of Islam by any means.

Innocent Muslims are never our targets. We seek refuge to Allah Almighty from these sins.

Innocent Hindus-Buddhists-Christians who don’t have enmity with Islam, are not our targets either

May Allah, the Lord of the worlds, pun-ish his enemies in the hands of the Muja-hideen and heal the breasts of the believers.

May Allah make the Islamic Shariah victorious in this land. Certainly victory comes from Allah alone and He is our only helper and guardian. We worship none but Him and supplicate to Him alone.

All praise belongs to Allah, exalted and glori� ed is He and peace and blessing to our beloved prophet Muhammad.

Mufti Abdullah Ashraf.Spokesman, Ansar Al Islam.(Al-Qaidah in the Indian Sub-Continent)17th Maharram, 1437 Hijri/31st October,

2015 AD. l

Ansar al-Islam’s next targetsThe following text has been extracted from the image of a lea� et posted on the Twitter page of ‘Ansar Al Islam 4’ on behalf of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). The same Twitter account claimed responsibility for publisher Dipan’s murder on Saturday.

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Home minster calls attacks ‘isolated incidents’n Tribune Report

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Kamal said that Saturday’s attacks on secular publishers that left one dead were isolated incidents and the law and order situation in the country is good.

“Such isolated incidents occur in other countries as well. Can you name just one place where such things do not happen?” Ka-mal told reporters at the Secretariat yester-day, adding that such incidents are frequent

in countries like Australia, the US and France.“We will track down the culprits,” he said.On Saturday, armed assailants carried out

two attacks in a matter of hours in Dhaka in which one publisher was killed, another publisher and two bloggers were seriously injured. Both the publishers have published books written by writer-blogger Avijit Roy who was also killed by Islamist militants.

The home minister could not say if they had progressed with investigation, but he

claimed that law and order was under control.National Human Rights Commission

(NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman also vis-ited the injured at the DMCH yesterday.

Later reporter asked him what he thought about the minister’s claim that things were okay. In reply, he said he could not comment without knowing the context of the minis-ter’s remarks.

Information Minister Hasanul Haque Inu yesterday said nobody, not even himself, was

safe from secretive and surprise attacks.Monirul Islam, joint commissioner of DB po-

lice and also spokesperson of DMP, said: “The attacks are special crimes and special crimes mean targeted killing on a special agenda.

“To handle these crimes, there are spe-cial units in every country. In Bangladesh we have a proposal to establish such a special unit titled Counter Terrorism Unit but it is yet to be implemented. In such a situation, regu-lar and DB police are handling these cases.” l

Gonojagoron Moncho calls hartaln Arif Ahmed

Pro-liberation youth platform Gonojagoron Moncho yesterday announced half-day countrywide shutdown for tomorrow de-manding immediate arrest of the killers of secular publisher Faisal Are� n Dipan.

The organisation also declared mourning for today and will hold a candle-light procession in protest against the series of kill-ings, Moncho Spokesperson Imran H Sarker said from a rally held at Shahbagh in the afternoon.

Several other organisations and rights bodies also held demon-strations at Shahbagh yesterday and issued separate statements.

Condemning the government, Imran said: “We elected them to eradicate militancy from the country but instead of � ghting mili-tancy, they are patronising the militant forces.”

Eminent economist Prof Abul Barakat expressed disappoint-ment for not ensuring punishment for the killers of previous in-cidents. “At least 400 militants were detained over the last � ve years but none of them could be brought to justice while some of them even got bail.”

Communist Party of Bangladesh leader Ruhin Hossain Prince said that the law enforcers were prompt in arresting someone for humiliating the prime minister or government o� cials, “but they cannot even trace the militants who issue death threats in social media openly.”

Khalequazzaman, secretary general of Bangladesh Socialist party, blamed the government’s irresponsible manner for the kill-ing of secular activists.

Among others, rights activists Khushi Kabir, Bangladesh Chha-tra Union President Lucky Akther, cultural personalities and jour-nalists attended the rally.

In a separate protest programme on Dhaka University campus, over 200 people under the banner of teachers, students, writers and citizens gathered at Raju Sculpture and held a protest rally.

Columnist Syed Abul Maksud blamed the culture of impunity for the repeated incidents of murders.

Earlier, book shop owners and businessmen of Aziz Super Market decided to keep their shops closed until tomorrow protesting the murder of Dipan. They held a protest rally in front of the market.

Bangladesh Book Publishers and Sellers Association declared to keep closed all book shops across the country until 2pm today.

They would also hoist black � ags at the head o� ce of the or-ganisation for three days from today. Besides this, the members will wear black badges, hold silent processions and submit a memorandum to the authorities concerned demanding quick trial of the killers. They would also hold a sit-in programme in front of the National Press Club today. l

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Rights bodies outraged as secular murders continuen Tribune Report

Condemning the murder of a � fth secularist individual this year, New York-based Cen-tre for Inquiry (CFI) yesterday criticised the government for its reluctance to confront the crisis and protect its people.

“Why does the government of Bangladesh continue to allow its own people to live in constant terror of being hacked to death my roving marauders?” asked Michael De Dora, CFI’s main representative to the United Na-tions, in a statement issued on Saturday.

Dora also said that the prime minister had emboldened the killers by placing blame on the victims for o� ending religious feelings. “Religions are ideas; they don’t need to be pro-tected. Ideas don’t need rights — people do.”

The statement said that killing of Jagriti Prokashoni owner Faisal Are� n Dipan and attacks on three publisher-bloggers in Lal-matia were widely believed to be part of the larger campaign of murder and terror waged by banned militant group Ansarullah Bang-la Team, which claimed responsibility for the previous secularist blogger killings, and which may be linked to al-Qaeda.

Publisher Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury Tutul of Shuddhashar and two of his friends

were hacked by unknown assailants at his o� ce on Saturday afternoon. Dipan was slaughtered at his o� ce at Aziz Super Market around the same time.

Meanwhile, Shushashoner Jonno Nagorik (SHUJAN) demanded immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of the criminals.

“It was an attack on free thinking, freedom of speech and democratic values,” SHUJAN President M Ha� zuddin Khan and Convener Badiul Alam Majumder said in a statement yesterday. They also expressed concerns since the law enforcers had not made any remarkable development in the trial and in-vestigation of the previous killings this year.

Bangladesh Society for the Enforcement of Human Rights (BMBS) said that the killing of publisher Dipan, attacks on three publish-er-writers, foreigners and bomb blasts on peo-ple had created risks of insecurity in the country.

“The crimes are regularly been happening mainly due to lack of judgement in the previ-ous cases,” BMBS said in a statement.

Ekattorer Ghatok-Dalal Nirmul Commit-tee leaders said that the murder of secular bloggers would have been stopped had the government punished the culprits in the pre-vious incidents.

They also questioned the role of law

enforcers in investigating the cases and slammed the government for allowing radi-cal Islamists to hold rallies at Dhaka and oth-er places in 2013 from where they had threat-ened to kill atheists and ka� rs. “The radical Hefazat-e-Islam leaders also submitted to the government a list of 84 secular writers demanding action.”

On the other hand, ARTICLE 19 Director for Bangladesh and South Asia Tahmina Rah-man observed that Bangladesh has seen high levels of violence against communicators, with a deeply concerning lack of response and investigation from o� cials and govern-ment.

“Impunity for targeted attacks and mur-ders of bloggers and journalists fosters an environment in which violent groups are strengthened, because they are e� ectively empowered to silence those they disagree with without consequence,” a statement said yesterday mentioning that it was the Interna-tional Day to End Impunity.

Meanwhile, PEN International and PEN Bangladesh yesterday condemned the at-tacks saying that the Bangladesh govern-ment was abjectly failing in its obligation to protect secular writers and their publishers from harm. l

‘Attacks on bloggers increase climate of fear’n Tribune Report

Notes of condemnation and outrage poured in from the diplomatic corps as embassies and intergovernmental organisation delega-tions weighed in on Saturday’s deadly attack on publishers and bloggers.

The German embassy in Dhaka yesterday condemned the murder of publisher Faisal Are� n Dipan and the life-threatening assault on publisher Ahmedur Rashid Tutul, blogger Ranadipam Basu and poet Tareq Rahim in Dhaka on Saturday.

The attacks are the latest in a string of violent incidents targeting freedom of con-science and freedom of speech that have rocked the country over the last month.

These include the bombing of a Shia reli-gious gathering in Old Dhaka just over a week ago, several recent attacks on religious minori-ties across the country and a year of assassina-tions of liberal-minded bloggers and writers.

German Ambassador Dr Thomas Prinz said: “These attacks further increase a cli-mate of fear in this country. We support the government of Bangladesh in openly rallying behind the universal principles of freedom of expression and freedom of religion.

“The recent attacks on liberal minds in Bangladesh are very concerning. Secular-ism is one of the core values of this country. Bangladesh is known for a peaceful coexist-ence of people with di� erent religions and opinions. The recent incidents are not only assaults on individuals, but attacks on the fundamental right of freedom of expression.

The ambassador called upon the govern-ment to ensure the safety of liberal thinkers in the country, to strengthen freedom of speech for every citizen irrespective of religious or political belief and to guarantee a quick, neu-tral and credible investigation of the murders to bring those responsible to justice.

The European Ambassador to Dhaka

Pierre Mayaudon said the incidents called for the government to ensure that the freedoms of expression and belief are respected.

The United Nations also condemned the attacks and expressed deep concern over threats to free speech, calling the murder and violent assaults “unacceptable.”

“The attacks were aimed to intimidate and restrict the right of individuals to express themselves freely,” the UN statement said.

UN resident coordinator in Bangladesh, Robert D Watkins, said: “These killings must be condemned at all levels of political and religious leadership in order to prevent further attacks.”

He added: “The perpetrators must be brought to justice and the authorities need to provide immediate protection to citizens thought to be at risk.”

The French embassy in a press release said: “France, sharing the pain of the rela-tives of the victims, condemns with the ut-most � rmness these obscurantist attacks,

and stands with all women and men of good will in Bangladesh to � ght against violent ex-tremism and terrorism.

“Dipan and Tutul had courageously pub-lished the works of Avijit Roy, the blogger and writer assassinated on February 26, 2015, including ‘Biswaser Virus’ [The Virus of Faith] and ‘Obishawasher Dorshon’ [the Phi-losophy of Disbelief].”

The United States embassy also issued a condemnation of the attacks and expressed solidarity with the victims’ families, say-ing: “Our thoughts are with their families, friends, and the Bangladeshi people.

“Like the murders of Niloy Chakrabarti, Oyasiqur Rahman, Ananta Bijoy Das, and Avi-jit Roy earlier this year, these heinous acts un-derscore the importance of our governments’ joint e� orts to counter violent extremism.

“We stand with Bangladeshis who reject these vicious acts and work to protect free-dom of expression.” l

Attackers were non-professionaln Mohammad Jamil Khan

The assailants who take part in the two sepa-rate incidents of attack on publishers at Lal-matia and Shahbagh were not professional killers but well-trained youths, detectives said yesterday.

“Although the killers were non-profes-sional, they all were well-trained; or else, it was not possible to conduct such killing and attacks,” Monirul Islam, joint commissioner of police’s detective branch, said yesterday after analysing primary information and scrutinising the crime scenes.

Monirul, also the chief of DB police, said that they were conducting a shadow investiga-tion alongside the police stations concerned.

Monirul Islam said that both the attacks had taken place at the same time. “The mastermind, planner and trainer of the two groups of assailants are the same,” he claimed.

He suspected that banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team could be behind the attacks that had similarities with the murder of science writer Avijit Roy.

When asked, Jamaluddin Mir, the OC of Mohammadpur police, said that they had been carrying out investigation even though no case was � led.

On the other hand, Shahin Fakir Meer, in-spector (operation) of Shahbagh police, said “If the family members do not � le any case, we will lodge one ourselves tomorrow [today].”

CID Inspector Zakir Hossain said that they had collected 14 specimens including a two-inch-long hair from Dipan’s o� ce for forensic test.

Doctors yesterday said that the three in-jured victims of the Lalmatia attack were out of danger.

Brig Gen Mizanur Rahman, director of Dhaka Medical College Hospital, told the Dhaka Tribune that the condition of Tutul, Basu and Rahim was stable and that they were shifted to cabin and kept under special care.

A nine-member medical board had been formed with neurosurgery department Chairman Prof Dr Ehsan Mahmud as its chief, Brig Gen Mizan said. The other members were taken from di� erent departments. l

Teachers, students, writers and common people gather in front of Raju Bhaskarja at Dhaka University yesterday to protest the murder of publisher Faisal Are� n Dipan and the attempt to kill three others on Saturday SYED ZAKIR HOSSAIN

Dipan buried at Azimpur graveyardn Tribune Report

Thousands of people yesterday joined the namaz-e-janaza of slain publisher Faisal Ar-e� n Dipan, who was hacked to death at his o� ce in the capital on Saturday.

Friends, relatives, teachers, students, writ-ers, cultural activists, fellow publishers and people from all walks of life gathered at Dhaka University central mosque where the body of the 43-year-old was brought.

Earlier, after autopsy, Dipan’s body was taken to Kobi Su� a Kamal Hall of Dhaka Uni-versity where he lived. A heart-rending scene was created when Dipan’s body was taken to the university campus as relatives paid their last respects to him.

Dipan’s body was then taken to Azimpur graveyard, where he was laid to eternal rest. l

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UK to unveil new online spying lawsBritain’s government gave the � rst details Sunday of contested plans to update Internet spying laws to keep pace with the digital age. PAGE 9

Japan, China agree to mend ties furthern Reuters, Seoul

Japan and China agreed on Sunday to restart mutual visits of their foreign ministers and hold bilateral high-level economic dialogue early next year, a Japanese senior govern-ment spokesman said, as ties between Asia’s two biggest economies warm.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang also agreed the two countries would work toward an early implementation of communication mecha-nisms between their military forces, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Koichi Hagiuda told reporters following a meeting between Abe and Li in Seoul.

“At the outset of the meeting, they agreed that ties between Japan and China are on a recovery trend, but that the momentum should be strengthened further,” Hagiuda said.

Sino-Japanese relations, haunted by the legacy of Japan’s World War Two aggression and con� icting claims over a group of East China Sea islets, have thawed a little since Abe met Chinese President Xi Jinping twice since last November.

A Chinese foreign ministry statement cited Li as telling Abe that while relations were getting back on track, the road ahead remained challenging.

“I hope the Japanese side practices a pos-

itive China policy and meets China halfway to promote the continued stable develop-ment of bilateral ties,” the statement para-phrased Li as saying.

China hopes Japan can genuinely re� ect on its history and understand how impor-tant the issue is to the feelings of Chinese people, he added.

“China will unswervingly stick to the path of peaceful development and hopes that Japan continues to go down the same path and that (Japan) does more to bene-fit regional peace and security on matters of the military and security and respects the concerns of its Asia neighbours,” he added. l

China, Japan, S Korea put hostility aside at rare summit n AFP, Seoul

The leaders of South Korea, China and Ja-pan said Sunday they were willing to work together again for regional trade and secu-rity after setting aside historical animosities with their � rst summit talks in more than three years.

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye and Chinese and Japanese premiers Li Ke-qiang and Shinzo Abe discussed a wide range of topics, from free trade to the threat of North Korea’s nuclear weapons programme, during a 90-minute sit down in Seoul.

There was no substantive breakthrough, with the meeting seen more as a symbolic statement of intent by Northeast Asia’s three largest economies to mend strained ties.

“We shared the view that trilateral coop-eration has been completely restored on the occasion of this summit,” the leaders said in a lengthy joint statement.

They also agreed to put the three-way summits back on an annual footing, with the next to be held in Japan in 2016.

The three countries began holding annual summits seven years ago, but the souring of

Japan’s relations with its two neighbours over issues dating back to World War II triggered a lengthy hiatus after the last one in 2012.

Boosting free tradeThe focus on Sunday was very much on economic ties, with China especially keen to strengthen trade links as it tries to inject fresh momentum into its slowing economy.

The joint statement included a commit-ment to sealing a trilateral free-trade agree-ment that would provide a counterpoint to the new US-led Paci� c trade pact of which China and South Korea are not members.

Also high on the agenda was North Korea, whose nuclear weapons ambitions worry – and threaten – all three countries including China, the North’s main diplomatic protec-tor and economic benefactor.

The leaders rea� rmed their “� rm oppo-sition” to the development of nuclear weap-ons on the Korean peninsula as well as any action that could raise tensions or violate UN resolutions.

Addressing reporters after their meet-ing, Park said the summit had marked a “big step towards securing peace and

prosperity” in Northeast Asia.

Focus on Park-Abe summitPark and Li had met for one-on-one talks on Saturday, but all eyes now will be on the South Korean president’s � rst-ever summit with Abe on Monday – a major step after an extended diplomatic freeze.

The rift has frustrated Washington, which would prefer its two key Asian allies – who last held a proper summit in 2011 – to focus together on containing an increasingly assertive China.

Relations between Seoul and Tokyo have never been easy – clouded by sensitive his-torical disputes related to Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule over the Korean peninsula, es-pecially the issue of Korean “comfort wom-en” forcibly recruited to work in Japanese wartime military brothels.

Park, who took o� ce in early 2013, had re-peatedly refused to meet Abe, saying Japan had yet to properly atone for its past actions. Japan maintains that all issues were settled in a 1965 normalisation agreement, which saw Tokyo make a total payment of $800m in grants or loans to its former colony. l

South Korean President Park Geun-Hye (C), Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (L) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (R) attend a business summit in Seoul on Sunday. The leaders of South Korea, China and Japan held their � rst summit in more than three years, setting aside historical animosities and territorial disputes to focus on shared security and trade concerns AFP

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SOUTH ASIA Maldives rejects FBI report on boat blastThe Maldives government insisted Sunday its president had survived an assassination attempt on his boat even though the FBI found no evidence of a bomb blast that led to the ar-rest of his deputy. Home Minister Umar Naseer said he had received a report from the FBI, which found no evidence that a bomb caused the explosion. But Naseer described the US agency’s report as “inconclusive,” adding that Saudi Arabian and Sri Lankan investigators had con� rmed the likelihood of a bomb. -AFP

ASIA PACIFICUS def secy calls on N Korea to avoid provocationsUS Defence Secretary Ashton Carter on Sun-day visited the Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) dividing the Korean peninsula and renewed calls for North Korea to avoid provocations and step away from its nuclear programme. On a brief trip to the heavily mined area that for 60 years has been a bu� er between the Koreas, Carter said the US remains commit-ted to the six-party talks process that seeks the denuclearisation of the peninsula. -AFP

MIDDLE EASTIS overruns town in central SyriaIslamic State � ghters drove Syrian government forces from a town in the west of the country on Sunday, as � ghting looked set to intensify despite a � urry of international diplomacy and talks between regional rivals. Some 50 � ghters on the government side were killed, and clashes raged afterwards on the outskirts of a nearby mostly Christian town, Sadad, the Syrian Ob-servatory for Human Rights said. Islamic State con� rmed the advance, which brought it within 20km of the north-south highway linking Da-mascus to Syria’s other main cities. -REUTERS

INDIAIndia world’s 7th most valued ‘nation brand’India has moved up one position to become the world’s seventh most valued ‘nation brand’, with an increase of 32% in its brand value to $2.1bn. The US remains on the top with a valuation of $19.7bn, followed by China and Germany at the second and the third positions respectively, as per the an-nual report on world’s most valuable nation brands compiled by Brand Finance. The UK is ranked 4th, Japan is at � fth position and France is sixth on the list. While India and France have moved up one position each since last year, all the top-� ve countries have retained their respective places. -TOI

CHINAChina sentences cult leader to life in prison China has sentenced the head of what it calls a cult to life in prison on charges including rape and fraud, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday, continuing a crackdown on what it views as dangerous illegal movements. After a probe lasting more than a year, a court in the southern province of Guangdong on Friday sentenced Wu Zeheng, founder and leader of the Buddhist-inspired Huazang Dharma group, and � ned him RMB7.15m million ($1.13m), Xinhua cited the court as saying. -REUTERS

Turkey set to return to single-party rule in boost for Erdogann Reuters, Ankara

Turkey looked set to return to single-par-ty rule after the Islamist-rooted AK Party swept to victory in a general election on Sunday, a major boost for embattled Presi-dent Tayyip Erdogan but an outcome likely to sharpen deep social divisions.

Security forces � red tear gas at stone-throwing protesters in the mainly Kurdish southeastern city of Diyarbakir as results � ltered in, with support for the pro-Kurdish opposition falling perilously near the 10% threshold to enter parliament.

In June, the AKP lost the overall majority it had enjoyed since 2002. Erdogan had pre-sented Sunday’s polls as a chance to restore stability at a time of tension over Kurdish insurrection and after two bombings, attrib-uted to Islamic State, while critics fear a drift to authoritarianism under the president.

With 95% of votes counted, the AKP was on 49.5%, according to state-run broadcast-er TRT, higher than many party o� cials had expected. The main opposition CHP was at 25.2% and a senior o� cial said any hopes of a coalition now looked all but impossible.

Senior AKP o� cials told Reuters they ex-pected to be able to form a single-party gov-ernment again, with one of them forecasting a � nal share of around 45-46% of the vote.

“This is a success exceeding our expecta-tions,” one of the o� cials said, acknowledg-ing the scale of the victory was a surprise.

Since June’s poll, a cease� re with Kurd-ish militants has collapsed, the war in neigh-bouring Syria has worsened and Turkey – a NATO member state – has been bu� eted by two Islamic State-linked suicide bomb at-

tacks that killed more than 130 people.Investors and Western allies hoped the

vote would help restore stability and con-� dence in an $800bn economy, allowing Ankara to play a more e� ective role in stem-ming a � ood of refugees from neighbouring wars via Turkey into Europe and helping in the battle against Islamic State militants.

But in strengthening Erdogan, whose crackdowns on media freedoms and tighten-ing grip on the judiciary have alarmed Euro-pean leaders, the outcome is likely to mean relations with the West will remain strained.

Erdogan and the AKP have been a � erce

critics, for example, of US support for Kurd-ish militia � ghters battling Islamic State (IS) in neighbouring Syria.

“This (result) makes more di� cult a strat-egy of using the Kurds against IS because AKP appeals to anti-Kurd sentiments,” said Bruce Riedel, a former CIA analyst and sometime policy adviser to US President Barack Obama.

TRT’s partial results said the national-ist MHP opposition stood at 12%.The HDP, which scaled back its election campaign af-ter its supporters were targeted in the Anka-ra suicide bomb attack that killed more than 100 people on Oct 10, was on 10.3%. l

Islamist al-Shabaab kills 13 in Somali hotel attackn Reuters, Mogadishu

Security forces in the Somali capital fought for several hours on Sunday before clearing a hotel of Islamist al-Shabaab gunmen who had stormed the building after two bombs ripped into it, police and witnesses said. At least 13 people were killed.

Al-Shabaab, which has frequently launched attacks in Mogadishu in its bid to topple the Western-backed government, said it was be-hind the assault on the Saha� hotel, where government o� cials and lawmakers stay.

The incident mirrored tactics used before by al-Shabaab, in which it detonates bombs to break through security at targets and then sends in � ghters.

Police said those killed included the hotel owner, a lawmaker, a former senior military commander and a radio journalist.

One police o� cer said � ghters had � red on them from the rooftop. The African Un-ion’s AMISOM force, leading a campaign with Somali troops against al Shabaab, also helped to clear the hotel.

An AMISOM spokesman had earlier said they were “mopping (up) � oor by � oor” in the four-storey building. l

Russian plane broke apart in the air n AFP, Moscow

The Russian Airbus that crashed in Egypt broke apart “in the air,” a senior o� cial with Russia’s Interstate Aviation Committee said Sunday.

“The disintegration happened in the air and the fragments are strewn over a large area,” committee chief Viktor Sorochenko was quoted as saying by RIA-Novosti news agency in Cairo, where he is part of an in-ternational panel of experts from Russia, Egypt, France and Ireland.

Sorochenko said it was “too early to draw conclusions” about what caused the crash on Saturday, which killed all 224 people

travelling from Egypt’s resort Sharm el-Sheikh to Saint-Petersburg.

The Interstate Aviation Committee (MAK) is Russia’s top body for investigating air acci-dents. Sorochenko was appointed on Satur-day to head a panel of crash experts to Egypt.

International investigators began to probe why the Airbus 321 went down. Rus-sia’s emergency ministry o� cials said they need to comb through an area of about 16 square kilometres (six square miles) in the remote Sinai peninsula.

Investigators have recovered the plane’s “black box” � ight recorder and the Egyp-tian government said Sunday its contents were being analysed. l

People light candles and lay � owers on a makeshift memorial for victims of a Russian airliner which crashed in Egypt, outside Pulkovo airport in St Petersburg on Sunday REUTERS

Women wave � ags outside the AK Party headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey REUTERS

UK to unveil new online spying lawsn AFP, London

Britain’s government gave the � rst details Sunday of contested plans to update Inter-net spying laws to keep pace with the digital age.

The proposed law comes as intelligence agencies and police grapple with monitor-ing terrorist activity online amid a debate sparked by Edward Snowden over govern-ment access to personal data online.

Home Secretary Theresa May told the BBC that the measures would not ban en-cryption and “will not be giving powers to go through people’s browsing history.”

However, the authorities will be able to look at Internet and social media activity if they get a special warrant.

Such warrants are currently issued by May but this authority could be handed to judges under the new measures.

Technology companies will reportedly have to keep records of emails and people’s use of social media sites like WhatsApp and Facebook for 12 months and authorities will be able to access this with a second warrant.

The disclosures came ahead of Wednes-day’s release of the draft Investigatory Pow-ers Bill.

It will be scrutinised by a committee of lawmakers, allowing changes to be made

before it is formally debated by parliament.Britain’s intelligence chiefs have issued

a string of warnings in recent months about the dangers posed by terrorist organisations recruiting and planning attacks online.

In a rare public speech last week, the head of domestic spying agency MI5 An-drew Parker said Britain was under threat “on a scale and at a tempo that I have not seen before.”

He highlighted the Islamic State (IS) group’s “sophisticated exploitation of tech-nology” through “the full range of modern

communications tools to spread its message of hate and to inspire extremists.”

The previous coalition government led by Prime Minister David Cameron want-ed to pass a law covering similar issues, dubbed a “snoopers’ charter” by critics, but was blocked by junior coalition partners the Liberal Democrats as too intrusive.

Since winning May’s general election outright though with a small majority, Cam-eron has more room for manoeuvre but is still likely to face opposition from some in his Conservative party over the measures. l

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USASpeaker Ryan: ‘It would be ridiculous to work with Obama on immigration’US House of Representatives Speaker Paul Ryan said on Sunday it would be ridiculous to work with President Barack Obama on immigration reform, saying he cannot trust the president on the issue. “I think it would be a ridiculous notion to try and work on an issue like this with a president we simply cannot trust on this issue,” Ryan said in an interview aired on the CBS program “Face the Nation.” -REUTERS

THE AMERICASLargest marijuana seizure ever in ArgentinaTwelve tons of marijuana being smuggled from Paraguay into Argentina aboard a tank-er truck were seized Friday in an a� uent suburb of Buenos Aires, o� cials said. The police operation Friday took place in San Isi-dro, a northern suburb of the Argentine cap-ital and one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the region. Marijuana from Paraguay and cocaine produced in mountainous regions of Colombia, Peru and Bolivia is brought to Argentina for local consumption, but the country also serves as a transit point. -AFP

UKFlight restrictions imposed over William and Kate’s houseFlight restrictions over the country home of Prince William and his wife Kate came into ef-fect Sunday, with the authorities citing security considerations. Anmer Hall in Norfolk, eastern England, is where the royal couple spend most of their time with their children Prince George, two, and six-month-old Princess Charlotte. From Sunday, most aircraft will be banned from � ying over the ten-bedroom mansion at an altitude of under 600 metre. -AFP

EUROPEGerman coalition crisis talks prove fruitless as migrant crowds swell Hopes of Germany’s governing coalition strike a new policy to better manage the � ow of migrants to the country seemed unreal-istic Sunday after crisis talks failed to end in consensus. Chancellor Angela Merkel of CDU was joined by her Social Democratic coalition partner Sigmar Gabriel as well as Horst See-hofer from the Christian Social Union (CSU). The talks bore no concrete results “despite a multitude of substantial points of agreement,” the government press o� ce said. -DPA

AFRICA2 killed in C Africa violence ahead of pollsAt least two people were killed and several wounded Saturday in sectarian violence in the capital of the Central African Republic, a military source said, the latest outbreak of unrest ahead of elections expected next month. A diplomat said some of the UN and French forces who intervened were engaged sporadically by small groups. Also Saturday, transitional President Catherine Samba-Panza announced that a � rst round of legislative and presidential elections and a constitutional referendum would be held next month. -AFP

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Black boxes: Crucial to air crash probesn AFP, Paris

When investigators arrive at an aviation crash site, one of their � rst priorities is to locate the plane’s black boxes, two pieces of equipment that can hold vital clues on what caused the aircraft to go down.

Despite the name, these two boxes – consisting of the � ight data recorder and the cockpit voice recorder – are in fact bright orange with re� ective stripes, and all commercial planes are obliged to have them on board.

The digital � ight data recorder gathers information about the speed, altitude and direction of the plane with enough storage for 25 hours of data, while the cockpit voice recorder keeps track of conversations and other sounds in the pilots’ cabin.

The treasure trove of data they provide helps explain nearly 90% of all crashes, ac-cording to aviation experts.

Egyptian authorities were quick to an-nounce they had found both black boxes of Russia’s Kogalymavia � ight 9268 after it crashed in the Sinai Peninsula Saturday shortly after taking o� from the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, killing all 224 people on board the St Petersburg-bound Airbus A321.

But, crucially, the o� cials did not speci-fy which condition the boxes were in.

Analysing the data can take “days or even weeks” depending on what state the boxes are in, according to an expert who worked on the 2004 investigation of a Boe-ing 737 that plunged into the Red Sea after taking o� from Sharm el-Sheikh, with the loss of all 148 lives on board.

The initial reading of the black box data relating to Saturday’s crash should allow in-vestigators to determine “relatively quick-ly” whether or not the plane was hit by a missile or if, for example, there was an in-truder in the cockpit, the source said.

But he stressed that usually no � ndings are released publicly until all of the infor-mation has been examined in detail.

Black boxes past and futureIntroduced in the 1960s, � ight recording devices are housed in boxes built to survive extreme shocks, � re and lengthy submer-sion underwater.

They each weigh seven to 10kgs and can survive as deep as 6,000 metres underwater or an hour at 1,100°C. To make them easier to

� nd, they are � tted with a beacon which can emit a signal for one month.

In January 2004, the black boxes of the Egyptian charter � ight that crashed o� the coast of Sharm el-Sheikh were found after a two-week search, 1,022 metres below wa-ter.

In 2011, after 23 months submerged at a depth of 3,900 metres in the Atlan-tic Ocean, the black boxes of doomed Air France � ight AF447 travelling between Rio and Paris were retrieved, with the data in-tact, allowing investigators to determine the causes of the June 1, 2009 crash.

Long-haul Airbus A350 and A380 pas-sengers jets will soon come equipped with ejectable black boxes that can � oat, making them easier to � nd in an air crash at sea. l

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Brazil’s ‘new’ middle class struggles as economy plungesn Reuters, Sao Bernardo do Campo

Until recently, Lucinelia de Jesus Souza’s future seemed bright, running a small co� ee shop that caters to factory workers and other blue-collar customers in this industrial suburb of São Paulo.

But the faded pink counters of her shoebox-sized business, which opened a decade ago and blossomed as Brazil’s economy grew quickly, now see fewer customers stopping in for co� ee or deep-fried pastries.

Her income has fallen by half since 2012, forcing the 43-year-old to cut the sort of spending that once heralded an emerging new consumer class in Latin America’s biggest country.

“It was false growth,” says Souza, summing up the outlook of many who feel let down by a lost promise. “People here are losing their jobs, they are fed up.”

After a commodities-fueled boom that allowed Brazil to � -nance ambitious poverty-reduction programmes and peaked with economic growth of 7.5% in 2010, Brazil is in its worst reces-sion in nearly three decades.

During the boom years, tens of millions of Brazilians escaped poverty and became known as “the new middle class.” Their abil-ity to buy items like cars and � at-screen TVs for the � rst time fur-ther fueled economic growth.

Now, they are struggling to hold on to hard-won gains and are rethinking everything from spending habits to political loyalties.

‘Where did it lead us?’Unemployment is on the rise and in� ation, running at an annual rate of 9.5%, is eroding purchasing power.

In São Bernardo do Campo, the cradle of Brazil’s auto industry, factories are downsizing. Over 12,000 jobs, equal to nearly 5% of the local workforce, disappeared between January and August, according to labor ministry data.

Combined with a massive corruption scandal at oil � rm Petro-bras and other state-run companies, the downturn has hammered the popularity of President Dilma Rousse� . Her single-digit ap-proval ratings are the lowest of any Brazilian leader in decades.

It is even tarnishing the once-sterling legacy of Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Rousse� ’s mentor and predecessor, who cut his political teeth as a São Bernardo do Campo union leader. As pres-ident during the boom, Lula introduced the easy credit that many Brazilian consumers binged on until the economy collapsed.

Changed expectationsAs with the boom, the recession is playing out nationwide.

Many of the previous decade’s gains came for the new middle class, people who in more developed economies would be known as working poor - workers with a household income of between about $600 and $1,000 per month.

Although paltry compared with salaries in richer countries, it changed their long-term expectations.

Parents began enrolling their children in modest private schools and health plans. With many paying taxes for the � rst time, their demands for better government services and an end to corruption grew louder.

“These are not the same people they once were,” says Mauri-cio Prado, a partner with consulting � rm Plano CDE, which tracks the behavior of lower-income Brazilians. “They are better-edu-cated, healthier, transformed.”

The transformation was especially welcome in the northeast, a region so destitute that once it was best known for the millions of families, like Souza’s, that moved southward in search of prosperity.

But the local economy, where wages and economic growth outpaced the national average during the boom, is now shrinking.

Since the start of 2012, real wages across metropolitan Salva-dor have contracted 8.5%. Unemployment has spiked to 12.4%, well over the national rate of 7.6%.

With a wary eye on the future, Bastos says he will do whatever it takes to ensure his kids don’t face the same hardships he did: “I’ll sell my car, I’ll cut everything, but one thing I will always pay for is a good education for my children so they can continue to grow.” l

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The government needs to make clear that the right to life of its citizens and those within its borders is its pre-eminent concern, and that it will do everything in its power to protect and defend that right.

It does not matter who the person is, what he or she believes, or what he or she may or may not have said. All these considerations are tertiary. The government cannot allow its citizens to be murdered with impunity, full stop.

There is nothing more. The recent killing and attack, like the ones before them, are an a� ront to everything we hold dear as a nation and a people. There can be no excuse or justi� cation for murder, and the government must state unequivocally that it will have zero tolerance for such acts.

Nor are words alone su� cient. The government must show that it means business, and send the message that it will hunt down the perpetrators. Justice in these cases must be swift, certain, and severe.

This is not the time for equivocation or to suggest that people need to watch what they say or write. Upset religious sentiments can never be a justi� cation for murder, and the government needs to state this explicitly and with conviction.

It must understand that this isn’t an attack on bloggers or atheists or their fellow travelers. It is an attack on every one of us. It is an assault on our fundamental freedom that, if left unchecked, will widen to encompass us all. It is, above all, an attack on law and order and its own authority that cannot be tolerated.

The government must make clear that it will always defend any person from murderous assault, and that it will always stand with the threatened against those making and carrying out the threats.

The fact that the police have made so little headway in the earlier killing cases is unconscionable, and serves only to embolden the killers and encourage them to strike again.

The fact that the victims -- as was the case in earlier attacks -- had sought but not received police protection, is an inexcusable dereliction of duty.

This matter is deadly serious. The killings and attacks are not isolated incidents, as so shockingly suggested by the home minister.

Downplaying the seriousness of the attacks is no way to convince the public or the killers that the government is committed to doing what it takes to stamp out this threat.

The government needs to demonstrate that it understands the gravity of the situation, and act accordingly. So far we have seen regrettably little evidence on its part of the conviction and resolve necessary to bring an end to these killings.

This has to change, starting now.

The government must make clear that it will always defend any person from murderous assault, and that it will always stand with the threatened against those making and carrying out the threats

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The secret behind SRK’s successThe lesson here is clear -- � nancial security comes � rst! A sort of practical reconciliation between real life and one’s desire to do something creatively stimulating

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What if Annisul Huq was right?Take Bangabandhu, for instance, and the momentous decisions he took in March 1971. These were not cleared through an election, but they were democratic in the sense that they represented the will and aspirations of many

DHS would be wise to adopt sensible interpretations of what exactly makes for a ‘terrorist organisation’

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n Tamim Chowdhury

Seeing how an American immigration court in New Jersey has declared that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is not a tier III terrorist organisation, as

per the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) assessment, a valid question of why this designation took place in the � rst place comes into play.

The case came into immigration review as DHS denied a Bangladeshi citizen seeking political asylum by claiming that he has engaged in terrorist activity due to his membership in BNP. Whereas the court expressed concern at violence attributed

to BNP members, it was not convinced that the political party has transformed into a terrorist group.

This court ruling has come into the limelight due to a hunger strike initiated by a group of Bangladeshis seeking asylum in the US. In October, approximately 48 Bangladeshis who entered the US illegally went into a hunger strike at El Paso Processing Centre -- an immigration detention facility in Texas.

Members in this group were seeking political asylum for being BNP members. Upon intervention by the Bangladesh Embassy, the hunger strike was halted and authorities had agreed to release the detainees and allow them to appeal the removal decision.

The court sentencing took place back in July, where the DHS chief counsel’s o� ce was unable to prove that the BNP member seeking admission should be denied entrance based on the terrorism charge. This immigration court is part of the Justice Department, and decides if foreign-born individuals charged by DHS of violating immigration laws should be removed or granted relief.

Looking into DHS operations, its immigration services component can prevent asylum based on terrorism-related

inadmissibility grounds. This is in accordance with the Immigration and Nationality Act, which enables immigration ineligibility.

A tier III, or undesignated, terrorist organisation does not have a formal designation process by DHS. It is determined on a case-by-case basis, with names being added/deleted periodically. “Terrorism-related activity” is a broad term, applying even to individuals not commonly associated with terrorism.

In March 2015, DHS submitted evidence of the asylum seeker being engaged in terrorist activity due to his BNP membership. That very same month, US Ambassador Bernicat met up with Begum Zia.

Looking at the situation from Bangladesh, it may seem quite perplexing to have one cabinet-level department in the US declaring a political party as a terrorist organisation, while the chief representative from another cabinet-level department visits the head of this party in Dhaka.

This dichotomy exits as the State Depart-ment’s mission is to further US interests in the global hemisphere, while a part of Home-land Security’s objectives is to protect the nation with strong immigration enforcement.

Although DHS holds discretion in determining asylum eligibility, the court ruling pointedly declared that no other US governmental organisation is suggesting that BNP is a terrorist organisation.

Human Rights First, an international human-rights organisation, has noted that, at one point or another, all of Bangladesh’s major political parties have fallen under DHS’s “terrorist organization” category -- an overtly broad term where almost any arms utilisation by a non-state actor can be termed as “terrorism.” This includes the ruling Awami League, which was also designated a tier III terrorist organisation in an adjustment denial immigration case.

This category can even include those engaged in self-defense against a tyrannical regime. An immigration judge commented on the absurdity of the undesignated terrorist category by stating the America itself resulted after an armed struggle from a government that could not be changed with democracy.

The court ruling enabling the asylum seeker to stay in the US illustrates America’s checks and balances system, where one part of the government can validate if the other is rightfully conducting its operations.

This decision invalidates the DHS’s reasoning to deny asylum based on insu� cient evidence.

DHS would be wise to adopt sensible interpretations of what exactly makes for a “terrorist organisation.” If one does not pose a threat to the United States, he or she should not be labeled a terrorist out of convenience, just to be deported.

If deportation is the real end goal, then surely there are more straightforward methods to going about the nation’s immigration policies. l

Tamim Choudhury is a Texas-based Communications Analyst.

Of terrorists and immigrantsCan the US tell the di� erence between the two?

DHS would be wise to adopt sensible interpretations of what exactly makes for a ‘terrorist organisation.’ If one does not pose a threat to the United States, this individual should not be labeled a terrorist out of convenience

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n Towheed Feroze

You know, in Bangladesh, when a man above 50 is seen taking a morning jog in shorts, there is going to be some raised eyebrows. Not as

many in the cities, thank God, as slowly, the importance of physical activity, irrespective of age, is beginning to set in.

Try doing that in the rural areas, or how about dancing in a wedding with people young enough to be one’s sons or daughters? The common social belief is: Young people may dance while the elderly should maintain a certain reserve, conforming to the � xed, often unbending, social image.

Well, Shahrukh Khan (SRK) -- the Bollywood icon -- in a speech he gave while accepting an honorary Doctorate at Edinburgh University, said: “Eccentricity is the pre-requisite to success. In simple language: Being a little di� erent, shedding the stereotypes, can be rewarding.

By this he de� nitely did not mean that one should renounce all material tasks and wander o� to the woods in loincloths, opting to be an ascetic. The speech, available on YouTube, seemed profound yet light-hearted at the same time.

Using the � lm plots of some of his mem-orable work, SRK went on to tell a hall � lled with young people about the life lessons his movies taught him, and yes, the � lm star did not fail to acknowledge that even the most convoluted/implausible of � lms can some-times impart some pearls of wisdom.

A recurring theme in his speech was the necessity to think di� erently and not being afraid to pursue the unconventional path.  

Of course, being the super a� uent star that he is, SRK can say a lot of things and get away with it. Just because he became a hit does not mean all others wanting to be unorthodox will end up the same way right?

Interestingly, the hero of so many romantic � icks acknowledged that, maybe not directly, but all over his speech the message was resonant: Become famous or remain unknown, the goal is to � nd one’s desired place in life and enjoy it with the accompanying eccentricities.

Bertrand Russell, the philosopher, once said: “Do not fear to be eccentric, all ideas accepted now were once termed eccentric.”

However, what was best about SRK’s speech was that he � atly cautioned: Do not become a philosopher before you are socially stable. Which means, unless you are � nan-cially backed, think before taking the jump.  

As for most others, this does not mean one has to be a millionaire. The level of monetary comfort that can spur someone to become a “bohemian” varies from person to person. While one will need a large house, a few cars, a solid bank account before venturing into some kind of creative pursuit, others will possibly need a little less.

If we apply this principle to SRK’s life, or in fact any � lm stars, here is how it looks: Act in countless trash � rst, be mawkish idiots/navel-revealing silly dames for some time and then go on to play an unforgettable role that would eventually turn you into an icon.

But the lesson here is clear -- � nancial se-curity comes � rst! A sort of practical reconcil-iation between real life and one’s desire to do something creatively stimulating.

Why the speech and the inherent message

made such a lasting impact on me is because in Bangladesh, especially in Dhaka, a new generation of people passionately holding on to the desire to become successful by taking “new” roads, has emerged with a vengeance.

Hats o� to these people who are thinking out of the “civil servant, engineer, doctor, or architect” format! Many new-age professions are springing up -- work that requires the creative impulse.

I met a � lm-maker the other day, he used to be a full-time employee at a renowned telecom company. But his obsession with movies led him to quit that job and pick up the camera. To be honest, even after a few hundred dramas plus a few feature-length � lms, he is struggling, the signs of desperation often too visible to miss.

He makes great � lms, both commercial and art-house. The problem was, instead of securing a steady income for his livelihood, he jumped straight into the unknown. For some this may have worked, especially the pioneers, the same usually does not apply for others, the newcomers more than anything.

Take musicians for instance. During the infancy of “band music” in Bangladesh, almost all groups that seriously took music as

a profession survived because they were the beginners who evolved over the decades with their images sealed within the public psyche.

Whether the established bands produce a top-class song or a mediocre one, TV channels will call them for shows, radios will interview them, overseas expat Bangladeshi communities will eagerly hire them for international shows, and so on and so forth. Sadly, the same is less likely to happen for new groups, despite the talent.

Some author once said: Writing a good story is a great intellectual boost, � nishing a book is like winning a war, but never do these quitting your day job.

I am glad to see that many actors who once took acting as their main work are now working in media houses full time. Nine to � ve professionals by the day, freewheelers af-ter sunset. Livelihood is ensured and creative impulses can be followed without worry.

So, if I deconstruct SRK’s message a little di� erently: Divide your day -- completely sane for the � rst part, totally iconoclast in the second. Trust me, that is the best way. l

Towheed Feroze is a journalist currently working in the development sector.

The secret behind SRK’s success

The lesson here is clear -- � nancial security comes � rst! A sort of practical reconciliation between real life and one’s desire to do something creatively stimulating

Is pursuing creativity without � nancial solidity ever a good idea?

What would King Khan have been without his crown? REUTERS

Long form14DT

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015

n Arild Engelsen Ruud

The city corporation elections in April this year were characterised by the dominant political party using its strength in order for its candidates

to win. It used its street presence and its position as the governing party to muscle the opposition aside. A small but illustrative example is the fact that processions that impeded normal tra� c were not allowed, and yet there were several very long and very jubilant Awami League processions impeding tra� c.

Another example is that opposition activists were actively encouraged by Awami League activists to keep o� the streets, not to distribute lea� ets, and not to keep a booth near the polling station. There were clearly instances of using “muscle power” and the police or even the judiciary to in� uence voters and the poll. Individual opposition activists and, in particular, BNP activists that we spoke with were frightened and unhappy. The opposition decided late in the afternoon of polling day to pull out of the election and the Awami League supported candidates won in a clearly � awed election.

Much of the same kind of criticism was raised earlier, in the context of the January 2014 national election. As the reader will remember, the opposition boycotted that poll and almost half of the MPs were “elected” unopposed; the rest were elected in a vote in which only about a third of the voters participated.

Both the national government and the city corporations have been criticised by the opposition, human rights organisations, media, some foreign embassies and many within the think-tank political analysis sector for not being democratically constituted. This criticism, no doubt, has some merit.

However, the new Dhaka North City Cor-poration Mayor Annisul Huq dismissed the complaints. He was criticised a few days after the poll in April for accepting the � awed elec-tion results. According to newspaper reports, he said that the irregularities the opposition were whining about were all part of the “rough and tumble” of Bangladeshi politics. In other words, he suggested it was politics as usual for the country, nothing out of the or-dinary, and the opposition would have done the same had they had the opportunity.

The thinking behind the criticism is that a � awed election damages the legitimacy of the government. Is that wrong? Can we have a democracy with � awed elections? One question is whether democracy and legitimacy really go hand in hand.

A little while ago, a report appeared in Dhaka Tribune claiming “Support for government growing.” It pointed to a survey that showed more and more people were happy with the government. This suggests that a seemingly undemocratically elected government may enjoy increasing support.

There are probably all sorts of method-ological questions to be raised regarding such surveys and we might not want to put too much emphasis on it. But it does indicate something fundamental: People can be satis-

� ed with the government’s performance even if the government is not elected in a fully democratic way. Or, put another way, Annisul Huq may be right in suggesting that “muscle power” and election manipulation need not detract from a government’s legitimacy in the eyes of the voters.

But what if our understanding of democracy is faulty? What if our understanding is based on � imsy notions of what democracy is or ought to be, or worse, based on idealised notions of how democracy works in the West? Perhaps we need to think about democracy anew.

Three democratic associationsDemocracy is a catch-all concept that does not tell us much until we disentangle its many meanings. It is associated with a series of ideas, of what we often think of as prerequisites. But some of these are tall orders that highlight blemishes rather than allow enhanced understanding of how government legitimacy is formed.

Of these associated ideas, there are three sets. First, democracy is, in most cases, closely associated with the election. There are many forms of election and representation, including proportional representation vs � rst-past-the-post, vote by showing hand vs secret vote, and any mixture of regular elections and referendums. There are arguments in favour or against one or the other version, but we

leave those aside here. We generally agree that elections are inte-

gral to democracy. There is still the question of whether elections and democracy are the same, for example, if all elected representa-tives belong to the majority community for instance, or very few of a large minority com-munity get elected (Muslims in India, blacks in the US). In Bangladesh, very few MPs are women or young men.

Is it democratic that the nation as such is democratically represented, but large groups of its population are unrepresented? This bias is, of course, the case of most democracies, but a bias nonetheless.

Second, democracy is also often associated with certain institutional arrangements. These have to do with the process of decision-making. They may seem less obvious, but will still by many be considered fundamental to democracy. They include a free press and freedom of speech, an impartial judiciary, equality before the law, and the creation of equal opportunity. Equal opportunity is created

through equality in access to education, to health services, and to government services. It also has to do with due process and formal procedures, among other things.

Third, democracy is often associated with policy outcomes, with certain broad sets of policy objectives. These vary from context to context or from country to country. Let us take a few examples. The American notion of democracy is often associated with a free market and individual opportunity, the self-made man, private enterprise, and strong individual liberties -- and for many, American “greatness.”

In other countries, democracy would be more closely associated with social redistribution of assets, free health services, welfare measures, gender equality, and even positive discrimination. Elsewhere, democracy is closely associated with national independence. For societies that have known years and even generations of autocratic rule, democracy is associated with personal recognition and emancipation, with respect for the common man and woman.

The thing is these three sets of associations or prerequisites for democracy can easily be the opposite. Due process, for instance, or an independent judiciary, may or may not work in favour of most and may as easily work in favour of the few. Britain in the old Dickens days was highly unequal, but absolutely rule bound. And policy outcomes are even more problematic. Who will decide which is the more democratic, to be in favour of individual liberties or to be in favour of positive discrimination?

In addition to asking such questions we need to acknowledge also the limitations of elections, their irrelevance, for a large number of important policy decisions. Take Bangabandhu, for instance, and the momentous decisions he took in March 1971. These were not cleared through an election, but they were democratic in the sense that they represented the will and aspirations of many, perhaps most, of those who were most strongly a� ected.

Or take General Charles de Gaulle of France, who, as Bangabandhu, represented, embodied an interpretation of the nation’s ethos, its de� ning values. Or Mahatma Gandhi, who was never elected. Policy outcome may be democratic in the sense of representing broad aspirations, and yet it may be unencumbered by elections.

The concluding part of this long form will be published tomorrow. l

Arild Engelsen Ruud is Professor of South Asia Studies, Department of Culture Studies and Oriental languages, University of Oslo, Norway.

What if Annisul Huq was right?Democracy is not just about elections. This is the � rst part of a two-part long form

Take Bangabandhu, for instance, and the momentous decisions he took in March 1971. These were not cleared through an election, but they were democratic in the sense that they represented the will and aspirations of many, perhaps most, of those who were most strongly a� ected

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BB for emergency fund to support housing loan defaultersBangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman urged the government to create an emergency fund to support poor defaulters under the Housing Fund Project. PAGE 16

Surveys show China’s economy still wobblyActivity in China’s manufacturing sector unexpectedly contracted in October for a third straight month, an o� cial survey showed yesterday, fuelling fears the economy may still be losing momentum in the fourth quarter despite a raft of stimulus measures. PAGE 17

Cheap money fuelsmega-merger boomA � ood of cheap money is � nancing the biggest boom in mega-mergers and takeovers since the 2008 global � nancial crisis. But analysts warn that hastily arranged corporate marriages that seem blissful in good � nan-cial times can end in tears, and considerable debts. PAGE 18

Capital market snapshot: Past WeekDSE

Broad Index 4,514.9 -1.1% ▼

Index 1,081.3 -1.0% ▼

30 Index 1,709.0 -1.0% ▼

Turnover in Mn Tk 2,678.4 -41.3% ▼

Turnover in Mn Volume 79.7 -45.7% ▼

CSEAll Share Index 13,784.6 -1.2% ▼

30 Index 12,213.8 -1.2% ▼

Selected Index 8,387.4 -1.2% ▼

Turnover in Mn Tk 169.5 -36.3% ▼

Turnover in Mn Volume 6.1 -29.2% ▼

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Terror fears weigh on stocks DSEX tanks, turnover slumps to 2-year lown Tribune Report

Stocks extended their losses for the � fth straight session yesterday as the market re-acted to the latest deadly attacks on secular publishers.

The catalyst for the sell-o� was a state-ment from a local Al-Qaeda o� shoot claim-ing the responsibility for the Saturday at-tacks.

“The news weighed on the markets,” said a leading broker. “Over the past few weeks, the market remained under pressure due to some factors, including weak macro econ-omy and unimpressive third quarter earn-ings. The latest news has extended the fall.”

The benchmark index DSEX plunged

steadily throughout the morning to below 4500-mark in the mid-day session.

However, the index was a little recovered during the afternoon trading. At the end of the day, it slid about 50 points or 1% to settle at 4,514, its lowest since June 28 this year and single-day biggest decline in recent months.

The Shariah index DSES was down over 11 points or 1% to 1,081. The blue chip com-prising index DS30 closed at 1,709, slipping around 17 points or 1%.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange Selective Category Index CSCX ended at 8,387, drop-ping 104 points.

Being in the sidelines by some investors pushed down the volume of trade to al-most two-year low as DSE turnover stood at

Tk267 crore, the lowest since January 2 last year and 41% down over the previous ses-sion’s value.

Lanka Bangla Securities said the stocks were teetering as investors reacted to the news of the attacks on publishers, raising security concerns among the city dwellers.

All the major sectors ended in the red ex-cept telecommunication and pharmaceuti-cals sectors, which closed � at.

Stock prices of nearly 90% issues eroded as out of 317 issues traded, 250 declined, 43 advanced and 24 remained unchanged.

Besides, the news of LDCs’ exemption from paying patent drugs royalty till 2032 encouraged investors mildly to take a posi-tion in the pharmaceuticals stocks. l

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BGMEA seeks extension of 10% tax raten Ibrahim Hossain Ovi

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association has sought time ex-tension of reduced tax rate bene� t for the country’s apparel makers for next 10 years.

In a formal letter yesterday, the associa-tion made the request to Finance Minister AMA Muhith as the reduced 10% tax rate bene� t had expired at the end of the � scal year 2013-14.

Since the garment owners are required to pay tax at the regular 35% rate from the FY2014-15, they have urged to make the ex-tension with retrospective e� ect.

BGMEA President Siddiqur Rahman met � nance minister at the latter’s o� ce yes-terday and placed the request along with a written statement explaining the reasons.

In the statement, BGMEA said the RMG sector was going through a hard time due to price cut of their products in the inter-national market, rise of production cost, payment of increased wages to workers and expenditure on achieving compliance re-

quirements.When contacted, BGMEA chief told Dha-

ka Tribune that to draw new investment in the country’s apparel industry and meet the $50bn export target by 2021, the sec-tor should be granted 10% reduced tax rate bene� t for 10 more years.

He said after the Rana Plaza incident, the RMG sector people had been with the West-ern retailers initiatives - Accord on Fire and Building Safety in Bangla-desh and Alliance for Bang-ladesh Worker Safety.

He said the owners had also worked to implement National Action Plan which was taken to improve safety standards in the factories.

Siddiqur Rahman said factory owners had to spend a lot of money for re-mediation and retro� tting, which increased cost of production.

“Besides, devaluation

of euro against dollar has further increased the cost. All these matters have made us to seek policy support so we can recover from the tough situation.”

According to the BGMEA, price of Bang-ladeshi RMG products has been cut by 2.45% in the US market and 0.87% in the EU market during January-July of 2015. The euro was devalued by 11.87% against US dollar in last one year. l

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BTRC sets deadline to realise Banglalion duesn Ishtiaq Husain

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission has set a deadline for Banglalion Communications Limited to clear its dues and threatened to sue the company in case of failure.

The regulatory body recently issued a no-tice to the internet service provider in this regard.

The wireless broadband operator, Banglalion, provides internet services, using Wimax technology.

An o� cial of the regulatory body told the Dhaka Tribune the commission reminded Banglalion several times of its dues, but the operator repeatedly ignored the noti� cation and came up with no response to such re-minders.

In another notice, BTRC has imposed a deadline on Citycell to pay all of its dues.

Of the debts, Banglalion owes TK46.72 crore while Citycell TK274.67 crore.

Banglalion sought more time for pay-ing its dues after receiving the notice fromBTRC.

“We have decided to pay to BTRC by in-stalment and the regulatory body accepted our proposal,” said GM Faruq, head of mar-keting and communication, Banglalion.

He said the commission demanded more than what is estimated to be as dues. It will be solved through discussion, added the of-� cial.

In 2008, BTRC held an auction to pro-vide licence for Wimax service. Nine com-panies participated in the auction, of which Banglalion and Qubee won the bid. Both the companies paid TK15 crore each for the li-cence.

Banglalion now covers 7 divisional head-quarters and 30 major districts of Bangladesh and is rapidly expanding its service with the goal of covering the entire country. l

Wastage cut in procurement to lift GDPn Tribune Report

Prevention of 10% wastage in public pro-curement will add 0.5% to the country’s GDP (Gross Domestic Product), said Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal yesterday.

He said, “We cannot make wasteful ex-penditure. It is totally unwarranted in public procurement.......public procurement means spending money of the taxpayers. We must be always e� cient, thoughtful and innova-tive in handling public money.”

Like India, every country in South Asia, looks forward to having huge investment to boost their capital expenditure basket, he said.

“We need to evaluate price value of pro-curement considering its e� ciency, life-time and salvage value. This type of prudence will prevent wastage in procurement. ”

The government will go for e-procure-ment system, which will save money by pre-venting wastage, the minister said, adding that in the seventh � ve-year plan, we project-ed average GDP growth of 7.4%. “To translate this projection into reality, we have to invest

a huge amount of money.”Kamal was speaking at the inaugural cer-

emony of a three-day-long international conference titled “Third South Asia Region-al Public Procurement Conference” in a city hotel.

Central Procurement Technical Unit un-der the Planning Ministry in collaboration of World Bank and Asian Development Bank hosted the international conference, aiming at developing public procurement systems, using online technology to ensure an e� ec-tive and e� cient public procurement ser-vice.

The conference brought together procure-ment professionals from around the world, and especially from member countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Coop-eration (SAARC).

Public procurement heads, policy makers, procurement experts, contracting and con-sulting industry representatives, civil society, and academia shared knowledge and experi-ences of good practices that would enable all the South Asian countries to enhance perfor-mance in the public procurement system.

World Bank Acting Country Director Martin Rama said, “Electronic government procurement is bringing substantial cost savings, eliminating paperwork and increas-ing the pace of implementing development works.”

He said South Asia needs investment of 1.5 trillion dollar in its infrastructure and en-ergy sector.

“Again, currently, Bangladesh spends one fourth of its budget in procurement. So, ensuring accountability and transparency, e-procurement is a must in this case.”

Asian Development Bank Country Direc-tor in Bangladesh Kazuhiko Higuchi said, “ADP will help Bangladesh set up digitised system in public procurement.”

The discussants underscored the need for an e� cient and transparent public procure-ment system for accelerating growth and prosperity of a country.

An advanced and well-functioningpublic procurement system can helpincrease competitiveness, improve ser-vice delivery, and boost citizen trust, theyadded. l

Mannan urges BB governor to � ght eviln Tribune Report

State Minister for Finance MA Mannan yes-terday said there is an ominous dark cloud looming large on the country’s horizon.

The junior minister said this at the launch-ing ceremony of a book titled “Vibrant Bang-ladesh” at the central bank headquarters.

In his address, Mannan also asked the BB governor to join the government to root out the evil. He came up with the remark a day af-ter Faisal Are� n Dipan, blogger and owner of Jagriti Prokashoni and Srijani Prokashoni, was slaughtered at his publishing house in Shah-bagh’s Aziz Super Market in the afternoon.

Attending the event as the chair, BB Gov-ernor Atiur Rahman said a negative campaign is running about the country’s economy.

He termed the critics of economy Bang-ladesh’s enemy, saying a large number of foreign investors are contacting Bangladesh Bank, but some critics are trying to spread confusion about the economy.

Atiur called upon the critics to read the book and come out of frustration. l

BB for emergency fund to support housing loan defaultersn Tribune Report

Bangladesh Bank Governor Atiur Rahman urged the government to create an emergen-cy fund to support poor defaulters under the Housing Fund Project.

The poor underprivileged defaulters should be taken into consideration if they fail to pay instalment, he said.

Atiur was addressing a workshop titled “Housing fund to alleviate housing problem of underprivileged people”.

The Housing Fund of Bangladesh Gov-ernment held the workshop which was held yesterday at the Bangladesh Bank Training Academy (BBTA) in the capital.

Abul Kalam Azad, principal secretary to the Prime Minister’s O� ce, attended the event as the chief guest while M Aslam Alam, secretary to the Bank and Financial Institu-tions Division, as special guest with the cen-tral bank governor as the chaired.

Chief Executives of di� erent NGOs work-ing with the housing fund to provide loans for people in the grass roots level were pres-ent at the workshop.

The governor called upon the poor not to turn defaulter but to create an example by paying hundred percent of their loans while the rich tend to expose themselves as de-faulters.

He advised the steering committee of the housing fund to take up a policy measure to recover loan through taking support of local administration.

The NGO executives upheld to the steer-ing committee di� erent problems they face in managing and getting housing loan from the government.

They demanded reducing interest rate, in-creasing the existing ceiling of Tk50,000 and making an easy process to get loan.

The NGO o� cials also proposed attaching

two more products -- “Bondhu Chula” – an environment friendly burner, and a solar panel, to the loan.

In his address, Abul Kalam Azad said the two proposals will be taken under consider-ation.

A committee will be formed to make a way out for the defaulters, analysing their prob-lems, he added.

He also revealed that a website will be launched by next one month to provide up-date information on housing fund.

Aslam Alam identi� ed ine� ciency in fund management and lack of foresight in select-ing clients by NGOs as major causes for be-coming defaulter.

He emphasised the need for some policy

changes to managing housing fund. The government has allocated a total of

Tk298 crore for the housing fund project from 1997-98 � scal year, of which Tk160.50 crore has been already released.

The fund size now stands at Tk348 crore and a total of 514 private organisations are working with the loan activities.

According to the Bangladesh Bank data, a total of Tk207 crore loan has been disbursed among the bene� ciaries till September 2015, of which above 41% remains unrealised.

A number of 63,220 houses have been constructed with the help of disbursed loans as of September 2015.

The net income of the fund was Tk21.42 crore in the � scal year 2014-15. l

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman attends a workshop on ‘Housing fund to alleviate housing problem of underprivileged people‘ in Dhaka yesterday DHAKA TRIBUNE

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Surveys show China’s economy still wobblyn Reuters, Beijing

Activity in China’s manufacturing sector un-expectedly contracted in October for a third straight month, an o� cial survey showed yesterday, fuelling fears the economy may still be losing momentum in the fourth quar-ter despite a raft of stimulus measures.Adding to those concerns, China’s services sector, which has been one of the few bright spots in the economy, also showed signs of cooling last month, expanding at its slowest pace in nearly seven years.

As the � rst major indicators of business conditions in China released each month, the PMIs reinforced the view that the economy remains in the midst of a gradual slowdown, which will require Beijing to roll out more support in coming months.

“While the PMI has stabilised, it is too ear-ly to con� rm a bottoming out,” economists at ANZ Bank said in a note.

“As de� ation risks intensify, a further RRR cut before end of this year is still possible,” ANZ said, referring to reducing the amount of reserves that banks must hold in order to free up more funds for new loans.

The o� cial Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was at 49.8 in October, the same pace as in previous month and lagging market ex-pectations of 50, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). A reading below 50 points suggests an contraction.

New export orders contracted for a 13th straight month, though the sub-index for new orders - a proxy for both domestic and foreign demand - edged up marginally to 50.3, compared with September’s 50.2.

Faced with persistently weak demand, fac-tory owners continued to lay o� workers and at a slightly faster pace than in September.

“Because of the recent weak recovery in the global economy and downward pressure in the domestic economy, manufacturers still face a severe import and export situation,” Zhao Qinghe, a senior statistician at the NBS said in a statement accompanying the data.

Major Chinese construction machinery maker Sany Heavy Industry Co Ltd said on

Friday it swung to a loss in the third quarter, a� ected by a glut of unsold equipment.

As for the services sector, whose growth has helped o� set persistent weakness in manufacturing, the o� cial non-manufac-turing PMI fell to 53.1 in October from Sep-tember’s 53.4. Though still a solid pace of expansion, it was the lowest reading since late 2008 during the global � nancial crisis, a similar survey showed.

Small firms facing bigger stressesDespite authorities’ most aggressive policy easing campaign since the 2008/09 global crisis, small- and mid-sized Chinese � rms are still starved for funds due to banks’ prefer-ences to lend to big, state-owned companies.

Activity in small and mid-sized � rms continued to contract in October, with more small � rms seeing fund shortages compared to big ones, the o� cial survey showed. Small companies account for up to 80% of urban employment and 60% of China’s GDP.

China’s economy grew 6.9% between July and September from a year earlier, dipping below 7% for the � rst time since the global � -nancial crisis, though some market watchers believe real growth rates are much weaker than government � gures suggest.

Chinese leaders have been trying to reas-sure jittery global markets for months that the economy is under control after a shock devaluation of the yuan and a summer stock market plunge fanned fears of a hard landing.

The government has cut interest rates six times since November and lowered the amount of cash that banks must hold as re-serves four times this year. The latest cut in interest rates and banks’ reserve require-ment came on Oct 23.

Beijing has also quickened spending on infrastructure and eased curbs on the ailing property sector. The latter have helped re-vive weak home sales and prices but have not yet reversed a sharp decline in property investment.

Many economists had expected economic growth would bottom out in the third quar-ter, with a modest improvement late this year and into early 2016 as additional stimu-lus measures gradually take e� ect. l

Saudi criticises S&P over credit rating downgraden AFP, Riyadh

Saudi Arabia on Saturday strongly criticised Standard and Poor’s agency for downgrading the kingdom’s credit rating over the oil price slump, saying it was not backed by facts.

“The evaluation... came as a hasty reaction, unjusti� ed and not backed by reality,” the � nance ministry said in a statement cited by the SPA state news agency. “The agency depended on temporary and unsustainable factors,” it said.

S&P late Friday lowered the long-term credit rating for Saudi Arabia one notch to A+ after its de� cit rose sharply because of low oil prices. The ratings agency maintained its negative outlook on the world’s top crude exporter, saying that the decision re� ected the challenges of reversing the “marked deterioration” in the Saudi � scal balance.

S&P said it could further lower the rating within the next two years if Riyadh fails to achieve a “sizable and sustained reduction in the general government de� cit”. The � nance ministry cast doubt on the decision, saying S&P lowered the country’s ratings twice within one year from AA- with a positive outlook to A+ with a negative outlook because of the oil price fall. l

Workers direct a crane lifting newly-made steel bars at a factory of Dongbei Special Steel Group Co, Ltd, in Dalian, Liaoning province REUTERS

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CORPORATE NEWS

Cheap money fuels mega-merger boom

n AFP, Paris

A � ood of cheap money is � nancing the big-gest boom in mega-mergers and takeovers since the 2008 global � nancial crisis.

But analysts warn that hastily arranged corporate marriages that seem blissful in good � nancial times can end in tears, and considerable debts.

Companies have already struck 45 merg-ers and acquisitions with a value exceed-ing $10bn (9bn euros) each in the � rst nine months of the year, according to data provid-er Dealogic.

The mergers amount to a total of $1.2tn - up 89% from the same period last year.

In the latest example, US pharmaceutical giant P� zer, the Viagra maker, this week an-nounced its intention to buy Allergan, which makes Botox, and has a market value of more than $110bn.

The return of the big merger started in the United States and moved to Europe in 2014, said Tangi Le Liboux, analyst at Paris-based � nancial consultants Aurel BGC.

‘Enormous amount of cash’“There is an enormous amount of cash avail-able and interest rates are extremely low with loans available on good terms,” he said.

“External growth can be an easy option but for big structures it can also carry risks,” said Le Liboux.

It is di� cult to “marry cultures”, howev-er, he said, evoking the merger now under-way between Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent.

In the 2000s, the AOL-Time Warner merg-er, which was agreed during the dot-com bubble but eventually unravelled, stands out as perhaps the worst merger in corporate his-tory, in part because of a clash between the two companies’ cultures that was never suc-

cessfully resolved.But the availability of easy money is

tempting to company chiefs who want to buy growth instead of generating it from their ex-isting business, especially in a period of mod-erate economic growth.

“With lower in� ation, it’s very hard for companies to grow organically,” said Philip Whitchelo, vice president for strategy and product marketing at Intralinks, a business networks specialist that tracks merger and acquisition activity.

Appetite is backNear-zero in� ation can depress revenues, he added. “Large companies rely on acqui-sitions and geographic expansion to achieve growth.”

In the beer sector, Anheuser-Busch InBev, the giant behind top lager brands like Beck’s, Budweiser and Stella Artois, is seeking to

swallow rival SABMiller in a deal worth more than $120 billion when debt is included.

One of the driving forces behind InBev’s bid is the chance to get access to some of the world’s fastest growing markets, including Africa where SABMiller has roots dating back to the Johannesburg gold rush of the late 19th century.

The wave of mergers is moving back to-wards advanced economies after a slowdown in emerging markets, said Herve Jau� ret, an analyst at audit and services group Ernst and Young who has just completed a study of the trend.

“Investor appetite is coming back for the mature economies: the United States, Ger-many, England,” he said.

In France, the king of the merger is bil-lionaire Patrick Drahi, founder of the tele-communications group Altice who has spent nearly $30bn in a few months to acquire US cable operators Suddenlink in May and then Cablevision in September.

Easy option?“Money is not expensive and it is the right time for such deals. The companies behind them have experience in cutting costs and restructuring. But they need to beware; the market is beginning to take notice of the lim-its of debt,” said Fabien Laurenceau, strate-gist at French brokerage Aurel BGC.

The � nancial climate can change quickly, too, between the time when a corporate en-gagement is announced and the actual wed-ding date.

Royal Dutch Shell announced in April its intention to buy Britain’s BG Group for the equivalent of 64bn euros.

But in the light of low crude oil prices, some investors are now casting doubt over the deal.

Despite the risks, big mergers appear to be back for a while.

“2016 is shaping up to have a modest but good start for global M&A deal announce-ments, coming o� of what we’re predicting to be a record breaking year in 2015,” Intral-inks said in a report.

It forecasts the number of such deals will grow eight percent this year to regain the pre-� nancial crisis levels of 2007. l

Prime Bank Foundation has recently held an award giving ceremony in Dhaka to handover stipends of its Education Support Programme. The bank’s chairperson, Azam J Chowdhury presided over the ceremony where governor of Bangladesh Bank, Dr Atiur Rahman was present as chief guest, among others

Meghna Bank Limited has recently held a conference for its deputy mangers in Dhaka. The bank’s MD & CEO, Mohammed Nurul Amin presided over the conference

The logo of Anheuser-Busch InBev is pictured outside the brewer’s headquarters in Leuven, Belgium REUTERS

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BCL leader expelled for assaulting invigilators in Chittagongn Tribune Report

Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), students’ front of the ruling party Awami League, yesterday expelled its vice-president at Government City College unit yesterday on charge of assaulting invigilators and taking a snapshot of question paper of teach-ers’ recruitment examination.

Con� rming the expulsion order of Md Noman Chowdhury, BCL Chit-tagong city unit General Secretary Nurul Azim Rony told the Dhaka Tribune that Noman was expelled from central committee of the BCL as

he assaulted invigilators inside an ex-amination hall on Friday”.

Apart from this, he was served a show cause notice where he was asked to explain why his college should not expel him permanently, added Rony.

On Friday, Noman forcibly entered into an examination hall at Govern-ment City College during the written test of primary teachers’ recruitment examination and took a snapshot of question paper. As invigilators barred him from doing this, he assaulted teachers and magistrate then.

Police rushed to spot and brought the situation under control. l

BCL trades � re with Jubo League over establishing supremacy n Anwar Hussain and FM Mizanur

Rahaman, Chittagong

Members of Jubo League and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday once again locked into a clash on Central Railway Build-ing premises in Chittagong city’s Tigerpass area over establishing supremacy.

Quoting locals police said the clash had taken place between the ex-central BCL’s as-sistant secretary Saiful Islam Limon group and central Jubo league’s deputy-� nance secretary Helal Akbar Chowdhury Babar group at 12 noon.

Police detained one Alauddin, 22, of Ishaq Nagor area and seized two motorbikes from the spot after the incident, said Chittagong

Metropolitan Police’s Assistant Commission-er, Kotwali Zone Md Moinuddin.

Earlier, the same groups had locked an-other clash in the same area on October 12 over establishing supremacy that left several people injured.

Witness said a chase and counter-chase ensued in CRB-Sat Rastar Matha area when the activists of Babar beat up a man of Limon group triggering a clash between two groups.

As the news spread the activists of both of the groups gathered on CRB premises and took position equipping with � rearms and sharp weapons and clashed each other turn-ing the important government o� ce into bat-tle � eld for half an hour.

Being informed, police rushed to the spot

and dispersed the clashing activists by charg-ing baton, said O� cer-in-Charge of Kotwali Police Station Md Jasim Uddin.

Police also opened three round of blank � re to bring the situation under control, said the OC, adding that police detained one per-son from the spot in this connection. Addi-tional police force and RAB personnel were deployed to avert further tension.

Earlier in June 24 in 2013 the same groups had locked into a bloody clash during sub-mitting renovation tender worth of Tk48 lakh killing a BCL man Saju Palit and eight years old Arman dead on the spot.

Later, police � led a case accusing 87 BCL and Jubo League leaders, including Helal and Babar. l

JSC, JDC examinations beginn Tribune Report

Grade VIII terminal tests – Junior School Certi� cate (JSC) and its madrassa equivalent Junior Dakhil Certi� cate (JDC) examinations – began across the country yesterday.

A total of 2,325,933 examinees from 28,632 educational institutions are expected to ap-pear for the tests which began from 10am.

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid along with his ministry high-ups visited an exam centre in the capital’s Motijheel Ideal School and College in the morning.

The number of this year’s JSC examinees is 1,967,447. Of them, 914,900 are male while 1,052,547 female.

A total of 358,486 examinees participate in JDC examination. Of them, 167,770 are males and 190,716 females.

A total of 585 students from eight overseas centres will attend the JSC examinations.

The number of JSC and JDC examinees increased by 235,241 as 2,090,692 candidates took part in the exams in 2014.

Nahid said JSC and JDC examinations were not public exams.

“These are strategies to get students stick to their studies. These exams increase their self-con� dence

“When the JSC exam was not introduced, teachers used to take care of only a few stu-dents selected for junior scholarship exams. But now, they need to pay attention to every student. Everyone now has a fair chance to get a scholarship,” said the minister. l

Youth shot dead n Our Correspondent, Jhenaidah

A youth was shot dead by miscreants at Kr-ishnapur village, Moheshpur upazila, Jhe-naidah. The deceased was identi� ed as Arsad Ali, 30, son Abdul Jabbar of Camppara area in Moheshpur upazila headquarters.

O� cer-in-Charge of Moheshpur police sta-tion Shahidul Islam Shahin said some locals found the body of Arsad at a � eld yesterday morning and informed police about the matter.

On information, police reached the spot and recovered the body. The body bore several bullet injury marks on his forehead and chest.

The OC said he might have been shot dead sometimes of Saturday night. But reason behind the killing could not be known immediately. l

3 get life term for killingn Our Correspondent, Bagerhat

A court in the district yesterday sentenced three persons to life term imprisonment for killing a man at Mansa Bazar under Fakirhat upazila of the district in 1996.

The court also � ned them Tk10,000 each, in default, they will su� er one year more in jail.

The convicts were Liakat Sheikh, Kasem Sheikh and Enamul Islam alias Liton,

According to the prosecution, one Tusar Morol was killed in the area on September 2, 1996. The victim’s brother Azahar Morol � led a murder case with Fakirhat police station against 20 persons on September 3, 1996.

After investigation, police submitted charge sheet against 12 persons to the court.

District and Session Judge Mizanur Rah-man Khan handed down the verdict after ex-amining the witnesses and evidences. l

Students sit for the Junior School Certi� cate examination at a centre in Motijheel Government Boy’s High School in the capital yesterday MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU

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Healthcare hit hard by sta� shortage in govt hospitalsn Our Correspondent, Barisal

People living in Barisal region especially who mainly depend on government healthcare services are deprived of proper healthcare services due to manpower shortage at di� er-ent upazila health complexes, general hospi-tals and health centres.

According to divisional health directorate o� ce, a total of 507 out of 1,061 posts of doc-tors  in public hospitals, heath centres and clinics have been lying vacant for long.

The sources said Barisal division has 40 upazila health complexes, one 250-bed hos-pitals, four 100-bed district level general hos-pitals,  thirty-� ve 31-bed, � ve 20-bed, three

10-bed health centres and four tuberculosis centres, but these public health service pro-viders do not have su� cient sta� so that these can be able to serve rural people properly.

Apart from this, 70 sub-health centres and 267 union health and family planning centres are also giving medical services on limited scale, said ATM Mizanur Rahman, deputy di-rector of divisional health directorate o� ce.

Divisional health directorate o� ce sourc-es said 95 out of 141  doctors  in Barguna, 118 out of 229  posts  in Patuakhali, 99 out of 200 posts in Bhola, 82 out of 166 posts in Pirojpur, 74 out of 223 posts in Barisal, 39 out of 102  posts  of physicians in Jhalakathi dis-trict hospitals, upazila health and specialised

health centres are lying vacant, putting poor people grave misery.

However, Barisal Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital has been excluded from the list.

The worst su� erers of the shortages of physicians are mostly rural, poor, unprivi-leged group of people who have no ability to take healthcare services from private sector spending money, said Anowar Zahid, district coordinator of health rights movement.

Besides, monitoring system of this ser-vice is very poor. A large number of doctors working at di� erent district and upazila level hospitals, health centres and clinics do not perform their duties properly. Sometimes,

they do not attend o� ces as many of them are living in the capital city.

Almost all the ambulances and other instru-ments at government hospitals have remained out of order for long, said Dr Habibur Rahman, district president of health right movement.

Dr Binoy Krishna Biswas, divisional health director, acknowledging the facts, said gen-eral public health services in Barisal division was insu� cient.

“As physicians have to serve a huge num-ber of patients, sometimes they cannot be able to serve them properly, he added.

He, however, said posting  of recently passed out BCS  doctors  might help to ease crisis. l

Female student threatens to commit suicide n Our Correspondent, Gazipur

A female student of a private university in the district threatened to commit suicide after her teacher uploaded indecent picture on face book.

According to sources, Syedur Rahman Syed, teacher of Razen-drapur Iqbal Siddiqee Academy and tutor of the student had been teaching her while she was studying at the school. He also tried to harass the girl several times The girl protested the teacher and at one stage, she informed the incident to her guardian.

After passing HSC, she was married o� with an expatriate and later admitted to a private university in Dhaka.

Syedur also tried to kidnap her and attacked several times while she was going to the varsity. Later, he uploaded the pictures of the student using fake face book ID.

According to family sources, she tried to commit suicide sever-al times as she could not bear the disturbance of Syedur.

A case was also � led in this connection, said Khondokar Rezaul Hasan Reza, o� cer-in-charge of Joydebpur police station. l

Schoolgirl gang-raped n Our Correspondent, Gazipur

A 13-year-old schoolgirl was gang raped in Nayanpur area under Sreepur upazila of the district yesterday.

Sources said the girl, student of Borobari High School, was go-ing to her relative’s house at Gaforgaon in the afternoon. Mean-while, she lost her way and reached Joyna Bazar in Gazipur. Shamsuddin Mian,45, and his sister-in-law Rahmat Ali of Faridpur village assured the girl to reach her relative’s house.

Later, they took her to a house of the village and con� ned in a room. There, Shamsuddin, Rahmat and their associates raped the girl brutally, leaving her senseless.

On information, police went to the spot and rescued her in crit-ical condition. The police sent her to Mymensingh Medical Col-lege and Hospital.

Sub-Inspector Ha� zur Rahman of Sreepur police station con� rmed the incident. He said the police were trying to arrest the rapists. A case was � led by the elder brother of the victim in this connection. l

PBCP demands DC’s removal n Our Correspondent, Khagrachhari

Leaders of Parbattya Bangali Chhatra Parishad (PBCP) demanded removal of Muhammad Wahiduzzaman, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Khagrachhari.

They came out with the demand at a discussion at Khagrach-hari District Town Hall auditorium yesterday afternoon on the oc-casion of PBCP’s founding anniversary.

PBCP President Shahajul Islam Sajal presided over the function while its founder president engineer Alkas Al Mamun attended the programme as chief guest.

Terming the DC as a discriminator, partial and racist they de-manded his immediate removal. l

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In shortA summary on how to write the perfect summary

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nRad Sharar Bin Kamal

Read Before anything else, speed-read (skim) through the whole passage, understand-ing what the passage is actually about. Through this, you would instantly get an idea of where the important information are and which bits to extract. This would allow you to properly uphold the main message of the whole passage through your summary.

Separate Secondly, you return to the start of the passage again, already being well directed on where the vital information are from step one. This is when you “actively” read and underline or label the key bits and pieces, separating them according to which information should come first, or later, or aren’t necessary at all (repeated before). After this, you should have a prop-er draft of your summary ready.

CompareIn the cases of interpreting informative graphs and charts, focus on change. With attention and respect to variables (time, place, etc) calculate on what changes took place and always interpret it, instead of simply stating it. For instance, a 5% increase in salaries from November to De-cember. This method saves you precious words as well.

Bigger pictureIn most cases, accurately stating the change is not enough. You must also elaborate on what that change does and how it has an overall impact. This proves you have understood the context of the passage and have a complete view. For in-stance, a 5% increase from in salaries made profits have a downward (decreasing) trend between November and December.

Write Take it sentence by sentence, and don’t be worried if you’re taking this part slow. You’re supposed to, anyway. Learn to add transition words like “moreover,” “in addition,” “however,” etc, to keep a flow in your writing, or it may just seem like a salad of information, being as tasty as it sounds. It does have to read well, right? l

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. Write at least 150 words

The chart below shows the number of men and women in further education in Britain in three periods and whether they were studying full-time or part-time.Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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LL6: And that’s a wrap, for now Longitude Latitude ends their sixth season, but the art is to continue in ripples

nSyeda Samira Sadeque

It is Sunday afternoon, and the sun squints upon the glass windows of an empty room on one of the tallest buildings on Banani road-11. The place is empty and the walls are white. Just

till the evening before, though, there were colours and creativity brewing here – for four months.

This is the space where Longitude Latitude 6 (LL6) hosted their art exhibitions, workshops, shows and performances since July of this year. LL6 is part of the Longitude Latitude (LL) series, which began in 2003, as a means of creating a common space for di� erent genres of art. It has since been held six times, each being in a di� erent location – and each time, for a limited period.

But it’s not like any other exhibition. In this space, the LL6 team, led by curator Shehzad Chowdhury, has showcased art of di� erent genres, artists from various backgrounds including visual art, poetry, writing, sculpting, music, cartoon, and puppetry.

“I have a very broad de� nition of art,” Shehzad Chowdhury, founder of Longitude Latitude, and the curator, said in an interview. “The process of art doesn’t happen at the artist’s end – it happens at the viewers’ or consumers’ end. That particular transformation and interaction where the viewer comprehends the work is where the art is.”

“By that logic,” says Shehzad, “there is art in everything – from our daily clothes, to our food, to gra� ti. And we promote the idea that there is art everywhere – you just have to engage with it.”

“When I � rst heard about this space, I didn’t think I could do something here,” says Alia Kamal, an artist who focuses on bottle art. “I just thought it was an exhibition space.”

Alia, who began her art career only recently, ended up having an exhibition of her work, and holding various workshops in the space in just a matter of weeks.

“When Shehzad started talking about involving young and new artists, and of so many di� erent aspects of art – it was very nice to see that,” says Alia, adding that this encouraged her to display her work in public.

This energy was realised even by the audience, who were often well aware of the newness in many of the artists’ work.

“What I enjoyed most about LL6 is that it’s a platform where individuals get an opportunity to realise their passion in the form of art,” says Tahsin Chowdhury, who has attended two LL6 events – one on spoken word poetry, one on music.

“The kind of art being taught in schools in Bangladesh is very controlled and guided,” adds Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy, a cartoon artist who held cartoon workshops with children, as well as organised an exhibition of his work in the LL6 space.

In order to break out of that, we need to teach children in a new way and have to encourage parents to become aware of the freedom required in art.”

Ripple e� ects One of the best things about LL6, says Shehzad, is that “everyone was respectful to each other and their work. This comes from the culture of valuing the person next to you – whatever genres that person may bring.”

The respect was shared both ways – between audience, the artists themselves, and those around.

Not only did the art space bring together artists from di� erent genre, but also participants and audience across di� erent

classes of people. “I got to know my driver well. He helped

me make my work,” says Alia, who had to visit the place for two weeks after the installment of her bottle-art work “Uki.” “He’s my chief engineer. He has such good sense of everything, he got me to understand the balance and many other technicalities.”

Similarly, Shehzad shares the story of one of the guards who were ecstatic to see cartoonist Tanmoy in the LL6 space as he follows his work through Facebook.

“The hierarchy of what people consume is really crumbling,” says Shehzad, “and because of social media, people from all backgrounds have similar access to art, music, and work.”

And this is precisely why art needs to be made accessible to all – both as a creative activity as well as something to interact with as audience, the way LL6 has done it.

The way forward?Shehzad laughs, as I ask him about the way forward. It has been a long journey, especially with a team of just four volunteers – himself, Ayreen Khan, Mahzabin Haque Rothy, and Ahmadadul Huq Shamim.

They’ve all worked outside of their own work schedule. This is also the � rst time the LL space has gone on longer than seven days, which was the previous record.

For now, he says, they have plans to keep a virtual space to document all the di� erent kinds of workshops, exhibitions and other activities they have hosted.

Although LL6 was temporary, it was the kind of space Dhaka has been starved of, says Alia.

“It’s a place where everybody can express and connect to each other through that,” she adds.

“Culture is a basic need. When you establish that, everyone can bring in their bit of culture to the table,” says Shehzad. “And if you value that, your value increases. It’s a chain reaction of valuing each others’ crafts, valuing each others’ art. And those small value systems create an identity.”

By that de� nition, in this small space in a corner of Banani, a lot of values have exchanged, a lot of identities created in the past four months. And the ripple e� ects of that are to be seen in the collaborations to come, through the connections built in here.

Today, LL6 is over, the space is empty. But the art remains. Through the values exchanged and identities created. And therein lies the craving and curiosity of what to expect in the next LL season. l

(Until next time)

Accommodating di� erences And with their wide range of showcasing anything that had a story to tell, LL6 became a haven for both young, new artists as well as art-lovers.

What I enjoyed most about LL6 is that it’s a platform where individuals get an opportunity to realise their passion in the form of art

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nAnika Rabbani

Each time I travel somewhere out of Bangladesh (or go to certain villages here), I always marvel at the quality of clean air in places

other than Dhaka. Aside from the happiness I have, knowing that I’m going to see my family and pets, it sincerely depresses me to enter our “International” airport and realise what � lth and depravity we have allowed ourselves to settle for. That’s when I tell myself that responsibility is a two way street. Instead of taking on a victim role by blaming and lamenting, one should choose steps to protect one’s body, those of others, and above all, the environment. In doing so, we end up in� uencing others! In this world, actions do speak louder than words.

According to the statistics of the Global Environmental Performance Index of 2014, Bangladesh has climbed its way to being the ninth most polluted country in the world. Bangladesh is always ranking worst at something, it can’t be that easy to slip into that category and as conscientious citizens, we need to step up our game. Our Shonar Bangla has been categorised for being the country with the worst air quality as well.

So take a deep breath and imagine living here, breathing here. What are YOU really going to do about it?

Be a rat that deserts a sinking ship? I want to remind you that you are far better than that

Start by helping yourself in small ways and encourage others to do the same.

• I don’t believe in fad detoxes that only mess up our metabolism. I believe in detoxing the old-fashioned way – sweating, such as during a workout. Ashtanga Yoga (which I practice and attempt to teach) combines a unique method of breathing combined with movement, which encourages the body to release toxins and other associated garbage. Running on a treadmill or going to the gym will also help you get rid of toxins from the body. Movement is of paramount importance if you wish to keep your body young and healthy.

• In addition, watch what you put on your plate. Buy local produce or better start a rooftop/veranda garden. Start small, but think big.

• Avoid sugar like the plague. Word on the street is that sugar is a toxin and I trust that. Eat a decent amount of � bre instead.

• Drink lots and lots of water all throughout the day. Check the water you drink. Try installing a � lter in your tap at home instead of buying all these gallons of water that come in plastic containers.

• Check the personal products you use: shampoos, lotions, make-up all come with tons of chemicals which are not good for your body or your health. Ditch them for natural ones. Go product free for a week or so, using baking soda and vinegar to wash your hair. Be wary of what kind of products you use in your home environment, I would switch from the usual (Harpic, etc) to vinegar to clean

the � oors and toilet. Why? One word that frequents so many lips these days – cancer.

• Switch o� unnecessary lights in your room and workplace. Watch out for how much water you use when you shower and don’t leave the tap running as you brush your teeth. Care about what kind of products (toxins) you are � ushing down the drain as well. Take shorter showers. Go to bed early and use natural sunlight as much as you can during the day. Sunlight is the best medicine for depression.

• Eliminate plastic items in your house; especially cutlery, dishes and containers. Plastics carry a great deal of harmful chemicals that can really mess up your hormones, and these days there is a great deal of thyroid malfunctions that can be pointed to factors such as poor quality of nutrition and chemicals we unknowingly introduce into our bodies.

• Care about living beings that share your space. I know spiders are scary and I am scared of them too, but they are part of this sacred circle or life and need to be respected. Even a mosquito that we use so many chemicals to kill deserves respect. If you don’t want to have so many of them then do something about the stagnant pools of water around your house and garden. Use natural products like lemon grass plants to keep them at bay. The aerosols/air fresheners not only harm

the nerves in your body but also destroy mother earth.

Take responsibility. Be compassionate

• It’s convenient to shop at a supermarket but how many of the bottles that we use actually are recycled? Where will they end up? Refuse, reuse, recycle. Don’t throw out garbage from your car window. That’s just plain tacky.

• Switch o� the air conditioner from time to time and switch lights and fans o� when you exit a room. My grandfather always used to do that back in our house in Calcutta and I always thought he was weird – of course now I realise how unfathomably cool he really was in more ways than one.

• When you can, walk. It’s not only good for your health but tra� c, environment and to get back to my original point it will also make you sweat and keep your legs and core strong. Using a car and worse being stuck in tra� c creates so much pollution. Beg, borrow, buy but ride a bike once a week. It’s so much fun, it makes you feel like a kid all over again. Have a Friday fun ride with your friends when the tra� c isn’t so bad and maybe over time you can have the con� dence to ride to work sometimes. I see so many people riding bikes in Dhaka these days and it really makes me feel good. Just think! This could be you.

Respecting the goddess

Anika Rabbani is certi� e d yoga teacher at Studio107 on Road 107, House 14, Gulshan 2. You can reach her via:

Facebook group –YOGANIKA www.facebook.com/groups/yogini.anika

Facebook Page – Anika’s Yoga www.facebook.com/YOGANIKATwitter @yoganika

• Items such as diapers, toilet paper, tissues and sanitary napkins need to be used frugally if our planet is to survive, use your consciousness and common sense. Till date, we are not yet equipped to move to Mars.

• Do a meatless Monday every week. It takes an in� nite amount of water to rear one cow and think about each tree that is destroyed to meet (meat) your needs. Think compassionately of the animals die daily to satiate your taste buds as well. The great Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti said that the fear of an animal that is about to be killed (or sacri� ced) remains frozen in its muscles, and in an energetic way, we ingest that fear. We lose our innate sensitivity and kindness when we allow this kind of violence towards an animal we cage, abuse and murder. Animals don’t have a voice to resist – redeem your own self to the universe by standing up for even a single sentient being. I promise that karma shall repay you handsomely.

• Use newspapers as wrapping paper. Save paper, save trees, use a washable handkerchief instead of a multitude of tissues. No it’s not gross, some of us grew up in the 80’s and remember doing this.

• Buy less clothes and buy local. Consider the pain caused by the source of leather shoes, belts, bags and other accessories you love and try something else. Jute anyone? The Gold Bengal – re-invite it into our economy for a comeback.

• Reduce your use of paper. Pay your bills, buy tickets and read newspapers online. Write emails. Think of each tree being destroyed every second – don’t wonder why our city no longer looks green. Do something about it. How about planting a tree and tending to it? Make it a fruit tree so that the birds can enjoy the fruits?

In the world of yoga the earth is known as a goddess and her Sanskrit name is Prithivee. She is our supreme mother – the one shelters and protects unconditionally and never lets us down. We have collectively failed in repaying her for her kindness and she has been feeling sad and abandoned. You can hear her cries in the form of climate change, global warming, disappearing forests, earthquakes and cyclones.

Human beings are blessed with so much courage, intelligence, beauty – and Momma Earth always has freely given us whatever it is we need. The clothes we wear, the food we eat and the water we drink. Let us think of her and decide to come back to earth. Love yourself and all that is around you – the universe hears our voices and gives us back exactly what we give out.

Choose di� erently for a di� erent result – not just for yourself but for all our future children to come.

In a way, we all are mothers – God(desses). l

Photo: Navneet J/Varkala

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2015

BRAC Bank Limited organised a live webcast to discuss the role of value-based banking in creating a positive economic, social and environmental impact at head o� ce of the bank. It was brought together as part of the banking on values campaign of the Global Alliance for Banking on Values (GABV). The session, broadcast live through the bank’s website and YouTube, was aimed at engaging fellow colleagues in the values-based banking movement and taking it to larger audience. The � rst of its kind interactive discussion panel included Syed Mahbubur Rahman, managing director and chief executive o� cer, Mohammad Mamdudur Rashid, deputy managing director, Fatema

Rizwana, head of human resources and Zara Jabeen Mahbub, head of communication and service quality, BRAC Bank Limited.

Based in the Netherlands, GABV (www.gabv.org) is an independent network of banks and banking cooperatives with a shared mission to use � nance to deliver sustainable economic, social and environmental development. The Global Alliance comprises of 27 � nancial institutions operating in countries across Asia, Africa, Australia, Latin America, North America and Europe; serving 20 million customers; holding up to $100 billion of combined assets under management; and powered by a network of 30,000 co-workers.l North South University (NSU) held their

annual day-long event Club Carnival 2015 on Saturday at the NSU Bashundhara campus. The inaugural ceremony was held at 10:30 in the morning where MA Kashem, chairman, BOT was the chief guest of the carnival and Prof Gour Gobinda Goswami, vice chancellor in charge, chaired the ceremony. After the formal inauguration, the chief guest visited 19 club stalls representing each club of the university.

Professor Bijoy Sahoo, executive dean, Professor Emdadul Haq, director, Student A� airs, NSU gave speeches where Professor M Gias Uddin Ahsan, dean, School of Health and Life Sciences, Professor Md Sirajul Islam, dean, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences along with other academic and administrative heads, faculty members, club members and students attended the carnival.

Club Carnival has been a regular event of all existing clubs where every individual club shows their regular activities and mottos with innovation, diversity and harmony and brings them up through various presentations. The day-long programme was designed with di� erent stage performances including drama, fashion shows, games and cultural programme by students that ended successfully. l

IEEE Region10 (Asia and Paci� c) Student Activities Committee approved the petition to form the IEEE Da� odil International University Student Branch (IEEE DIU SB) under the Bangladesh Section on October 9. A grand opening programme of the “IEEE Da� odil International University Student Branch” was held on October 26 with of IEEE Bangladesh section chair, Prof Dr Shaikh Anowarul Fattah as chief guest at the DIU Auditorium. Moreover, Prof Dr Yousuf M Islam, vice chancellor, DIU was present as the session chair while Prof Dr M Golam Rahaman, pro-vice chancellor of Da� odil International University was present as the special guest. Prof Dr Pran Kanai Saha, past chair, IEEE Bangladesh Section and Dr Md Fayzur Rahman, head of the EEE department, DIU, was also present at the programme.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) was established in the year 1963 as a professional international

association for advancement of technology. In the opening programme introductory

speech, Prof Dr Syed Akhtar Hossain, professor and head, CSE department, noticed the dedication of 32 IEEE student members to form IEEE DIU Student Branch and wished for this branch to be an active one. The branch counsellor, A B M Moniruzzaman, senior lecturer, DIU, introduced the structure of IEEE DIU student branch in his presentation and discussed about IEEE student member bene� ts. Branch chair Mehedi Hasan, student of DIU, highlighted the future activities of this branch.

It is expected that the IEEE DIU SB will contribute in engaging and participating students to the IEEE regional activities such as contest, competition, events; as well as organise seminars, workshops, research discussions, etc, for enhancing and learning current technologies.

BRAC Bank organises live webcast on value-based banking

‘Club Carnival 2015’ at NSU

IEEE approves Da� odil

‘RJ HUNT’ by ColorsFM 101.6ColorsFM 101.6 launches their new “RJ HUNT” campaign in di� erent university campuses of Dhaka, aiming to select their new RJ through the event. The campaign will be carried out in di� erent campuses including UIU, AIUB, and ULAB for three consecutive days. Alongside with the selection process will be the surprise performance of the upcoming hip-hop star Black Jang and his crew.

Members of IEEE DIU Student Branch along with distinguished guests at its grand opening ceremony

Corrigendum:In “Breast cancer awareness seminars by AKMMCH” published on October 27, we erroneously printed that Prof Ainun Nishat is the vice chancellor of BRAC University. The vice chancellor is Prof Syed Saad Andaleeb. We regret the error.

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Chittagong Vikings unveiled BPL franchise Chittagong Vikings had its grand launching ceremony at Radisson Blu Hotel yesterday. Owned by DBL Sports Ltd, the franchise launched their logo, theme song and jersey for the third edition of BPL. Chittagong Vikings chairman Abdul Wahed was present among others on the occasion. PAGE 26

Anderson helps England dominate PakistanPaceman James Anderson led England’s e� orts to level the series against Pakistan with four wickets on the opening day of the third and � nal Test in Sharjah yesterday. England were kept in the hunt by Anderson who took 4-17 to dismiss Pakistan for a paltry 234 on a relaid Sharjah stadium pitch. PAGE 27

Classy Carter stars as All Blacks make historyNew Zealand � yhalf Dan Carter was the man of the hour as the All Blacks became the � rst team to claim back-to-back Rug-by World Cup titles beating Australia 34-17 at Twickenham on Saturday. Carter slotted a key long-range drop goal and 50 metre penalty in a 19-point haul. PAGE 28

Barca on track, Madrid down Las PalmasBarcelona kept pace with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Saturday as Luis Suarez and Neymar compensated for the absence of Lionel Messi with a goal apiece in a 2-0 win at Getafe. Madrid were comfortable 3-1 winners over Las Palmas thanks to goals from Isco, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jese. PAGE 29

Maverick Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan prepares himself for a hook shot during training in Mirpur yesterday DHAKA TRIBUNE

Rabbi new face in Tigers set-up, Al Amin returnsn Mazhar Uddin

Paceman Kamrul Islam Rabbi became the newest addition in the Tigers’ set-up as the Bangladesh Cricket Board yesterday an-nounced the 14-member national squad for the � rst two home ODIs against Zimbabwe later this month.

Fellow paceman Al Amin Hossain was also named in the squad that will be led by regular ODI captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza, who recently recovered from dengue fever. Champion all-rounder Shakib al Hasan, who returned to the country from the United States and joined the national camp yester-day, will be available for selection.

Anamul Haque and Rubel Hossain how-ever, were not included in the squad. While the former missed out due to intense com-petition for places, the latter did not make it owing to a calf-muscle injury.

Meanwhile, Rabbi, hailing from Patuakhali, informed the media yesterday that he is over the moon following his maiden national call-up.

“I cannot express my feelings in words. It is the dream of every cricketer to play for the national side and I am very happy to get a place in the team,” said Rabbi before adding, “My family members are also very happy and they called me [yesterday] and congratulated me. Now, I will try to prove myself whenever I get the opportunity to play.”

The 23-year old paceman, who is known for his wide range of seam bowling, added, “I get very good outswing with the new ball and I also get some reverse swing with the old ball. What’s more, I can consistently bowl at the same spot.”

The Tigers will play three ODIs and two Twenty20 internationals against Zimbabwe with all the matches scheduled to be held at Mirpur’s Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium. The � rst ODI will be held this Saturday. l

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Chittagong Vikings unveiled n Tribune Report

Bangladesh Premier League franchise Chit-tagong Vikings had its grand launching cer-emony held at Radisson Blu Hotel yesterday. Owned by DBL Sports Ltd, a concern of DBL Group, the franchise launched their logo, theme song and jersey for the third edition of BPL.

Chittagong Vikings chairman Abdul Wahed, managing director Abdul Jabbar, vice-chairman Abdur Rahim and deputy managing director Mohammed Adul Quader were present during the occasion. Chittagong Vikings’ icon player and captain, Tamim Iqbal along with two pacers Taskin Ahmed, Sha� ul Islam and Anamul Haque Bijoy were also present.

Chairman of the side, Wahed believes he and his team management have been able to put up a balanced side. “I think we have been able to put a balanced side given that it is tough to make a team from a players’ draft. We have seven batsmen in the side led by Tamim but I believe the bowling depart-ment is stronger. We have Pakistan bowlers Mohammad Amir and Saeed Ajmal along with Bangladesh sensation Taskin Ahmed. I believe our team will be able to compete well in the competition.

“We (DBL) might be owners of the Chit-tagong franchise but the team belongs to the people of Chittagong. I hope Chittagong Vikings will be supported from day one till � nish and with the support we will go a long way in the tournament,” he added. l

National cricketers Sha� ul Islam (2L), Taskin Ahmed (4L), Tamim Iqbal (3R) and Anamul Haque (2R) pose for photos during the logo-unveiling ceremony of Bangladesh Premier League Twenty20 franchise Chittagong Vikings at a city hotel yesterday MAINOOR ISLAM MANIK

Bangladesh player Pushkor Khisa Mimo is about to unleash a shot at the newly-installed blue turf at Maulana Bhasani National Hockey Stadium yesterday MAINOOR ISLAM MANIK

Chittagong � ght back, Rajshahi take lead n Tribune Desk

Chittagong bounce backThe opening day of the sixth round of the Walton 17th National Cricket League might have belonged to Barisal but Chittagong bounced back yesterday during the second day's proceedings as they posted 134/1 in their � rst innings.

Barisal, who resumed yesterday on their overnight score of 323/1, lost their remaining nine wickets for the addition of 166 runs with Chittagong's Nabil Samad and Belal Hossain causing the most damage.

Barisal opening batsman Shahriar Nafees top-scored with a patient 168 from 276 balls while top-order batter and captain Fazle Mahmud provided valuable support, making a painstaking 277-ball 133.

Heading into the third and penultimate day's play today, Chittagong trail Barisal's � rst-innings tally by 355 runs.

Rajshahi on way to victoryRajshahi managed a 219-run � rst-innings lead when they registered 395-allout, thanks to centuries by Farhad Hossain and Hamidul Islam. Nasum Ahmed picked up 3/55 for Sylhet.

Sylhet, who were earlier skittled out for just 176 in their � rst innings, put up 11/0 on the board in the second essay, thus decreas-ing the lead to 208 runs.

Tier one marred by persistent rain againIncessant rainfall continued to play spoil-sport in both the tier one matches between Dhaka and Dhaka Metropolis and Rangpur and Khulna.

The Rangpur-Khulna tie at least saw some action as Rangpur, asked to bat � rst, scored 27 for the loss of one wicket. l

NCL, ROUND 6, DAY 2Barisal v Chittagong, BograBarisal (1st innings): 489-allout in 143.4 overs (Shahriar 168, Fazle 133, Al Amin 60, Nabil 4/101, Belal 3/132)Chittagong (1st innings): 134/1 in 30 overs(Mominul 64*)

Chittagong trail by 355 runs

Dhaka v Dhaka Metropolis, Cox’s BazarPlay abandoned without a ball being bowled

Rangpur v Khulna, ChittagongRangpur (1st innings): 27/1 in seven overs

Sylhet v Rajshahi, KhulnaSylhet (1st innings): 176-alloutRajshahi (1st innings): 395-allout in 101.1 overs(Farhad 144, Hamidul 105, Nasum 3/55)Sylhet (2nd innings): 11/0 in three overs

Sylhet trail by 208 runs

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Marquez-Rossi feud fuels title showdownWhat started as a minor jibe from Valentino Rossi towards defending MotoGP world cham-pion Marc Marquez has descended into battle on and o� the track and reared the ugly head of a simmering sporting rivalry between Italy and Spain. Rossi is the sport’s most recognisable and, until recent events, most respected � gure.

–AFP

Radwanska wins WTA Finals in SingaporeAgnieszka Radwanska claimed her maiden WTA Finals title with a 6-2 4-6 6-3 victory over Czech Petra Kvitova in an absorbing encounter at the Singapore Indoor Stadium yesterday. Playing a � rst � nal in her seventh appearance at the season-ending event, the sixth-ranked Pole also created history by becoming the � rst woman to lift the title after completing round robin play with a 1-2 record.

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Sevilla’s Gameiro ruled out of City visitSevilla’s injured French striker Kevin Gameiro will miss the visit of English champions Man-chester City in a crucial Champions League clash tomorrow. Gameiro is Sevilla’s top scorer so far this season with seven goals in 14 ap-pearances. But the diminutive striker su� ered a hamstring injury in the Europa League hold-ers 2-1 defeat at Villarreal on Saturday.

–AFP

Southee plays down underdone Kiwi fearsNew Zealand’s preparations for the Test series opener against Australia have been “as good as it gets”, paceman Tim Southee said yesterday, despite their � nal tour warm-up farce. The Black Caps were forced to hastily organise training sessions in Brisbane for yesterday after their three-tour match with a Cricket Australia XI was abandoned a day early because of a deteriorating pitch in Sydney on Saturday.

–AFP

Stokes to undergo scans on injured shoulderEngland allrounder Ben Stokes will only know whether he can take any further part in the third and � nal Test against Pakistan in Sharjah after scans today on a suspected dislocated shoulder. Stokes, 24, fell on his shoulder while trying to take a di� cult catch o� Pakistani bats-man Sarfraz Ahmed in the last session of the opening day at Sharjah stadium yesterday, and walked o� the � eld in great discomfort.

–AFP

Youngsters are Pakistan’s future, says coach WaqarPakistan’s head coach Waqar Younis yesterday stressed young players are key to his team’s building for the future, with the Champions Trophy 2017 and World 2019 as prime targets. Pakistan are lying ninth in the ODI rankings and barely managed to qualify for the Champions Trophy as they look to build for the next WC.

–AFP

QUICK BYTES PAKvENGPAKISTAN 1ST INNINGS R BMohammad Hafeez c Broad b Ali           27 57Azhar Ali c Bairstow b Anderson          0 7Shoaib Malik c Bairstow b Broad         38 91Younis Khan lbw b Anderson              31 58Misbah-ul-Haq c Root b Anderson         71 160Asad Sha� q c Bairstow b Patel           5 35Sarfraz Ahmed c Root b Ali              39 76Wahab Riaz b Patel                       0 2Yasir Shah c Patel b Broad               7 13Zul� qar Babar not out                   6 5Rahat Ali c Ali b Anderson               4 7Extras: (b1, lb5)                        6Total: (all out; 85.1 overs)           234

Fall of wickets1-5, 2-49 , 3-88, 4-103, 5-116, 6-196, 7-196, 8-224, 9-224BowlingAnderson 15.1-7-17-4, Broad 13-8-13-2, Stokes 11-4-23-0, Patel 23-3-85-2, Ali 13-3-49-2, Rashid 10-1-41-0 ENGLAND IST INNINGS R BA.Cook not out                           0 6Moeen Ali not out                        4 6Total: (for no wkt; two overs)           4

BowlingRahat 1-1-0-0, Shah 1-0-4-0

England seamer James Anderson celebrates the wicket of Pakistan captain Misbah-ul Haq during the opening day’s play of their third and � nal Test at Sharjah, UAE yesterday REUTERS

Anderson helps England dominate Pakistann AFP, Sharjah

Paceman James Anderson led England’s ef-forts to level the series against Pakistan with four wickets on the opening day of the third and � nal Test in Sharjah yesterday. 

Seeking to level the three-match series af-ter losing the second Test in Dubai, England were kept in the hunt by Anderson who took 4-17 to dismiss Pakistan for a paltry 234 on a relaid Sharjah stadium pitch.

At the close, England openers Alastair Cook (nought) and Moeen Ali (four) had sur-vived two overs to � nish on four without loss as England trail by 230 runs. 

Anderson’s new-ball partner Stuart Broad kept the pressure on from the other end, bowling eight of his 13 overs maiden and � n-ishing with 2-13.

Pakistan, who won the toss and batted, were indebted to skipper Misbah-ul-Haq who was ninth out after scoring a � ghting 71 for his 32nd half-century.

Misbah added a � ghting 80 for the sixth wicket with Sarfraz Ahmed (39) but all the other batsmen, including Younis Khan (31), Shoaib Malik (38) and Mohammad Hafeez (27), failed to capitalise on good starts.

England took the second new ball with the score on 222-7 with Anderson dismissing Mis-bah caught in the slips before wrapping up the innings with the wicket of Rahat Ali for four.

Misbah hit seven fours and two sixes dur-ing his 160-ball knock but could not stop the slide as Pakistan lost their last � ve wickets for just 38 runs.

Younis, who made a brilliant hundred in the second Test in Dubai, looked in good

shape before falling leg-before as he missed an incoming full toss from Anderson and un-successfully challenged umpire’s decision.

Younis, who survived a con� dent caught-behind appeal o� Broad on 21, became Anderson’s 422nd wicket in his 110th Test.

Anderson is now eighth on the all-time leading Test wicket takers, leaving South Af-rican paceman Shaun Pollock (421) behind.

Broad put pressure on the Pakistan bat-ting, getting Malik caught behind, while Asad Sha� q was dismissed for just � ve by Samit Patel who � nished with 2-85. Spinner Ali took 2-49.

Pakistan had mixed fortunes in the � rst session, losing opener Ali in the third over when he edged Anderson to Bairstow with-out scoring. l

Hingis, Mirza seize WTA Finals titlen AFP, Singapore

Swiss veteran Martina Hingis and India’s Sa-nia Mirza crowned a stunning year for their partnership yesterday by winning their ninth title at the WTA Finals in Singapore. 

The top seeds, who joined forces only in March, beat Spain’s eighth seeds Garbine Mu-guruza and Carla Suarez Navarro 6-0, 6-3 in 66 minutes, much of which looked more like an exhibition match than a season � nale.

Hingis, 35, and Mirza, 28, have also won Wimbledon, the US Open and Indian Wells on their way to Singapore, where they also swept all their matches.

Their only � nals loss was in Rome.It has been 15 years since Hingis won a

doubles title at the WTA Finals - she was also the singles champion in 2000 - and the pair share 33 years of professional experience be-tween them. l

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Too big, too fast, too cleverThe way the All Blacks started the game, it’s a credit to the Wallabies that they didn’t get beaten by 30.

They were on, from the very beginning. Ev-erything was done with intent, and performed at extreme pace. It was an unbelievable show-ing, and there was a sense of inevitability about the result from the � rst minute.

Australia showed a lot of starch to even get to within four points. Not only did the All Blacks look bigger and faster than the Wallabies, they had a gameplan that Australia failed to combat.

They targeted the Australian back three’s kicking weakness. They targeted the Wallabies’ lineout. They targeted the scrum, and played down the short side to avoid the duel opensides of Pocock and Hooper.Simply put, the All Blacks were cleverer, faster, stronger, bigger and better.

Take a bow, Dan CarterAustralia within four points. 15 minutes to play. All the momentum was with the challengers for the title. But the ace stepped up in the � nal mo-ments. Beauden Barrett’s last-minute try pushed the margin out, but the thing that won the game for the All Blacks was Dan Carter’s drop goal.

Then, when the chance came to put it to bed, Carter stepped up from 50 metres out to kick the goal, capping o� a perfect night with the boot. It was a � awless � yhalf performance.Before those � nal minutes, Carter had outpoint-ed his opposites every time he had the ball in his hand. His kicking game was sensational, and meant that a vast majority of the game was played in the Wallabies’ half, allowing the Kiwi forwards to apply the blowtorch. It’s � tting he gets to walk out a winner. Well done, Dan Carter.

The battle of the breakdownTalked up as the point of contention before the match, Australia’s chance was to dominate this area on the ground. Basically, it was not a factor.

Hooper and Pocock pilfered a few balls early in the � rst half with the All Blacks hot on the attack, but New Zealand chose to exit every time they were more than 40 metres from the Wallabies’ line.Tactically, the All Blacks moving the ball to the shortside played a big part in this.

Nigel Owens’ report cardBoth sides’ fans will grumble that he missed a decision here and there. There were two point-scoring opportunities in the � rst half in particular that Wallabies fans will lament.

But what was so great about Owens’ perfor-mance was that he let the players on the � eld decide the game, and he didn’t allow the game to descend into ugly rugby.

It started out that way – but it wasn’t to do with Owens. Both teams were intent on kicking in the � rst half, but both grew into the game, and executed running rugby.If that’s not a testament to a good refereeing performance, then nothing is.

The best of all timeIs this All Blacks team the best of all time?

Frankly, I haven’t been around long enough to make a call on it. But the best teams I’ve seen are the 1999 Wallabies team, the ’03 England team, and this team. In terms of total rugby, this is the best team I’ve seen. They’ve lost three games since the last time they won a Rugby World Cup four years ago. It’s hard to see how another team could be better. l

TALKING POINTS

Lehmann hopes to avenge Wallabies’ defeatn Reuters, Melbourne

Australia’s head cricket coach Darren Leh-mann hopes the Test team can avenge the Wallabies’  Rugby  World Cup � nal defeat by the All Blacks with a victory in the series opener in Brisbane starting this week.

Like many of his compatriots, Lehmann was a bit bleary-eyed yesterday after staying up late to watch the World Cup � nal on TV, an ultimately disappointing 34-17 loss to the world champions at Twickenham.

“(I) wouldn’t mind a bit more sleep be-cause I stayed up and watched it,” Lehmann, who helped guide Australia to victory over New Zealand in the cricket World Cup � nal in March, told reporters in Brisbane.

“Obviously it’s a di� erent sport, we’re very proud of the Wallabies with the way they went about it. It was closer than proba-bly a lot of people thought.

“From our point of view we’d like to get one back on New Zealand and start the series well and (extend) that record another year.”

Australia are unbeaten at the Gabba for the past 27 years and invariably kick o� their home summer at the ground with a resound-ing win to put touring teams instantly on the back foot.

New Zealand, however, will have high hopes of upsetting Steven Smith’s rebuilding side after the retirements of opening bats-man Chris Rogers, former skipper Michael Clarke and all-rounder Shane Watson.

Australia’s batting was lamentable for large parts of the 3-2 Ashes defeat in England and may be vulnerable against the pace and swing of New Zealand’s quality attack led by Trent Boult and Tim Southee. l

Classy Carter wins plaudits as All Blacks make historyn Reuters, London

New Zealand � yhalf Dan Carter was the man of the hour as the All Blacks became the � rst team to claim back-to-back Rugby World Cup titles beating Australia 34-17 at Twickenham on Saturday.

Carter slotted a key long-range drop goal and 50 metre penalty in a 19-point haul to help seal the win against old rivals Australia, and claimed the man of the match award in his last outing in an All Blacks shirt.

“He is one of the great players and for him to come out and show all his skills tonight ... it is pretty special,” said New Zealand coach Steve Hansen.

“It’s a great way to � nish. You couldn’t script it any better.”

Carter, who had to watch from the stands as New Zealand claimed their 2011 win after su� ering a groin injury in the pool stage, was elated to have been part of such a special team.

“I’m pretty grateful to be where I am considering what happened four years ago,” Carter said.

“I’m so proud of the team. To win back-to-back World Cups is a dream come true. It’s a pretty strong group of guys. We try to do things no other team has done before ... it’s a special feeling to be part of such a great team.”

Carter’s second-half drop goal, which came after the Wallabies had fought back to within four points, was the � rst in a World Cup � nal since Jonny Wilkinson’s famous kick in 2003 which clinched the title for Eng-land.

“The way he was striking the ball tonight he was going to get it. It was just his day,” Wilkinson told ITV.

Former All Black � yhalf Andrew Mehrtens said: “To see him in this sort of a moment, the accuracy and clinical precision of his kicking and general play, it’s fantastic for him. But he’ll be the � rst to say it’s not about him, it’s about the team.”l

New Zealand’s team performs the ‘haka’ with the Webb Ellis trophy as they celebrate after winning the Rugby World Cup Final against Australia at Twickenham in London on Saturday REUTERS

ROLL OF HONOUR2015 New Zealand2011 New Zealand2007 South Africa2003 England1999 Australia1995 South Africa1991 Australia1987 New ZealandDaniel Carter of New Zealand scores a drop goal

against Australia at Twickenham REUTERS

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Star Sports 29:35AM Ranji Trophy 2015/16Round 5, Day 4: Himachal Pradesh v Tripura 2:00AM English Premier League 2015/16Tottenham Hotspur v Aston Villa Star Sports 44:00PM ATP 1000 Masters 2015BNP Paribas Masters Paris Ten Cricket12:00AM England Tour of Pakistan (UAE) 3rd Test, Day 2

DAY’S WATCH

LA LIGA, ROUND 10Real Madrid 3-1 Las PalmasIsco 4, Ronaldo 14, Hernan 38Jese 43

Villarreal 2-1 SevillaMario Gaspar 25, Llorente 76Bakambu 61

Valencia 3-0 LevanteAlcacer 64-P, Feghouli 72, Bakkali 79

Getafe 0-2 Barcelona Suarez 37, Neymar 58

Real Sociedad 2-3 Celta VigoAgirretxe 11, 37 Aspas 17, 56, Hernandez 89

9 Neymar (Barcelona), 8 Luis Suarez (Barcelona), Cristiano Ronaldo (Real), Imanol Agirretxe (Sociedad), 7 Aritz Aduriz (Ath-

letic), Nolito (Celta), 6 Iago Aspas (Celta), Lucas (Deportivo), Borja Baston (Eibar), Javi Guerra (Rayo), Karim Benzema (Real)

Barcelona’s Uruguayan star Luis Suarez (2L) scores their opening goal during their La Liga match against Getafe at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez stadium in Getafe, Spain on Saturday AP

Dortmund trim Bayern’s leadn AFP, Berlin

Second-placed Borussia Dortmund cut the gap behind German league leaders Bayern Munich to � ve points on Saturday as Marco Reus net-ted twice in their 3-1 win at Werder Bremen.

Reus � red in the opening and third goals, but Borussia should have won by more as Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang squandered three clear chances. Right wing-er Henrikh Mkhitaryan capped a superb dis-play with Dortmund’s second having provid-ed the � nal pass for both of Reus’ goals.

After Bayern were held to a goalless draw at Eintracht Frankfurt on Friday, Dortmund took the chance to trim the Bavarian giants’ lead and duly managed it. l

Suarez, Neymar keep Barca on track, Madrid down Las Palmasn AFP, Madrid

Barcelona kept pace with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Saturday as Luis Suarez and Neymar once again compensated for the ab-sence of Lionel Messi with a goal apiece in a 2-0 win at Getafe.

Madrid were comfortable 3-1 winners over Las Palmas thanks to goals from Isco, Cris-tiano Ronaldo and Jese Rodriguez.

Neymar and Suarez have now combined for Barca’s last 14 league goals since Messi went down with knee ligament damage over a month ago.

However, it was Sergi Roberto who shone brightest for Barca as his stunning backheel assist freed Suarez for the opener before also crossing for Neymar to volley home the sec-ond to cap o� a rapid counter-attack.

Madrid also enjoyed an easy afternoon de-spite missing a host of star names against La Liga newcomers Las Palmas.

Real were without Keylor Navas, Sergio Ramos, James Rodriguez, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema through injury as coach Rafael Benitez preferred not to risk any of his stars ahead of Paris Saint-Germain’s visit in the Champions League tomorrow.

However, they su� ered another injury scare as Luka Modric was replaced at half-time with a hip problem putting his participation in midweek in doubt.l

United draw a blank at Palace, City stay topn AFP, London

Mourinho’s mounting problems took centre stage on a dramatic Saturday in the Premier League which saw Manchester City stay top af-ter escaping with a late 2-1 win against Norwich.

Arsenal are second after battering Swan-sea 3-0 while mis� ring Manchester United failed to � nd the net once again in a 0-0 draw against Crystal Palace.

At Eastlands, City defender Nicolas Otamendi opened the scoring with a bullet header in the 67th minute to notch his � rst goal since signing from Valencia in August.

Norwich snatched an 83rd minute equal-iser when City goalkeeper Joe Hart spilled a

corner and Cameron Jerome punished the embarrassing blunder. But City hit straight back to win it when Norwich defender Russell Martin was sent o� for deliberate handball.

Yaya Toure stroked in the resulting 89th minute penalty and there was still time for City to miss a spot-kick in stoppage-time when Aleksandar Kolarov � red wide.

Arsenal remain hot on City’s heels as they bounced back from their shock League Cup exit with a stroll at Swansea.

Beaten by second tier She� eld Wednes-day in midweek, the Gunners took the lead when Olivier Giroud headed home in the 49th minute for Arsenal’s 2000th goal under Arsene Wenger. l

TOPSCORERS

EPL, ROUND 11Crystal Palace 0-0 Manchester United

Manchester City 2-1 NorwichOtamendi 67, Toure 89-P Jerome 83

Newcastle 0-0 Stoke

Swansea 0-3 Arsenal Giroud 49, Koscielny 68, Campbell 73

Watford 2-0 West HamIghalo 39, 48

West Brom 2-3 LeicesterRondon 30, Lambert 84-P Mahrez 57, 64, Vardy 77

Fiorentina back on top of Serie An AFP, Rome

Fiorentina recaptured top spot in Serie A from Inter Milan yesterday with an emphat-ic 4-1 victory over Frosinone that sees them temporarily lead the league ahead of Napoli’s clash with Genoa.

If there was some fortune to Fiorentina’s opener, there was little doubt of the quality of the second as Gonzalo Rodriguez netted with a sublime back-heeled e� ort.

Babacar would get on the scoresheet with a chipped penalty before Mario Suarez stole the ball and slotted past Zappino with ease.

After the break, Fiorentina understanda-bly eased the pressure. l

BUNDESLIGA, ROUND 11Schalke 04 1-1 Ingolstadt 04Sane 77 Levels 39

Augsburg 3-3 Mainz 05Verhaegh 42-P, Muto 19, 30, 90+3Koo 50, Bobadilla 81

Werder Bremen 1-3 Borussia DortmundUjah 32 Reus 9, 72, Mkhitaryan 44

Cologne 0-0 Ho� enheimHertha Berlin 1-4 Bor. M’gladbachBaujohann 82-P Wendt 26, Ra� ael 28, Xhaka 55-P, Nordtveit 90+1

VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 Bayer LeverkusenBendtner 34, Draxler 77 Hernandez 40

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CALVIN AND HOBBES

PEANUTS

DILBERT

How to solve: Fill in the blank spaces with the numbers 1 – 9. Every row, column and 3 x 3 box must contain all nine digits with no number repeating.

CODE-CRACKER

CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS

CODE-CRACKER

How to solve: Each number in our CODE-CRACKER grid represents a di� erent letter of the alphabet. For example, today 15 represents H so � ll H every time the � gure 15 appears.You have two letters in the control grid to start you o� . Enter them in the appropriate squares in the main grid, then use your knowledge of words to work out which letters go in the missing squares.Some letters of the alphabet may not be used.As you get the letters, � ll in the other squares with the same number in the main grid, and the control grid. Check o� the list of alphabetical letters as you identify them.

ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

CROSSWORD

ACROSS1 Visions (6)5 Solemn promise (3)7 Hail! (3)8 Inventor’s grant (6)11 Knight’s title (3)12 Destroys utterly (5)14 Long detailed story (4)16 Tranquility (5)18 Steep rugged rocks (5)20 Dash (4)21 Lukewarm (5)23 Tree (3)24 Apportions (6)27 Was ahead (3)28 Corn spike (3)29 State as true (6)

DOWN 1 Immerse (3)2 Consume (3)3 Arithmetical mean (7)4 Bill of fare (4)5 Slave (6)6 Deteriorate (6)9 Partly open (4)10 Gratuity (3)13 Heckles (7)14 Scratch (6)15 Collect (6)17 Members of a play (4)19 Mineral spring (3)22 Ailments (4)25 Lyric poem (3)26 Drunkard (3)

SUDOKU

n Showtime Desk

LiveSquare Entertainment, in association with the Royal Norwegian Embassy and Concerts Norway, is to host the � rst ever music weekend in Bangladesh titled “Bangladesh Music Week 2015.”

The two-day event, supported by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, will take place at the academy premises and at Rabindra Sarabar in Dhanmondi-8 in the capital on November 6 and 7. The festival is a blend of conferences and musical performances bringing diversity to the music industry.

Renowned music professionals and artists from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, France, Norway and USA will represent their respective countries to explore, share and collaborate with each other on an international scale.

An open concert shall be held each day featuring performances by several Bangladeshi and a few international artists for a diverse audience. Arshinagar Bangladesh, Bangladesh Institute of Theatre Arts, Chirkutt, Shakthi, Shironamhin and The Speakeasy will perform on the opening day at the Rabindra Sarabar at Dhanmondi-8. Lalon, Minar, Nritya Nandan, Powersurge, The Brotherhood Project and Triratna will perform on the day after.

The objective of this programme is to create a platform that will take a sustainable initiative to bring music professionals, policy makers, artistes, patrons and audience under one roof where they will be able to talk, listen, discuss debate and collaborate in order to bring a positive change in the industry. l

Circus Police is an experimental rock quartet. The policemen aspire to reshape

the Bangladeshi music industry with their distinctive sound and style. The sound of

the Circus blends in in� uences from various genres and solidi� es it with philosophical song-writing.

Circus Police was formed in 2008, with Anik Raiyan and Zaved Sarkar on the guitars, Khaled Chowdhury on the bass, Zulyad Islam on the percussions and Zaki Adnan as the singer/song-writer and composer. They jammed for about a year to develop the right chemistry and understanding before they performed any live shows.

Anik and Zaved carried on their pursuit of higher studies across the national border, while Khaled went o� to explore other aspects of life, leaving Zulyad and Zaki all by themselves. Fortunately enough, two promising young talents came forward to lend their musical prowess to the Circus; Tanjib Chowdhury with his guitars and Azfar Rahman with his bass. With months of bonding and playing together, the sound of the Circus completely transformed and started taking an original shape.

Catch Circus Police this week on Radio Shadhin presents Bongo Open Mic, in association with Dhaka Tribune. l

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Bipasha in a PRAN commercialBangladesh Music Week 2015

Sherlock HolmesHBO 7:01pmSherlock and Dr Watson have just closed the case of the occult magician Lord Blackwood. But when he comes back from the dead and goes killing again, Holmes and Watson must begin their search again. They have to � ght against the stupidity of Scotland Yard. To add to his problems, Sherlock has to cope with the temptation of Irene Adler.Cast: Robert Downey Jr, Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Eddie Marsan

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five ArmiesSony PIX 8:30pmThorin Oakenshield, having reclaimed Erebor and treasure from the dragon smaug, sacri� ces friendship and honor in seeking the Arkenstone, despite being several attempts made by the Hobbit Bilbo to make him see reason. Meanwhile, Sauron decides a sneak attack and sends legions of arcs on the lonely mountain. As the fate of Middle Earth hangs in between, the races of Men, Elves and Dwarves all must decide together whether to unite and prevail or die.Cast: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Benedict Cumber-batch

PredatorStar Movies 12:00amDutch and his commando team are assigned a task by the CIA – to rescue downed airmen from a jungle in Central America. Dutch and his men complete the mission successfully and are on their way back when they realise that they are being hunted. The hunter blends well with the forest and they are unable to see it. Will they stay alive long enough to � nd out that they are being hunted by an intelligent alien?Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Elpidia Carrillo, Bill Duke, Jesse Ventura

Need for SpeedStar Movies Action 2:29pmFresh from prison, a street racer who was framed by a wealthy business associate joins a cross country race with revenge in mind. His ex-partner, learn-ing of the plan, places a massive bounty on his head as the race begins.Cast: Aaron Paul, Dominic Cooper, Imogen Poots, Michael Keaton, Ramon Rodriguez, Scott Mescudi

WHAT TO WATCH

n Showtime Desk

Popular actress Bipasha Hayat has signed a deal with PRAN Dairy Limited. She will be shooting a TVC (TV commercial) for PRAN Powder Milk.

The company reports that the contract with Bipasha is for the next two years. Bipasha will also be taking part in the event campaign of the product.

The signing of the contract between Bipa-sha and the company took place at their head o� ce in Dhaka on Saturday.

Among others, Mollah Omar Sharif, head of marketing at PRAN Dairy and Maksudur Rahman, brand manager, were both present at the signing event.

Anisur Rahman, chief operating o� cer at PRAN Dairy Ltd said: “We selected Bipasha Hayat for her motherly qualities.”

On that note, Bipasha commented that PRAN is a leading business organisation in the country and she is very happy to be working with them.

Na� z Reza will direct the TVC and the shoot will he held in the coke studio in Dhaka on November 3 and 4. l

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CCTVs at Dhaka courts reactivatedn Md Sanaul Islam Tipu

The inactive CCTV cameras at the District and Sessions Judge’s Court and the Metro-politan Sessions Judge’s Court in Dhaka have been reactivated after a report on poor secu-rity on the court premises were published re-cently in the Dhaka Tribune.

The report, titled “Dhaka courts not se-cure,” published on October 24, said the court authorities had installed dozens of CCTV cameras on the premises of District and Ses-sions Judge’s Court, Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court and Chief Metropolitan Magis-trate’s Court to monitor and control law and order. But most of these cameras were found inactive, while a few had been stolen.

“Shortly after the report on the poor se-curity at court premises was published, the authorities concerned reactivated the CCTV cameras,” an intelligence o� cial, requesting anonymity, told the Dhaka Tribune.

Sub-Inspector Mofakkharul Alam, in-charge of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court’s custody prison, said: “Four new CCTV cameras have been installed here.”

Visiting Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magis-trate’s Court yesterday, this correspondent found that two new walk-through archway metal detectors had been set up at the court entrance.

Md Mominul Haque, the police member on duty at the entrance, said the archways had been set up as added security measure.

Meanwhile, other security measures have also been increased at the court area and the intelligence agencies have increased their mon-itoring following the report, sources said. l

Second Tavella killing accused confessesn Md Sanaul Islam Tipu

Another Italian aid worker Cesare Tavella killing accused Minhajul Arifeen Rasel alias Bhagina Rasel alias Kala Rasel yesterday confessed to his involvement in the crime.

Metropolitan Magistrate Shahriar Mahmud Adnan recorded the confessional statement after DB Inspector Md Jehad Hossain, also the investigating o� cer of the case, produced the 35-year-old before the court. After recording the statement, Rasel was sent to prison.

On October 26, accused Tamjid Ahmed Rubel alias Mobile Rubel alias Shooter Rubel confessed to his involvement in the Italian national’s killing in court.

On the same day, Metropolitan Magistrate Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman remanded three accused in the case - Md Rasel Chowd-hury alias Chakki Rasel, 34, Minhajul Arifeen Rasel, and Md Shakhawat Hossain alias Sha-rif, 42 – until November 4 to allow investiga-tors to interrogate them.

Tavella, 50, was shot dead in Gulshan’s diplomatic zone on September 28. l

SC cancels HC order acquitting Giasuddin Al Mamunn Tribune Report

The Supreme Court yesterday cancelled a High Court verdict that acquitted business-man Giasuddin Al Mamun on charges of acquiring wealth disproportionate to the known sources of income in 2012.

The four-member Appellate Division bench led by Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha ordered fresh hearings after it resolved

a leave-to-appeal plea � led by the Anti Cor-ruption Commission.

In 2008, a Dhaka court ordered 10-year imprisonment and Tk10 lakh � ne for Ma-mun, who is known to be a close friend and a business partner of senior BNP leader Tari-que Rahman and is now serving a seven-year prison sentence after being convicted for money laundering.

During the military backed caretaker ad-

ministration, the ACC sought wealth state-ments from 50 persons, including Mamun.

The ACC � led a case in May 2007 against the controversial businessman after he did not submit his statement.

The Special Judge’s Court also awarded three years’ imprisonment for his wife Sha-hina Yasmin in the case. Later they moved to the HC against the trial court verdict and in 2012 got acquittal from the charges. l

EIGHTH PAY SCALE

Pay upgrades guaranteed in 11th and 17th years of servicen Asif Showkat Kallol

Under the upcoming new pay scale, a public servant will graduate to the next pay grade after 10 years of joining and the same thing will happen after another six years, Finance Minister AMA Muhith has said.

This, the minister said, will ensure equal opportunity for all public servants and elimi-nate the necessity of time scale and selection grade provisions.

“Civil servants will automatically move to the next pay grade on the 11th year of their job and again on the 17th year,” Muhith told re-porters yesterday after the � rst meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Salary Discrimination.

The meeting, chaired by Muhith, was also attended by Commerce Minister Tofail

Ahmed, Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid and secretaries of the ministries concerned.

Public university and government school teachers’ demand for a separate pay scale was also on the agenda of the meeting.

“They are carrying the false idea that they are being deprived � nancially as the gov-ernment is implementing the new pay scale without time scale and selection grade provi-sions,” Muhith said.

He also said that the time scale and se-lection grade provisions might stay for the university and school teachers because their promotions have been stuck in the middle of their job tenures.

Although the new pay scale will drop time scale and selection grade for civil servants

and the new salary structure will come into e� ect retrospectively from start of the ono-ing � scal year, several hundred bureaucrats from the BCS 24th batch has been enjoying th bene� ts of the two provisions since July 2.

Yesterday’s meeting of the cabinet commit-tee also discussed this issue. According to meet-ing sources, these o� cials will continue to get the bene� ts and they will also get the bene� ts of the new pay scale when it is implemented.

Muhith yesterday also said: “We have taken administrative reform to ensure that every civil servants get equal opportunities.”

He also said the gazette noti� cation for the new Eighth Pay Scale will not come to-morrow as was announced earlier before they need some time to absorb the decisions made at the cabinet committee meeting. l

Anguished businessmen of Aziz Super Market in the capital’s Shahbagh area shut down the market yesterday to protest the brutal murder of their colleague, publisher Faisal Are� n Dipan RAJIB DHAR

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