20 march, 2015

Fans say umpiring was ridiculous

PAGE 27Tigers proud after landmark tournament

PAGE 11Tunisia museum attack death toll rises to 23

PAGE 8Fund crisis hits Rajshahi City Corporation

JANNATI RELEASED AFTER 8 MONTHS PAGE 3

THAI SC ACCEPTS CASE AGAINST YINGLUCK PAGE 10

DANISH MINISTER MEETS KHALEDA PAGE 2

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Manna taken back tojail from DMCHn Tribune Report

Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna was taken back to Dhaka Central Jail yesterday after his release from Dhaka Medi-cal College Hospital around 1pm.

“Manna is now quite well, has no chest pain and his blood pressure is also under con-trol,” said Prof Dr Abdul Wadud Chowdhury, chief of the DMCH Cardiology Department.

“We have presented his health report to the six-member medical board and as per the decision of the board we discharged him,” said Prof Wadud yesterday.

During his second-phase remand when he felt pain in his chest he was admitted to DMCH on March 10 around 11pm.

DMCH police camp in charge sub-inspec-tor Sentu Chandra Das said, Razarbagh police took Manna back to Dhaka Central Jail.

Since his admission Manna had been un-dergoing treatment at the Coronary Care Unit of the DMCH.

Meanwhile, Manna’s family yesterday at a press conference in the capital’s Nagorik Oy-ikko o� ce expressed concern over Manna’s health.

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Police: Salahuddin in Gaibandha just a rumourn Tribune Report

Police last night conducted a fruitless drive in several remote shoals in the river Brahma-putra in Gaibandha in search of missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed.

Personnel from Gaibandha district police ended the drive around 11:55pm yesterday.

“We have not found anything alive or dead in the shoals that may resemble Salahuddin. Now we are returning,” Mosharraf Hossain, additional superintendent of Gaibandha Po-lice, told the Dhaka Tribune.

“Earlier, we heard a rumour that Salahud-

din could be there. But it was just a rumour. No arrests have been made either,” he said.

Joynal Abedin, chairman of the local union council, told the Dhaka Tribune that he � rst heard about the rumour from the o� cer-in-charge of the local police station and the local upazila executive o� cer (UNO).

By the time teams from the district police arrived in the area, some of his men had al-ready started the search.

Meanwhile, BNP Joint Secretary Gener-al Salahuddin’s wife Hasina Ahmed sought Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s intervention PAGE 2 COLUMN 1

n Tribune Report

International Cricket Council President AHM Mustafa Kamal may resign amid controver-sy triggered by dubious umpiring decisions leading to Bangladesh’s loss against India in the second quarter-� nal of the World Cup of

cricket at Melbourne, Aus-tralia yesterday.

Kamal, who is also Bang-ladesh’s planning minister, said the ICC was not the International Cricket Coun-cil anymore. He was shown on Bangladeshi television

channels saying: “It has become the Indian Cricket Council...One can be part of the ICC but not the Indian Cricket Council.”

The leading force of the so-called “Big Three,” India can count themselves extremely lucky to have enjoyed the rub of the green on numerous occasions yesterday, writes Dhaka Tribunes Mazhar Uddin from Melbourne.

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Tigers fall to controversial callsICC President Mustafa Kamal says he may resign if needed protesting bad umpiring

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Tigers fall to controversial callsBangladesh skipper Mashrafe bin Mortaza. Suresh Raina, batting on 10, was struck on the pads but on-� eld umpire Ian Gould denied the appeal. Mashrafe appeared pretty con� -dent and asked for a review.

Even though the ball pitched in the trajec-tory of the leg stump, TV umpire Steve Davis retained the decision of the on-� eld umpire which surprised Mashrafe a great deal. It was, at best, a marginal and tendentious call.

Raina went on to punish the Tigers dearly, eventually scoring 65 o� 57 balls before he was � nally dismissed by Mashrafe in the 43rd over.

The worst decision, however, came in the 40th over bowled by Rubel Hossain as Rohit Sharma was batting on 90. The fourth delivery of the over was a full toss which Rohit hoicked towards the mid-wicket region where Imrul Kayes was waiting. The ball sailed straight down towards Kayes’ throat – and he made no mistake. The Bangladesh cricketers started celebrating but little did they know that Eng-lish umpire Gould would signal a no-ball even before consulting with leg-umpire Aleem Dar.

Replays, however, clearly showed that the ball was dipping on its way to the right-hand-

er and was below the waist. Bangladesh supporters watched in disbelief as the giant screen repeatedly showed the replay.

Journalists from both the nations were also shocked in the press box, writes our sports correspondent Mazhar.

The Bangladesh cricketers could not be-lieve the decision that came their way but were ultimately helpless as they had already used up their review. All Mashrafe could do was talk with Pakistani umpire Aleem Dar.

It would have been a di� erent scenario had the umpires, at the very least, referred it to the third umpire.

Rohit went on to smash his seventh ODI ton and his � rst in a World Cup. After that hor-rible decision, Rohit faced 24 balls and blasted 47 runs before he was � nally cleaned up by a clinical yorker from Taskin Ahmed.

India eventually ended on 302/6 in 50 overs as Bangladesh’s momentum, along with their con� dence, was cruelly snatched away by the umpires.

But, the umpires were not done yet.Mahmudullah, Bangladesh’s best batsman

in this World Cup, smacked a Mohammed

Shami delivery towards the deep � ne-leg re-gion. Shikhar Dhawan took the catch just on the boundary rope.

Rather than carefully assessing the replays, Australian umpire Davis was apparently in quite a hurry as he wasted very little time be-fore pressing the red button. At � rst sight, it appeared that Dhawan might have touched the ropes but Davis clearly thought other-wise, declaring another controversial decision that went against the Tigers.

After that decision, which robbed the Ti-gers of their in-form target-man, leaving the score at 73 for 3 wickets, the match slipped out of their grasp. A visibly discouraged and depleted Bangladesh � nished all out for 193 in 45 overs, 110 runs short of their target.

Immediately after the match, fans took to the streets in Dhaka in protest and social media were � ooded by outrage, particularly at umpire Aleem Dar’s decision of a no ball when Rohit Sharma was caught o� Bangladesh pacer Rubel Hossain. Rohit ended up scoring a century that ultimately gave India the foothold for the win.

Bangladesh will appeal to the ICC against the controversial umpiring. l

Police: Salahuddin in Gaibandha justa rumourto trace her husband who had been missing for the last nine days.

Hasina Ahmed, also a former BNP lawmak-er, handed over a memorandum to the Prime Minister’s O� ce (PMO) around 11:25am yes-terday.

Hasina Ahmed told reporters: “I came to the PM to seek her help to � nd out my hus-band. I believe she will understand my agony as she too is a mother and a wife.”

The three-page memorandum said: “I beg your intervention and special instruction to � nd my husband.

“If my husband did anything wrong and if there is any police case against him then he should be brought to the court through legal procedure.”

In the memorandum she urged the prime minister to give an appointment to her de-spite the PM’s busy schedule.

Immediately after the submission of the memorandum she fell sick and was driven home.

Salahuddin was allegedly picked up on March 10 from a house in Uttara bysome people who identi� ed themselves as detectives.

Until then, Salahuddin had been issuing press statements on behalf of the party from the hideout since the arrest of another Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.

Former bureaucrat Salahuddin left govern-ment job to join the BNP and became a law-maker from a Cox’s Bazar constituency.

He also served as the state minister for communications in a BNP government. l

Manna taken back to jail from DMCHHis wife Meher Nigar said: “Manna’s admis-sion to the DMCH’s CCU showed that how much he was tortured during the police re-mand. We fear he might die and hence we de-mand his bail.”

She alleged that she was not allowed to meet her husband and provide him with med-icine during the remand period.

Manna has three heart blockages. His con-dition may worsen if he is kept in jail and tor-

tured, she said.Manna was arrested by RAB members on

February 24 following a leaked conversation between Manna, BNP leader Sadeque Hossain Khoka and an unknown expatriate.

He was shown arrested in a case � led with Gulshan police station for instigating the Army to takeover power and placed on a re-mand for 10 days on February 25.

Later, on March 5, a separate sedition case

was � led with Gulshan police against Manna and Khoka.

Manna was once again placed on remand on March 7. However, within three days of Manna’s second-phase remand, he got sick and was admitted to the DMCH on March 10.

Asked about it, Mahfuzul Islam, addition deputy commissioner of DB police, said: “We have appealed to the court to uphold its previ-ous remand order.” l

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Danish minister meets Khaledan Tribune Report

Mogens Jensen, Danish minister for trade and development, yesterday met BNP Chair-person Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan o� ce.

The Danish minister, who is now in Dhaka on a three-day visit, entered Khaleda’s o� ce, where she has been holed up since January 3, at 7:45pm. Khaleda’s special assistant Shamshur Rahman Shimul Biswas received him.

In a 40-minute meeting, Khaleda and Jensen talked about the political situation in Bangladesh, the Rana Plaza disaster and its af-termath, the state of the RMG sector and some bilateral issues.

However, neither the minister nor the BNP briefed the media after the meeting.

BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan, BNP chairperson’s adviser Abdul Kayum and Danish dignitaries were present at the meeting. l

Disaster risk reduction framework adoptedn Sheikh Shahariar Zaman

Following a two-day-long marathon ne-gotiation at a UN conference in Japan, theSendai Framework for Disaster RiskReduction 2015-2030 was adopted on Wednesday to improve protection for people against disasters.

“We had tough negotiations and at the end we could include many of our issues the way we wanted it to appear in the framework,” said a Bangladeshi diplomat who took part in the process.

Since October last year, Bangladesh stayed involved in negotiations for the risk reduction framework, which would replace the Hyogo Framework for Action 2005-2015.

The Sendai Framework incorporatedinternational cooperation in a very com-prehensive manner that covers primari-ly the � nancing for disaster risk reduction(DRR), technology transfer and capacity building, the diplomat said on condition of anonymity.

The issue of technology transfer survived the negotiations and appeared in several par-agraphs in the � nal text as one of the impor-

tant components of international coopera-tion, he said.

Bangladesh also pushed for trans-bounda-ry cooperation, and it was agreed that the co-operation would be done in accordance with the UN Charter, the diplomat added.

The text recognises migrants as important stakeholders in the DRR framework and also their role in the design and implementation of the DRR framework.

It also recognises the critical importance of health care services in the framework includ-ing community clinics, which Bangladesh supported, the diplomat said; adding: “Bang-ladesh also supported the inclusion of sexual and reproductive health.”

In the negotiation, the developed coun-tries opposed any mention of right to devel-opment, but Bangladesh along with other developing countries argued to insert a para-graph about it in the text.

“Our strong position made inclusion of right to development in the Sendai Frame-work possible,” the diplomat said.

The framework is not a legally binding doc-ument but it is an inspirational and norm-set-ting document, he added. l

Manna’s wife Meher Nigar addresses a press conference in Dhaka yesterday requesting the government to ensure proper healthcare for and release on bail of her husband MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU

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Jannati released after eight months in jailn Tribune Report

Young entrepreneur Jannati Hossain was re-leased from the Dhaka Central jail yesterday evening, three days after securing bail from the Supreme Court.

Jannati’s family members received her at the jail gate.

She had been in jail since July last year in a murder case � led over the death of her busi-ness partner Mostamsir Ashraf in a road acci-dent.

On March 12, a High Court bench granted her bail in two cases – one � led by police and another by Mostamsir’s family. The court also said although there was no evidence of planned killing in this case, the trial court would examine whether there is any element of murder charge in it.

Later the government challenged the bail order. The Appellate Division upheld the High

Court verdict on Monday.Jannati was denied bail by the lower courts

several times while judges of two High Court benches felt embarrassed to hear her bail peti-tions. On December 10, another bench issued a ruling on the authorities concerned to ex-plain why Jannati should not be granted bail in the murder case.

Jannati crashed Mostamsir’s car into a parked police van near the capital’s Mohakhali � yover on July 11, 2014. Mostamsir who was in the front passenger seat died on way to a nearby hospital. Tejgaon police sued injured Jannati for reckless driving and arrested her.

But after 10 days, Mostamsir’s family lodged a case against Jannati, her husband Raymen Siddique, her brothers Jubair and Ju-naid and father Delwar Hossain alleging it was a planned murder to take over his business. The plainti� , however, did not mention how Mostamsir had been murdered.

Mostamsir is the son of Khan Mohammad Abdul Mannan, a former district court judge now serving as the inspector general of reg-istration (land). Of the 15 people named as prosecution witnesses, four are high-pro� le government o� cials.

Jannati’s family members allege that Man-nan was in� uencing the case. However, Mo-stamsir’s father denied the allegations.

According to the post mortem report, Mo-stamsir died in an accident and police said his seat belt was not fastened. The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority report stated that the car su� ered a mechanical failure. l

Dhaka seeks G7 help to integrate into global systemn Sheikh Shahariar Zaman

Bangladesh needs help from the developed world in order to integrate with the global system and maintain the standards associated with the global value and supply chains.

Bangladesh lacks the capacity to meet those standards and these constraints need to be ad-dressed for enhancing productive capabilities.

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed made the interventions at a high-level G7 consulta-tion on “Developing Sustainable Global Sup-ply Chain in the Context of Decent Work for All” at Germany’s Berlin last week.

This is the � rst time a Bangladeshi delega-tion is invited to such a high-pro� le G7 panel discussion.

Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi, German Ministers for Social A� airs and Labour Andrea Nahles, Economic Development and Cooper-ation Gerd Muller, French Economic Minister Francois Rebsamin, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, OECD Secretary General An-gel Gurría , ILO Director General Guy Ryder, members of other international development

agencies took part in the discussion.The members of Bangladesh delegation

included Mostafa Abid Khan, acting CEO of BFTI, and Riaz Hamidullah, director general the Foreign Ministry.

Germany is now holding preparatory meet-ings for the next G7 Summit due in a few months.

The delegation pointed out that Bangladesh wants to prosper in a fair and equitable manner in the global marketplace and the developed nations should appreciate and consider the challenges that local producers are facing, said an o� cial who attended the meeting.

Over the last two years, Bangladesh and the developed world worked hand-in-hand to improve working conditions in the ready-made garment sector and the G7 felt that they can use Bangladesh’s experience for develop-ing a new model in other parts of the world, the o� cial said.

“We got the impression that the developed countries want to begin a global conversation with the producer countries within global sup-ply chain to make globalisation fair, supply chain sustainable and ethical,” he added. l

Shoe retailers take over the important thoroughfare of Fulbaria in the capital’s Gulistan area and turn it into a busy shopping street. The illegal make-shift shops, as seen from the Gulistan � yover, not only create a huge congestion but also contribute to the corruption of local administration MEHEDI HASAN

Zillur Rahman’s 2nd death anniversary todayn BSS

The second death anniver-sary of veteran politician and former Bangla-desh president Zillur Rahman will be ob-served today.

Zillur Rah-man, who breathed his last at Mount

Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore on March 20, 2013, was the 19th president of Bangladesh.

He was also the undeclared guardian of Bangabandhu’s remaining family after the fa-ther of the nation, along with most of his fam-ily members, was assassinated on the fateful night of August 15, 1975.

A close associate of Bangabandhu, Zillur played a substantial role in the historic Lan-guage Movement, the Liberation War and all

other democratic movements. He started his 60-year political career as a volunteer of Awa-mi League and was inducted as the 19th pres-ident on February 12, 2009. He discharged his responsibilities as the general secretary of Awami League for 12 years in � ve terms.

In observance of Zillur’s death anniversa-ry, Awami League, its associate bodies and other socio-cultural-professional bodies will lay wreaths at his grave in Banani graveyard at 9am.

Besides, his family will pay a visit to his grave and pray for the eternal peace of his soul.

Zillur Rahman Smriti Parishad and Janatar Protyasha will jointly organise a memorial meeting at the roundtable auditorium of Dha-ka Reporters’ Unity at Segunbagicha in Dhaka at 10:30am. Awami League presidium mem-ber and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader will attend the discussion as chief guest.

Besides, memorial meetings and milad mah� ls will also be organised at di� erent places in Zillur Rahman’s home constituency – Bhairab in Kishoreganj. l

According to the post mortem report, Mostamsir died in an accident and police said his seat belt was not fastened. The Bangladesh Road Transport Authority report stated that the car su� ered a mechanical failure

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Workshop on leadership inpower-energy sector beginsn Aminur Rahman Rasel

A two-day workshop on leadership in the country’s power and energysector begins at Bidyut Bhaban in Dha-ka today.

Organised by the Power Division under the Ministry of Power, Energyand Mineral Resources, the workshop will focus on improving leadership skills in the sector to ensure energy se-curity.

The ministry is organising this work-shop to improve the skills, e� ciency and management capabilities of energy and power o� cials, said Dr Ahmad Kai-kaus, additional secretary at the Power Division and convener of the workshop organising committee.

“We have been organising such workshop every year for the past few years to openly discuss issues that oc-cur during the implementation of var-ious projects in this sector, as well as

� nd solutions to those issues,” he told the Dhaka Tribune yesterday.

More than 30 government entities in power and energy sector will attend the workshop this year.

Energy Adviser to the Prime Minis-ter Taw� q-e-Elahi Chowdhury will in-augurate the workshop, while the PM’s Prinicipal Secretary Abul Kalam Azad and Power Division Secretary Monowar Islam will be present at the event as well. l

Hasan Mahmud: Finding vanished leaders Khaleda’s jobn Abu Hayat Mahmud

It is the responsibility of Khaleda Zia, not the government’s, to lo-cate the whereabouts of the BNP leaders who had gone into hid-ing, Awami League’s Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud has said.

Addressing a rally in front of the capital’s National Press Club yesterday, he said many BNP leaders had voluntarily gone into hiding in recent times.

“The party’s [BNP] Joint Secretary General Salahuddin Ahmed had earlier gone into hiding and still remains in hiding. Even the other BNP leaders did not know where he issued the party state-ments from.

“The BNP is now creating a drama and claiming that Sala-huddin was not sending any statement [any more],” said Hasan Mahmud, a former forest minister.

On another note, he urged BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to par-ticipate in the upcoming city polls in Dhaka and Chittagong.

Hasan Mahmud further claimed that the name of a BNP leader who had funded a conspiracy to kill the prime minister’s son in the US – would be revealed in due time. l

Denmark signs Tk600cr assistance deal with Bangladeshn Tribune Report

Bangladesh and Denmark have signed an agreement under which Denmark will assist in ensuring security for RMG workers and im-proving the health sector.

Secretaries of the labour ministries of the two countries inked the deal at a conference on Bangladesh’s RMG sector in Dhaka yesterday.

Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation Mo-gens Jensen and Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmud Ali were present at the signing.

On Wednesday, a � ve-member delegation led by Mogens Jensen met Finance Minister AMA Muhith at his residence.

It was informed in the meeting that the Danish government would give � nancial assistance of around Tk600 crore to Bang-ladesh over the next � ve years. The Danish delegation arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday on a three-day visit. l

Robbers snatch Tk2.5 lakhn Tribune Report

Robbers took Tk2.5 lakh impersonating DB men and picking up the victim onto a microbus in the capital’s Gulshan yesterday around 12:30pm.

The victim Arif Hossain, 22, an o� ce assistant of internet ser-vice provider company Fusionnet, withdrew the money from the Gulshan Branch of Dutch Bangla Bank and was on his way to de-posit it at the City Bank branch in Gulshan.

He was stopped by a microbus on his way to City Bank. The people inside, claiming to be from DB police, asked Arif to get into the vehicle. After torturing him and taking the money, the robbers left Arif on a footpath at the Tejgaon area.

Tanvir Ahmed, head of corporate a� airs of Fusionnet said: “We went to Gulshan police station but the OC said a GD is not applica-ble under the circumstances and advised to � le a case.” l

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UP member’s body found after two daysn Our Correspondent, Jessore

Family members and local BNP leaders al-leged that Jubo Dal leader Mesbah Uddin Chontu, whose body was found yesterday, had been killed in police custody.

Chontu, 40, was also a member of Khedapara union parishad in Monirampur of the district. His body was found beside rail tracks in Shatmile Manikdihi area under Jes-sore sadar around 10am.

His brother Ruhul Quddus Montu claimed that Chontu had been arrested by police in Dhaka on Tuesday while the detectives in Jessore took him into custody the next morning.

Montu said he had met with senior police o� cers to request that Chontu be produced before the court.

Police, however, denied having detained Chontu. OC Molla Khobir Ahmed said police

had been looking for Chontu as he was want-ed in 15 cases including two � led for murder.

Montu on Wednesday told reporters that driver of the microbus, on which police brought Chontu to Jessore, had been threat-ened by the OC to remain silent about the de-tention and torture of his brother. Chontu was the former Jubo Dal president of Khedapara union unit.

Monirampur Municipality Mayor Shahid Iqbal claimed that Chontu had been killed in police custody.

District BNP General Secretary Syed Saberul Huq Sabu censured police for carry-ing out state-sponsored crimes. “The police have created a reign of terror by killing politi-cal leaders,” he alleged.

Family members claimed that Chontu had been on the run most of the time during the Awami League-led government tenure as he was facing many false cases. l

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Over 70 accused in 3 casesn Tarek Mahmud, Chittagong

Chittagong police � led three cases accusing more than 70 people on Wednesday night for their involvement in concealing � rearms, ammunition and bomb making materials. The police had recovered the large cache from two government college campuses in Chittagong.

Police said Chittagong Metropolitan Police Detective Branch Sub-Inspector Abdul Monaf � led an arms case with Chawkbazar police sta-tion against 21 Shibir men in connection with the seizure from Chittagong Government College.

The Chawkbazar police OC Atik Ahmed said 14 of the accused were arrested from two hostels of the college.

DB SI Rasel Mia lodged another arms case with the same police station accusing nine ar-

rested Shibir men in connection with the seizure from Government Hazi Mohammad Mohsin College, he added. The SI also lodged an explo-sives case with the station against 25-30 uniden-ti� ed persons along with the nine arrested.

DB Additional Deputy Commissioner Tan-vir Arafat told the Dhaka Tribune that around 34 other arrested men were also accused in cases lodged with di� erent police stations in the city for subversive activities. However, some of them were released as they had no connection with the seized items.

Police detained 81 Shibir men from the two Shibir-dominated colleges on Wednesday during their 16-hour raid on the campuses.

Two six-member probe committees were formed by college authorities and asked to submit a report within three days. l

Two gets life for killing Bikalpa Dhara leadern Md Sanaul Islam Tipu

A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced two peo-ple to life-term imprisonment for killing Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh leader Masum in Munshiganj in 2004.

Judge Shahed Nuruddin of the Dhaka’s First Speedy Trial Tribunal handed down the verdict after examining case records and dep-ositions of 23 prosecution witnesses.

The court also � ned the lifers – Babul and fugitive Shahadat – Tk50,000 each, in default they will have to su� er one more year in jail. Babul also sentenced to eight years in prison under another charge in the case.

The court also acquitted 20 other accused as the allegations brought against them were

not proved. The names of three accused, out of 25, were dropped as they died during the trial period.

The case says miscreants attacked Abdullah Al Mamun and his brother Masum at Kamargarh in Sreenagar of Munshiganj as they came out of their house to join a procession led by Mahi B Chowdhury, joint secretary general of BDB, on June 7, 2004. They stabbed the brothers, leaving Masum, who was local leader of Bikalpa Dhara, dead on the spot. Abdullah was critically injured. Abdullah � led the case with Sreenagar police the following day against some unidenti� ed people.

Police submitted the supplementary charge sheet against 25 people on November 6, 2004 and the accused were indicted on Oc-tober 22, 2008. l

Kids browse through children’s literature yesterday at a book fair organised by Bangladesh Shishu Academy on its premises in the capital to mark the National Children’s Day 2015 DHAKA TRIBUNE

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Barisal nursing college students continue demonstrations n Our Correspondent, Barisal

Students of Barisal Nursing College contin-ued demonstration for the second consecu-tive day yesterday and kept college principal in their con� nement protesting a decision of turning their newly-built academic build-ing into a female dormitory for the nearby Sher-e-Bangla Medical College. The agitating students demonstrated on both campuses demanding cancellation of the decision and making a female hostel there for them.

A tense situation has been prevailing on Nursing College and Sher-e-Bangla Medical College campuses since Monday when the students started the agitation programmes.

Campus sources said food and drinking water for the con� ned BNC principal were supplied by the agitated nursing students.

Smriti Hawladar Banya, a nursing students, said 550 female students of BNC living in only 160-seated hostel in a sub-human condition.

Health Ministry ignoring problems of stu-dents ordered to accommodate SBMC female students in a BNC building, she said.

When contacted, BNC Principal Aleya Be-gum over mobile phone said local public works department took the decision to ease the ac-commodation crisis of the SBMC although her students also have been facing the same problem. Public works department had hand-ed over the newly constructed four-storied ac-ademic building to BNC on March 3, 2015.

SBMC Principal Dr Bhaskar Saha said the PWD some days ago directed to vacate one of their fe-male hostels declaring it risky to reside and or-dered to use just two � oors of the four-storied BNC building primarily as long as the ongoing construction works of a new hostel for the SBMC female students does not completed. l

Fund crisis hits RCCn Nazim Mridha, Rajshahi

Several projects of Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) has come to a standstill due to an acute fund crisis caused by a signi� cant cut in gov-ernment allocation to the organisation.

Sources at the city corporation said the annual allocation for the local government body is around Tk8 crore under the current mayor’s tenure, whereas it used to be around Tk30 crore during the tenure of the preceding mayor.

The fund crisis has slowed down reno-vation of streets and drainage system in dif-ferent wards of Rajshahi, as well as the daily cleaning of the city, said Ashraful Haque, chief engineer at the RCC.

“The government allocation is usually spent to pay for electric bills, mosquito killing, daily cleaning, renovation of the city’s drain-age system, and renovation and construction of streets. But the fund cut is a� ecting RCC’s

work,” he told the Dhaka Tribune.Azahar Ali, chief executive o� cer at the

city corporation, said the amount of govern-ment fund depends on lobbying and good re-lations with the ministers.

“As the current RCC mayor, Mosaddek Hos-sain Bulbul, is a leader of the BNP-Jamaat co-alition, he could not lobby and maintain good relations with the government, he told the Dhaka Tribune.”

The Dhaka Tribune tried to contact Bulbul for a comment in this regard, but could not reach him.

Former mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton told the Dhaka Tribune that the fund which RCC is currently getting from the government is what it usually allocates to the city corpo-ration.

“But as I used to maintain good relation-ship with the prime minister, as well as the LGRD minister and secretary, I was able to get extra fund for the RCC,” he said. l

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Dread of pirates returns to Monpuran Our Correspondent, Bhola

Residents of Monpura and Tajumuddin, two remote shoals on a Meghna River estuary, are dreading the return of pirates with the remov-al of a coast guard station and Coastal Crisis Management Centre (CCMC).

The measure leaves about 200 square kilo-metres of Bay of Bengal, a popular � shing area during the monsoon, vulnerable to pirates who abduct and kill � shermen for ransom.

There are about 10 shoals and eight man-grove forests around Hatia, Tajumuddin and Monpura upazilas. Exploiting their remote-ness, pirates often loot, abduct and hold � sh-ermen hostage in the adjacent forests.

However, with the coast guard station and the crisis management centre on Dhalchar, crime rates decreased signi� cantly.

The coast guard station was established in 2013 to curb piracy and ensure safety for the � shermen and hundreds of shoal residents.

The crisis centre was set up with support from the US government after former chairman of Monpura Upazila Parishad (UP) Kamal Uddin Chowdhury donated a piece of land to the Bangladesh Coast Guard.

The coast guard station was suddenly with-drawn from Dhalchar in January this year. The crisis centre was transferred to Ramnabad area of Kolapara upazila of Patuakhali.

This has enraged the shoal residents who have been staging demonstrations against the decision. Fishermen, farmers and general people feared that the area would again turn into a safe haven for pirates.

Char Dampayer, commonly known as Dhal-char, of Monpura upazila is home to some 3,000 people, most of whom rely on � shing and agriculture for their livelihood.

Belayet Hossain, 70, a resident said the shoal was a regular victim of piracy. “Some politically powerful people support these pi-rates. They not only loot our boats and equip-

ment but also abduct us and demand ransom.” Fisherman Kader of Taluk village said: “I

have been � shing in the river for the last 14 years. The situation was really bad before. But since the coast guard station was set up, abductions came down signi� cantly. But I am afraid it will just get worse now.”

Another concern for the villagers is the safety of their female population. Many vil-lagers alleged that pirates kidnapped their women and raped them.

Nasima, a housewife of Dhalchar said they were scared of pirates, who would attack their homes at night and kidnap the women.

Sakina Bibi was abandoned by her husband after she was picked up and raped by the pi-rates. “I was violated four times in the last 10 years. I am yet to get justice. It is not only about me but many women have faced similar harassment.”

Two years ago, pirates kidnapped Mota-har’s wife, who has not been found since. “Pi-

rates rob us during the day, and then pick up our women at night. We are afraid that the sit-uation would deteriorate now that the coast guard station has been removed.”

When contacted, Commander of South Zone of Bangladesh Coast Guard, Captain Kawser Alam, said the Dhalchar station was withdrawn as per the directive of the head-quarters and the ministry. He refused to give any more details.

Upazila Nirbahi O� cer of Monpura, Ershad Hossain Khan acknowledged the vulnerable situation of Dhalchar.

“It is important to ensure the safety of resi-dents and the � shermen. I will ask the author-ities to establishing a police camp in the area,” he said.

Deputy Commissioner of Bhola, Md Selim Reza reiterated his administration’s commit-ment to ensure safety of the char residents and said the law enforcers had been given di-rectives in this regard. l

SCHOOLGIRL’S RAPE

Settlement in arbitration sparks protest in Kishoreganj n Our Correspondent, Kishoreganj

Students, teachers and guardians of Sahera Mahmud Arif Government Primary School formed a human chain on the school premis-es yesterday demanding arrest of rapists of a minor girl.

The agitators took part in the human chain from 10am to 11am. They urged the govern-ment to take legal actions against the people who settled the rape incident with money.

They also threatened to go on tougher movement, if exemplary steps are not taken

against them.On the other hand, father of victim yester-

day � led a case with sadar police station ac-cusing three people. The accused are Ra� qul Islam, Jalal Uddin, and Anwara Khatun

On Wednesday, main arbitrator Anwara Khatun, who settled the rape incident with money, was sent to jail after producing before a court. She was arrested from her residence on Tuesday night. Saifur Rahman, o� cer-in-charge (investigation) of sadar police station, said during interrogation, Anwara confessed to settle the rape incident with money.

On Monday night, the rape incident was al-legedly settled with money in a local arbitra-tion in Bogadia area of Sadar upazila.

There was also an allegation that the ar-bitrators gobbled the money paid by alleged rapists.

Local sources said Sahera Mahmud Arif Government Primary School’s Managing Committee President Anwara Khatun played the key role in the settlement.

On the day, the school’s night-guard Ra� qul Islam tactically con� ned a class V stu-dent in a room of the institution after school

hours and later he along with his accomplice Jalal Uddin raped her there.

Sensing the matter, some locals caught the rapists red handed around 7:30pm and gave them a good beating.

Later, Anwara Khatun meddled in the mat-ter and she along with some in� uential locals in the end settled the rape incident in her home by imposing a � ne of Tk30,000 on the rapists.

Kishoreganj Superintendent of Police An-war Hossain Khan said police were trying to arrest the two alleged rapists. l

Thai Supreme Court accepts criminal case against former PM Yingluckn Reuters, Bangkok

Thailand’s Supreme Court accepted a crimi-nal case against ousted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday on a charge of mishandling a multibillion dollar rice subsidy scheme, and she could be jailed for 10 years if found guilty.

“This case is in the Supreme Court’s juris-diction so we have accepted the case and we have set the � rst court hearing for May 19,” the court said in a statement.

Yingluck was banned from politics for � ve years in January after a military-backed legis-lature found her guilty of corruption related to the rice subsidy.

Yingluck, who did not appear in court yes-terday, has denied the charges.

She has also defended the rice policy which bought rice from farmers at above-market prices, and has said the charges against her are politically motivated.

“Throughout my time as prime minister I worked honestly and I did my duties correct-ly according to the provisions of the constitu-tion and the law in every respect,” she said in a Facebook post.

“The rice policy was one that the public trusted me to perform.”

Her supporters see the case as the latest step by the royalist, military establishment to erad-icate the in� uence of her powerful political family, in particular that of her brother, Thak-sin Shinawatra, also an ousted former premier.

Antagonism between the Shinawatras and the establishment has divided the country for the past decade.

“The con� ict between the elite, or the royal-ist military establishment, and the Shinawatras is far from over,” said Kan Yuenyong, an ana-lyst at the Siam Intelligence Unit think-tank.

He said the military had to “tread carefully” or the case could become a catalyst for protests.

The military ousted Yingluck’s govern-

ment in May saying it had to step in to end violent protests by establishment supporters bent on ousting what they said was an admin-istration riddled with corruption.

Critics denounced the rice scheme as a populist give-away to the Shinawatras’ ru-ral support base. The � nance minister said on Feb. 24 rice stockpiles stood at 17.5m tonnes and the estimated loss incurred by the

scheme totalled $16.46 bn.The military government is still struggling

to o� oad rice stockpiled under the scheme.Authorities have held � ve rice tenders since

the military took power and have sold 1,177,983 tonnes for about 17 billion baht ($526m).

Exporters criticised the subsidy for dis-torting the market and dethroning Thailand as the world’s biggest rice exporter. l

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VP: Zimbabwean police shot prisoners, death toll at � ven Reuters, Harare

Five Zimbabwean inmates died after being shot by police in last week’s prison protest over food shortages, which turned violent as some prisoners attempted to break out of jail, vice president Emmerson Mnangagwa said.

Prison authorities last week denied that prisoners had been shot, saying one person died after being stampeded during the pro-test and investigations were being carried out on the cause of death of two more who were taken to hospital.

Some opposition members of parliament accused prison o� cials of trying to cover-up the cause of the prisoners’ deaths at Chikuru-bi Maximum Security prison, which houses some of Zimbabwe’s most dangerous prison-ers convicted of crimes including rape and armed robbery. l

Singapore says founding father Lee’s condition deterioratesn AP, Singapore

The condition of Singapore’s 91-year-old founding father, Lee Kuan Yew, has deterio-rated further at the hospital where he’s been treated for about six weeks, the government said Wednesday.

Lee was admitted to Singapore General Hospital on Feb. 5 for severe pneumonia and was later put on life support.

The Prime Minister’s O� ce said in a statement Wednesday that Lee “remains critically ill in the ICU and has deteriorated further.”

On Tuesday, it had said that Lee’s “condi-tion has worsened due to an infection. He is on antibiotics. The doctors are closely moni-toring his condition.”

Singapore’s � rst prime minister, Lee ruled for 31 years until 1990, and has been credited with transforming the city-state from a sleepy tropical port to a wealthy, bustling � nancial hub with one of the highest average incomes in the world. l

Syria downs US drone over ‘spying’ fearsn Afp, Damascus

Syria’s military yesterday said it downed an American drone over suspicions it was spy-ing, in what would be its � rst attack on an air-craft in the US-led coalition battling jihadists.

A military source, speaking to AFP on con-dition of anonymity, said the drone was not immediately identi� ed as being American but was shot down as a hostile aircraft.

The US military con� rmed losing commu-nication with a Predator drone over Syria on Tuesday and said it was looking into claims the aircraft was shot down.

If con� rmed, the incident would be the � rst time Syrian forces have attacked a US air-craft since the international coalition began its raids against ISIS in Syria in September. l

Iran downplays deal prospectsn Afp, Tehran

Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif yesterday played down the chanc-es of reaching a nuclear agreement during talks under way this week in the Swiss city of Lausanne.

Foreign ministers of the other world pow-ers negotiating with Iran are unlikely to be required in Lausanne to approve a deal, said Zarif, who has been holding two-way talks with US Secretary of State John Kerry.

“I don’t think their presence will be need-ed in this round because when the solutions are found and we approach a deal, then all the foreign ministers of the negotiating parties should come,” state media quoted him as saying.

“They might come, but at this stage I wouldn’t think they are needed,” he repeated, referring to the top diplomats of the so-called P5+1 (Britain, China, France, Russia, the Unit-ed States, and Germany).

On day three of talks with Kerry, Zarif said “there are di� erences and we are trying to re-duce them,” by yesterday evening, with polit-ical directors of the 5+1 countries starting to arrive in Lausanne on Wednesday.

“We must � nd solutions,” he said.“The question of an agreement comes

when we have solutions written on paper, and to write the solutions we need the experts more than foreign ministers.” l

US rebukes Israel’s victorious Netanyahu on Mideast policyn Reuters

The White House on Wednesday scolded Is-raeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu following his re-election victory for aban-doning his commitment to negotiate for a Palestinian state and for what it called “di-visive” campaign rhetoric toward Israel’s minority Arab voters.

Even as President Barack Obama’s admin-istration congratulated Netanyahu for his party’s decisive win, the White House sig-naled its deep disagreements – and thorny relationship - with Netanyahu will persist on issues ranging from Middle East peacemaking to Iran nuclear diplomacy.

In a hard-right shift in the � nal days of campaigning, Netanyahu backtracked on his support for eventual creation of a Pal-estinian state - the cornerstone of more than two decades of peace e� orts - and promised to continue building Jewish

settlements on occupied land.Such policies could put him on a new col-

lision course with the Obama administration. Some Obama aides had privately left little doubt during the Israeli election campaign of their preference for Netanyahu’s center-left challenger, Isaac Herzog.

White House spokesman Josh Earnest re-a� rmed Obama’s commitment to a two-state solution to the Middle East con� ict and said that based on Netanyahu’s comments, “the United States will evaluate our approach to this situation moving forward.”

Netanyahu’s insistence that there will be no Palestinian state while he holds o� ce, seen as a maneuver to mobilise his right-wing base, angered the Palestinians and drew crit-icism from the United Nations and European governments. Chances for restarting long-stalled peace moves already had been low.

US lawmakers were divided on Netanya-hu’s hardened stance. l

Thailand’s former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra AFP

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UN: ICC should prosecute IS for Iraq genocide, war crimesn Reuters

The United Nations human rights o� ce said yesterday that Islamic State � ghters may have committed genocide against the minority Yazidi community in Iraq as well as crimes against humanity and war crimes against ci-vilians including children.

In a report based on interviews with more than 100 alleged victims and witnesses, it urged the UN Security Council to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for prosecution of perpetrators.

The report also said Iraqi government forc-es and a� liated militias “may have committed

some war crimes” while battling the insurgency.The UN Human Rights Council launched

its inquiry in September after the Islamist mil-itant group Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, seized large swathes of northern Iraq.

The report said the Council had found “infor-mation that points to genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes,” and that the Securi-ty Council should “consider referring the situa-tion in Iraq to the International Criminal Court.”

There was a “manifest pattern of attacks” by Islamic State on Yazidis as well as Chris-tians and other minorities as it laid siege to towns and villages in Iraq.

The UN investigators also cited allegations

that ISIL had used chlorine gas, a prohibited chemical weapon, against Iraqi soldiers in the western province of Anbar in September.

Captured women and children were treat-ed as “spoils of war,” and often subjected to rape or sexual slavery, it said.

The report said that ISIL’s Islamic sharia courts in Mosul had also meted out cruel pun-ishments including stoning and amputation. “Thirteen teenage boys were sentenced to death for watching a football match,” it said.

The UN investigators said it was “widely alleged” that Iraqi government forces had used barrel bombs, an indiscriminate weapon banned by international law. l

Tunisia: Death toll in museum attack rises to 23 n AP, Tunis

One of the gunmen who killed tourists and others at a prominent Tunisian museum was known to intelligence services, but no formal links to a particular extremist group have been established, the prime minister said yesterday.

The attack Wednesday on Tunisia’s Nation-al Bardo Museum left 23 dead, scores wound-ed and threatens both Tunisia’s � edgling de-mocracy and its struggling tourism industry. It was the worst attack at a tourist site in Tunisia in years, and a leading cruise line announced it is now canceling its Tunisian stops.

Razor wire ringed the museum yesterday and security forces guarded major thorough-fares in Tunis, the capital, as authorities hunt-ed for two or three more people believed to have been involved in the attack. l

EDITORIAL12DT


We welcome the draft deal agreed by the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (Bimstec) to support more power grid connections for trading electricity among

member nations.The new deal involving Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri

Lanka and Thailand, complements November’s Saarc Framework Agreement for Energy Cooperation signed in Kathmandu.

It provides a broad framework for optimising regional grid interconnections to help deliver cost-e� ective, reliable, and sustainable electricity supplies to member states.

The agreement includes important references to encouraging sustainable development and supporting co-operation in diversifying power sources to include renewables such as solar, wind and bio-fuel.

Importantly, it also outlines the large hydro-power generating potential of Bhutan, India, Myanmar, and Nepal.

Bangladesh has already set up a cross-border electricity grid with India for importing 500MW of power from India. We hope this agreement will help moves to facilitate connectivity and overcome obstacles to make it easier for Bangladesh to import electricity from other nations such as Bhutan, which are keen to export power.

Such regional co-operation needs to be encouraged to help all states in our region maximise their economic potential, by boosting mutual trade and investment.

E� orts to ease power generation, distribution, and trading between Bimstec states are crucial to underpinning improved connectivity and trade in our region.

Such regional co-operation needs to be encouraged to help maximise economic potential

Bimstec energy deal boosts connectivity

We are sad to see the Bangladesh team gracefully bow out of the cricket World Cup following its defeat against India in Melbourne.However, we congratulate the Tigers for their valiant

sportsmanship, and we thank our national cricket team for keeping the nation enthralled with the sport for the past few weeks.

Just qualifying for the quarter-� nals was no small achievement for the Tigers. It is regrettable that the game with India was marred by unfortunate umpiring decisions that tipped the match in India’s favour. However, it is worth noting that no team in history has ever won chasing a target of 300 at the MCG.

At a time when political crisis leaves the nation bitterly divided, the World Cup has united the nation in ways that transcend party and ideology. To see millions of fans cheering for our national team, and having so many spirits uplifted is nothing if not heartening.

We o� er our sincere congratulations to the players for giving their best, for exhibiting tremendous teamwork, and for keeping their cool under pressure.

We hope the country can take lessons of good sportsmanship and the value of working together from cricket, and move forward in other sectors as well.

A brave e� ort

We congratulate the Tigers for their valiant sportsmanship

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Muhith: BNP’s ongoing programs worthlessFebruary 24

Molla A LatifSome common words like “worthless,” “stupid,” “bogus,” “rubbish,” and “nonsense” are the favourites of the FM. But actually, these programs are not totally worthless, rather they are life-taking and detrimental to the economy, mainly to the poor. The FM may not feel it, but a day labourer earning

his livelihood can tell him the worth of these stupid programs.

A parent may tell him abour their worth, whose o� spring is burnt to ashes, or a child may tell him, whose father is groaning in the burn unit, if these programs are worthless or painful. Is he compensating any of them?

Improve Dhaka-Kolkata links to test connectivityFebruary 23ASAD SHAMSWhat about the BCIM? Why don’t we hear anything about this great initiative any more from Kolkata to Kunming?

YasminaI think Lance Armstrong could beat the ex-press train from Dhaka to Kolkata if there was a decent track to pedal on.

Speakers: Stalking plays vital role in drop-outFebruary 23F138What does Internet access and “Western me-dia” have to do with stalking and drop-outs? People trying to do good things should main-tain their credibility, not just blab nonsense.

probirbidhanPolice and cybercrimes prevention wings of di� erent state agencies should play proactive roles.

Manna claims no plot in leaked conversationsFebruary 24deep purple blueWho recorded the phone conversations? Whoever has the phone recording and track-ing devices did it. Clearly it violates a citizen’s right to privacy.

It’s eavesdropping. Such recordings can only be done under the approval of a com-petent authority, which should be the courts and not partisan o� cials.

Parliament must inspect over-priced oil dealFebruary 23

J BiswasIts ironic that there are so many di� erent sources of news, but so few of them are reporting on recent corruption.

OSCAR 2015: Why must the show go on?

February 28

Al Saqib MajumderIt was the greatest year for � lms in recent

memory. The year The Hurt Locker won the Oscars was terrible.

Bring Avijit’s killers to justiceFebruary 28

Babul SarwarEgo worshippers killed Avijit -- the ruling

party keeps the police force busy for their rivals, not for protecting the lives of the people. Killers should be hanged openly after due process of law. Let there be an

expedited due process of law.

Ln M W FaruqueBlogs don’t kill people, murderers who are

o� ended by blogs do.

US condemns Avijit murder, ready to assist probe

February 28Alberto Milazzo

Who wouldn’t condemn this behavior?!

Manna’s phone records being analysedFebruary 28

Tarik ChowdhuryBefore they planted the eggs, or after? lol

River safety requires wholesale reforms

February 24Bhashunbhai

None of this will happen if the minister does not resign or is not dismissed.

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OPINION 13D


n Amina Akbar

Our latest education policy has set a target that dictates “all students have to be enabled to complete their eighth

grade education by 2018.” Almost � ve years have gone since we had that policy made, but the drop-out rate of girls is still 50%.

We need to reduce this high rate of drop-outs and bring our girls back to school, as all our development programs will go in vain if a a huge population is left illiterate. To educate these girls, we need the government’s sup-port and co-operation from the community, our schools, and our families.

As an ardent supporter of girl’s education, I travelled to various remote areas of Bang-ladesh to see the current situation of girls’ education. Through my extensive visit to Naogaon, Bogra, Meherpur, Kulaura, and Sat-khira, I had the opportunity to talk to some of the fortunate girls who came back to school. These rural girls are courageous enough to continue their education, overcoming all hardships.

Our � rst brave girl is Joney Aktar Bristi -- a student of class X in Kanta Kismot High School in Patnitala, Naogaon. When Joney was a little girl, her dream was to be a doctor. But unfortunately, when she was in the sixth grade, her parents told her that there was no money left for her education. She stopped going to school. But hard-working Joney did

not give up on her dream.She went to her ex-school headmaster and

asked for help. Her headmaster enrolled her in his school’s bag-making training program. After a couple of months of training, Joney started to make beautiful bags with intricate designs using beads, ropes, etc. Joney was able to earn a stable income, and now she trains other girls in her school. She not only supports her education but also helps out her family.

Our second girl is Tomalika, a student of class VII in Bamoil High school in Patnitala, Naogaon. She was having trouble going to school before, since her house was about 6-7km away from her school. Every day she had to travel almost 12km back and forth, had

to walk, and also take the bus or a rickshaw, since they were the only means of transpor-tation in the rural areas.

Most of the time it is too di� cult to get a rickshaw, and buses are so over-crowded that girls can hardly think of riding them, so the only mode of transportation that remains is walking.

Walking 12km everyday was di� cult for Tomalika: She would be tired and her school performance was getting worse, her produc-tivity was diminishing, she was late for her classes almost every single day, and ultimate-ly she lost interest in school.

Another serious problem which occurred was when some boys blocked the road on her way to school and harassed her. Tomalika feared going to school alone, and chose to stay at home instead.

When Mr Abu Helal, headmaster of Bamoil High School, found Tomalika was consist-ently absent in school, he immediately rushed to her house. To solve her problems, Mr Helal came up with an amazing idea: He pursued and convinced her parents to buy a bicycle for her. And Tomalika’s parents did exactly that. The headmaster and other teachers taught Tomalika how to ride a bicycle.

Mr Helal went to the community and urged other parents to do the same, and the response from the community was over-whelming -- other parents bought bicycles for

their daughters as well. And now, Tomalika, Sabrina, and other girls come to school riding their bicycles as a group. This noble initiative not only helped increase the attendance of girls in school, but also reduced drop-out rates.

When asked how she felt about riding a bicycle, Tomalika said: “When we walked to school, our clothes got wet due to fog and rain. And we had to sit in our classes with those wet clothes on. Some of us su� ered from fever, headaches, etc. Also, some boys teased us almost every day. Then we all decided to go to school on our bikes, which helped us overcome the distance quickly.”

This example made girls from other schools interested in riding bicycles. Real-ising it as a safe and secure way to travel, female students of Khirsin School, Noku-cha School, Sibpur High School, and other schools in Patnitala, Naogaon, are now also using bicycles.

Despite losing hope for a while, these two courageous village girls have been trying hard to continue their education and make their dreams come true. We should salute the headmasters of the schools who took the initiative in combating the drop-out rates of girls from their schools, and for bringing them back. l

Amina Akbar is a communication specialist working with Women and Girls Lead Global (WGLG).

Bicycle back to school

n Ryan Burkwood

Perceptions are all-important when it comes to politics, not only how the body politic views the candidate, but

how they see themselves. The collective media plays a hugely important role in both these cases.

With the increase in 24-hour news acces-sible from anywhere at any time via smart-phones, this has never been truer. A breaking story now reaches more people, faster than at any other time in history.

In the UK, rhetoric reigns supreme, tabloid newspapers (whether online or o� ine) being the number one source of news consump-tion. These papers sell their print copies and their online ad spaces with sensationalism.

The more attention grabbing the headline, the more extreme the viewpoint, the greater the pro� t margins. This is all achieved with little to no risk to the papers themselves.

In the name of freedom of the press, they have been allowed to “self-regulate” for years. This led to widespread abuse of privacy by investigative journalists with no risk of real repercussions, culminating in the “hacking” of a murdered teenager’s phone to access her voicemail messages in the hope of breaking a story.

An independent inquiry was set-up by the judiciary which presented shocking � ndings in 2012 of intrusion into the privacy of thou-sands of people, from celebrities to grieving parents of murdered or missing children.

The report also found that the current system of regulation was woefully inade-quate. This led to one of the country’s most

prominent newspapers to close its doors permanently pending criminal investigations into its senior management.

The result of this was the introduction of a Royal Charter for press regulation to create an independent body to issue � nes and re-quire prominent apologies for inaccurate re-porting. How useful this system will be is yet to be seen, since, in an extremely media-sav-vy move, the government changed the bill at the last minute delaying the introduction of the body until after the general election.

This has led to the Daily Mail’s website, arguably the most sensationalist popular newspaper, a newspaper renowned for its barely concealed racism, homophobia and panic-peddling xenophobia, being the most visited English-language news site in the world.

But what does this mean for public per-ceptions? What happens when a society is bombarded day to day with sensationalist stories that have little basis in fact or are one-o� cherry-picked examples peddled as the norm? The result is an extreme gap between reality and perception.

On average, people think 41% of the welfare budget goes to people who are unemployed, the actual � gure is 3%. People assume that 27% of welfare is claimed fraud-ulently, the real � gure is 0.7%. When asked what percentage of girls between 15 and 19 give birth each year, becoming a “dreaded” teenage mother, the average estimate is 16%! The real rate is a rather more normal 3%.

Combine this with a global recession, a crippling austerity program and voter apathy accelerated by a move to the centre ground of

politics by all parties, and you have a recipe for the rise of extremism.

It’s no coincidence that the UK Inde-pendence Party (UKIP) running on a nation-alist, anti-immigration platform were last week o� cially declared a “major party” by Ofcom (our media regulator), granting them legitimacy and free election broadcasts on the BBC, not to mention inclusion in the televised debates.

The Green Party was not o� ered the same honour however, even though their member-ship currently stands higher than UKIP. The Green Party policies obviously don’t have the same amount of attention-grabbing, news-paper-selling sensationalism as the far-right does. l

Ryan Burkwood is an actor, director, teacher, and activist.

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OPINION14DT


n Zafar Sobhan

There’s no need for anger, no need for tears.

The Tigers exit the cricket World Cup with their heads held high,

having done the entire nation proud over the last month, and giving us all something to cheer about amidst the most depressing and distressing of times at home.

We have won matches at world cups before, but this time was di� erent. It wasn’t just that we upset the odds to qualify for the quarter-� nals or even the three wins along the way. It was how we played and how we carried ourselves throughout the tournament.

Bangladesh has always had individu-ally talented players who could put in an eye-catching performance, and we have al-ways had enough talent as a team that when everyone is on song together, Bangladesh can upset even the best in the world.

What has been missing in the past has been determination, dedication, and com-mitment. This World Cup the Tigers showed that they have grown up. They showed character. They showed � ght. They showed that we have � nally arrived as a cricket-play-ing nation.

This year there was no crumbling before stronger sides and no throwing away of matches against weaker ones. We lost two matches pretty comprehensively, but at no point did we give up and throw in the towel. And we ran an impressive and in-form New Zealand closer than anyone thought possible.

The bottom line is that we were in with a � ghting chance in all three of our losses, and in all the games came back from adversity with grit and guts, although we fell short in the end.

Let us therefore not get too upset about the poor umpiring decisions in our quarter-� -

nal loss to India, or poor decisions made in the � eld or with the bat, or with our inabil-ity to keep up the pressure when in a good position.

These were all disappointing and they all contributed to our loss, but it’s all in the game.

Bangladesh may feel that we never get the rub of the green and that close and contro-versial umpiring calls always seem to go against us, and we might have genuine cause for grievance and complaint.

But that’s the game, and we need to man up and take it on the chin.

That’s life, and if any nation knows something about being dealt a rough hand and picking itself up and dusting itself o� after facing disappointment and defeat, it is Bangladesh.

What marks Bangladeshis out among the rest of the world, is our resilience and our grit. No one works harder, � ghts more bravely, or has overcome more adversity than the men and women of this country. Now, � nally, we have a cricket team that re� ects the national character, that is equal to the hopes, dreams, and aspirations of a nation of 160 million.

The Tigers were not faultless. They

allowed themselves to get rattled. The bad luck and poor umpiring visibly discouraged and de� ated them, and contributed to poor decision-making and sloppy execution that let slip away any chance we had of getting back in the game.

But we hung in there and didn’t give up. We went down swinging, and no one will ever take this team lightly again. Taking the tournament as a whole, 2015 was the year we came of age as a cricketing nation.

Shakib and Mush� q are world class players -- no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Mashrafe and Mahmudullah showed they have the heart

and the spirit to compete with anyone in the world. Rubel, Taskin, Soumya, Nasir and Sabbir suggest that the future for Bangladeshi cricket is bright.

This World Cup performance will have done wonders for their self-con� dence and the self-con� dence of all the other young players waiting in the wings, and we have reason to hope that it will be a platform we can build upon for sustained improvement and development.

If we are being perfectly honest, we would have to admit that we are just a rung below world-class, and that we need a little push before we can consider ourselves ready to

join the elite. We need to be able to con-sistently hit 300 and be able to restrict the opposition to the 270-280 mark before we can demand a seat at the table.

But on the form of this World Cup, those days might not be too far away.

So let’s not get too hung up on the poor � elding that gifted the Indians an extra 25 runs or own poor running between the wick-ets. Let’s not fret about poor decision-making and our inability to keep the pressure on the Indians or to relieve their pressure on us.

Above all, let’s not get too discouraged by the shocking umpiring decisions that in the end turned the match decisively against us.

Don’t get me wrong. I am as outraged as the next man and think that � ogging is too good for the two match umpires. It is one thing to miss a call. We all make mistakes, and to not spot a no ball is an excusable mis-take to make.

To gratuitously call one when it wasn’t, however, requires a very rari� ed species of o� ciousness that marks out the concerned o� cial as the worst kind of pedant. These are the types of men who got given a lot of wedg-ies growing up, you can count on it.

Certainly, had Rohit been given out on 90 or Riyadh not out, things might have turned out very di� erent. But the truth is that this wasn’t one of our better turns at the cup, and while we didn’t get the rub of the green, it wasn’t a match-winning performance by us, either.

And credit to the Indians. They might have got lucky with some key calls and had more than their fair share of good fortune, as well, but they also turned in a very compe-tent, highly professional performance. They didn’t make too many mistakes, and in the end, that’s what counts.

In the end, you make your own luck. l

Zafar Sobhan is the Editor, Dhaka Tribune.

In cricket as in life

We went down swinging, and no one will ever take this team lightly again. Taking the tournament as a whole, 2015 was the year we came of age as a cricketing nation

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TBusiness FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 2015

Fed opens door wider for rate hike but downgrades economic outlook

Holcim, Lafarge discuss new role for Lafont to save deal

DSE turnover hits 12-week low

WB okays $200m soft loan for 5m poor in Bangladesh

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BB o� ers incentives for good borrowers n Tribune Report

Good borrowers will get at least 10% rebate on interest accrued against their loan accounts.

Bangladesh Bank o� ered the incentives through a circular issued yesterday with tak-ing immediate e� ect.

The central bank came up with a set of fa-cilities to encourage good borrowers, said the circular.

The borrowers whose loan accounts re-mained unclassi� ed continuously for three years and complied with all terms and condi-tions of approval will be entitled as good bor-rowers, according to the circular.

At the end of three years, the good borrow-ers will receive the 10% rebate every last year on their loan interest.

The bene� t will continue if the clients are identi� ed as good borrowers at the end of every year. The policy will remain valid until further instruction.

The circular also advised the banks to take measures to award the good borrowers through annual programme.

The central bank has o� ered the incentives considering the country’s current crisis, said Rup Ratan Pine, deputy general manager of Banking Regulation and Policy Department of Bangladesh Bank.

Earlier, Bangladesh Bank blessed the de-faulters with easing rescheduling policy con-sidering the political unrest while the good borrowers were not provided with any favour to get them o� the hook.

In the perspectives, the central bank came up with the o� er, he said.

In January, Bangladesh Bank Governor Ati-ur Rahman made an announcement of a sepa-rate policy for good borrowers. The policy was to encourage them in regular loan payment and reward them also.

The Board of Directors of Bangladesh Bank also approved a separate loan restructuring policy for the big defaulters on January 27.

The decision corresponds with the bad loan recovery aim in the wake of the ongoing political crisis. Only those who have default-ed loans worth over Tk500 crore will be able to enroll for the new package.

In December 2013, Bangladesh Bank also relaxed the loan rescheduling policy to favour the big borrowers who failed to make install-ment payment due to political turmoil. l

A vegetable vendor takes time away from business to listen to radio commentry of the Bangladesh-India quarter-� nal match as cricket fever swept the country. People of all walks of life tuned in to see how the Tigers fared in their � rst-ever ICC World Cup quarter-� nal. The photo was taken yesterday in the capital’s Karwan Bazar MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU

Imports continue to drop n Tribune Report

The country’s import expenditure continues to fall for second month in February due to drop in capital machinery import amid the ongoing political crisis.

The letter of credit (LC) settlement value dropped by around 5% to $2.71bn in second month of the year compared to $2.85bn in the same period last year, according to the Bang-ladesh Bank data released yesterday.

The capital machinery import, that de-clined by 14.5% to $151m during the month compared to the previous month, was mainly accounted for negative import growth.

The LC settlement value against capital machinery dropped due to slow pace in business expansion amid growing political crisis, said a senior executive of Bangladesh Bank.

Capital machinery import dropped by 31% to $176m in the � rst month of the year com-

pared to $258m in December last year. The import orders for petroleum oil

dropped by 54% to $131m in February com-pared to $287m in the previous month.

The central banker said lower prices of pe-troleum products in the global market have contributed to cut in import orders in terms of value.

The LC opening value against petroleum rose by 37% to $172m in the February com-pared to $125m in the previous month. l

Deal on workers’ safety signedn Tribune Report

Bangladesh and Denmark yesterday signed an agreement under which Denmark will provide assistance to ensure RMG workers’ security and im-prove the health sector.

Secretaries of Labour Ministries of the two countries signed the deal at a high-level conference on readymade

garment sector in the capital city.Danish Minister for Trade and

Development Cooperation Mogens Jensen and Foreign Minister of Bang-ladesh AH Mahmud Ali were present at the function.

Earlier on Wednesday, a � ve-mem-ber delegation, led by Mogens Jensen, held a meeting with the � nance minis-ter at the latter’s o� cial residence. l

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Standard Chartered Bank Bangladesh has recently partnered with bKash, a subsidiary of BRAC Bank to launch Straight2Bank Wallet in Bangladesh. With the introduction of the platform, Standard Chartered’s corporate clients in Bangladesh can now make instant, cashless payments to banked and unbanked individuals via the Straight2Bank channel. The bank’s MD & head of transaction banking of Standard Chartered Bangladesh, Hussain Shirazie and Kamal Quadir, CEO of bKash Limited have signed an agreement in this regard

MACOMM becomes a� liate of Dentsu in Bangladeshn Tribune Business Desk

MACOMM, a communication agency has re-cently become the a� liate of Dentsu, under Dentsu Aegis Network for the Bangladesh region. Rabeth Khan, CEO of MACOMM and Steve McNaught from Dentsu Aegis Network have signed agreement in this regard.

Under the joint working alliance, MA-COMM will assimilate international advertis-ing and marketing communication practices from the advertising agency brand Dentsu. l

Fed opens door wider for rate hike but downgrades economic outlookn Reuters, Washington

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday moved a step closer to hiking rates for the � rst time since 2006, but downgraded its economic growth and in� ation projections, signalling it is in no rush to push borrowing costs to more normal levels.

The US central bank removed a reference to being “patient” on rates from its policy statement, opening the door wider for a hike in the next couple of months while sounding a cautious note on the health of the economic recovery.

Fed o� cials also slashed their median esti-mate for the federal funds rate - the key over-night lending rate - to 0.625% for the end of 2015 from the 1.125% estimate in December.

The cut to the so-called “dot plot,” togeth-er with other economic concerns cited by the Fed, sent a more dovish message than inves-tors were expecting, and pushed market bets on the central bank’s rate “lift-o� ” from mid-year to the fall.

“Just because we removed the word ‘patient’ from the statement doesn’t mean we’re going to be impatient,” Fed Chair Janet Yellen said in a press conference after Wednesday’s statement.

Stocks on Wall Street surged and oil prices jumped as much as 5% after the Fed statement. The dollar tumbled against other major curren-cies and the US 10-year Treasury yield dipped below 2% for the � rst time since March 2.

In its quarterly summary of economic projections, the Fed cut its in� ation outlook for 2015 and reduced expected US econom-ic growth. The policy statement repeated its concern that in� ation measures were running below expectations, weighed down in part by falling energy prices.

“I just don’t see any price or wage pressure out there,” said Craig Dismuke, chief econ-omist for Vining Sparks. “June is not o� the table but it’s unlikely. September is the most likely time for the � rst rate hike. They might get one hike in this year, maybe two.”

The Fed noted that a rate increase re-mained “unlikely” at its April meeting and said its change in rate guidance did not mean it has decided on the timing for a rate hike. Yellen told reporters that a June move could not be ruled out.

The Fed statement, however, allowed

enough � exibility for the central bank to move later in the year, stressing that any deci-sion would depend on incoming data.

“The committee anticipates that it will be appropriate to raise the target range for the federal funds rate when it has seen fur-ther improvement in the labour market and is reasonably con� dent that in� ation will move back to its 2% objective over the medi-um-term,” the Fed said.

It had previously said it would be patient in considering when to bring monetary policy back to normal.

Goldman Sachs economist Jan Hatzius said in a research note that the Fed’s statement and projections suggested a hike in Septem-

ber rather than June, citing the “dot plot” shift and changes to the central bank’s assess-ment of the economy.

Muddy data yellen has kept rates at near zero since taking over as head of the central bank in February, 2014, though she has also overseen a steady whittling of loose money promises.

And while she lays the ground for “lift-o� ,” the Fed continues to grapple with muddy eco-nomic data: strong job creation, continued growth, and healthy consumer demand in the United States, but a global collapse in oil prices and a rapid run-up in the dollar that could mean the Fed remains far from its 2% in� ation target.

The Fed on Wednesday downgraded its view of economic activity, saying growth has “moderated somewhat,” a departure from its view in December, when it cited economic ac-tivity expanding at a solid pace.

Economists and investors were watching closely for the Fed to drop “patient” from its rate guidance language, as a sign that the cen-tral bank will shift towards making rate deci-sions on a meeting-by-meeting basis.

“Let me emphasise again, that today’s modi� cation of the forward guidance should not be read as indicating that the committee has decided on the timing of the initial in-crease in the target range for the federal funds rate,” Yellen said in the press conference. l

US Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen speaks at a news conference following the two-day Federal Open Market Committee meeting in Washington REUTERS

Windows 10 coming in 190 countriesn AFP, Washington

Microsoft says its new Windows 10 operating system will be coming “this summer” in 190 countries and 111 languages.

In a blog post late Tuesday, Microsoft ex-ecutive vice president Terry Myerson said the operating system designed for multiple de-vices would also have a “small footprint” for connected devices.

“We continue to make great development progress and shared today that Windows 10 will be available this summer in 190 countries and 111 languages,” he said. l

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Holcim, Lafarge discuss new role for Lafont to save dealn Reuters, Paris

Cement makers Holcim and Lafarge, seek-ing to save their merger deal, are discussing a new leadership for the combined group which would give Lafarge’s boss Bruno Lafont a lesser role, sources familiar with the matter said on Wednesday.

When the deal was announced in April last year Lafont was presented as the future chief executive of what would be the world’s biggest cement maker. But the Swiss side has since grown dissatis� ed with his leadership and � nancial track record, the people said.

Lafont could be named co-chairman of the future company, two of the sources said, alongside Wolfgang Reitzle, the current chair-man of Holcim.

Lafarge’s � nancial director Jean-Jacques Gauthier is a possible candidate for the post of CEO, said two of the people.

The discussions over the leadership as well as the share exchange ratio of the deal are continuing, the people said, and could still evolve or break down.

“The discussions are ongoing on all as-pects of the deal, on the share exchange ratio and the governance,” said one of the sources.

The board of Holcim was meeting on Wednesday evening, while a meeting of the Lafarge board was pushed to Thursday morn-ing, said two of the sources.

A second source said that Holcim was not calling into question whether the marriage of the two groups was a merger of equals - the basis of the deal’s pricing and other terms and allocation of seven seats aside on the board.

“This is not about the balance of the merg-er this is about one person,” the second per-son said.

Lafont’s brash style and tendency to brook no dissent among his management or with investors has proven di� cult for the Swiss side to accept, said the sources. The second

person characterized the con� ict as a cultural one, with Lafont seen as representing an im-perialistic French CEO style and Holcim as a more consensual organization.

Lafont has headed Lafarge since 2007 and was the architect of the acquisition of Egypt-based peer Orascom that saddled the compa-ny with debt.

Some on the Swiss side have also began to question Lafont’s ability to deliver promised cost savings of 1.4bn euros a year from the tie-up.

“He had 11 months to earn trust and con� -dence and he didn’t,” said the second person, referring to Lafont.

“The whole value proposition of the merg-er rests on management and the ability to realize synergies ... there are plenty of good people at Lafarge that Holcim would be happy with.”

Holcim and Lafarge originally presented the deal as a merger of equals with Lafarge shareholders getting one new Holcim share for every Lafarge share, which would leave Holcim with 53% of the combined group.

But as the two sides spent months work-ing on asset sales to get regulatory approvals, the performance of the two groups diverged, leading Holcim, under pressure from its shareholders, to call a halt to the deal under its old terms on Sunday with a letter to the La-farge board.

It demanded better terms on the share ex-change ratio and changes to the “governance” of the new group.

Holcim proposed changing the agreed one-for-one share exchange ratio to 0.875 Holcim shares for each of Lafarge, sources said Mon-day, but the French side wanted 0.93 to 1 ratio.

Media reports late on Wednesday said an agreement had been reached for a share-ex-change ratio of around 0.90 shares of Holcim for each Lafarge share. Reuters was unable to verify the information, and two sources said

it was premature to say an accord had been found on the point.

The decision to try to � nd a new role for Lafont within the combined group came about on Tuesday after the two largest share-holders of Lafarge, who together own 37% of the shares and hold � ve board seats, pushed for the French group to open discussions to save the deal, the third person said.

Belgian investors Paul Desmarais and Al-bert Frere own 21% of Lafarge via a holding company, while Egyptian businessman Nas-sef Sawiris owns 16%.

Shares in Lafarge were up 5.6% at 62.72 euros by 1608 GMT, making them the largest gainer on the French blue-chip index. Hol-cim’s share price was up 3% at 75.10 francs.

A new agreement could be reached be-tween Holcim and Lafarge and announced later on Wednesday or on Thursday, the sources said.

There is pressure to � nd an accord soon because Irish building materials group CRH, which has agreed to buy a chunk of European assets from Lafarge and Holcim to help them get antitrust clearance, has a shareholder meeting scheduled for Thursday to ratify the acquisition.

CRH shares were up 1.1% at 24.60 euros. Bernstein analyst Phil Roseberg welcomed

the apparent progress being made in talks but said the public nature of the tussle had dam-aged investors’ con� dence in the deal.

“Even if the boards come out tomorrow and say we have kissed and made up, this sto-ry will not be over,” he said. “A growing num-ber of Holcim shareholders oppose the deal on any terms, and the outcome of the share-holder vote remains wide open.”

Holcim shareholders will have a vote on the deal, while Lafarge shareholders would have to decide whether to tender their shares.

The companies aim to close the deal before mid-year. l

A general view shows Switzerland’s Holcim cement production plant in Siggenthal REUTERS

Dollar pressured after Fed tempers interest rate talkn AFP, Tokyo

The dollar struggled to recover yesterday af-ter diving on comments from the US Federal Reserve that cooled expectations of an early summer interest rate hike.

In Tokyo, the greenback brie� y fell below 120 yen before ticking up to 120.58 yen in the afternoon, but still well down from the 121.35 yen level in Tokyo before the US central bank’s announcement.

The euro changed hands at $1.0768 and 129.85 yen, down from $1.0871 and 130.54 yen in New York but still well above $1.0595 and 128.57 yen in Asia on Wednesday.

While the US central bank opened the door for a rise from years of zero percent rates, it lowered its forecasts for economic growth and in� ation and stressed it would remain cautious before making any move.

“It’s fair to say we now have somewhat stronger doubt that Fed rates ‘lift-o� ’ will be-gin as early as June, than we did heading into the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee)” meeting, National Australia Bank said.

“The key takeaway is that (Fed chief Ja-net) Yellen has successfully established in the market’s mind the data, rather than date, de-pendency of Fed policy.”

After a two-day meeting, the Fed on Wednesday issued a statement that removed a pledge to remain “patient” on raising inter-est rates, signalling a possible mid-year rate increase.

However Yellen stressed growth prospects were more muted than three months ago, despite strong increases in jobs creation. She noted consumer spending has slipped, in-� ation has declined, wages are � at, and the stronger dollar has hurt US exports.

The policy committee lowered its rate out-look to 0.5-0.75 percent for the end of this year from 1.0 percent previously, while also reduc-ing its 2016 forecast to 1.75-2.5% from 2.5%.

“Just because we removed the word pa-tient from the statement doesn’t mean we’re going to be impatient,” Yellen told reporters.

Markets have been focusing on the Fed’s timing for a rate hike - a plus for the dollar - with Yellen’s comments giving much-needed relief for the euro, which has been hammered by the European Central Bank’s new stimulus programme.

While some analysts pegged the dollar to fall further, loose monetary policy in major economies was likely to stem its losses, said Sebastien Galy, a senior currency strategist at Societe Generale.

“The dollar will resume its uptrend vs G10 in the next few weeks driven by the pressure of negative interest rates elsewhere,” he wrote in an e-mail, according to Bloomberg News.

The dollar also fell against other Asia-Pa-ci� c currencies.

It weakened to 44.70 Philippine pesos from 44.72 Philippine pesos on Wednesday, to Sg$1.3812 from Sg$1.3900, to Tw$31.43 from Tw$31.54, to 1,117.67 South Korean won from 1,127.82 won, to 13,037.50 Indonesian rupiah from 13,181.90 rupiah, to 32.73 Thai baht from 32.90 baht, and to 62.43 Indian rupees from 62.68 rupees.

The Australian dollar rose to 77.31 US cents from 76.13 cents, while the Chinese yuan was unchanged at 19.45 yen. l

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SECTORAL TURNOVER SUMMARY

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

Bank 282.96 9.03 18.85 8.49 301.81 8.99NBFI 85.33 2.72 4.35 1.96 89.68 2.67Investment 19.34 0.62 0.80 0.36 20.14 0.60Engineering 305.80 9.76 39.39 17.73 345.19 10.29Food & Allied 509.12 16.25 2.79 1.25 511.90 15.26Fuel & Power 362.78 11.58 19.15 8.62 381.93 11.38Jute 1.49 0.05 0.00 1.49 0.04Textile 235.75 7.52 27.06 12.18 262.80 7.83Pharma & Chemical 406.74 12.98 15.24 6.86 421.98 12.58Paper & Packaging 3.71 0.12 0.90 0.40 4.61 0.14Service 102.29 3.26 6.87 3.09 109.16 3.25Leather 10.47 0.33 0.17 0.08 10.64 0.32Ceramic 14.58 0.47 0.55 0.25 15.13 0.45Cement 419.47 13.39 39.74 17.89 459.21 13.68Information Technology 39.63 1.26 4.13 1.86 43.76 1.30General Insurance 23.87 0.76 0.59 0.26 24.46 0.73Life Insurance 19.69 0.63 0.35 0.16 20.05 0.60Telecom 190.49 6.08 16.40 7.38 206.89 6.17Travel & Leisure 18.02 0.58 3.07 1.38 21.10 0.63Miscellaneous 81.85 2.61 21.78 9.80 103.63 3.09Debenture 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09 0.00

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News, analysis and recent disclosuresBRACBANK: The Board of Directors has recommended 20% cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2014. Date of AGM: 23.04.2015, Time: 10:00 AM, Venue: BRAC-CDM, Savar, Dhaka. Record date: 30.03.2015. The Company has also reported consolidated pro� t after tax of Tk. 2,101.57 million, consolidated EPS of Tk. 3.13, consolidated NAV per share of Tk. 27.19 and consoli-dated NOCFPS of Tk. 14.77 for the year ended on December 31, 2014.BERGERPBL: The Board of Directors has recommended 220% cash dividend for the year ended on December 31, 2014. Date of AGM: 19.04.2015, Time: 10:00 AM, Venue: International Convention City (Pushpoguscho, Hall No.-2), Bashundhara, Joarsahara, Dha-ka. Record date: 30.03.2015. The Company has also reported consolidated pro� t after tax of Tk. 1,151.03 million, consolidated EPS of Tk. 49.64, consolidated NAV per share of Tk. 154.04 and consolidated NOCFPS of Tk. 54.66 for the year ended on December 31, 2014 as against Tk. 899.80 million, Tk. 38.80, Tk. 126.41 and Tk. 45.32 respec-tively for the year ended on December 31, 2013.BRACSCBOND: BRAC Bank Ltd. has informed that the record date for Subordinated 25% Con-vertible Bonds of BRAC Bank Ltd. will be April 08, 2015 for payment of interest due on April 15, 2015. If the record date is on holiday, the previous trading day will be set as Record date.

BERGERPBL: The Company has informed that the Board of Directors of the Company has decided to subscribe 5,00,000 ordinary shares of Tk. 100.00 each totaling Tk. 50.00 million of the ordinary shares of wholly owned subsidiary Company Jenson & Nicholson (Bangla-desh) Limited.SHAHJABANK: As per Regulation 30 of DSE Listing Regulations, the Company has informed that a meeting of the Board of Directors will be held on March 22, 2015 at 5:00 PM to consider, among others, audited � nancial statements of the Company for the year ended on December 31, 2014.IPO Subscription: Tosrifa Industries Limited Subscription March 24, 2015 to March 31, 2015; NRB UPTO April 09, 2015. O� er Price per share Tk. 26.00, Market Lot (Shares) 200.Dividend/AGMONEBANKLTD: 12.50% cash and 12.50% stock, AGM: 30.04.2015, Record date: 29.03.2015.FIRSTSBANK: 10% stock, AGM: 09.05.2015, Record date: 02.04.2015.RELIANCINS: 15% cash and 15% stock, AGM: 30.04.2015, Record date: 19.03.2015.UNITEDFIN: 5% cash and 10% stock, AGM: 23.04.2015, Record date: 18.03.2015.LAFSURCEML: 5% � nal cash dividend (i.e. total 10% cash dividend for the year 2014 inclusive of 5% interim cash div-idend which has already been paid), AGM: 11.06.2015, Record Date: 07.04.2015.

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Union Capital -A -9.09 -9.81 15.72 16.00 16.10 14.50 2.833 1.50 10.5Global Insurance -A -7.64 -8.13 13.33 13.30 15.00 13.00 1.229 1.12 11.9LafargeS Cement-Z -7.15 -9.54 108.80 110.30 114.00 107.00 375.886 2.43 44.8Samata LeatheR -Z -6.62 -4.73 14.29 14.10 14.20 14.10 0.021 -0.46 -veHwa Well Textiles-A -6.62 -8.67 29.51 29.60 30.70 28.80 3.780 2.66 11.1Al Arafa Islami B-A -6.02 -6.02 12.50 12.50 12.70 12.30 18.356 2.20 5.7Stylecraft -A -5.90 -5.90 846.00 846.00 846.00 846.00 0.036 44.44 19.0Aziz PipesZ -5.46 -5.04 17.51 17.30 18.30 16.50 0.078 -0.37 -veFirst Lease- A -5.19 -4.68 14.66 14.60 15.20 14.50 4.392 1.27 11.5Mercantile Insur -A -4.93 -6.69 13.25 13.50 14.40 12.80 1.181 1.48 9.0

DSE key features March-19, 2015Turnover (Million Taka)

3,133.48

Turnover (Volume)

62,890,174

Number of Contract

71,792

Traded Issues 308

Issue Gain (Avg. Price Basis)

62

Issue Loss (Avg. Price Basis)

238

Unchanged Issue (Avg. Price Basis)

8

Market Capital Equity (Billion. Tk.)

2,464.34

Market Capital Equity (Billion US$)

29.87

CSE key features March-19, 2015Turnover (Million Taka)

222.16

Turnover (Volume)

6,088,063

Number of Contract

10,535

Traded Issues 223

Issue Gain (Avg. Price Basis)

44

Issue Loss (Avg. Price Basis)

175

Unchanged Issue (Avg. Price Basis)

4

Market Capital Equity (Billion. Tk.)

2,330.83

Market Capital Equity (Billion US$)

28.25

BUSINESS 19D


DSE turnover hits 12-week lowStocks modest rise ends 5-day losses

n Tribune Report

Trading volume on stock markets yesterday hits about 12-week low yesterday as most investors remained conspicuous by their ab-sence owing to heating up of the political scenario.

Sellers’ cheering for the second quarter-� nal of India versus Bangladesh match during the trading hours also contributed to the fall of turnover, analysts say.

Stocks, however, regis-tered modest rise, break-ing losses of 5th straight session, as selling pressure eased somewhat compared to the previous sessions.

Turnover at the Dhaka Stock Exchange stood at Tk166 crore, its lowest since December 28 last year and sharply down 47% over the previous session.

Dealers said trading re-sumed on a terribly sluggish note in the morning as most investors kept to the side-lines owing to developing political situation and allied perceptions about the fu-ture uncertainty.

“The shrinking investor interest is linked to political uncertainty as some positive corporate results even fail to inject buying enthusiasm,” an analyst said. “Political situation is certainly tense, which continued to hunt in-

vestors.”The benchmark index

DSEX rose 25 points or 0.6% to close at 4,468, pulled up by mainly small cap issues that moved up marginally.

The Shariah Index DSES edged almost 7 points or 0.7% higher to 1,081. The comprising blue chips DS30 gained 11 points or 0.7% to 1,686.

Chittagong Stock Ex-change (CSE) Selective Cat-egories Index, CSCX, closed at 8,294, rising 39 points.

Cement advanced the most, gaining by 2.5%, after su� ering worst fall in the previous session.

T e l e c o m m u n i c a t i o n and non-banking � nancial institutions continued to decline. Almost all other sectors, including bank, pharmaceuticals and textile, closed marginally higher.

Lanka Bangla Securities said a sportive mood of ICC Cricket World Cup match has largely a� ected the sentiments of viewers cum investors in market, which was re� ected in the market performance. l

As investors were follow-ing how Bangladesh per-forms against India, today’s equity market participation became lacklustre with trading value slumped to two and half month’s low, it said. l

A sportive mood of ICC Cricket World Cup match has largely a� ected the sentiments of viewers cum investors in market, which was re� ected in the market performance

ANALYST

Daily capital market highlightsDSE Broad Index : 4442.81544 (-) 0.79% ▼

DSE - 30 Index : 1675.11797 (-) 0.97% ▼

CSE All Share Index: 13566.10130 (-) 1.10% ▼

CSE - 30 Index : 11208.29980 (-) 0.46% ▼

CSE Selected Index : 8255.22630 (-) 0.76% ▼

CSE TURNOVER LEADERS

Company Volume-Shares

Value in Million

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

LafargeS Cement-Z 335,091 36.42 16.39 109.70 -6.88 117.80 112.00 106.10 108.68GPH Ispat Ltd-A 416,112 16.97 7.64 42.90 3.87 41.30 43.40 41.00 40.78BEXIMCO Ltd. -A 455,081 14.57 6.56 32.20 2.55 31.40 32.30 31.60 32.03Shasha Denims -N 356,396 13.39 6.03 37.20 -0.80 37.50 38.00 37.10 37.56Grameenphone-A 32,842 11.12 5.01 336.10 -1.15 340.00 345.00 333.40 338.66Shahjibazar Power-N 32,349 5.77 2.60 187.00 -1.58 190.00 191.50 170.90 178.42National Feed-N 212,427 5.59 2.52 26.30 -1.50 26.70 26.70 25.90 26.30SummitAlliancePort.-A 93,233 5.46 2.46 58.60 0.34 58.40 59.30 57.70 58.56BD Submarine Cable-A 44,113 5.27 2.37 118.90 -2.78 122.30 122.00 118.40 119.58Square Pharma -A 20,069 5.15 2.32 256.10 -0.39 257.10 258.00 255.00 256.59WesternMarine -N 123,067 4.98 2.24 40.30 -2.18 41.20 41.50 40.00 40.43Ifad Autos -N 66,587 4.26 1.92 64.50 0.47 64.20 65.40 62.50 64.00National Bank - A 382,655 3.95 1.78 10.50 0.00 10.50 10.60 10.20 10.33ACI Limited- A 8,679 3.89 1.75 446.60 -2.32 457.20 456.00 441.30 448.09MJL BD Ltd.-A 31,551 3.80 1.71 120.20 -0.74 121.10 123.00 118.80 120.50

DSE TURNOVER LEADERS

Company Volume-Shares

Value in Million

% of Total-Turnover ClosingP Change

% ClosingY DHIGH DLOW Avg-Price

Olympic Ind. -A 2,083,082 457.91 14.61 214.50 -0.74 216.10 220.00 213.00 219.82LafargeS Cement-Z 3,454,815 375.89 12.00 110.30 -7.15 118.80 114.00 107.00 108.80Grameenphone-A 490,921 166.57 5.32 336.20 -1.06 339.80 344.50 335.00 339.30ACI Limited- A 286,542 129.12 4.12 445.50 -2.58 457.30 458.10 443.00 450.63Shahjibazar Power-N 664,034 119.24 3.81 184.00 -1.02 185.90 194.00 169.00 179.57Ifad Autos -N 1,508,200 96.72 3.09 64.60 0.00 64.60 65.50 62.20 64.13Square Pharma -A 374,419 95.65 3.05 255.00 -0.82 257.10 258.80 254.20 255.46Shasha Denims -N 2,264,974 85.24 2.72 37.30 -0.53 37.50 38.20 37.10 37.63SummitAlliancePort.-A 1,178,241 68.94 2.20 58.70 0.34 58.50 59.50 57.30 58.51BEXIMCO Ltd. -A 1,779,841 56.90 1.82 32.20 2.22 31.50 32.40 31.60 31.97Titas Gas TDCLA 776,463 55.44 1.77 72.60 1.40 71.60 74.00 70.30 71.40Brac Bank -A 1,486,738 49.74 1.59 34.30 3.31 33.20 35.00 32.00 33.46MJL BD Ltd.-A 350,477 42.20 1.35 120.70 -0.25 121.00 122.80 118.00 120.39CVO PetroChem RL-A 82,925 34.05 1.09 407.50 -2.40 417.50 422.00 406.00 410.62One Bank -A 2,181,862 33.28 1.06 15.30 -0.65 15.40 15.40 15.10 15.25

BUSINESS20DT


WB okays $200m soft loan for 5m poor in rural Bangladeshn Tribune Report

The World Bank’s board of directors has ap-proved $200m interest-free credit to improve livelihoods of about 5m poor people in the rural areas of Bangladesh, the bank said in a statement yesterday.

The credit will be spent under a programme styled Nuton Jibon Livelihood Improvement Project (NJLIP) that will bene� t the rural poor in the poorest Upazilas in 21 districts, building on the activities supported by the predeces-sor Social Investment Program Project.

The project will empower rural communi-ties by providing support for livelihoods and access to market through business partner-ships. The project will also o� er funding for small rural infrastructures.

The project will mobilise the poor and extreme poor people, who often remain left out from micro credit schemes, by building and strengthening community institutions

including Nuton Jibon Community Societies - second generation institutions.

Further, the project will raise nutrition awareness, share agricultural knowledge and continue focusing on creating youth employ-ment opportunities.

“Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in reducing poverty. Sixteen million people came out of poverty in the last decade. Still poverty remains a daunting development chal-lenge, with around 47m poor people – most of whom live in rural area,” said Johannes Zutt, WB country director for Bangladesh.

“The Nuton Jibon Livelihood Improve-ment Project will consolidate and

scale-up the activities of its predecessor programs to improve livelihoods, quality of lives and resilience of the poorest and vulner-able households.”

The project will promote a communi-ty-driven approach that will allow bene� ciar-ies to collectively identify, prioritise, plan,

and implement their development needs. The project will cover around 2,500 new

villages in 12 districts in addition to the around 3,200 villages supported under the Social Investment Program Project-II.

“We have seen that when poor people, and particularly women, are given the chance, they successfully prioritise needs, manage resources and engage in livelihood activities that help them to transform their lives,” said Frauke Jungbluth, the WB task team leader for the NJLIP.

The project builds on the success and les-sons of the Social Investment Program Project that started as a small-scale pilot in two of the poorest districts of the country in 2003 and gradually expanded to 14 more districts.

The credits are provided by the Interna-tional Development Association, the Bank’s concessional lending arm, with 38 years to maturity, a six-year grace period, and a ser-vice charge of 0.75%. l

A woman drinks water while other farm workers harvest rice in a rural area of Rajshahi. The World Bank has launched a loan project to improve the livelihoods of the poor in rural Bangladesh AZAHAR UDDIN

Bangladesh seeks support from foreign partners for RMG sectorn UNB

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali yesterday said the RMG industry and the government are determined to bring in changes whatev-er might be necessary for its further devel-opment, and sought support from foreign friends and partners.

“Some important constraints are there for which Bangladesh requires support from friends and partners,” he told a high-level conference on “RMG Industry and Beyond: Bangladesh - Framing the Future” arranged at the initiative of the Danish government at a city hotel.

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, Dan-

ish Minister for Trade and Development Co-operation Mogens Jensen, State Minister for Labour and Employment M Mujibul Haque Chunnu, BGMEA President M Atiqul Islam, Shirin Akhter, MP, business leader Syed Nasim Manzur, Roy Ramesh Chandra, ILO Country Director Srinivas B Reddy and Neth-erlands Ambassador in Dhaka Gerben Sjoerd de Jong, among others, spoke at various ses-sions of the conference.

The Foreign Minister mentioned that con-temporary Bangladesh RMG and textile sector is in the throes of transformation. “In the pro-cess, our younger workforce has demonstrat-ed their skills, adaptability and diligence. Our entrepreneurs has weathered challenges and

ventured into new lands and areas.”He said Bangladesh counts on support

from its friends - at bilateral and global lev-els - towards a broader dialogue with all stakeholders within global supply chain(s). “As norms, practices or, guidelines are con-sidered, Bangladesh would stress that those should be geared towards creating a truly lev-el-playing � eld.”

While addressing another session, Tofail Ahmed sought help from the brands apart from an increase in product price.

Appreciating the progress in the RMG sec-tor, he said there has been no accident in the last two years. “Workers are also happy with the working environment with increased

wages. They’ve now more bargaining power.”Mogens Jensen in his speech said there

is undoubtedly progress but more needs to be done, and termed Rana Plaza disaster as “game changer.”

He hoped that the conference will inspire other industries in Bangladesh and its stake-holders to look at how they can take advantage of the lessons learned from the RMG sector.

On the sidelines, the visiting Danish Minis-ter met Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali at the same venue.

He thanked the minister for his presence in the conference and said Denmark would like to expand the existing cooperative relations between the two countries. l

Thailand for deeper ties with Bangladeshn UNB

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of For-eign A� airs of Thailand General Tanasak Pa-timapragorn has expressed his government’s interest for a more active and robust engage-ment with Bangladesh towards strengthening diplomatic and economic relations between the two countries.

He conveyed the message when Bangla-desh Ambassador to Thailand Saida Muna Tasneem met him at the Thai Ministry of Foreign A� airs on Wednesday, said a media release yesterday.

During the meeting, the Bangladesh Am-bassador rea� rmed Bangladesh’s commit-ment to a closer diplomatic, trade and invest-ment partnership with Thailand, especially given the close proximity the two countries enjoy geographically sharing extended sea linkages on the Andaman Sea with a common neighbour, Myanmar in between.

Tasneem requested the Thai Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister of Foreign A� airs that Thailand, reaching the higher middle-in-come country status, needs to accord DFQF market access to Bangladesh for select prod-ucts to o� set the imbalance heavily tilted to-wards Thailand.

The envoy also requested the Thai Depu-ty Prime Minister to encourage his country’s investors to invest in Bangladesh, especially in the tourism and hospitality, power gener-ation, food processing, automobiles, machin-ery, electronics, ship-building, hospital and health services industry.

Ambassador Tasneem highlighted the need for new areas of cooperation, especially � -nalisation and early signing between the two countries of bilateral cooperation instruments.

The instruments include on exemption of visa for diplomatic and o� cial passports, cooperation of employment of Bangladeshi workers in Thailand, Technical Cooperation on � sheries and livestock, and between Bang-ladesh Accreditation Board and the Thai In-dustrial Standards Institute.

Referring to her recent calls on the Thai Ministers of ICT, Tourism and Sports and In-dustry over the past one month, the Ambas-sador stressed exploring new institutional co-operation between the two countries during her tenure, especially on tourism and culture cooperation, defence and security including on UN peacekeeping, and industrial and tech-nological exchanges between public and pri-vate sectors of the two countries. l

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Types of Facebook couples

NEWS INSIDE

KOBE is the � rst grill restaurant from Japan which o� ers various beef, chicken and seafood items cooked in the Japanese style. Kobe has introduced a lunch bu� et package, which starts at Tk499 and 5% service charge so that people can enjoy the food at reasonable prices. This lunch bu� et package features rice, fried rice, special salads, bread, and delicious desserts with ice cream. The bu� et also features KOBE original Gyudon (Japanese Stewed Beef served with steamed rice). Dinner bu� et starts at Tk680 with 5% service

charge. KOBE also has a kid’s menu priced at Tk299. The Kids menu is served on interesting plates designed after Japanese cartoons such as Doraemon, Ampanman and the famous bullet train. KOBE also o� ers a take-away menu (Bento box) starting from Tk500 and on. The restaurant is operated by Japanese management and features a Japanese chef.

House: 25, (4th � oor), Road: 11, Block- H, Banai, Dhaka. Hotline: 01791406080. Facebook page: facebook.com/Koberestaurantdhaka

KOBE introducing new Japanese food

Photo: Tasmia Momin

Sauce from scratch

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Whether you need a spicy dip for your fries or a thick concoction to slather your pasta with, these homemade sauces never fail to deliver.

When is the last time you tasted a homemade one?

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Garlic sauceWe all love that tangy punch that garlic sauce comes with. It tastes divine when smeared on garlic toast, but it does wonders too when teamed up with pasta noodles and lasagna.

Ingredients:• 1 head garlic, minced• ½ cup of lemon juice• ½tsp salt• ¼ cup olive oil• ¼ cup vegetable oil

Add the minced garlic, lemon juice, salt, olive oil and vegetable oil in a blender and mix it for five minutes. And that’s it - your garlic sauce is ready. It doesn’t get any easier than that. You may optionally add 1 egg white to it if you like.

Chicken wings, fried calamari, prawn on toast and all that’s deep fried could do with a spicy sidekick. In comes green chilli sauce, and this one takes very little effort to make.

Ingredients:• 1kg green chillies, chopped• ½tsp garlic, minced• 2 cups of vinegar• 2tbsp mustard oil

• Salt to taste

Mix the salt and vinegar together and marinate the green chillies and minced garlic in this mixture for about an hour. Then pour it in a pan and bring it to a boil. Cook over high heat and remove the pan from the stove when it thickens. It’s now ready to be devoured.You’re welcome!

Green chilli sauce

White sauceStore-bought jars are great but try your hand at this homemade white sauce that’ll perfectly complement your pot pie, soup, sandwiches etc. The chicken strips and sautéed veggies taste a little too dry? You can use the white sauce as a side gravy as well.

Ingredients:• 1 cup milk• 1 bay leaf• 1 onion• 2 cloves of garlic

• 2tbsp butter• 2tbsp all-purpose flour

Boil milk over medium heat and add an onion (halved), cloves and a bay leaf. Melt butter in a pan over medium heat and add flour to it. Mix them well together, stirring thoroughly. Remove the cloves, bay and onions from the milk and pour it in the other saucepan with flour. Keep stirring until the sauce thickens. You may add more milk for thicker consistency.

Tomato sauce

Whether you like it better with your fries or pasta, nothing beats a good ol’ homemade tomato sauce.

Ingredients:• 5 ripe tomatoes• 1tbsp olive oil• 1 onion, chopped• 2 cloves of garlic, minced• ¼ cup basil, chopped• 1tsp salt

• 1tbsp honey

Pour olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat and add the chopped onions and minced garlic. Saute for a while and add tomatoes, chopped basil and salt. Cook the concoction over low heat for two to three hours, and add honey before you remove the pan from the stove.

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Coconut and raisin tru� esn Tasmia Momin

If you’re mad about truffles, you’ll love this recipe made with coconut and raisin. An unusual combination, I must admit, but it’s also just as surprising and delicious. Truffles are a sweet, devilishly delicious delicacy that can be mastered right at home, in your very kitchen. Instead of going for store bought tried and tested sweets, why not go for a homemade special this time? The ingredients are simple and the directions simpler still. Once you’ve mastered the art of these truffles, there’s no turning back. Bon appetit!

Ingredients• 1 cup of desiccated shredded coconut • 1 cup of sweetened condensed milk• 2tbsp. of milk powder• Handful of raisins • Some extra desiccated coconut to coat

the truffles and a little bit of oil to grease your hands while making the truffles.

MethodIn a large bowl, combine equal quantity of coconut and condensed milk, along with 2 tbsp of milk powder. Press it down with the back of a greased spoon to form a sticky dough. Add more milk powder if the mixture is too sticky to form balls. Grease the palm of your hands and make small balls of of the mixture of about an inch in diameter. Press in a raisin inside each truffle and roll it back into a ball. Roll them over a bowl of desiccated coconut flakes.

NoteAfter making a few truffles, you’ll notice quite often that your hands are getting really sticky and the balls are breaking off. To prevent this, scrape your hand with a spoon and grease your palms again. This will help the balls to be perfectly round without sticking to your palms.In case if you want to use freshly shredded coconut instead of desiccated ones, decrease the amount of condensed milk, so as to make a sticky dough.

Photos: Tasmia Momin

LISTOLOGY

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Types of couples on Facebook

Texting was too personalClearly love talk over the phone was getting way too little attention for their liking, so they found a nice little replacement – status comment style. No one enjoys the boo and bae romancing it out on the news feed while liking the cat and food photos. Not only does this get their exes noticing, if there are any, but nuts off their friends as well in frustration.

TMI syndromeThey’re cool most of the time, until one writes something surprising and awkward enough to get all the admirers “oohing” and their friends “naahing.” Private acts should be kept private, yet they seem to find their adventures in each others land of wilderness worth sharing to the world. Even if it’s an inside joke, people naturally assume it’s something icky. Too much information syndrome only proves you can’t trust these folks with much, for they love to share, and often inappropriately.

Time is of the essenceIt starts with days, then weeks, then months when it comes to (state time) -versary celebrations for these jolly folks. They are clearly deep in love, living in the moment and counting the seconds they have with each other. Well, it’s cute at first, but after the first few weekaversaries, it starts to creep onto everyone’s nerves.

You complete meMatching t-shirts, completing love-quoted wristbands, bae-printed phone covers...a tad too much maybe? We may not know what love looks like, but trying intentionally

to show it o� and making it obviously obvious makes everyone go oblivious.

Got a room, wanna see? The next level after the TMI syndrome, they prefer to illustrate their love instead. It takes no Sherlock to notice the backgrounds of their “early morning at his place” and “wild night” pics. No one wants to see that. They put the same thought into every viewers mind – someone should tell them we’re not curious about what their hicky looks like.

War of the wordsThe most dramatic of them all, this couple lashes out at each other in passive-aggressive statuses referring to the other in third person. They tend to break up and patch up more than a teenager’s shoelaces, and at a certain point, it begins to test everyone’s patience. If you’re extremely unlucky, you would happen to be close to these hate-birds, and involved in their love life, then it’s lemons in life for you.

What kind of Facebook-er are you? 1. How many likes did your last pro� le picture get?A. Less than 20B. Less than 100C. Less than 300D. Over 500

2. It’s raining after a week of heat... A. And your point is?B. Like rain statusesC. Get ready. Rain statuses are coming!D. Give a rain status

3. What kind of statuses do you usually like?A. Never saw the point reallyB. Things I actually like C. EverythingD. I don’t like photos. I get notified when they like mine.

4. You just woke up.A. Brush my teeth dude!B. Just check notifications C. Log in, like and/or comment everywhere notifiedD. Yawn! Now, who was I stalking...

Mostly A’s: Formality userFacebook is nothing special for you. You have to cope up with it because everyone does. Meh.

Mostly B’s: Regular userYou’re on the lines of normal, and utilise the media as an entertainment source. It’s not like you’ll die if it closes down.

Mostly C’s: Super userYou’re highly active and love the attention. A missed update bothers you as much as a missed lunch.

Mostly D’s: Addict/CelebrityYou feed off it, and it’s almost like you’ll die when it closes down. It matters more to you than the happenings of your reality.

Quiz

Photos: Bigstock

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Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza was banned for one limited

overs international and � ned 40 percent of his match fee, while his players were � ned 20 percent of their fees for maintaining a slow over-rate against India at MCG.

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Tigers’ dream run comes to a cruel end

Bangladesh � nished their dream World Cup run in the quarter-� nal stage as India defeat-ed the Tigers by a comprehensive margin of 109 runs at Melbourne Cricket Ground yester-day. Defending champions India progressed to the semi-� nals while the Tigers ended their campaign in pain and agony as they were on the receiving end of some pathetic umpiring decisions.

Taking � rst strike, India coasted to 302/6 from their stipulated 50 overs, riding on the back of a hundred from opener Rohit Sharma.

In pursuit of a hefty target, Bangladesh started relatively well as opening batsman

Tamim Iqbal hit some gorgeous boundaries. However, the Tigers threw away the � ne start as Tamim was dismissed after scoring a-run-a-ball 25. His opening partner, Imrul Kayes, followed soon after being run out for � ve. Kayes continued his terrible run of form with the bat as he failed to reach double � gures in his last seven ODIs.

With Bangladesh struggling at 33/2 inside the seventh over, youngster Soumya Sarkar and back-to-back centurion Mahmudullah began to reconstruct the early damage.

Just when the third-wicket partnership of Soumya and Mahmudullah were beginning to look threatening, the latter departed for 21 af-ter being smartly caught by Shikhar Dhawan at the deep � ne leg region.

Soon, Soumya was also dismissed after scoring 29 and from there on in, the Tigers were unable to make a � st of the high chase.

Shakib al Hasan and Mush� qur Rahim were dismissed cheaply, for 10 and 27 respec-tively, while Sabbir Hossain’s 30 and Nasir Hossain’s 35 helped Bangladesh inch closer to 200 before they were bundled out for 193 in 45 overs.

Fast bowler Umesh Yadav bagged four wickets while Mohammed Shami and Ravin-dra Jadeja picked up a couple each.

India, earlier, got o� to a good start as Ro-hit and Shikhar Dhawan added 75 runs for the opening wicket.

In a bid to break the opening partnership, Bangladesh skipper Mashrafe bin Mortaza in-troduced Shakib in the 17th over of India’s in-nings. Shakib wasted little time initiating the breakthrough as Dhawan was stumped for 30.

Virat Kohli, arguably India’s best batsman, compounded his side’s misery as he was dis-missed by Rubel Hossain after making just three.

About 50,000 people, mostly Indians, soon went mum as Ajinkya Rahane departed for 19 o� the bowling of Taskin Ahmed.

The Bangladesh bowlers though were un-able to maintain their stranglehold, owing to some sloppy work in the � eld. Unneccessary overthrows hardly helped matters.

From the 35th over onwards, India domi-nated the opposition bowlers adding 147 runs in the last 15 overs. Rohit and Suresh Raina put on 122 runs for the � fth wicket with the latter scoring 65 o� 57 balls.

Rohit continued to � ay the Tigers bowlers on his way to his seventh ODI ton and his � rst in a World Cup. The right-hander ended his knock on 137, his innings featuring 126 balls and 14 boundaries and three sixes.

Taskin was the most successful Bangladesh bowler with three wickets while Rubel, Shakib and Mashrafe picked up a wicket each. l

Bangladesh fast bowler Rubel Hossain (C) celebrates with teammates after dismissing India’s Virat Kohli for three runs during their Cricket World Cup quarter-� nal in Melbourne yesterday REUTERS

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IND v BANINDIA R BR. Sharma b Taskin 137 126S. Dhawan st Mush� qur b Shakib 30 50V. Kohli c Mush� qur b Rubel 3 8A. Rahane c Shakib b Taskin 19 37S. Raina c Mush� qur b Mortaza 65 57MS Dhoni c Nasir b Taskin 6 11R. Jadeja not out 23 10R. Ashwin not out 3 3Extras (b4, lb7, w3, nb2) 16Total (6 wkts, 50 overs) 302

Fall of wickets1-75 (Shawan), 2-79 (Kohli), 3-115 (Rahane), 4-237 (Raina), 5-273 (Rohit), 6-296 (Dhoni) BowlingMortaza 10-0-69-1 (1nb); Taskin 10-0-69-3 (1w); Nasir 9-0-35-0 (1w); Mahmudullah 1-0-4-0; Rubel 10-0-56-1 (1w, 1nb); Shakib 10-0-58-1BANGLADESH R BTamim Iqbal c Dhoni b Yadav 25 25Imrul Kayes run out (Jadeja/Yadav) 5 14Soumya Sarkar c Dhoni b Shami 29 43Mahmudulla c Dhawan b Shami 21 31Shakib Al Hasan c Shami b Jadeja 10 34Mush� qur Rahim c Dhoni b Yadav 27 43Sabbir Rahman c Shami b Yadav 30 40Nasir Hossain c Ashwin b Jadeja 35 34Mashrafe Mortaza c Dhoni b Mohit 1 3Rubel Hossain c Ashwin b Yadav 0 3Taskin Ahmed not out 0 0Extras (b1, lb1, w8) 10Total (all out, 45 overs) 193

Fall of wickets1-33 (Tamim), 2-33 (Imrul), 3-73 (Mahmudullah), 4-90 (Sarkar), 5-104 (Shakib), 6-139 (Mushi� qur), 7-189 (Nasir), 8-192 (Mortaza), 9-193 (Rubel), 10-193 (Sabbir)BowlingYadav 9-1-31-4 (1w); Shami 8-1-37-2 (4w); Mohit Sharma 7-0-36-1 (1w); Ashwin 10-1-30-0 (1w); Raina 3-1-15-0; Jadeja 8-0-42-2 (1w) ResultIndia won by 109 runs

FB, Twitter � ooded with umpiring protestn Minhaz Uddin Khan

Below-par umpiring decisions cost Bangla-desh heavily as the fearless run from the Ti-gers in the World Cup ended with a 103-run defeat to India in the quarter-� nal yesterday, but gave birth to immense doubts in the mind of the cricket fans across the globe.

It was not only the Bangladeshi fans, but general cricket lovers and celebrities also did shy away from expressing their disappoint-ment over the ridiculous decisions from the umpires which helped a limping India gain grip of the high-voltage encounter.

The social media websites were � ooded with arrows of criticisms towards the International Cricket Council (ICC) and India’s strong role be-hind the international cricket body’s activities.

India managed 302 for 6, but as MS Dhoni in the post-match conference said they could have easily been restricted to 250 if Suresh Raina or Rohit Sharma did not contribute largely. Imagine how awful and disheartening was it then for Bangladesh captain Mashrafe bin Mortaza when his side, the ninth ranked ODI team, were denied the wickets of both the batsmen before they launched a late assault.

Raina, who went on to make a 57-ball 65, survived a mighty close leg-before wicket shout on 10 o� Mashrafe. Umpire Ian Gould did not hesitate for a moment to shake his head in favour of Raina who walked across and exposed his leg-stump at the moment of impact. In naked eyes and in a � ash of a moment the left-handed seemed plumb in front, however, DRS revealed the ball pitched fractionally outside leg and did not matter

whether it was hitting the stumps or not. On any other day, Gould would have given that out with Raina not having a doubt about it.

The second instance was more unbeliev-able. Rohit, on 90, was caught at deep mid-

wicket o� Rubel Hossain dipping full-toss but Pakistani Aleem Dar (standing at square-leg) to shocked everyone by calling it a “no-ball.” Replays clearly showed the ball was well be-low the waistline, but for some weird reason in this era of technology, Dar and Gould did not � nd it necessary to seek help from the third umpire over their walkie-talkie! Rohit left adding 47 more runs.

“That should have been a wicket. The ball was under the waist,” cried out Shane Warne at the commentary box. “He (Aleem Dar) has lost his con� dence,” added the Australian spin legend.

Former India batsman VVS Laxman mean-while criticised Gould and tweeted, “Bad de-cision from Gould, was de� nitely not above the waist. Lucky break for Rohit. This can be the di� erence in getting extra 20 runs.”

The o� cial Cricket Australia Facebook page ran an opinion poll asking for thoughts on umpires Aleem Dar and Ian Gould’s “no-ball” decision. For obvious reasons majority of the comments came from the Australians among which Andrew Ritter wrote, “Two ter-rible decisions now. The lbw was millimetres from being out, and it was not a no-ball.”

A Saud Jan said, “This is the 2nd one. Be-fore that it was judged as pitching outside leg. It was pitching in line and crashing the stumps. All the decisions will go India’s way, that is for sure. For Big 3, cricket is not a sport, it is a business dominated by India.”

Another fan, possibly from Bangladesh, Apon Rahman provided a new idea and suggest-ed ICC to introduce “touch detection boundary rope” and “height detection meter.” l

INDIA V BANGLADESH HIGHLIGHTS

TOO HIGH LOW BLOWIndian opener Rohit Sharma made a � ne 137 but he had a lucky escape on 90. Sharma was given not out despite being caught in the deep o� Hossain. Umpire Ian Gould judged a Hos-sain full toss was above the batsman’s waist when TV replays showed it was below and therefore a legitimate delivery.

BANGLADESH’S ‘BRYAN BROTHERS’Bangladesh fast bowler Taskin Ahmed and skipper Mashrafe Mortaza mimicked US ten-nis brothers Mike and Bob Bryan’s famous leaping chest bump celebration when Ajink-ya Rahane was dismissed. It was a powerful collision, sending both men falling to the ground.

OFF YOU GO, KOHLIRubel Hossain left Virat Kohli in no doubt what claiming his wicket meant to him. The Bangladeshi seamer tempted the Indian star to edge behind for just three and gave his ri-val en eyeball-to-eyeball send-o� . Kohli went into the game with an average of over a hun-dred against Bangladesh.

JUGGLER DHAWANShikhar Dhawan took a � ne catch on the boundary to get rid of Bangladesh dangerman Mahmudullah. As he closed in on the bound-ary rope, Dhawan lost control of the ball, caught it but as he stepped over the rope, he had to tip the ball back into play before � nally grabbing it at the third attempt.

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Umpiring during this World Cup needs to be closely looked intoHad Rohit Sharma walked back to the pavilion in the 40th over when he was on 90, where would the Indian total be? Perhaps it would be somewhere in the 260-270 mark. Umpire Ian Gould made a catastrophic error in favour of India when he unanimously (against the norm of consultation) called a Rubel Hossain delivery a no ball due to its trajectory. Rohit Sharma was caught in the deep. In such situ-ations, the big teams always seem to get the bene� t.

While this is an error that everyone wit-nessed, it still does not explain the docile batting approach of Bangladesh during the middle period of the innings.

Indian batting is an example of confidence and maturityRohit and Shikhar Dhawan both were their unusual self against a mediocre Bangladesh bowling attack. Both have been quite explosive in the past but they knew 300 plus was on the cards if they batted deep into the innings. India was on the back foot at 117 for 3 with Dhawan, Virat Kohli and Ajinkya Rahane back in the pavilion.

Rohit held the innings together, and along with Suresh Raina batted into the 42nd

over and got 137 at a strike rate of 108. This is a classic example of one top order batter batting through the innings and taking the team score to a near unassailable total.

Bangladesh ready to go home before the match got underwayThis Bangladesh unit looked completely di� erent than the ones we saw in the group stage matches. The � re in the belly was miss-ing, especially when it batted. It was as if the team’s thirst for success was quenched by qualifying for the quarter � nals and they were dying to get back home for the celebra-tions. The Tigers have been over fed prior to this match and hence the loss of appetite for victory.

Soul searching time for Tamim IqbalHis lack of mental discipline and, perhaps, match � tness has prevented him from bring-ing his talents to fruition in this World Cup. Chasing a target of 303 required a mature ap-proach to bat deep into the innings and on a batting friendly wicket, this should not have been a di� cult task.

Knowing he had the inexperienced Soumya Sarkar coming in at No 3, there was absolutely no reason for him to throw his bat around so recklessly, especially after he got a

start and the innings was � owing along well.

Middle overs killed Bangladesh’s run chaseThe docile approach to batting in the middle overs was something that was not seen in this tournament prior to this match. It was as if there was a divine power that sent telepathic messages to the batters to pull the shutters down. Shakib al Hasan looked like a novice who found it painful to play each ball as he could not � nd his feet, Mush� qur Rahim was not himself and Soumya displayed his inexperience to the brim. The run out of Imrul Kayes was abysmal. What boggles my mind is that as soon as the fate of match is sealed (after the dismissal of Mush� q) both Sabbir Rahman and Nasir Hossain came up with a stint of excellent batting that made it look so easy.

Just a week back these same individuals had taken apart some of the best bowlers in the tournament without batting an eyelid. So the Bangladesh approach will be scrutinised by many.

Was the MCG too overwhelming for the Bangladesh battersThe Bangladesh batting relies more on boundary balls than on rotation of the strike. With the huge playing area of the MCG, the

boundaries were not as frequently available as they would be on smaller grounds. Ro-tating the strike is an art. It requires special skills to nudging the ball in gaps and picking up runs in ones and twos, which we have not seen happen in this match. It also requires a good understanding of running between wickets. So when the boundary balls were not there, the batters fell behind on the run rate as too many dot balls were played by Soumya, Shakib and Mush� q. A total of 19 fours were hit in the innings out of which eight were hit by Sabbir and Nasir, when the match was al-ready lost.

MS Dhoni finds the right groove for his team to succeedHe joins some elite leaders by notching his 100th ODI win, a winning percentage of 60. This is a fantastic achievement for a man who has not had the best ODI team in recent times. This Indian team was struggling some four months back as an ODI unit but they have bounced back from nowhere with its weakest link (bowling unit) working with e� ciency in groups. Mohammed Shami is now the highest wicket taker in this World Cup with 17 wick-ets. So, all kudos goes to this man who has been leading from the front over the years. Congratulations are due! l

Yousuf Rahman (Babu), former national cricketer, vice captain and � rst centurion writes from New York for Bangladesh fans all across the globe.

TALKING POINTSBANGLADESH v INDIA

Tigers proud after landmark tournamentn Reuters, Melbourne

Bangladesh’s fairytale run at the World Cup was ended brutally by reigning champions India on Thursday, but the Tigers’ elation at making the knockout rounds for a � rst time will not be too dimmed by the humbling.

Bangladesh’s bowlers tried hard to restrict India and though able to subdue them for a period, were ultimately thwarted by a 122-run partnership between centurion Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina.

With no team having ever chased down more than 300 for victory at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, few would have dared back Bangladesh to reel in India’s 302.

But the batting collapse and 109-run de-feat was an unworthy � nish to an industrious campaign that o� ered glimpses of a future where Bangladesh cricket might be taken seriously rather than accused of squatting at

cricket’s elite table.In their pool phase thrashing by Sri Lan-

ka at the MCG, Bangladesh put in an abys-mal � elding e� ort that suggested a failure to grasp the dimensions of the sprawling venue on their debut appearance.

Those � elding demons were kept at bay for half of the � rst innings but came rushing forth as the pressure grew to break Rohit and Raina’s partnership.

Fortune played a cruel hand, with Raina surviving an lbw decision when on 10 by the vagaries of ball tracking technology, which showed Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mor-taza’s delivery pitching a whisker o� leg stump.

Rohit was later caught for 90 but was re-prieved by umpire Aleem Dar who judged Rubel Hossain’s full toss above waste height though replays suggested it was perfectly legal.

“Our plan was pretty good and we were a bit unlucky we couldn’t get a wicket at that

time,” Bangladesh captain Mortaza lamented to reporters.

“We always knew they would come hard after 35 (overs).

“They were brilliant after 35 and took the calculated risks and we couldn’t bowl ac-cording to our plans ... That was the moment when we lost.”

Mashrafe still hailed a “brilliant” tourna-ment for his team, who sent England crashing out of the tournament to secure their place in the last eight.

“Except today, the batters batted really well throughout this tournament ... Hopeful-ly that will continue. The con� dence we got hopefully will continue.

“Most of the players in our side ... haven’t had any cricket in Australia, so it was a really big class for us but the way the bowlers adapt-ed with the wickets and the conditions, I’m still very proud of this team.” l

ICC chief Kamal disappointed n Mazhar Uddin from Melbourne

The International Cricket Council was the prime target of the angry Bangladeshi spec-tators after their nation su� ered from poor umpiring decisions during their World Cup quarter-� nal against India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday.

ICC president and the former Bangladesh Cricket Board president AHM Mostafa Kamal also spoke from the supporter’s point of view and said, “When they were showing the replay, I kept telling the Bangladesh players and team management to oppose the decision.

But they didn’t take any action. I am not talking as the ICC president. I will tell you as a spectator that just like everyone else, I felt very disappointed. I agree with you in saying that umpiring quality was very poor. I don’t know if this was done deliberately. If it was deliberate, ICC will de� nitely � nd it out and take action.

Kamal did not directly agree to the ques-tion whether India in� uences ICC, but said, “Won’t other teams play against India? If Aus-tralia play against them in the next match, will they agree to (these decisions)? What about teams like South Africa or other teams?”

Meanwhile, BCB president Nazmul Hasan informed, “We will appeal against the poor umpiring which took place against us today (yesterday). The quality of the umpiring was very poor and I am very disappointed to see the no-ball decision as it looked like a legal delivery in the replay.”

The BCB boss also expressed disatisfac-tion over the performance of senior cricketers Tamim Iqbal and Shakib al Hasan adding that Mahmudullah is human and he won’t win all matches. l

Bangladesh fans cheer their team during

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Left arm dominated match may turn out to be a mis-match n Yousuf Rahman (Babu)

When Wasim Akram was dominating the pace bowling world with his left arm swing-ing yorkers and giving many a batsman swol-len toes, there was hardly any left arm seam bowler in world cricket let alone one that came anywhere close to his quality or class. In a vote taken to name the � ve greatest play-ers in World Cup history, Wasim was voted in as one. If memory serves me right, the only other left arm fast bowler of some quality in those days was Nathan Bracken of Australia. Today, we have six high class left arm fast bowlers appearing in the same match. It is possible that Wasim may have inspired many to take up left arm fast bowling.

When Pakistan meets Australia today in Adelaide, there will be � ve left arm fast bowlers of the highest class taking the � eld. Imagine a battery that consists of Mitchell

Johnson, Mitchell Starc and James Faulkner on one side and Wahab Riaz and Rahat Ali on the other. Unfortunately for Pakistan, its “ex-traordinary” strike bowler Mohammed Irfan has been ruled out of the competition due to injury.

Pakistan has a tough assignment ahead of them. Regardless of the momentum they gained by winning four matches on the trot, when it boils down to reality, its batsmen are technically ill-equipped to handle the quick men of Australia. This is not the UAE envi-ronment. Most of Pakistan’s batters depend on their eye-hand coordination to score runs, which can work when you are playing medi-um pace bowling such as Ireland’s or Zimba-bwe’s. They generally tend to have frozen feet when it comes to playing genuine pace bowl-ing. We saw this being cruelly exposed against the West Indies and we may see it being re-peated against the venomous Aussie attack.

While Pakistan’s strength, whatever little it has, lies in its fast bowling quartet of Wa-hab, Irfan, Rahat and to some extent Sohail Khan, Australia has a batting unit to rack up the score that facilitates a powerful bowling group to attack with ample freedom. Sadly, the loss of Irfan to injury will hurt Pakistan’s chances in the match and some Aussie batters will be relieved to see him o� the list.

The Mitch factor is a lethal factor, especial-ly the tall, lanky Starc. He is a demon with the ball, more so in the death overs than at any time during the innings. Johnson is yet to show up for the competition and a stellar per-formance is due. This could very well happen at this knock out stage and if he gets his areas right, the scenario could become nightmarish for the Pakistani batters.

To sum it up, here are my brief points that will come into play in deciding the � nal out-come of match: l

For Australia to win: The Aussies have a near perfect unit with a

combination of fast bowlers and powerful batters suited for winning championships. They need to have a complete brain freeze to lose this one.

Ahmed Shehzad and Sarfraz Ahmed can-not be allowed to get o� the blocks. If the Aussie seamers bowl at them, both Shehzad and Sarfraz will score freely. Re-member, they depend on their eye-hand coordination. Bowl at them outside the o� stump and they will be gasping for air.

The Australian batting need not force the pace. It has a calm and collected middle order that will create the platform for the lower middle order (Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin) to explode.

A � ghting score in Adelaide will be around the 280 mark so the team batting � rst and getting this total will make it tough for the team chasing. A score over 280 will be an extremely di� cult proposition for Paki-stan to chase.

3RD QUARTER-FINAL

At Adelaide Oval today (9:30AM)

UmpiresMarais Erasmus (RSA) and Kumar Dharmasena (SRI)TV umpire: Richard Illingworth (ENG)Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (SRI)

Weather forecastPartly cloudy. Maximum temperature 21 degrees.

Pitch reportFast bowlers will enjoy the hard and bouncy drop-in pitch at the Adelaide Oval where India’s 300-7 against Pakistan at the start of the tourna-ment is the highest ODI total ever at the ground.

PLAYERS TO WATCH

Mitchell Starc (Australia)The tall left-arm fast bowler has been the stand-out performer with the ball for Australia, his 16 wickets in � ve matches leaving him at the top of the bowling charts in the tournament.Starc’s consistent length and his ability to ex-tract bounce almost enabled Australia to defend their paltry 151 all out against New Zealand in Auckland before the Black Caps squeezed home for the loss of nine wickets.The 25-year-old should enjoy the hard and bouncy drop-in pitch at the Adelaide Oval where India’s 300-7 against Pakistan at the start of the tournament is the highest ODI total ever at the ground.

Misbah-ul Haq (Pakistan)The gutsy skipper has led Pakistan from the front with four half-centuries in the � rst � ve matches when others around him were falling apart. His 56 against South Africa was crucial in the low-scoring game where Pakistan success-fully defended 222.The 40-year-old, who will quit one-day cricket after the World Cup, is the rock around whom Pakistan rally in a crisis. Often criticised for a slow strike-rate, Misbah stunned critics by smashing a Test century o� 56 balls against Australia in Abu Dhabi last November, equalling the record of West Indies legend Viv Richards.Pakistan will hope for another landmark innings from their captain against the same rivals on Friday.

AUSTRALIA PAKISTAN 57 Wins 31

Played: 92Tied: 1

No result: 1

For Pakistan to win: Their top order must somehow � nd the groove

to take the attack to the Australians and not allow the Aussie seamers to dominate the pro-ceedings. If they fail to accomplish this, we will see a repeat of the West Indies match.

Pakistan’s bowling unit must strike early. So far, we have seen this unit adopt a policy of bowling short to get the wickets. They have been successful with this strategy against weaker opposition. The victory against South Africa was a one-o� win. This strategy may not work against David Warner, Aaron Finch and the some of the others. The Pakistani bowling unit must bowl consistently length and short of a length a shade outside the o� stump. It is an area which may also be called “the area of apprehension.”

It will be critical how Shahid Afridi bowls in this match in the crucial middle overs. So far he has hardly been e� ective as all opposition batters have successfully milked him with rel-ative ease. Pakistan will painfully realise in due course that it has missed out by not prep-ping and playing Yasir Shah should they not opt to play him. Now that Irfan is no longer available, if I were picking the team, I would de� nitely consider Yasir over another seamer.Pakistan batsman Sarfraz Ahmed (L) plays a shot during a net session in Adelaide yesterday AFP

Australia coach Darren Lehmann (L) speaks to David Warner in Adelaide yesterday AFP

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Liza out of World Women’s Chessn Raihan Mahmood

Bangladesh women’s champion and Woman International Master Shamima Akter Liza lost both of her � rst-round matches against GM Cmilyte Viktorija of Lithuania in the Women’s World Chess Championship in Sochi, Russia yesterday.

Liza played with black pieces against Cmi-lyte, who has a rating of 2530, and lost at the 38th move. The loss eliminated Liza from the tournament while Cmilyte quali� ed for the second round.l

Dinajpur, JM Sen reach semisn Raihan Mahmood

Dinajpur District High School and JM Sen High School reached the semi-� nals of the First Se-curity Islami Bank National School Hockey af-ter winning their respective quarter-� nals at Moulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium yesterday.

In the � rst quarter-� nal of the day, Dinajpur District High School beat Moyezuddin High School, Faridpur 3-0 while in the second quarter-� nal, JM Sen High School defeated BAF Shaheen School and College, Chittagong 2-0.

Ra� kuddin Memorial School, Comilla will take the � eld against Armanitola High School in the third quarter-� nal today. Khanjanpur High School, Joypurhat will face Bindubasini Govt. High School, Tangail in the fourth and � nal quarter-� nal. l

Dinajpur District High School and Moyezuddin High School, Faridpur in action during their National School Hockey quarter-� nal at Moulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium yesterday COURTESY

Barcelona players celebrate after scoring a goal during their UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg against Manchester City at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on Wednesday AFP

Barca through, Tevez sinks Dortmundn AFP, Paris

A � rst-half goal by Ivan Rakitic was enough to see Barcelona end English interest in the Champions League on Wednesday as they beat Manchester City 1-0 in their last 16 sec-ond leg clash for a 3-1 aggregate win and a place in the quarter-� nals.

Former Manchester City striker Carlos Te-vez scored a double in the night’s other game as Juventus pulled o� an impressive 3-0 win away at 2013 � nalists Borussia Dortmund to win 5-1 on aggregate.

For Tevez it represents quite a turnaround

in fortunes in the competition, having gone six seasons without a Champions League goal,he has now scored six this term.

Rakitic struck with a delightful e� ort after being found by Lionel Messi, chesting it down and then lofting the ball over the outstanding Joe Hart. City had their chances to get back into the game, none more so than when Ser-gio Aguero was given the opportunity to re-duce the overall de� cit with a penalty.

However, he failed to take the chance and Barcelona held on comfortably only being de-nied a more convincing margin of victory by the impressive Hart.

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique, who is now riding on the crest of a wave after a rocky patch earlier in the season, praised Hart’s per-formance but was also ecstatic about his side especially Messi. It leaves the quarter-� nals without an English team for the second time in three seasons.

Tevez had Dortmund rocking from the third minute as he ri� ed home a superb e� ort from outside the area and further goals from Spaniard Alvaro Morata, who also scored in the � rst leg, and then Tevez again sent out a warning to the other contenders that Juven-tus will be no pushovers. l

RESULTSBorussia Dortmund 0-3 Juventus Tevez 3, 79, Morata 70

Juventus qualify 5-1 on aggregate

Barcelona 1-0 Man CityRakitic 31

Barcelona qualify 3-1 on aggregate

England wrong to axe me as one-day captain, says Cookn Reuters, London

Alastair Cook believes England were wrong to sack him as their one-day captain less than two months before the start of the World Cup.

Eoin Morgan took over as skipper and presided over England’s worst ever 50-over World Cup campaign in which they won only two matches and failed to reach the quar-ter-� nals.

“I think you saw in Australia at the World Cup the dangers of making such a big decision so close to the tournament,” Cook told a Du-bai radio station.

“I don’t know what’s gone on on that tour, but it did look like the lads were shell-shocked from the � rst two games. That’s when you need real leadership to help steer you through that.

“I would have loved to have had the oppor-tunity that was taken away from me.”

Cook was axed as captain due to his poor form with the bat and a lack of tactical acu-men which was exposed again in the 5-2 one-day series defeat in Sri Lanka late last year.

“The selectors made that decision be-cause they thought it was the best for English cricket. Hindsight has probably proved them wrong, but now it’s easy to say that.”

Cook was named as England captain on Wednesday for three Tests against West In-dies which starts next month.l

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Ameena Ahmed, a renowned Rabindra Sangeet singer and cultural leader, has been con� rmed to receive the Rabindra-

Shoilajaranjan Award this year in recognition for her contribution in promoting and practising Rabindra Sangeet.

Apart from Ahmed, Surer Dhara, a Dhaka-based musical school which is modelled after

Ameena Ahmed to receive Rabindra-Shoilajaranjan Award

Tagore’s philosophy, has also been con� rmed to receive the prestigious award from Bangladesh. Ashish Kumar Bhatyacharya and Sangeetbhabon of Biswabharati are lined up for the award from Kolkata.

On receiving the award, Ameena Ahmed said to the Dhaka Tribune, “It’s indeed a big honour for me to have been found worthy of this prestigious award. But I would like to reckon myself as a devotee and life-long learner to the Rabindra Sangeet.”

Chayanika, a joint India-Bangladesh cultural front, has introduced the award to honour the success of the people who contributed in practice and advocacy for Rabindra Sangeet. In remembrance of Shoilajaranjan Majumdar, an acclaimed protege of Tagore, the award was given previously to both Bangladeshi and Indian individuals and organisations in the aforementioned � eld.

The ceremony will take place at the Satyajit Roy Auditorium of ICCR in Kolkata on March 21. l

SALMAN KHAN@BeingSalmanKhanTopi pehnao toh aisi.

n Mahmood Hossain

Truth be told, we don’t get too many mov-ies from the Hindi cinema that are praise worthy. Gone are the days of melodies combined with meaningful lyrics, inter-twined with heart strings being pulled by the lead romantics. The � lm NH10 hap-pens to be a crime thriller like no other. A thriller so gripping that it blurs the lines of authentic horror. The realism in the story and performances by both Anushka Sharma and Neil Bhoopal are incredible. To no surprise, the level of fear palpitates throughout the � lm.

The direction is superb by Navdeep Singh, capturing enough of the fear factor one needs to drive the audience to the edge of their seats. Without giving away any signi� cant parts of the movie, the ma-jority of the � lm does an exceptional job of keeping eyes locked to the screen. But let’s

not treat this � lm as an award winner. We can applaud this � lm for not trying to be what it is not. It’s a true entertainer with a few less credible turns in the plot. Again, this wasn’t meant to dish out awards at the future Filmfare awards. Nominations may be in order though.

It’s safe to say Anushka’s � rst home production � lm is a success, and this is de� nitely worth the watch. l

Jaw droppern Showtime Desk

Tania Bristi has stepped into the shower to play lead in Sohanur Rahman Sohan's latest � ick “Obola Nari.”

Bristi is to star opposite debutant Shrabon Khan, while her character Jhumka is partially based on Basanti

from the 1975 Indian classic “Sholay.”Initially, Sonia Hossain was talked to play

the lead, but later she opted out. Bristi came forward to take the challenge, signing her fourth big screen venture till date. Though her three previous ventures are yet to hit the screen, the winner of second runner-up title of Veet Channel i Top Model 2012 seems con-� dent to make a � rm place in Dhallywood.

Shooting for the � lm commenced from March 16 at Cox's Bazar. l

Tania Bristi to play lead in Sohan's new � ick

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M A R C H 1 9 7 1 D I A R Y

From non-cooperationto People’s RajThis extract is part of a series that will run until March 25, in which we reproduce Rehman Sobhan’s contemporaneous account of the events of that momentous month in Bangladeshi history. This was � rst published in Forum on March 13, 1971n Rehman Sobhan

In this context, all attention is directed to Yahya who is ex-pected any day. Lt. General Yakub left Dacca on 9th and was replaced by the governor designate Lt. General Tikka Khan. It is reported

that Yakub had no stomach for killing peo-ple whose language he learnt and culture he admired, in support of a lost cause. The security forces were apparently staying within barracks avoiding confrontation. In-dications are that they are marking time for Yahya’s arrival.

And what does this promise? Yahya’s strategy over the last week indicates the use of the carrot and the stick. Whilst the tone of his broadcast on the 6th was designed to give maximum o� ence to Bangla Desh, in substance, the declaration of a date for the assembly, without preconditions, was a climb down. But then his reference to LFO and his dispatch of a reputed hawk to re-place Yakub indicated the brandishing of a big stick. But again Tikka Khan has shown relative restraint since his arrival.

Now we � nd the great Chairman Bhutto shedding a few crocodile tears for his dead victims and talking the language of concili-ation in his cable to the Sheikh.

The wellsprings of bitterness and frus-tration generated by recent events invoke only suspicion within the people. Many see this as a gesture to buy time before the � -nal showdown. This is envisaged as taking place when Yahya vetoes a Six-Points based constitution. By this time su� cient rein-forcements will be at hand to cope with all eventualities.

But another school sees Yahya corning

to terms with reality in Bangla Desh. For e� ective power is now irrevocably out of the hands of Islamabad and any attempt to re-establish it will require the reconquest of the whole province piece by piece. Nor can they expect people to merely play the role of live targets for the movement has ad-vanced, light years between March 1 and 10.

In this situation Yahya may well cede Mujib’s demands de facto. He will let him continue to exercise power in Bangla Desh, he will keep his troops in the barracks, he will, in e� ect, end martial law by the simple expedient of not enforcing it. This will then be presented as an exercise in restraint and good faith which should be su� cient to let Mujib come to the National Assembly.

Mujib would then have to decide wheth-er demand for de jure rather than de facto power was su� cient to precipitate confron-tation or whether he should go ahead and join the constitutional debate whilst con-solidating his hold on Bangla Desh.

He must have realised by now that in any system controlled from Islamabad, provincial power has limited attractions. He has no con-trol of domestic revenues, foreign exchange, or aid. He will also face the risk of veto once he passes his draft unless Yahya has realised that Six Points is the best of all evils he faces in his confrontation with Bangla Desh.

If Mujib can get Six Points carried he may possibly be able to contain his own hawks and keep the polity together. If however Yahya vetoes or Bhutto again sabotages the Assembly then Mujib will have no option but to seek a showdown on the streets.

With his middle-class base becoming progressively more irrelevant, he is becom-ing more dependent on the people to sus-tain his present confrontation and to lead any future movement. Here he will have to decide between leading their struggle in a full-� edged people’s war or making himself redundant in their next and � nal upsurge. l

Tiger fans say umpiring was ridiculousn Arif Ahmed

Over the last decade and a half that Bangla-desh have been playing serious cricket, Tiger fans have made a name as one of the game’s most passionate followers.

This report would not have existed if Rubel’s full-toss to Rohit Sharma was really above waist height; or if the television umpire – after just one view of the replay – had not ruled that Mahmudullah’s hook to the deep square leg boundary was a Dhawan catch and not a sixer.

These two controversial decisions at crucial junctures of what is easily the most important match in Bangladesh’s cricket history could have made a world of di� erence had they gone the way that appeared right.

Instead, they meant that Rohit ended up adding 47 more runs and propelling India towards a formidable total; and the contri-bution of Mahmudullah, who was bringing in two back-to-back centuries to this match, was going to be just 31.

It would be an utter understatement if one said that they were instances of bad umpir-ing; hundreds of Tiger fans, who gathered at

the TSC roundabout on the Dhaka University campus yesterday in their customary way for watching the quarter-� nal draw, did not think that way.

“If the umpires did not save Rohit Sharma by preposterously declaring Rubel’s legiti-mate delivery as a no-ball, India would not have got 47 extra runs,” said Naadir Junaid, associate professor of Mass Communication and Journalism (MCJ) at DU.

“And if in-form Mahmudullah was not given out because of the doubt whether Dhawan’s leg touched the fence, Bangladesh would have managed to form a much-need-ed partnership which would have made the chase easier. At that stage, the target was ab-solutely obtainable,” he said.

As immediate reaction the controversial umpiring decisions that sealed Bangladesh’s world cup fate, hundreds of fans, under the banners of Dhaka University Family and the Bangladeshi Cricket Fans, burnt e� gies of the umpires at TSC after the match ended.

They also demanded permanent exclu-sion of those umpires from the ICC panel and proper investigation into the decisions that they had made.

Nuzaira Taranum, a student of MCJ at DU, told the Dhaka Tribune: “Nothing can be worse than ridiculous and unfair umpiring. Sadly, Tigers were at the receiving end of a such injustice in what happens to be the most important match in their history.

“India have won this match, but they can-not claim that they have beaten Bangladesh by playing better cricket.

“The world witnessed how the umpires’ unfair decisions demoralised the Bangladeshi cricketers,” she said.

Fans also criticised the Bangladesh team management for picking out-of-form Imrul Kayes ahead of Muminul Haque. l

Furious Tiger fans burn a teddy-bear e� gy of the umpires of the Bangladesh-India Melbourne match at the Dhaka University campus yesterday RAJIB DHAR

‘Nothing can be worse than ridiculous, unfair umpiring. Sadly, Tigers were at the receiving end of such injustice in the most important match in history’

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