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Dhaka rejects Tarancos request to meet president, army chief n Sheikh Shahariar Zaman
UN Assistant Secretary General Oscar Fernandez-Taranco is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today to encourage political leaders to hold non-violent, inclusive and credible elections. Taranco will lead a five-member team, with two officials from the Department of Political Affairs and one senior mediation expert, and will have a series of meetings with major stakeholders during the trip. However, the government has meanwhile rejected the UN envoys request to meet President Abdul Hamid and the chief of staff of the Bangladesh Army, Gen Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan. The visit of the UN official two days after the visit of Indian foreign secretary Sujatha Singh is seen as an effort of the international community to reduce tension among the political parties amid the ongoing confrontational politics over the arrangements for the polls-time government. During her visit Sujatha Singh stressed the need to hold the elections on time. The Election Commission declared the election schedule last month and the date for submission of nomination papers expired on December 2. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is sending his deputy to mediate in the political crisis. Taranco will have meetings with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, BNP chief Khaleda Zia, Foreign Minister
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Hasan, 18, receives medical treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital after he was burnt when pro-blockade activists torched a bus at Sayedabad Bus Terminal in the capital yesterday. He later died MAHMUD HOSSAIN OPU
About the two other ministers who did not submit resignations, Ruhul Amin said they gave assurance over phone that they would resign
Later at night, Ershad said all but two from his party had handed over their resignations to him and the two Anisul Islam Mahmud, water resources minister, and Ziauddin Bablu, adviser to the PM would also submit their resignations tomorrow [Friday] morning. Asked why the ministers submitted the resignation letters to him and not
home after the blockade ended yesterday evening. Hassan, the only beloved son of the poor woman, died while undergoing treatment at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), after he received 90% burn injury as blockaders set his bus to fire. He was fast asleep inside the bus in the capitals Sayedabad area yesterday.
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of the constitution gives protection to the ICT Act. According to the article, no provision of the ICT law would be considered unlawful, even if it is inconsistent with, or repugnant to any of the provisions of the constitution. On these issues, some legal experts say the constitutional scope for filing an application to review the apex courts judgement would not be applicable for the war crimes case against Quader Molla. Even the provisions of the Jail Code for implementing death penalty will not be applicable for this case. Mollas counsels, however, after the verdict said they would file a review petition with the Supreme Court within 30 days of receiving the certified copy of the judgement as per the constitutional provision.
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3 Defending the partys strategy of announcing blockade programmes through video messages, main opposition BNP yesterday claimed that the government had not left any space for holding a press conference.
Nation
6 Egg production in different poultry farms of Gazipur has fallen drastically because of shortages in the supply of poultry feed.
Entertainment
12 Today is the 57th birthday of Tareque Masud, whose untimely death left an enormous vacuum in the arena of film in the country, which will never be filled. Having said this, his works still inspire the new generation filmmakers to bring change in the true sense.
Of the three killed yesterday, one was a bus helper while another was a rickshaw puller
In a separate incident, a CNG-run three-wheeler driver sustained 35% burn injuries when blockaders set fire to his vehicle in Chittagong city. In a new type of sabotage, pickets set fire to two launches at Shariatpur yesterday. On Wednesday, sabotage against train lines left five passengers dead in Gaibandha. Fifty-year-old auto-rickshaw driver Mohammad Khorshed Alam received 35% burn injuries as blockaders set fire to the auto-rickshaw, pouring on petrol just as he came out of his house in the C&B area of the port city around 6:30am. The father of five children came out of his house to earn money as his
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n Kailash Sarkar
'If the review petition is dismissed, either on merit or on the point of jurisdiction, only then the question of implementation of the verdict will arise'
principle of law laid down by the superior courts, in a democratic country with an independent judiciary, the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court cannot be readily inferred to have been taken away, he said. The Appellate Division can alone de-
cide whether it has the jurisdiction to hear a review petition or not, the lawyer added. He cited examples of the USA, the UK, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan where law settled by the superior courts states that when the question of jurisdiction of the superior courts is raised, the superior courts themselves decide the issue after hearing both sides. In reply of a question on execution of the verdict, Razzak said if Quader Mollas review petition was dismissed, either on merit or on the point of jurisdiction, only then the question of implementation of the verdict would arise. Moreover, the authorities would be under an obligation to follow the Jail Code as the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act did not specify any procedure of executing a death sentence. l
Law enforcers try to detain Jamuna Group chief Nurul Islam Babul in front JP chairman's residence; JP Secretary General ABM Ruhul Amin Howlader arrives at Ershad's Baridhara residence to submit his resignation from the polls-time cabinet yesterday RAJIB DHAR
4 JP ministers' resignations
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resign from the polls-time government. The presence of law enforcers has since been increased around his residence. Anisul Islam Mahmud went to Ershads residence at 8:10pm and came out after half an hour, but he refused to make any comment. Some angry party men shouted at him, calling him subservient to the Awami League. Police rescued Anisul and gave him a safe escape route. Ershad later told reporters: If anyone leaves the party now, that will be a wrong decision. I am hurt by this. Zaiuddin Bablu could not be contacted despite repeated attempts. On law enforcers attempt to detain Jamuna Group chief and Jatiya Party leader Nurul Islam Babul in the evening, Ershad said: I do not know what is happening in the minds of the government. They think that I am a kid of class V and I take lessons from Nurul Islam Babul. Salma Islam, the junior minister for youth and sports, is his wife. He can come here anytime! In the morning, Rowshan Ershad, Ruhul Amin Howlader and Mojibul
Haque Chunnu met with Sheikh Hasina at her office. Ruhul later said they had gone to explain the partys stance to the PM. According to section 58 (1) of the constitution, the office of a minister becomes vacant if the minister resigns from office by placing the resignation in the hands of the PM for submission to the president. The resignation must be done according to the constitutional provision, Akbar Ali Khan, a former cabinet secretary and former adviser to a caretaker government, told the Dhaka Tribune yesterday. Suranjit Sengupta, a former cabinet minister, said ministers must submit resignation letters in person to the prime minister. The interim cabinet was formed as per Awami League chief and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasinas proposal for an all-party cabinet to oversee the upcoming polls. Six ministers of the 29-member polls-time cabinet are from the Jatiya Party. They took oath on November 18. Ziauddin Bablu was appointed as the PMs adviser the next day. l
AH Mahmood Ali, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad, and members of diplomatic and civil societies. His schedule is prepared in such a manner so that he can convey messages among the leaders. On Saturday, Taranco will meet Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam in the afternoon and then the prime minister. After that, he will meet BNPs acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and then the BNP chief. In a similar fashion, he will meet Ashraf on Monday morning, Fakhrul in the afternoon and Khaleda in the evening. The next day he will meet the prime minister again before leaving Bangladesh. This is Tarancos third trip to Dhaka in a year; he visited here last December and May. I hope his visit will reduce the gap between the two major parties, former Bangladesh ambassador to US Humayun Kabir told the Dhaka Tribune. He, however, said there was little
scope for compromise and that made Tarancos job difficult. The two major parties are sticking to their guns and no light is seen at the end of the tunnel, said another former diplomat, seeking anonymity. If the UN wanted, it could do many things as it had many leverages, he said. A foreign ministry official said the issue of holding non-violent, inclusive and credible elections would dominate the meeting between the prime minister and Taranco. Asked if the UN has the authority to impose any decision on Bangladesh, he said a resolution in the UN General Assembly must be adopted to enforce a UN decision.
Taranco expressed intention to meet the army chief but the request was declined, said a diplomat. They also wanted to meet the president but it was also not entertained. There is no point [for him] meeting the army chief to discuss security issue as during the polls time they work un-
der the Election Commission, the official said. If anybody meets with army officials after meeting with the Election Commission, that would give a wrong message and the government did not want that, he added. The international community has a tendency to meet with army officials but the government discourages it. The German ambassador in Dhaka after a meeting with the foreign minister last month said Tarancos visit was very encouraging. It comes at the last moment but may be it comes at the right moment. He expressed hope that both sides would take responsible action before Tarancos arrival and some major progress could be achieved during his visit. Meanwhile, the UN secretary-general wrote letters to the prime minister and the BNP chief last month, urging them to engage in a dialogue as time is running out to find a way to have a credible election. He also made phone calls to both of them in August to encourage them to hold dialogue. l
savings finished during the BNP-led 18-party oppositions countrywide blockade. In Kurigram, at least 20 people, including a policeman, were injured as the opposition men clashed with law enforcers in Chilmari upazila in the morning. They also vandalised an ambulance and a motorcycle during the clash. Police fired rubber bullets to quell the situation. Masked men hacked an AL activist at Kansat under Shibganj upazila of Chapainababganj. Police said the incident took place when Manik, 40, was taking tea at a tea stall in the morning. The blockaders vandalised and set fire to a local AL office at Pahartoli in Chittagong city and in Chilmari of Kurigram following clashes with cops in the morning. Clashes, AL BNP and Police-BNP, were also reported in Jhenaidah, Khagrachhari, Kurigram, Narshingdi, Barisal and some other districts. The incidents left 37 injured, including two cops. In the capital, Rab recovered 12 abandoned cocktails from Botanical Garden while police arrested two women with 20 petrol bombs from Malibagh. At private television channel, NTVs car driver Biplob sustained injuries in a cocktail blast at Bangshal. There were pro-blockade and anti-blockade processions in different areas. The numbers of vehicles on the city roads was higher than the past few days. Markets and shopping malls had more people attending. Long-route buses left Dhaka in the evening. Launch navigation was normal.
Launch torched
On Wednesday night, the troublemakers torched three stalled launches including MV Naria and MV Shureshwar at Wapda Launch Terminal under Noria Upazila of Shariatpur. A staff member from MV Naria sustained burn injuries, whilst trying to put the fire out. Locals rushed forward and doused the flames. Police arrested the Jubo Dal upazila units general secretary, Dabir Bepari, in this reagrd. The BNP-led opposition called a 72hour blockade on November 30, which was extended till 5pm yesterday. The country saw clashes, arson, vandalism and continuous sabotage against the rail network on these days. l
Convicts family has already obtained an appointment to see him at the central jail this morning. Defence counsel Tajul Islam also told the Dhaka Tribune that they would try to meet the Jamaat leader today. Junior law minister Quamrul said the jail authorities would ask Molla whether he would seek the presidents clemency. If he wants, then it will be sent to the president and if the president does not grant the clemency or the convict does not want to seek for it, the prison authorities can set any day to execute the final verdict. A five-member special bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain gave the death penalty for Quader Molla by a majority, as one judge, even though finding him guilty, was against capital punishment for the Jamaat leader. When the apex court pronounced its verdict in an open court, they did not mention who were the four supporting death penalty. The full text of the judgement made it clear that Chief Justice Muzammel, Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha, Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain and Justice AHM Shamsuddin Choudhury Manik awarded death sentence in one of the six charges against Molla. Only Justice MA Wahhab Miah was for
awarding Molla life term imprisonment for the same charge which was related to the killing of Hazrat Ali Laskar, his wife, three daughters and his two-year-old son in Mirpur on March 26, 1971. One of the three daughters was raped but she survived and testified against the convict. In the verdict delivered on February 5, the tribunal 2 had found Molla guilty for this offense and sentenced him to life imprisonment. Justice Wahhab upheld the punishment given by the tribunal. All the five judges of the bench unanimously convicted Quader Molla in the charge for killing Hazrat Ali Laskar and others. Only Justice Wahhab did not find the war criminal guilty in the remaining five charges, but the other four judges held him guilty in those charges and awarded him imprisonment in different terms. In the charge related to the killing of poet Meherunnesa, her mother and two brothers in Mirpur on March 27, 1971, only Justice Shamsuddin said Quader Molla deserved death sentence for this offense too. But as he would not be hanged twice, the judge awarded him death sentence only for killing Hazrat and others. Justice Sinha was author judge of the judgement. Chief Justice Muzammel and Justice Mahmud did not write their judgement separately; they only agreed with the judgement wrote by Justice
Sinha. Only Justice Shamsuddin agreed with Justice Sinhas judgement but wrote his one separately. Justice Sinha in his part of the judgement said the perpetrator had committed the most worst and barbarous types of crimes against humanity. He participated in the killing and rape of innocent persons without just cause. His acts are comparable with none. Citing the records of witness Momenas deposition given to the tribunal 2, Justice Sinha said: A pathetic heart-breaking atmosphere seized the proceedings of the tribunal. If one reads her testimony, it will be difficult to control emotion. Justice Sinha said: The murders were extremely brutal, cold-blooded, diabolical and revolting so as to arouse intense and extreme indignation of the community. It was perpetrated with motive. On a close reading of the evidence of Momena, one can instantaneously arrive at a conclusion that there is something uncommon about the incidents of murder which render sentence of imprisonment for life inadequate and deserve for a death sentence. He said: The horrible picture of the carnage that had been unleashed was so brutal that the sentence of death is to be taken as the proper sentence. If no such
Victim Mohammad Hassan, 16, a helper of Israt Paribahan of Dhaka-Chittagong route, succumbed to his injuries at 7:00pm, Partha Shankar Pal, residential surgeon of DMCH burn unit said. He died within nine hours of his admission as the fire damaged his respiratory system completely, he added. Coming from Maizdi of Noakhali he was the son of Nizamuddin. His father left the family when Hassans younger sister was six-month old. His mother Nasima Begum with his seven-year-old sister Nasrin lived in Jolapara area of Chittagong. Nasima works in a garment factory in the district. Mohammad Raju, a nephew, who resides in Gazipur, said three months ago Hassan took the job as helper. His family solely depends on his income. Now with his death Hassans mother and sister have lost their last resort. Hassan is paid Tk200 daily. Last night we gave him Tk200 and told him to keep an eye on the bus but we never thought something like that might happen, says owner of the bus Salauddin Ahmed. Abdul Manan, the driver of the bus company and also an eyewitness to the incident, said several buses were parked in the area. He was just gossiping with some other drivers next to the ill-fated bus. Suddenly around 8.30am we heard
sounds of three petrol bombs that were thrown into the bus through its front windshield. The bust caught fire in no time and the smoke engulfed the entire area. People spontaneously tried to tame the flame but by the time it became mountainous one. A fire fighting unit came to the spot after half an hour and doused the flame around 9:15am, says Manan. Afterwards, we entered into the bus and found Hassan lying on the floor of the bus with all his body roasted. Hassan went to sleep around 3.00am on Thursday as he was fearing an arson attack and that is why he slept at the back of the bus. When the fire broke out he tried to come out but the smoke from the fire chocked him, he said quoting Hassan. Six other patients are also suffering at the ICU of the DMCH. Their condition was stated to be critical. They are named as Jahangir Hossain Mridha, suffering from 10% respiratory burn injury, Abdul Aziz suffering from 35% burn, Rahajul suffering from 30% burn, Abu Talha suffering from 28% burn, Nurnabi, suffering from 35% burn and Mehedi Hassan suffering from 64% burn. Dr Partha Shankar Pal of the unit says that special medical board is giving extra attention to the patients and the hospital is doing its best to heal them. l
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A policeman blows whistle to clear the roads while patrolling the CMM court area yesterday
Ershad had committed an offence under section 309 of the penal code by issuing such threat
The home ministry yesterday initiated a move to instruct the Dhaka Metropolitan Police authorities into taking steps towards cancelling the licences of arms in possession of the former military dictator, a ministry source said. Additional Secretary Mainuddin Khandakar told the Dhaka Tribune that Ershad had committed an offence under section 309 of the penal code by issuing such threat.
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Chief Justice urged to annul SC vacation n Nazmus Sakib
Eunus Ali Akond, a Supreme Court lawyer, yesterday submitted a memorandum to Chief Justice Md Muzammel Hossain urging him to annul the upcoming 19-day vacation of the Supreme Court starting from December 13. He also asked the Chief Justice to cancel the weekly leaves on Fridays and Saturdays to continue judicial function as the blockades and hartals enforced by the opposition had already dropped many session of the court. During the blockade and shutdowns, normally the High Court does not run sessions although the Appellate Division does. Earlier, Eunus submitted a petition to the Chief Justice to allow hearings on his three public interest writ petitions one of which seeks stay on the January 5 parliamentary election. Of the two other writ petitions, one seeks holding the election under a caretaker government, and the other dissolution of parliament before the general elections. He filed the petition urging the HC bench led by Justice Mirza Hussain Haider to hear the petitions. l
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Pro-opposition lawyers burn effigy of former Chief Justice Khairul n Nazmus Sakib
During the observance of the 18-party alliances enforced blockade, pro-opposition lawyers yesterday set fire to an effigy of former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque on the premises of Supreme Court. Khairul is the judge of the Appellate Division who authored the verdict that scrapped the caretaker government system. Mirza Al Mahmud, one of the agitated lawyers, told the Dhaka Tribune that some junior lawyers carried out the incident, but he denied to disclose any names. BNP chairpersons Adviser Zainul Abedin, and party Joint Secretary AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon, led the procession. l
Hundreds of buses are parked at the Mohakhali Bus Terminal in the capital yesterday, as no long route buses left Dhaka almost throughout the week because of the BNP-led 18-party alliances 131-hour countrywide blockade SYED ZAKIR HOSSAIN
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Five detained BNP leaders file bail plea with High Court
n Nazmus Sakib
Five top BNP leaders have filed bail petitions with the High Court as they were denied bail in the lower court on November 28. The pleas on behalf of BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zias adviser Abdul Awal Mintoo were filed yesterday. Petitions for the remaining three, standing committee members MK Anwar, Rafiqul Islam Miah and Khaledas Special Assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, were filed on Wednesday. Their bail pleas were rejected by Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Jahurul Haque in two cases filed with Motijheel police station for attempt to kill lawmen and provoking violence and damaging and torching vehicles. On November 8, the five were detained from in front of Hotel Sonargaon in the capital hours after the opposition called a 72-hour hartal demanding a nonparty polls-time government. Later on November 14, they were sent on an eight-day remand by a Dhaka court. But the High Court on November 17 stayed the remand. l
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People gather around the spot where Sabuj, a transport helper, was killed after two commuter vehicles collided head-on in the capitals Middle Badda yesterday RAJIB DHAR
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The usualfarefor a big-size truck from Chittagong to Dhaka was Tk15, 000, but it had reached Tk32,000 to Tk35,000
Monir Ahmed, president of the Interdistrict Truck Owners Association, told the Dhaka Tribune fare for a container lorry on ChittagongDhaka route was usually Tk30,000, but it had reached Tk65, 000 yesterday afternoon. He also said the usualfarefor a bigsize truck from Chittagong to Dhaka was Tk15, 000, but it had reached Tk32,000 to Tk35,000 yesterday. The transport fare has spiraled alarmingly as the owners have to ply
Two tomato growers sit idle at a field with their produces in Rajshahi yesterday. Tomato growers and businessmen are in trouble with the agri-produces, as they could not send tomatoes to Dhaka and different parts of the country. Tomatoes worth crores of taka are being perished because of continuous blockades DHAKA TRIBUNE
Members of Ekattor Chetona Mancha form a human chain in front of the National Press Club yesterday demanding a stop to hartals, blockades and murders by burning people NASHIRUL ISLAM
In consideration of the candidates who have to come from other districts, the schedule of the exams is being altered
The schedule for the viva-voce of D unit was changed the three times, this makes both the parents and candidates worry, he said. If any enlisted candidate on the merit list misses the viva-voce today because of the situation, he/she can in-
form the deans office through the university helpline, the university will provide another opportunity for him/her to take the viva-voce, the dean added. A total of 29,226 candidates submitted applications to take the admissions test for the 2013-14 academic session, said the sources. The written tests of eight faculties and three institutes were supposed to be held from November 16 to November 25, but the admissions tests of three units are being deferred due to the political unrest. The admissions test of B unit (Arts and Humanities Faculty), G unit (Institute of Marine Science and Fisheries)
and H unit (Biological Faculty) have been re-scheduled repeatedly due to the political turmoil, said admissions committee sources. Mohammad Sazan, an admission candidate for H unit, said he was worried about the examination, as the exam date has been deferred repeatedly. SM Akbar Hossain, deputy registrar, and also the secretary of the admissions committee, said they had trouble holding the admissions test in times of political unrest. In consideration of the candidates who have to come from other districts, the schedule of the exams is being altered he said. l
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A cautious policeman looks for blockaders after a clash took place in the Port Road area of Barisal city yesterday
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Activists of the BNP-led 18-party alliance put a motorcycle on fire in Kurigram town yesterday
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Rickshaws and human haulers were seen plying the roads in the town. No long-route buses, except some minibuses, left the town
In Bogra, BNP activists, led by the district unit BNP president, brought out separate processions at Sutrapur in the city, reports UNB. Four crude bombs were set off at that time. Police and Rab were patrolling the key points in the district. Earlier, the 18-party alliance called the 60-hour hartal from Tuesday, protesting BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahmans name being dropped from the voters list. The non-stop hartal will end at 6:00 pm today. In Sylhet, Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student front of BNP, called a halfday hartal in Surma Dakhkhin upazila for yesterday, in protest of the police assault on their party men during the blockade programme, and for the cases filed against them. Al-Mamun, senior vice-president of Surma (South) unit Chhatra Dal, announced the shutdown in the upazila at a rally in the upazila headquarters in the afternoon. l
The recently taken photo shows vegetables growers working in a field at Uttarpara in Siddirganj
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Heritage
n Tim Steel
or over three millennia, Bangladesh has been providing the world with fashionable fabrics, and now, it has become an important supplier of readymade garments. Few can rival Bengal in the history of fabric making. The first woman, who flaunted the first garment of woven cotton to admiring tribal members of her settlement on the low alluvial rock ridge above the ancient Mangrove swamps of Bangladesh, must have felt as proud as any socialite today, showing off her unique designer piece of real, upmarket glad rag. Fabrics of silk and cotton, as well as of wool, the raw materials of which have been produced in the lands of Bangladesh for millennia, have long been one of the mainstays of local exports. Shapeless small pieces of rock, many of them basalt, with holes in them, are in the unique Pathan collection of local antiquities at Wari Bateshwar in Narshingdhi. Anyone with experience of archaeological sites around the world could readily identify them; however, consensus is lacking.
Since the cloths for which traders from Arabia, Africa and early Europe headed to the Ganges delta, as early as the first half of the last millennium BCE, included both cotton and silk, it was, at latest, from those days that the skills of weaving in the lands of Bangladesh developed
Clearly, they are loom weights designed to tighten the weighted, vertical, warp yarns for vertical wooden looms, probably originated from the Neolithic period, over 5,000 years ago. Indeed, impressions of woven cotton have been found in Harappan sites of the Indus Valley, perhaps dating from about 7,000 years ago, and there is no reason to suppose such impressions might not be found in Bangladesh, in the lands of the Ganges delta. These lands were, after all, the gateway to trade with the Ganges Basin civilisation. Such weights can be found on Neolithic sites across the world, and, as recently as the twentieth century, were still used by hand weavers of Scandinavia, as well, quite probably, still, by craft weavers and hobbyists, everywhere. Vertical looms facilitated weaving wider pieces of cloth, permitting the
weaver to walk with the weft yarn across a wider frame. That such woven cloth was widely manufactured in the 3rd millennium Ganges Basin civilisation, the first, known, industrialised civilisation in the world, will be no surprise, and that such weaving was carried out in the city that we now know by the names of the two villages of Wari Bateshwar, is no surprise, either. Wari Bateshwar was, after all, one of the great cities of the ancient trading centre based around the delta of the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna, and as a human settlement, it certainly dates back to Neolithic times judging from some of the rather crude stone tools, also in the Pathan Collection, it may have been as old as the 12,000-yearold Palaeolithic times. What we can be reasonably sure of is that since the cloths for which traders from Arabia, Africa and early Europe headed to the Ganges delta, as early as the first half of the last millennium BCE, included both cotton and silk, it was, at latest, from those days that the skills of weaving in the lands of Bangladesh developed. The mid 1st century edition of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea, a merchant guide to trade in the Arabian and Indian oceans, mentions of specifically silks and cotton cloth, suggesting that the early civilisations around the Mediterranean Sea were eager buyers of what was seen as high fashion cloth. The first Roman Emperor, Augustus, passed Sumptuary Laws, forbidding the wearing of silk, favoured by the wealthier citizens, because of the cost to the Roman exchequer of the precious metals to pay for it. It has been suggested that the silk bought in the delta originated in China, and was traded from China, down what was probably the first Silk Road, the last part of which was the Brahmaputra River, terminating in the delta. There is, however, a school of thought suggesting that, in fact, the silk moth was also native to Bangladesh, and that high quality silk was also produced in the Ganges basin, at least as early as in China. It is, however, the fine cotton cloths for which these deltaic lands became particularly world famous as the cutting edge of fashion for the rich and powerful. The ancient Egyptians, like the Greeks and Romans, were amongst those who first prized what became known as Muslin. It was certainly a cloth of high fashion, a fashionability that lasted, at least until the cotton industry of Britain burgeoned with the onset of powered looms, late in the 18th century. Inevitably, mass production generally resulted in lower
quality, and the affordability for a wider market reduced its fashion value. It is argued that such industrialised weaving could never emulate the craftsmanship of hand weavers, and the sheer quality of the output. And it is also equally arguable that every effort was made by the increasingly politically powerful industrial barons of the west to suppress the import of the original hand made product. In fact, Muslin, despite the many competing claims, almost certainly
preferred, to silk and such derivatives as satin. But then came the industrial revolution, and rising middle classes who might aspire, but could not always afford, such exotic luxury. This revolution in manufacturing process, driven by such as the newly invented steam-powered mechanical weaving machines, with productivity levels hundreds of times more efficient than hand looms, saw vastly-increased exports from Bangladesh to Britain of the raw materials.
The ancient Egyptians, like the Greeks and Romans, were amongst those who first prized what became known as Muslin. It was certainly a cloth of high fashion
originated in the lands of Bangladesh. Certainly, the claims of Dhakeshwari origins seem to be supported by many different sources. That one of the finest variants, Jamdani, named after the interwoven floral motifs, originated around Dhaka, despite whatever the petite bourgeoisie of Calcutta may claim, there is also no doubt. Wikipedia may suggest that muslin cloths were introduced to Europe in the mid 17th century, and it is true that such a dating would accord with the Da Gama led Portuguese rediscovery of the Indian sub continent. It is, however, beyond much doubt that, Europeans of classical times were familiar and fond of the soft cotton fabrics traded from, probably, at least the middle of the 1st millennium BCE. It was then that the great 6th century BCE cartographer, Hecataeus of Miletus, living in lands that are now Syria, about 500 BCE, drew his world map that appears to mark the Ganges River. Clearly, traders that he knew were familiar with the geographical layout of the region. There is no doubt that by the end of the 17th century, Muslin and Silk were the stuff of high fashion for European courts, and wealthy women everywhere. The light, breathable quality of Muslin, especially, made the many layers of cloth that were a part of the highest fashions ideal for the often over-warm salons of palaces and mansions in their public rooms. What Regency novelty is complete without its references to this luxurious cloth, transported over thousands of miles from its exotic origins, to adorn the most voluptuous of beautiful women; not to forget the undergarments of the well-dressed male? As the raw material of such glad rags, muslin was paralleled, and often
Competition to supply those materials came, also, from the newly independent USA, and West Indies, whilst a reverse of agricultural specialisation came with ever increasing demand for sugar and opium from Bangladesh. Slowly, but surely, cotton diminished as an export of value from the country.
The arrival of the potential for the supply of ready-made garments, inspirationally identified by local entrepreneurs when the newly-created state of Bangladesh was still struggling to overcome the bleak legacy left by its period under the yoke of Pakistan, brought a new era in supplying fashion goods to the world. Few of the garments that, today, annually, contribute over 13% to the national GDP of Bangladesh could reasonably claim that much of what is exported would constitute anything other than low cost fashion. Garments, rather than fashion, more what the fashionistas who once would have killed for cloth of Bangladesh origin, would call, perhaps, sad rags. And perhaps, too, the, over 4 million workers employed in the production would regard what they make as a mixed blessing. The work creates employment, but at an evident risk, and for them, at modest reward. A sad state, some might well think, for a fabrics industry with such an ancient history, and such a tradition of producing some of the most treasured garment fabrics in the world. l Tim Steel is a communications, marketing and tourism consultant.
Jamdani, one of the finest variants of Muslin, named after the interwoven floral motifs, originated around Dhaka SYED ZAKIR HOSSAIN
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At least 8 dead in car bomb attack in Somalias Puntland: police n AFP, Mogadishu
At least eight people were killed Thursday when a suicide car bomber rammed a convoy in Somalias northern port of Bossasso, a region harbouring Al-Qaeda-linked Shabab insurgents where tensions are high ahead of elections in January. There was a car bomb attack targeting a vehicle of the security forces, he rammed the convoy and then exploded, Abdullahi Said, a police officer in the port town, told AFP. Several people have been killed, so far we confirm that eight were killed, but the toll could be higher, many of those who were injured were rushed to hospital. Puntlands government said in a statement it strongly condemns the attack, in which 37 were wounded, including six soldiers. The attack took place in a busy market area of Bossasso, the main port in Somalias northeastern Puntland region, lying on its Gulf of Aden coast. Shabab fighters operate from the rugged Golis mountains southwest of Bossasso, a lawless region under longtime control of warlord, arms dealer and Shabab ally Mohamed Said Atom, who has been hit with UN Security Council sanctions for kidnapping, piracy and terrorism. Shabab militia have attacked military bases near Bossasso in the past, and its suicide commandos regularly launch bomb attacks or guerrilla raids. Puntlands government blamed the Shabab for carrying out the attack, although no group has claimed responsiblity. Al-Shabab...has carried out savage attacks against government and civilian targets in Puntland, the statement read. l
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This photo provided by Yemens Defense Ministry shows a crater and damaged vehicles after an explosion at the Defense Ministry complex in Sanaa, Yemen AP
A car bomb driven by a suicide bomber forced its way into the western entrance of the ministry complex, a security official told AFP. It was followed by another car whose occupants opened fire at the complex of buildings, he said. The attack comes as Defence Minister Mohammed Nasser is heading a military delegation on a visit to the United States. The ministry said gunmen occupied the hospital after the explosion, but security forces had regained control of the building. l
A woman walks by the Notre Dame catholic church in Bangui, as gunfire and mortar rounds erupt elswwhere in the town AP
100,000 Ethiopians sent MoroccoIslamists under fire over women back fromSaudiArabia abuse bill; womens groups disappointed
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Ethiopia has repatriated over 100,000 citizens fromSaudiArabia, Addis Ababas foreign ministry said Thursday, following a violent crackdown against illegal immigrants in the oil-rich kingdom. Ethiopian Foreign Minister Tedros Adhanom said that up to 50,000 more citizens are still expected to come home. Last night arrivals from Saudi reached 100,620, Tedros said in a statement, adding that all citizens that were detained in Riyadh deportation camps are back. Ethiopia started repatriating its citizens fromSaudiArabia last month after a seven-month amnesty period for undocumented immigrants expired, sparking violent protests between Ethiopian migrants andSaudipolice. Repatriation efforts have been successful so far, the foreign ministry said. The number is increasing over time, foreign ministry spokesman Dina Mufti told AFP. The Ethiopian government said three of its citizens were killed in the clashes withSaudipolice. Human Rights Watch has urgedSaudi authorities to launch a probe into the violence, and warned of a potential humanitarian disaster for workers held in custody. Dina said the repatriation operation, which started on November 13, could take a couple more weeks to complete. Hopefully we will do it as soon as possible... if the current pace continues, it may be it will be in a week or two, he said. Large numbers of Ethiopians leave the country every year looking for work abroad, often in the Middle East. Many face poor working conditions, mental and physical abuse, low pay and discrimination, according to the International Labour Organisation. l
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A long-awaited law to combat violence against women is currently under study inMorocco, but the Islamist-led government has had to revise its proposals after sharp criticism from rights groups. A preliminary version of the bill, which is still in the drafting stage, threatens prison sentences of up to 25 years for perpetrators of violence against women. In addition, the bill would take unprecedented steps towards criminalising sexual harassment, with those convicted risking possible three-year jail terms. As in numerous other Arab countries, sexual harassment of women is commonplace inMorocco, despite the adoption of a new constitution in 2011 that enshrines gender equality and urges the state to promote it. But despite the progress that this
new law would represent, womens associations have strongly criticised the proposed legislation. In particular, they accuse Bassima Hakkaoui, the minister for womens affairs herself a member of the ruling Islamist Party of Justice and Development of excluding them from the drafting of the bill. We have waited for years for this law and we are now very disappointed by its content, said Najat Errazi, who heads the Moroccan Association for Womens Rights, speaking in Casablanca at a meeting to discuss the bill. According to a study published by the state planning commission (HCP) this week, nearly nine percent of women in Morocco have been physically subjected to sexual violence at least once. Sexual violence of a physical or psychological nature has affected some 25 percent of women overall, and a startling 40 percent among 18- to 24-year-olds.
Last year, Hakkaoui acknowledged the problem by stating that six million women have suffered physical or verbal violence, more than half inflicted by their husbands. Sara Soujar, another activist speaking at the meeting in Casablanca, argued that the bill fails to include provisions relating to single women. This category is totally absent... Reading the text, you get the impression that violence basically only affects married or divorced women, even though others may be more exposed, she said. Her concerns resonate with the findings of the HCP study, that around one in every two unmarried women in Morocco was subjected to sexual violence whether physical or verbal during the year that it was carried out. Young women who work in factories or as housemaids, many of whom are minors, are no less exposed, Soujar said. l
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Japanese police arrest woman for calling them 15,000 times
Japanese police said Thursday they have arrested a woman for calling them more than 15,000 times over a six-month period. Authorities repeatedly visited the 44-year-old and asked her to cease and desist. When she failed to stop making the calls, which started in May, police slapped handcuffs on her. She made as many as 927 emergency calls in one day....disturbing our police duties, said an official in the city of Sakai, near the western city of Osaka. Authorities, who have so far ruled out mental illness for the womans behaviour, said her calls had no real meaning.
Pope Francis is assembling a panel of experts to advise him about protecting children from sexually abusive priests and about helping victims who have already been harmed. Cardinal Sean OMalley, the archbishop of Boston, announced the creation of the commission Thursday at the conclusion of a meeting between Francis and his eight cardinal advisers who are helping him govern the church and reform the Vatican bureaucracy. Boston was the epicenter of the 2002 clerical sexual abuse scandal in the US OMalley told reporters the commission would study current programs to protect children, better screen priests, train church personnel and suggest new initiatives.
An Australian DJ whose royal prank call to a London hospital resulted in the suicide of a nurse has settled her workplace lawsuit with the network and resigned. Mel Greig also won a public concession from her employer, Southern Cross Austereo, that she had not been responsible for broadcasting the call and had suggested it be edited before being aired. The network said it had at all times taken complete responsibility for the hoax call and greatly regrets the unforeseeable tragic aftermath.The concessions were made in an announcement from Austereo that it had amicably resolved an industrial tribunal case with Greig, who had filed a workplace safety complaint over the prank.T
More than 2,000 women have pledged on Facebook to join a topless event on Rios famed Ipanema beach to mark the arrival of the austral summer later this month. The Toplessaco, scheduled for December 21, is the brainchild of Ana Rios, a 23-year-old event planning expert and human right activist, the daily O Dia reported Thursday. Brazil may be the land of Carnival and its scantily dressed beauty queens, but topless displays on beaches are frowned upon while wearing string bikinis is seen as normal. Rios told O Dia that she got the idea after witnessing the hostile public reaction to the Slut Walk organised in Rio last July during Pope Francis visit as part of World Youth Day, a major Catholic festival.
of human bones from this stage of human evolution, in a time called the Middle Pleistocene. To access the pit (called Sima de los Huesos in Spanish) scientists must crawl for hundreds of metres through narrow cave tunnels and rope down through the dark. The bodies were probably deposited there deliber-
ately - their causes of death unknown. The fossils carry many traits typical of Neanderthals, and either belong to an ancestral species known as Homo heidelbergensis - or, as the British palaeoanthropologist Chris Stringer suggests - are early representatives of the Neanderthal lineage.l
Mexican soldiers Wednesday set up a safety perimeter around a cancer-treating device containing dangerous radioactive material that was stolen along with a truck from a gas station. The people who stole the truck and removed the device from a steel-reinforced wooden box and left it in a rural area north ofMexicoCity are probably already dead or dying, the national nuclear safety board said. But the danger of contamination is minimal because the area where the device was found is so uninhabited, it added. No evacuations were necessary. There was no immediate word on who might have stolen the truck. It was on its way to dispose of the disused medical device at a nuclear storage facility. Experts are trying to figure out the best way to recover the device safely, the National Commission for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards (CNSNS) said in a statement Wednesday evening. The thieves apparently just wanted the truck, which was stolen Monday, without knowing about the cargo it carried, officials said. The device containing cobalt-60 was taken out of its container and left hundreds of meters (yards) from the truck in Hueypoxtla, said Mardonio Jimenez, operations director at the CNSNS. Its almost absolutely certain that whoever removed this material by hand is either already dead or about to die, CNSNS director Juan Eibenschutz told Milenio television. Eibenschutz said the transport company failed to live up to its commitment, saying the truck lacked a tracking device or proper security despite the firms experience. He said the matter should be investigated. The white Volkswagen Worker truck was transporting the device from a hospital in the northwestern city of Tijuana when it was stolen at a service station in central Hidalgo state. l
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US Vice President Joe Biden warned China on Thursday against escalating a dispute over an East China Sea air zone, adding that regional peace and stability were in Beijings interests. Biden also criticised Chinas tightening of controls on foreign journalists, stressing that the worlds second-largest economy could become more prosperous with American values such as human rights and freedom of speech. Chinas controversial move last month to declare an air defence identification zone (ADIZ) which includes islands disputed with Japan has caused significant apprehension in the region, Biden told a group of 60 American business leaders Thursday morning. As Chinas economy grows, its stake in regional peace and stability will continue to grow as well, because it has so much more to lose, he added. Thats why China will bear increasing responsibility to contribute positively to peace and security. Biden reiterated in his meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping that the US does not recognise Chinas newly-declared air zone, a senior White House official told reporters in Beijing late Wednesday. China says all aircraft within it must obey its instructions or risk unspeci-
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Routed Maoists still US warns China against hold key to Nepal future escalating air zone tensions
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Nepals second post-war polls were unexpectedly peaceful and decisive, but the chances of an elusive agreement on a constitution now depends on how former Maoist rebels react to their electoral mauling, say analysts. While unrest in the build-up to the November 19 election had raised fears of a low turn-out, 78% of registered voters cast their ballots in a contest which received a clean bill of health from foreign observers. The main losers were the Maoists, winners of the first post-war polls in 2008 after king Gyanendra was toppled but this time trailed in third behind the Nepali Congress and Unified Marxist-Leninist (UML) parties. When the scale of their defeat first became apparent, the Maoists cried foul and demanded a halt to vote-counting. But while the party is still licking its wounds, its leaders have since indicated that they are prepared to take their seats in the constituent assembly whose main task is to agree on a new constitution. Analysts say the results highlight disillusionment among voters after watching a series of short-lived governments, mainly headed by the Maoists, struggle to capitalise on a return to peace in the last five years. Voters clearly wanted to express their frustration and disappointment with the Maoists, and give a chance to alternative parties instead, said Guna Raj Luitel, chief editor of The Annapurna Post. They really want stability after seeing so many governments come and go in the last few years, Luitel told AFP. Since the first constituent assembly collapsed last year after parties failed to agree on the text of a new constitution, economic growth dipped to as low as 4.6% before rallying slightly. Inflation remains in the double digits, forcing hundreds of thousands of impoverished Nepalis to migrate overseas for jobs. The squabbling over the constitution has come against a backdrop of regular strikes called by political parties. But despite their electoral defeat, S.D. Muni, a professor at Singapores Institute of South Asia Studies, said the Maoists remained key to reaching a consensus on the constitution. It will be very difficult to go forward and write a constitution without the Maoists participation, Muni told AFP. Everyone needs to take ownership of the political process right now, otherwise we are in for more trouble. The former rebels put down their weapons in 2006 after signing a peace agreement which transformed Nepal into a secular republic. l
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US Vice President Joe Biden (R) chats with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during their meeting at the Zhongnanhai diplomatic compound in Beijing AFP fied defensive emergency measures. The move provoked anger in the region and prompted the US, Japan and South Korea all to defy Beijing by flying military and paramilitary aircraft including two B-52 bombers in Washingtons case into the newly-declared zone. The US official, who spoke anonymously in order to discuss Bidens talks, added that it is now up to Beijing to take action to avoid the risk of mistake, miscalculation, accident or escalation. Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei, meanwhile, said Thursday that the US should respect that the zone is in line with international laws and conventions. Beijing sees Tokyo as the aggressor in the dispute over the islands, which are controlled by Japan but claimed by China. Biden went on to South Korea late Thursday for the final leg of his three-country trip before returning to Washington. l
A Chinese anti-corruption activist put on trial in what campaign groups say is a crackdown on dissent was beaten by police while in detention, lawyers said Thursday. Liu Ping, together with Wei Zhongping and Li Sihua, faces a possible five year prison sentence for illegal assembly after the trio photographed themselves displaying banners calling for government officials to disclose their assets. Defence lawyers told the court in Xinyu, in the central province of Jiangxi, that some of Liu Pings testimony had been provided under duress. Police beat Liu while she was in the process of being detained, and also when she was held in a detention centre, Pu Zhiqiang told AFP. We asked the court to exclude any evidence obtained by force. One of Lius attorneys, Si Weijiang, said he had raised in court police violence against his client. More than 100 hooligans surrounded the court on Wednesday, jostling with lawyers in an attempt to prevent them from entering, he added. We think they had official backing, Si said. Liu, 48, an unemployed former steel worker, is associated with the new citizens movement, a loose grouping of activists calling for reforms to Chinas legal system, her daughter Liao Minyue said. Police smashed her mobile phone as she tried to take photographs outside the court on Wednesday, she added. l
India polls forecast string of wins for BJP NSAtracks mobile phone n locations worldwide
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Exit polls published Thursday for five state elections forecast a string of victories for the opposition which would provide momentum to hardline Hindu nationalist leader Narendra Modi ahead of national polls next year. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by prime ministerial candidate Modi, could sweep four of the five contests in what would be a resounding defeat for the ruling Congress Party, polls showed. Congress, which has been in power nationally since 2004, is struggling with rampant inflation, a slowing economy, corruption scandals and unprecedented doubts about its leadership, the Gandhi political dynasty. The five state polls Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram were widely seen as a litmus test ahead of national elections which must be held before the end of May. Pollsters Team Cvoter saw the BJP holding on to power in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh and defeating Congress in Rajasthan and Delhi, where it would emerge as the biggest party but without a majority. Another survey by AC Nielsen projected similar results, but gave the BJP a majority in Delhi. New anti-corruption campaigners the Aam Aadmi (Common Man) Party, led by former tax inspector Arvind Kejriwal, was forecast to come third by most pollsters, but one gave it irst place with as many as 31 out of 70 seats, pushing the BJP into second place. Delhi saw a record-breaking 67% voter turnout, while turnout in the other four states hit staggering levels of between 70-85%. Results for all five states are due on Sunday. l
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The US National Security Agency is collecting some 5 billion records a day on the location of mobile phones around the world, The Washington Post reported Wednesday, citing documents from US intelligence leaker Edward Snowden. The information is added to a gigantic database that shows the locations of at least hundreds of millions of cell phones worldwide, a stunning revelation that suggests the eavesdropping agency has created a mass surveillance tool, according to the Post report. The report comes six months since the first bombshell leaks from Snowden, a former information technology subcontractor for theNSAwho says he spilled secrets to spark public debate on the agencys widespread surveillance activities. Snowden faces espionage charges but has fled to Russia, where he has been granted asylum. Of the NSA surveillance programs revealed to date, including spying on foreign leaders and the collection of Internet meta-data, the geo-location project appears to represent the agencys largest in scale and scope.
The NSA declined to comment on the report when contacted by AFP. The data is scooped up by tapping into cables that link mobile phone networks both American and foreign across the globe, the Post said. The location data is gathered with the help of ten sigads or signals intelligence activity designators. In an example given by the Post, one sigad called STORMBREW collects data from two unnamed corporate firms which administer interception equipment. Then NSA asks nicely for tasking/updates, according to leaked documents. Information from the cell phones of Americans traveling abroad also forms part of the database. Because mobile phones broadcast their locations even when there is no call made or text sent,NSAanalysts are able to use mathematical techniques to comb through location data and track patterns of movement over time for a given suspect, it said. Although the vast majority of mobile phone users are of no interest to the spy agency, the NSA gathers the bulk data to try to track known intelligence targets and their unknown associates, the paper said.l
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Around 100 protesters in East Timor threw rocks at the Australian embassy Thursday and police responded with tear gas as a spying row between the nations intensified. East Timor has expressed outrage over reports that Australia secretly bugged ministerial deliberations in Dili in 2004 to gain leverage in negotiations on an oil and gas revenue-sharing deal. The protest followed a raid Tuesday by Australian intelligence agents on the Canberra office of a lawyer representing East Timor in an arbitration case at The Hague over the deal, expected to be heard Thursday. The protesters, mostly students and young Timorese rights activists, carried banners reading: "Australia is a thief" and "Australia has no morals, an AFP correspondent said. The demonstrators, calling themselves the Movement Against Timor Sea Occupation, shouted "Australia, imperialist, capitalist!, and "Australia is a thief of world oil". "The Australian leaders do not respect the people of Timor-Leste because it's very small, very poor," the group's spokesman Juvinal Dias told AFP. l
Thailands King Bhumibol Adulyadej reads a statement at Klai Kangwon Palace during a ceremony in celebration of his 86th birthday in Prachuap Khiri Khan province AP
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Enough is enough
November 29 Z On this Thanksgiving day, it is very hard to be thankful for anything when the current political crisis has become a sad feature of the Bangladesh political landscape. Political rivalries have incited extreme and ongoing violence in Bangladesh. People should seek to end the scourge of political violence and demand punishment for those responsible for the lawlessness. Innocent people are dying every day. Yes, enough is enough! Vig LaCera Would someone with some gumption please stand up and tell the children to stop. rutland Bangladeshis will all go to heaven because they are already burning in hell here. WaliulHaqueKhondker Eyewitness reports say that two in a motorbike came near the running bus and lobbed petrol bomb inside the bus then sped away. Would it be very difficult for the law enforcement agencies to haul up these cold-blooded murderers? It occurred virtually in the city centre in the early evening. Only exemplary punishment can stop these goons from committing such horrendous crimes. If the different law enforcement agencies want to hold their heads up high with pride, they have got to show us that they can do what people expect them to do. Ahnaf Enough was enough, not today, but the day Hasina changed the constitution. nds If both the parties are equally held responsible and both of them deny accepting the blame and continue to do what they are doing with renewed vigor, then what alternative is there? Everybody is unanimously suggesting for a dialogue between the two party chiefs to reach a compromise formula for holding an inclusive free and fair election. Suppose they positively respond to this and agree to hold such an election? What will happen? Either of these responsible parties will win the election and assume power, which means the nation is ready to reward either of them in spite of the killing and mayhem for which we are holding them responsible. Are we not implicitly giving indulgence to what they are doing? Can we then morally expect to get rid of their criminal politics?
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ets drop the charade. The country is in no position to go to the polls in less than a months time. Enough of the closed door meetings and cloak and dagger negotiations between the great and the good and our foreign friends to try to bring the AL and the BNP together and to rush through an election by January 5. The simple truth is that the AL and BNP were never going to compromise on a formula acceptable to both sides, and the sooner we stop pretending that this was ever on the cards, the better. If there had been any intention on either side to find common ground, it could have been found, but there was none, and this has been apparent for months. On this particular issue there is enough blame to go around. The AL should never have amended the constitution to end the caretaker government system, in the teeth of public opinion, giving the BNP a gilt-edged excuse to boycott the elections. By the same token, it is pretty clear that the BNP had no desire to find any kind of mutually acceptable compromise short of the caretaker government, even though there were many workable possibilities that could have been arrived at through good faith negotiation. In fact, even had the caretaker gov-
ernment system never been scrapped, I am pretty sure that we would right now be embroiled in a reprise of 2006 but this time with the BNP complaining about Justice Khairul Haque as chief adviser. The bottom line is that the compact of even minimal cooperation between the two sides that had existed since 1991 has broken down completely. The AL and the BNP simply cannot co-exist anymore in any meaningful way and this is a new reality that we have yet to adjust to.
civilians and not political activists (not that killing or maiming political activists is acceptable, either). Under what understanding of the process does the preceding suggest that we are in any way prepared for an election or that if we were able to hold one, that it would be of any value or do anything to change the fundamental problems on the ground. The issue is not whether our octogenarian ex-dictator and his party participates in the election or not. How can the legitimacy or acceptability of the
This shouldnt be about what the BNP wants or what the AL is willing to concede to them. This shouldnt be about whether the JP is taking part in the elections or not. The question everyone should be asking is: What do the Bangladeshi people want
We now have a situation where the law enforcement authorities are conducting pre-dawn raids on safe houses to haul BNP leaders into custody and the BNP has been reduced to issuing video statements from undisclosed locations, al-Qaeda style. Meanwhile all hell is breaking loose. Buses are being torched, railway lines cut, and inter-city transport has been brought to a virtual standstill. The death toll for the year is over 700, with almost 20,000 injured, and the majority of these have been innocent
elections depend on something so capricious as his calculation as to which way the political wind is blowing and who will cut him the better deal. Please. Dont insult the Bangladeshi people. In fact, in this entire sorry saga, no one has thought to ask the people what it is that we might want. The decisions as to the make-up of the interim government and the modalities of the election and whether they would be acceptable or not have been made entirely without recourse to the people on whose behalf this whole
rigmarole is ostensibly being conducted we, the people. This shouldnt be about what the BNP wants or what the AL is willing to concede to them. This shouldnt be about whether the JP is taking part in the elections or not. The question everyone should be asking is: What do the Bangladeshi people want. At no point has that question been the guiding concern of the political process this past year, and that has been the problem. It is not only that the main political parties can no longer co-exist, it is that neither of them now even makes a pretence of serving the public interest. All elections are not short-hand for the will of the people, and forcing through elections as the country burns should not be confused with asking the people what they want. The people want a meaningful choice. The question is whether the January 5 elections can deliver this. To ask the question is to answer it. The time has come to ask the Bangladeshi people what they want. This single, simple, elegant question should be at the heart of any democratic process, but when was the last time it was asked by either the party that took a decision that was opposed by up to 90% of the population or by the party that has burned the country to the ground in response? l Zafar Sobhan is the Editor, Dhaka Tribune.
hahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) was founded in Sylhet in 1987. Since then, by introducing the SMS-based admission registration, and inventing new strategies in the IT sectors of Bangladesh, ensuring availability of these tools in the practical field, and many other achievements, SUST has turned itself into an institution to be reckoned with. The credit for this goes to its students, teachers, and other staff. We have managed to take SUST to a good place even though the path was not easy. We cannot see how the combined admission test would stop the students of Sylhet from getting a higher education. In the prevailing admission test system, the applicant has to be present physically in the test centre. Accommodation, transportation, and other costs make things hard for students. Students are forced to make various compromises because of this. Multiple admission tests on the same day force students to forgo a lot of things. But the combined admission test system is a process that can aid the applicant in taking part in the admission test for his or her desired university with the same questionnaire from a nearby exam centre. This will reduce the financial, mental, and physical burden on the student. It may also improve chances of Sylheti candidates for gaining admission elsewhere. If this system works, a student from Sylhet would be able to sit in a local admission centre for the admission tests of any concerned university in the country. Another vital fact we observed is that some people are considering the cluster and combined systems to be the same thing. The cluster system is followed in the medical school admission process where a whole merit list is prepared, and candidates get allocated accordingly, though in the combined admission test system.
follow the same admission procedure as in the past, in which meritorious candidates of registered universities get accepted based on their merit. We have seen that this timely and beneficial measure is being misunderstood by the people of Sylhet and SUST. This is very unfortunate. It is our heartfelt request to the people of Sylhet, that they become properly informed about this system, rather than paying heed to false explanations. Students of Sylhet are reaching the apex of success in their fields, not only in this country, but in the world. This admission test system will not cause losses to anybody. We, the former students of SUST, are embarrassed for the present misunderstanding. We have never felt deprived of anything being Sylheti, and if we see such things happen, we will be the first to stand against it.
We have seen that this timely and beneficial measure is being misunderstood by the people of Sylhet and SUST. This is very unfortunate
This will reduce the financial, mental, and physical burden on the student. It may also improve chances of Sylheti candidates for gaining admission elsewhere
We, the former students of SUST, protest the quota system. We would like to clarify that we do not support the quota system. We hope the SUST authorities will take necessary steps to reveal the advantages of the combined system to the people of Sylhet. We also have an objection to the interference of outsiders over an autonomous body like a public university. Apparently, such people can dictate what is best for SUST, to people who have been working in this institute, and have a better understanding of how it works from the inside. We were shocked when the university authorities decided to repeal the combined admission test without considering the consequences. Students protested this, and the combined test got reinstated. That same day, an announcement was made by locals calling for a three-day ultimatum to cancel the combined exam system. Calls for a strike before the exam, and even a hartal on the day of the exam, were pretty distressing. Our humble request to the inhabitants of Sylhet: Please have faith in us. We want to assure you that we wont let any Sylheti students get left out. l This article was written by Sushanta Das Gupta, Sourav Ray, Subrata Das, Kamal Chowdhury, Kallol Talukder, Tausieef Al Nur, Nixon Kanti Paul, Md Tanjim Shams, Anupama Das, Habibur Rahman Salman, Tasmiah Jannat Khan, Mohaiminul Haque Pallab, Ponkog Kumar Das, and Sunny Abdullah.
Merit lists will be prepared in each university based on their registered applicants, and hence, the admission procedure will be followed as per the rules of the particular university. So this system is not going to deprive any student of their desired university. The accumulated system will
n Ekram Kabir
ife in Bangladesh has come to a standstill with several lives lost in the past few weeks. Rail tracks are uprooted, buses are burnt, businesses have all collapsed, foreign buyers are all turning their back on us, prices of essentials have shot up, theres no work for day labourers, farmers are in trouble with their produce, people are afraid of coming out of their houses, schools and colleges are closed, exam routines have been blown apart. The list could be longer, and this is the list that our politicians, for that matter, our leaders have left us with. Till Wednesday, December 5, 47 Bangladeshis have been killed. And the majority of them were innocent people who didnt have anything to do with politics. The sounds of hand bombs exploding everywhere and locomotives slipping away from the tracks across the country have become part and parcel of our lives now. Setting property on fire is another feature of the so-called movement for upholding the process of democracy. This is where our politics has come down to. The two political sides have vowed not to allow the other to take the countrys managerial post. In
the meantime, another terror-mongering section has already struck. The perfect example of that is how a well-equipped and flawlessly compliant garment factory in Gazipur was set on fire and destroyed. The factory incurred a loss of Tk12bn. Now, sympathising with the victims of these terror acts (which our media has been affectionately terming as arson), opposition alliance leader and former prime minister Khaleda Zia has said that she was agonised, angered and surprised at these acts. She added that her alliance workers were not behind them and she didnt know who actually did these.
The opposition is responsible for engaging its workers in such acts. The government is responsible for luring the opposition into this
This reaction from our former prime minister beats our wits as to how the chair of a large political party such as BNP didnt know about these acts. She has been the chief executive of Bangladesh more than once. She formed an alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami, fully anticipating the consequences.
And these acts of burning buses and uprooting railroads have been going on for quite some time now. The statement that she didnt know who was behind it sounds like a lame excuse. We, the commoners, are having great difficulty in believing what she is saying. We would urge her to stir her mind thinking about what would happen if these kinds of unfortunate incidences had taken place in the heart of London, Washington, Canberra, Paris or even New Delhi. Would they call these arson or unfortunate incidents? Were pretty sure they would have termed it as no less than acts of terrorism. Now, our question is: Isnt it your responsibility to stop whoever is burning these buses full of people and derailing the trains? Wed be dumbfounded if a former prime minister says: No, its the governments responsibility, not the oppositions. The oppositions responsibility is to raise a movement against the government and uphold democracy. Lets ask some more questions: What would happen if the BNP-led alliance fails to come to power? Would the sky fall on BNPs head? Would the party be extinct? The same questions could be asked to the government as well: Would the sky fall if you are not in power any more? Will you perish if
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the other alliance takes charge? What do you have to fear? We think both sides are responsible for this. The opposition is responsible for engaging its workers in such acts. The government is responsible for luring the opposition into this. The situation didnt come to this overnight. In the past two years, we could all see that it was coming. The local analysts, the media, and international observers were anxiously alerting both parties. The unfortunate fact is that no one had cared, and therefore no one had taken any initiative for solving the looming ego-mongering. Now, the opposition alliance has
again announced another round of blockades from Saturday morning to Tuesday morning. We wont be surprised to see them extend the program to Thursday. More lives would be lost, more property would be damaged. If we could see the common people among the blockaders, wed understand that they had public support, but we havent seen anybody. The common people participating in the blockade wouldnt have been raising terror across the country. We want this to stop. l Ekram Kabir is a DT columnist, and Executive Editor of Natunbarta.com.
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Hossain Bhuiyan. Afusi nonetheless, is taking nothing for granted. Abahani is one of the powerhouses. They have experienced and young national team players. I believe by tomorrow we will be going all out to play our football to make Bangladesh football supporters happy and to try our best on the field, he said. In a pre-season friendly between the two sides, Sheikh Jamal thrashed Abahani 5-1. However, Jamal, has struggled to find the net in the Federation Cup group stage, netting just three goals in two matches against Soccer Club Feni and Uttar Baridhara. Friendly match is not important but it inspired us. It will be a 50-50 game, both the team are strong but Abahani have big support from their fans. Our weapon is attacking style of our play, said Jamal skipper Mamunul. Since then, Abahani are not also the same team that was outplayed by Jamal. They have changed keeping their defense compact throughout the tournament to be the only side yet to concede a goal. Left-back Waly Faisal, who missed the last game against Soccer Club Feni after the death of his new born son, is also set to return to the squad along with centre-back Sujan. Waly returned to squad. He is now mentally fit. All the players are fit and ready to go. We will try to keep a clean sheet and continue scoring, said Abahanis interim coach Amolesh Sen yesterday. Skipper Sujan was confident. We have enough preparation. If every player contribute to the team from their respective positions and avail their chances, then we will win the game, l
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Sony Norde,(left) the Haitian forward of Sheikh Jamal and Osie Morrison, the Ghanaian striker of Abahani prepare for their semifinal duel in the practice sessions at their club grounds yesterday MUMIT M
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Bangladesh continued to excel at the Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games as they won five more gold medals in Newcastle Australia yesterday. Parul Akter was the notable performer of the day and he won the 50M freestyle swimming event with a time of 40.45 seconds. Parul had earlier won the gold in the 50M breaststroke. Md. Sagor Ahmed clinched the finished first in the mens 200 meter sprint with a time of 27.34 second in the track and field. Chaity Akter emerged as the fastest woman in the female division 8 by clocking 17. 58 seconds in the 100M sprint. Kaniz Fatema took silver in the same event. Munni Akter and Rabeya Khatun clinched the crown in the womens badminton doubles. Humayun Kabir won the mens 200M sprint with a time of 27.62 seconds. l
We have discussed various issues and our future plans regarding cricket
National coach Shane Jurgensen went to Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium yesterday after a few days due to the ongoing political unrest and met with Akram Khan and Habibul Bashar. It was learnt that they came to a decision about the vice-captain given that Mahmudullah has been in poor form in the last couple of series.
Indian duo of Bhaskar and Abhishek in action in the quarterfinals of the Yonex-Sunrise International Badminton at the Mirpur Indoor stadium yesterday COURTESY
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Arsenal Fulham
Bendtner 2, Ozil 47 Dejagah 56
20 12
Hull Tottenham
Liverpool
51 01 23 00 34 30 23
Norwich
Everton
Aston Villa
Stoke Sunderland
Altidore 14, OShea 50, Bardsley 86
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Lampard 17, Hazard 36, 62, Bardsley 84-og
Chelsea
Swansea
Newcastle
West Brom
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Team 1 Arsenal 2 Chelsea 3 Man City 4 Liverpool 5 Everton 6 Tottenham 7 Newcastle 8 Southampton 9 Man United 10 Aston Villa 11 Swansea City 12 Hull City 13 West Brom 14 Stoke City 15 Cardiff City 16 Norwich City 17 West Ham 18 Fulham 19 Crystal Palace 20 Sunderland P 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 W 11 9 9 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 2 D 1 3 1 3 6 3 2 4 4 4 3 2 6 5 5 2 4 1 1 2 L 2 2 4 3 1 4 5 4 4 5 6 7 5 6 6 8 7 10 10 10 GD Pts 19 34 14 30 26 28 13 27 9 27 -2 24 -2 23 5 22 4 22 0 19 1 18 -6 17 -2 15 -6 14 -9 14 -16 14 -3 13 -14 10 -14 10 -17 8
Liverpool's Luis Suarez shoots to score against Norwich City during their English Premier League match at Anfield on Tuesday REUTERS
forts in the match against Sweden as he has missed Reals last two games due to a slight muscle problem. However, Madrid have continued their rampant form of late even without their star man as Gareth Bale took centre stage with his first hat-trick since joining the Spanish giants in a 4-0 win over Valladolid last weekend. The treble took Bales tally to eight goals in his last seven games, whilst he also teed up Karim Benzema for Madrids other goal to add his sixth assist of the campaign. l
Brazilian legend Pele said on Wednesday he hoped current Brazil star Neymars experience in Europe with Barcelona could give the Selecao a boost at next years World Cup. Brazil shouldnt fear anyone, Pele said as he pinpointed next June as Neymars chance to shine on the world stage. We hope with the experience he has been getting in Europe he can produce a fine showing with the Brazilian team, said Pele, who played on three Brazilian World Cup-winning teams. Pele, now 73, added he has no desire to draw any of the 32 balls in Fridays draw in the northeastern resort of Costa do Sauipe. I dont feel comfortable with drawing the balls as I dont want to choose (teams) not favorable to Brazil. Pele added he hoped that popular protest of the kind which marred last Junes Confederations Cup would not spoil the World Cup. I hope people realise this is very important for our country. People can protest but lets not spoil the World Cup, said Pele, who was attending a Sao Paulo function with US swimming legend Michael Phelps. l
Neymars European Bayern reach cup quarters, experience can Robben injures knee help Brazil: Pele Robben has been in outstanding n AFP, Sao Paulo n AFP, Berlin form for Bayern recently, scoring in
Holders Bayern Munich reached the German Cup quarter-finals with a 2-0 win at Augsburg on Wednesday, but star winger Arjen Robben suffered a painful knee injury. The 29-year-old scored four minutes into Bayerns third-round tie but had to
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Freiburg
Ginter 19
12 21 42 02
Kruse 1, Can 77
Leverkusen
Wolfsburg Frankfurt
Ingolstadt 04 Sandhausen
Ginter 19
Augsburg
Robben 4, Mueller 78
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be stretchered off 12 minutes later having been sent tumbling by Augsburg goalkeeper Marwin Hitz. Robben received lengthy treatment from Bayern medical staff pitchside and the European champions said he had suffered a deep cut on his right knee. The extent of the injury will only be known after a scan.
each of his last four matches for the Bundesliga leaders. His replacement Thomas Mueller scored Bayerns second, heading home 12 minutes from time to put Pep Guardiolas side into the last eight. Bayer Leverkusen, second in the Bundesliga, enjoyed a 2-1 win at Freiburg with Australia winger Robbie Kruse scoring for the visitors with just a minute gone. Eintracht Frankfurts ex-Real Madrid and Spain Under-21 forward Joselu scored a hat-trick in their 4-2 win at home to second-division Sandhausen. VfL Wolfsburg needed Croatia striker Ivica Olic to hit the 89th-minute winner to seal their 2-1 victory at second-division Ingolstadt 04. The hosts took a shock early lead before Wolves clawed their way back with Brazilian defender Naldo equalising with 20 minutes left. On Tuesday, Borussia Dortmund advanced with a 2-0 win at minnows Saarbruecken while Ruhr Valley neighbours Schalke 04 crashed out with a 3-1 defeat at home to top-tier rivals Hoffenheim. l
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Algeria, Cameroon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Chile, Ecuador (plus one currently in Pot 4)
POT 3
Australia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, USA
POT 4
Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, England, France, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia (one team will be drawn into Pot 2)
Pot 4 will be drawn at random and placed into Pot 2 to balance things out. The draw will then be staged according to the principle that teams cannot be drawn in the same group as those from the same confederation (ie two South American teams cannot be placed in the same group). The one exception to this is the European confederation - due to the number of European qualifiers, two teams from the Uefa region will be allowed in the same group. To ensure these principles are adhered to, the European team which ends up in Pot 2 is already guaranteed to be put in the same group as a South American team from Pot 1. Again, that will happen at the start of the draw. l
Aerial view of the Christ the Redeemer statue atop Corcovado Hill and the Mario Filho (Maracana) stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Monday. The Maracana stadium will host the Brazil 2014 Fifa World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics AFP
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Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan (2L), ICC Event Director Chris Tetley (R), Bangladesh national cricketers Mahmudullah (L) and Shakib al Hasan (C) and Bangladesh national womens team captain Salma Khatun attend the 100-day countdown ceremony of the ICC World Twenty20 Bangladesh 2014 at the South Plaza of the Parliament Bhaban at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar early today. Fireworks and performances by local bands were held at various locations across the country in the countdown ceremony. 12 distinct clocks are set across the country. Three of them are in Chittagong, two in Sylhet while the remaining seven are in Dhaka. The timepieces in Dhaka are at Gulshan circle 1 and 2, Mirpur 10 intersection, Bijoy Nagar intersection and Airport MUMIT M
Fall of wickets 1 34, 2 155, 3 155, 4 174, 5 257 Bowling Anderson 21 9 56 1 (1nb), Broad 19 363 2, Swann 19 2 55 1, Panesar 24 468 1, Stokes 8 2 26 0 (1nb)
Panesar put down Bailey, missing a sharp caught and bowled chance when he was on 10 and Clarke survived when a flying Joe Root put him down at midwicket off Swann. England had grabbed three crucial wickets to peg Australia back in the half-hour before tea after the home side made a strong start. Chris Rogers and Shane Watson put on a century stand for the second wick-
et before both departed in the space of six balls. Then, in the last over before tea, recalled spinner Panesar bowled Steve Smith for six to put England on top in a Test they cannot afford to lose in the five-Test series. It felt more like a day three wicket really, Rogers said. Runs on the board are going to be crucial. If we can keep going, get 400, its going to be hard work for England. Watson once again missed out on a big score after making a solid start when he was caught and bowled by Jimmy Anderson for 51. The number three looked well set after 160 minutes at the crease before he chipped a return catch low down to Anderson on the bowlers followthrough. Watson put on 121 runs for the second wicket with Rogers. It was his 21st Test half-century but he only has three centuries. Rogers followed five balls later, attempting to hit Swann through the covers only to be caught behind by Matt Prior for 72. It was the seventh time Swann has dismissed left-hander Rogers in Tests, but it was a big improvement for the opener after low scores in the first match in Brisbane. I felt better today, but he still got me out. Its still a challenge, no doubt about it, Rogers said of Swann. l
SCORE CARD
New Zealand 1st innings 609 9 dec West Indies 1st innings (overnight 67 2) K Edwards c Fulton b Boult 0 K Powell c Watling b Southee 7 D Bravo c McCullum b Southee 40 M Samuels c Taylor b Southee 14 S Chanderpaul lbw b Boult 76 N Deonarine c Taylor b Southee 15 D Ramdin c Watling b Boult 12 D Sammy not out 27 S Shillingford b Sodhi 9 T Best run out (Redmond/Southee) 0 S Gabriel lbw Sodhi 0 Extras: (lb11, w1, nb1) 13 Total: (all out; 62.1 overs) 213 Bowling Boult 18 5 40 3, Southee 16 1 52 4, Wagner 13 2 47 0 (1 nb, 1w), Sodhi 15.1 2 63 2 West Indies 2nd innings K. Edwards lbw b Sodhi 59 K. Powell c Southee b Boult 14 D. Bravo not out 72 M. Samuels not out 17 Extras (lb2, b4) 6 Total (2 wickets; 49 overs) 168 Bowling Southee 10 1 36 0, Boult 9 2 26 1, Wagner 9 1 35 0, Anderson 6 1 8 0, Sodhi 13 1 51 1, Redmond 2 1 6 0
Three Grands Prix have been removed from the provisional Formula One calendar for 2014 at the International Automobile Federations AGM on Wednesday. Races in South Korea, Mexico and New Jersey had been included in a bloated 22race programme for next season but the FIA has decided to keep the current programme of 19 races. With a new fixture on the calendar in Sochi for the Russian Grand Prix next year, the Korean race at Yeongam has had to make way. It also means no prospective new race in Mexico, nor a return to the calendar for New Jersey. AFP
BRIEF SCORE
South Africa 358 for 4 (50 Overs) Amla 65, de Kock 135, de Villiers 77, Duminy 59*, Shami 3/68 India 217 all out (41 overs) Dhoni 65, Kohli 31, Steyn 3/25, McLaren 3/49 South Africa won by 141 runs MoM: Quinton de Kock
Sharma, who took 43 balls to score his 18, and Suresh Raina (14). Dale Steyn (three for 25 in eight overs) was ferocious in his opening spell, but it was Ryan McLaren (three for 49) who put India on the back foot when he picked up Virat Kohli (31) and Yuvraj Singh (0) within three deliveries. India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni provided some late innings entertainment with a fine 65 from 71 balls, but the wickets continued to tumble around him and when he was bowled by Steyn to leave India nine down, their faint hopes evaporated. Rohit and Virat Kohli (31, 35 balls, 5x4) batted for nearly 10 overs adding 46 runs in the process. Steyn and Morkel bowled with controlled aggression as they gave away very little. The second of three one-day internationals will be played in Durban on Sunday. l
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South Africa's Quinton de Kock celebrates his hundred century as his captain AB de Villiers (L) looks on during their first ODI against India in Johannesburg yesterday REUTERS
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Carrying and throwing bombs in recent times have proved to be a profitable business for poor children and women as nonstop violent programmes continue unabated. Police, however, claim that their vigilance has already reduced the thuggish activities to an insignificant level. Political leaders have devised this new technique to make their political programmes a success at a cost of a few bucks. They hire slum children and women to act as proxy for party pickets. They hire a teenager to carry a petrol bomb from one place to another for Tk100 and Tk300 for a blast and Tk500 for an explosion in a public place or on a vehicle, said a source. Police arrested two such teenagers, Al-Amin and Shihab, from the capitals Uttara last week. During interrogation, the duo confessed that a man gave them Tk200 to blast a cocktail on a vehicle. They said they had done such mindless acts earlier. Police said the boys used to work as day labourers but they are now involved in blasting crude bombs and setting fire to vehicles and they took it up as a permanent profession. Nisharul Arif, deputy commissioner of police of Uttara Division, said the trend is rising. Contacted, Sanowar Hossain, additional deputy commissioner of detective branch of police, said some people are involved in such criminal activities on a part-time basis. Women too are not lagging behind. Police on Thursday picked up two women from the capitals Malibagh supermarket area while they were carrying 20 petrol bombs. The detainees were identified as Delowara Begum, 50, and Jabeda, 50, says Kripa Shindho Bala, officer-in-charge of Ramna Police Station. However, the detainees told police that they found the petrol bombs while they were collecting waste papers from street and they were going to a stationary shop with the bottles to sell kerosene used to make those bombs.
Police display a number of petrol bombs made out of glass beverage bottles recovered yesterday from the capitals Malibagh during the 18-party alliances blockade programme DHAKA TRIBUNE
It is not a new trend, we have seen it earlier too. These poor children, seemingly unaware of its consequences, finally are caught in the vicious cycle of crime
OC Kripa Shindho Bala, further said: We released them hours after their detention and seized the bombs. However, we have information that some women are involved in criminal activities like throwing bombs in exchange for money. Sources from an intelligence agency said they had information that political parties in a bid to evade law enforcers
eyes hire needy women and children in exchange for a lot of money. These women are sometimes even paid around Tk1500 to carry explosives from one place to another, as police never suspect them as criminals. While explaining the far-reaching negative impact of the trend, SM Shahjahan, former inspector general of police, says it is rare that people after being involved in crimes can get back to their previous normal lives. People who provide financial support to instigate such crimes should be brought to book so that none can dare to get involved in such crimes again, he suggested. Prof Dr Shah Ehsan Habib of sociol-
ogy department of Dhaka University and criminology expert, said: It is not a new trend, we have seen it earlier too. These poor children, seemingly unaware of its consequences, finally are caught in the vicious cycle of crime. If the state can ensure their fundamental rights and punish the masterminds, children will not involve themselves in such criminal acts, he observed. Hassan Mahmood Khandker, Inspector General of Police, said some criminals often change tracks but law enforcers are always alert to it and stern action will be taken against the perpetrators. l
We are not getting oil in most petrol pumps in the capital most of them are closed while others have almost run out of their stocks, providing only a few litres of diesel against our huge demands
The countrys lone oil importer and distributor, Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation, used to sell oil to refuelling stations through Padma, Megna and Jamuna Oil companies. BPC Chairman Md Eunusur Rahman told the Dhaka Tribune: As we subsidise oil sales, we will not lose from the low sales of oil.
According to the BPC, 44% petroleum products are consumed in the communication sector, 22.47% in power generation, 20.95% in agriculture, 4.43% by industries and 8.15% in households and others. Most filling stations have, meanwhile, exhausted their stocks. We are not getting oil in most petrol pumps in the capital most of them are closed while others have almost run out of their stocks, providing only a few litres of diesel against our huge demands, said bus driver Mohammad Kamal of Gabtoli-Jatrabari route. A worker of Ramna petrol pump at Segunbagicha said they had kept the pump shut in fear of violence. Din Mohammad, manager of Old Dhaka Petrol Pump near Bahadur Shah Park area, said they had run out of octane stock on Tuesday and only had petrol now. l
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balanced and fair outcome. He explained India wants to feed its 820m people at subsidised rate 5kg of food grains per person a month at Rs1-3 per Kg to comply with its Food Security Act. The country considered the proposed agreement on subsidy under negotiation on agriculture issue, one of the three main pillars of the package, is an outdated one. Because the calculation of agriculture subsidy is based on external reference prices of 1986-88, despite global food prices have increased manifold during this period. The G-33, grouping of 46-member developing nations including India, China and Indonesia, has proposed to amend the WTO Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) to procure foodgrains from poor farmers at minimum support price and sell to poor people at cheap rates through public distribution system. The G-33 proposal on food security is aimed at addressing the problems faced by developing countries due to outdated WTO rules. I would like to make this absolutely clear that we have not come here as petitioners to beg for a Peace Clause restrained from what that it is binding on us to accept 198688 prices and make ourselves vulnerable to disputes and calculations, the answer is firm no, he said, in response to a question whether India has any room to stay back from its stance for a compromise. This is a fundamental issue and we will never compromise. l
India's Minister of Commerce and Industry, Anand Sharma (second left) attends the WTO (World Trade Organisation) conference in Nusa Dua, on Indonesian resort island of Bali yesterday AFP Secretary Mahbub Ahmed presented the Bangladesh position at the plenary session yesterday. Its not that an agreement on a single issue is possible, rather they are linked with each other and has to be agreed on the whole package, WTO Director General Roberto Azevedo said earlier. The negotiation on agriculture subsidy has so far been the lone issue to have made the deal uncertain a concern with which the four-day conference began on Tuesday. Weve not come here to collapse any meeting. India is committed to a positive outcome in Bali, Anand said, amid apprehensions over a possible setback in the negotiation. India is committed but also to a
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Usually, foods like orange is rotten after 12 hours of harvest if kept unpreserved
He said a total of 40 trucks laden with 500 tonne of oranges already go back to Bhutan. But there are 800 tonne of oranges waiting to get into Bangladesh border. Sirajul Islam continued that the fruit importers were unable to release more 500 tonne Indian and Bhutanese fruits lying at the Chittagong sea port. Besides, 3,000 tonnes of onion, ginger and garlic of China, India and Pakistan are also lying at the sea port. As a result, around 4,000 tonne of fruits and spices imported through opening letters
The company, e.co has already instigated a $6m plan to improve the quality of battery backups
All telecom operators including GSM operators along with CDMA, Wi-Fi, WiMax and other organisations with communication requirements will employ the assets at a shared platform. The company, e.co has already instigated a $6m plan to improve the quality of battery backups. A further investment of $50m has been taken under consideration for further development over the next 12 months for upgrading and expanding the network, informed the press release. l
Agreement with 5 commercial banks for online fee collection for MRP and MRV
To deliver hassle-free and quick service to the applicants of Machine Readable Passport (MRP) and Machine Readable Visa (MRV), the Government has permitted Bank Asia Ltd (BAL), Dhaka Bank Ltd (DBL), One Bank Ltd (OBL), Premier Bank Ltd (PBL) and Trust Bank Ltd (TBL) for collection of fees through their online network. People will enjoy the online service, including application verification facilities from the beginning of 2014. An agreement to this effect has been signed between Immigration and Passport Directorate of the Government of Bangladesh and the commercial banks at a hotel in the Capital Dhaka on Wednesday. In presence of Home Affairs Ministry Senior Secretary CQK Mustaq Ahmed, Immigration and Passport Director General Md Abdul Mabud (PPM) and chief of the Banks singed separate contract. BAL President & Managing Director Md Mehmood Husain, DBL MD Khondoker Fazle Rashid, OBL MD M Fakhrul Alam, PBL MD K A M Majedur Rahman, TBL MD and CEO Ishtique Ahmed Chowdhury inked the contract on behalf of respective organisations. Planning Commission Secretary Bhuiyan Shafiqul Islam and Project Director (Passport), Brigadier General Md Masud Rezwan (PSC) were also present. l
Jamuna Bank Limited (JBL) inaugurated its 88th branch at Apon Anggina Mirpur City Centre, Mirpur-1, Dhaka. JBL Chairman Kanutosh Majumder inaugurated the branch as the Chief Guest. Jamuna Bank Foundation (JBF) Chairman Al-Haj Nur Mohammed was present at the program as special guest. JBL Managing Director Shafiqul Alam presided over the ceremony. Besides, JBL DMD Mirza Elias Uddin Ahmed and A K M Saifuddin Ahamed, distinguished elite of different segment of the society and professionals of Dhaka were present on the occasion.
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fee, revenue sharing and annual licence fee. Earlier, BTRC served notices to the defaulting firms asking to pay the revenues. Otherwise, it would go to the court seeking solution under the Public Demands Recovery Act 1913.
We will try to solve the problem in a decent manner with the regulator, and it is for sure we will seek some time extension
When contacted, the Citycell officials said the operator would opt for a decent solution. We will try to solve the problem in a decent manner with the regulator, and it is for sure we will seek some time extension, Mehboob Chowdhury, chief executive officer of Citycell said yesterday. He said they have not any idea about the timeline. About BTRCs letter, they claimed Tk2.29bn for 2G license renewal spectrum fees. The company has paid the license fees, however. According to BTRC document, Citycell got the license in 1989 to start operation in 1993. They have Tk80m outstanding against revenue sharing and same amount for annual spectrum charge.
They have another Tk42m for revenue sharing, as the telecom watchdog claimed. Definitely it is a huge amount of money for us and we need some time to pay all the outstandings, Mehboob Chowdhury added. Another high official of BTRC said the commission has an intention to cancel Citycells license if they do not pay the outstanding within the stipulated time. But it would be very time consuming, may take even a year. Citycell is 45% owned by Singapores SingTel, 31.43% by Pacific Motors Ltd and 23.57% by Far East Telecom Ltd. SingTel stopped injecting funds into the company in 2012, and according to its 2013 annual report it placed a zero value in its ownership stake in Citycell. For the last consecutive 18 months, Citycell subscribers declined to stand at 1.34m after October. It was 1.8m in April 2012. Just after the decision, Citycell sent another letter to BTRC and claimed that the regulator not yet gave them proper spectrum. After June this year, the telecom regulators total outstanding was Tk26.11bn, which increased to Tk30.35bn till the first week of November, sources said. BTRC placed the outstanding figures at the last commission meeting held on November 24. l
Continuous political uncertainties are hampering corporate earnings. The export activities are being hampered severely
Food inflation continued to rise because of supply disruptions caused by the political programmes
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the urban areas, it witnessed a rising trend reaching 9.67% from 9.64%. The commodity that soared the highest was onion. The price of the product surged by more than 8% in last one month, according to Trading Corporation of Bangladesh. The other food items whose prices rose included pulses (local) with around 5%, ginger 24% and rice (fine) 7%, said TCB. Ahsan H Mansur, executive director of Policy Research Institute, said: One of the main reasons behind the price hikes is the break-
ing of the countrys supply chain. Its making production and delivery of goods costlier. The continuous blockades have affected the countrys food supply chain, leading to increase food items prices, he pointed out. According to Ahsan H Mansur, food prices have increased during hartals which drove transport costs high. On overall inflation, he said the problem is insignificant and manageable if political dusts can be settled as early as possible. It (overall inflation) was almost close to the fiscal target of 7%. l
IDLC Investments in its market analysis said the final session of the week closed flat amid declaration of another 72-hour blockade in the coming week. It said as the developments were in line with opaque political outlook, investors did not call for any revision in current market valuation. However, confusion spurred volatility, it said. All the major sectors but the pharmaceuticals counted losses. The pharmaceuticals rose by 0.08%. The non-banking financial institutions and the power sector were the worst losers, falling 1.19% and 0.56% respectively. Lanka Bangla Securities said market was in a very capricious mood. It was lacking any direction as political uncertainties are still not taking any shape, it said. Continuous political uncertainties are hampering corporate earnings. The export activities are being hampered severely, it said. On the other hand, domestic market has swelled with idle liquidity. The call money rate has come down to around 6%. So market participants are in a continuous fix whether to take position or stay in a side line to observe where political situation of Bangladesh goes, stated Lanka Bangla. Delta Life Insurance maintained its top position in the turnovers chart for the seventh consecutive session with shares worth Tk334m changing hands. Other turnover leaders were Paramount Textile, Generation Next Fashion, Argon Denim, Jamuna Oil, RN Spinning, Tallu Spinning and BD Building. l
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could fall to 2% by 2025, she said. At the same time, income equality is rising, while around one third of the labour force enjoys little employment security and poor welfare coverage. One way to reduce (this) is to boost social insurance coverage and training for non-regular workers, to bring them inside the fold, Lagarde said. At the same time, there should be more vocational education for young people and more investment in childcare and flexible hours to bring more women into the workforce, she said.
South Korea has one of the lowest rates in the OECD for womens participation in the labour market. Lagarde also called on the government to focus on the service sector, where productivity is only half that of the manufacturing sector that has driven South Koreas economic miracle over the past five decades. I should note that many of these reforms come with a price tag, Lagarde said. The good news is that South Korea can afford it. By carrying out the right mix of the proposed reforms, the country will be able to keep growth at 3.5-4% over the next decade,
she said at a news conference later in the day. Once a juggernaut that surged by double digits through the 1960s to 80s, the Souths growth has since then entered a more measured phase. The countrys gross domestic product expanded 2% last year - the slowest in three years - and is expected to grow 2.8% this year. It is expected to grow 3.8% in 2014, according to Seouls central bank that warned last month that the economy could be trapped in slow growth for years to come unless exports and investment were dramatically revived. l
Foreign clients need funding and its not a small amount to invest in Myanmar, as domestic banks, we cannot fund too many corporate customers
Foreign involvement would help reform the antiquated banking system in Myanmar, Asias second-poorest country after Afghanistan, which has been looking to attract foreign investment since a quasi-civilian government took office in 2011 after half a century of military rule. Foreign banks could also help jumpstart economic development by providing access to much-needed financing for corporate clients, according to Khwima Nthara, a senior country economist with the World Bank.
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DSE Gainer Pharma Aids-A 61.05 C% 9.95 9.74 9.40 9.39 9.15 A% 7.85 4.51 9.20 6.39 9.26 Paramount Textile Ltd.-N Hakkani P& Paper-B H.R. Textile-A Samata Leather-Z 33.35
DSE BroadIndex:4277.390.39%, Turnover:4417.04M.Tk4.75%, PE:13.16 Turnover4,922.66MTk .5.81% 5 December 2013 MarketCap. 2,067.26BTk.0.24% CSE All Share Index:132410.56%, Turnover:505.62 M Tk.14.14%, PE:12.92
TO M. Tk. 367.37 366.28 170.09 158.87 150.04 % of TTL 7.46 7.44 3.46 3.23 3.05 Avg. P CP 181.30 63.10 32.60 43.10 16.70 DSE Loser Jamuna Oil-A Aramit-A Prime Islami Life-A Peoples Insur-A Fu-wang Ceramic-A C% -10.63 -4.25 -3.93 -3.86 -3.59 A% -10.44 -1.06 -1.60 -2.34 -0.14 CP 210.20 342.80 100.10 34.90 21.50
BANK ABBANK | 2.95 | 32.60 | Vol. 412810 D: 27.10 2.17% | 27.33 | 29.00 / 25.00 C: 27.40 1.08% | 27.44 | 27.70 / 27.30 CITYBANK | 1.15 | 25.97 | Vol. 399072 D: 20.60 0.48% | 20.54 | 21.50 / 18.80 C: 20.50 0.49% | 20.48 | 20.90 / 20.20 IFIC | 1.10 | 18.34 | Vol. 1052203 D: 33.20 1.78% | 33.46 | 35.00 / 31.00 C: 33.40 1.18% | 33.45 | 33.90 / 33.30 ISLAMIBANK | 3.78 | 27.16 | Vol. 119928 D: 35.70 0.28% | 35.65 | 36.50 / 33.00 C: 35.60 1.11% | 35.67 | 35.80 / 35.50 NBL | 1.05 | 15.76 | Vol. 1187952 D: 12.20 0.00% | 12.18 | 13.00 / 11.00 C: 12.20 0.81% | 12.15 | 12.40 / 12.00 PUBALIBANK | 1.92 | 21.18 | Vol. 130640 D: 32.30 1.52% | 32.32 | 32.80 / 29.90 C: 32.10 1.83% | 32.10 | 32.40 / 32.00 RUPALIBANK | 6.70 | 64.27 | Vol. 84352 D: 65.40 0.15% | 64.84 | 66.00 / 64.00 UCBL | 1.90 | 21.72 | Vol. 1367472 D: 24.70 0.00% | 24.65 | 26.00 / 22.70 C: 24.70 0.40% | 24.66 | 25.10 / 24.40 UTTARABANK | 3.42 | 26.97 | Vol. 241231 D: 31.70 0.31% | 31.81 | 33.00 / 29.00 C: 31.60 0.94% | 31.60 | 31.80 / 31.50 ICBIBANK | -1.60 | -13.03 | Vol. 121000 D: 6.90 2.99% | 6.91 | 7.30 / 6.80 EBL | 3.91 | 28.22 | Vol. 187094 D: 29.40 0.34% | 29.38 | 29.60 / 27.00 C: 28.70 0.35% | 28.72 | 28.80 / 28.70 ALARABANK | 2.03 | 14.91 | Vol. 2411411 D: 19.60 0.51% | 19.51 | 19.80 / 18.00 C: 19.70 0.51% | 19.95 | 21.10 / 19.30 PRIMEBANK | 2.89 | 22.40 | Vol. 890292 D: 24.50 0.41% | 24.51 | 25.00 / 22.50 C: 24.50 0.00% | 24.50 | 24.50 / 24.50 SOUTHEASTB | 1.89 | 22.66 | Vol. 762090 D: 18.50 0.00% | 18.55 | 18.70 / 17.00 C: 18.60 0.54% | 18.47 | 18.60 / 18.30 DHAKABANK | 1.46 | 18.08 | Vol. 72253 D: 19.10 0.00% | 19.03 | 20.00 / 18.00 C: 18.90 0.53% | 18.85 | 19.50 / 18.50 NCCBANK | 1.90 | 15.88 | Vol. 469935 D: 13.90 0.72% | 13.84 | 15.00 / 12.50 C: 13.90 0.71% | 13.88 | 14.20 / 13.00 SIBL | 2.05 | 14.47 | Vol. 471411 D: 13.50 1.46% | 13.55 | 14.00 / 12.40 C: 13.60 0.73% | 13.53 | 13.70 / 13.30 DUTCHBANGL | 11.57 | 54.27 | Vol. 59500 D: 98.80 0.20% | 98.76 | 99.70 / 98.60 MTBL | 1.17 | 17.27 | Vol. 23156 D: 15.80 1.86% | 15.85 | 16.00 / 15.00 STANDBANKL | 2.33 | 14.41 | Vol. 548518 D: 15.20 0.66% | 15.13 | 15.40 / 13.60 C: 15.20 0.66% | 15.02 | 15.20 / 14.50 ONEBANKLTD | 2.35 | 15.34 | Vol. 932097 D: 16.70 0.60% | 16.70 | 16.90 / 15.50 C: 16.70 1.18% | 16.69 | 16.90 / 16.60 BANKASIA | 1.35 | 20.80 | Vol. 611047 D: 18.70 1.06% | 18.62 | 19.00 / 17.20 C: 18.80 1.05% | 18.80 | 18.80 / 18.80 MERCANBANK | 2.07 | 16.59 | Vol. 1745819 D: 16.40 2.50% | 16.25 | 17.00 / 14.40 C: 16.30 0.62% | 16.15 | 16.50 / 16.00 EXIMBANK | 1.80 | 14.31 | Vol. 389048 D: 12.70 0.00% | 12.65 | 13.00 / 11.50 C: 12.80 0.78% | 12.73 | 13.00 / 12.60 JAMUNABANK | 2.47 | 18.56 | Vol. 134948 D: 16.40 0.61% | 16.37 | 16.50 / 15.00 C: 16.10 1.83% | 16.10 | 16.20 / 16.10 BRACBANK | 1.51 | 24.87 | Vol. 148203 D: 31.70 0.32% | 31.64 | 31.90 / 29.00 C: 31.40 0.32% | 31.36 | 31.70 / 31.10 SHAHJABANK | 2.61 | 14.47 | Vol. 577281 D: 17.40 0.00% | 17.30 | 18.00 / 16.00 C: 17.40 1.69% | 17.11 | 17.60 / 17.00 PREMIERBAN | 1.18 | 13.95 | Vol. 374940 D: 11.50 1.71% | 11.56 | 12.00 / 10.80 C: 11.60 0.85% | 11.57 | 11.80 / 11.50 TRUSTBANK | 0.50 | 18.00 | Vol. 585183 D: 20.90 1.46% | 20.91 | 21.10 / 19.00 C: 21.20 2.91% | 21.12 | 21.50 / 20.40
FIRSTSBANK | 1.85 | 13.89 | Vol. 739784 D: 15.40 0.65% | 15.40 | 16.00 / 13.90 C: 15.40 0.65% | 15.35 | 15.60 / 15.10 NON BANKING F I IDLC | 4.43 | 29.18 | Vol. 68465 D: 59.80 1.64% | 59.97 | 60.80 / 56.00 C: 60.40 0.66% | 60.29 | 60.90 / 60.00 ULC | 1.80 | 14.90 | Vol. 138237 D: 28.90 0.69% | 28.95 | 29.20 / 28.70 UTTARAFIN | 7.16 | 41.54 | Vol. 67167 D: 79.00 2.47% | 79.54 | 80.80 / 75.00 C: 79.90 0.75% | 80.31 | 80.90 / 79.70 MIDASFIN | 0.16 | 10.21 | Vol. 6011 D: 29.30 1.35% | 29.33 | 29.80 / 29.00 FLEASEINT | 2.34 | 13.93 | Vol. 638251 D: 29.30 0.00% | 29.27 | 30.50 / 27.00 C: 29.10 1.02% | 29.20 | 29.50 / 29.00 PLFSL | 1.37 | 17.48 | Vol. 359232 D: 23.20 2.11% | 23.28 | 25.00 / 21.50 C: 23.30 1.69% | 23.31 | 23.70 / 23.20 PRIMEFIN | 0.87 | 17.88 | Vol. 105930 D: 24.00 1.64% | 24.14 | 25.00 / 23.50 C: 24.00 1.64% | 24.15 | 24.30 / 24.00 PREMIERLEA | 0.10 | 11.37 | Vol. 78230 D: 10.00 0.99% | 10.02 | 10.10 / 9.10 C: 10.10 0.98% | 10.03 | 10.10 / 10.00 ISLAMICFIN | 1.03 | 15.48 | Vol. 298242 D: 16.30 1.81% | 16.43 | 16.60 / 15.70 C: 16.30 2.40% | 16.47 | 16.60 / 16.20 LANKABAFIN | 1.61 | 31.07 | Vol. 295555 D: 53.70 1.10% | 53.88 | 55.50 / 50.00 C: 53.60 2.01% | 53.84 | 54.70 / 53.20 BIFC | 0.15 | 18.58 | Vol. 96025 D: 15.90 0.00% | 15.98 | 16.40 / 15.80 C: 15.80 3.66% | 15.93 | 16.00 / 15.70 IPDC | 1.23 | 19.43 | Vol. 27664 D: 18.00 0.00% | 18.15 | 18.30 / 17.00 UNIONCAP | 0.54 | 17.85 | Vol. 15443 D: 28.40 1.43% | 28.37 | 28.80 / 26.00 C: 27.50 3.17% | 27.53 | 27.60 / 27.50 BDFINANCE | 0.57 | 14.77 | Vol. 161050 D: 18.50 0.00% | 18.48 | 19.00 / 16.70 C: 18.30 1.08% | 18.31 | 18.40 / 18.20 ILFSL | 0.35 | 12.19 | Vol. 219500 D: 14.30 2.05% | 14.40 | 14.60 / 14.30 C: 14.50 2.68% | 14.51 | 14.70 / 14.40 PHOENIXFIN | 2.46 | 19.39 | Vol. 171441 D: 31.90 0.93% | 32.12 | 32.60 / 29.50 C: 32.20 0.00% | 32.18 | 32.50 / 32.00 FASFIN | 0.19 | 13.56 | Vol. 219500 D: 13.70 1.44% | 13.82 | 14.00 / 13.70 C: 13.80 0.72% | 13.85 | 14.00 / 13.80 DBH | 4.47 | 21.27 | Vol. 47850 D: 54.30 0.18% | 54.35 | 55.00 / 50.00 C: 55.50 0.91% | 55.50 | 56.00 / 55.00 NHFIL | 0.57 | 12.70 | Vol. 208446 D: 30.40 0.33% | 30.57 | 31.00 / 29.80 C: 30.50 0.66% | 30.57 | 31.00 / 30.10 BAYLEASING | 0.72 | 25.55 | Vol. 78980 D: 28.30 1.05% | 28.33 | 28.90 / 26.40 C: 28.40 1.05% | 28.34 | 28.50 / 28.20 ICB | 89.23 | 607.74 | Vol. 3250 D: 1499 1.06% | 1505 | 1529 / 1490 C: 1520 1.28% | 1520 | 1520 / 1520 GSPFINANCE | 1.63 | 22.23 | Vol. 98121 D: 25.10 2.33% | 25.33 | 26.00 / 23.20 C: 25.50 1.16% | 25.43 | 25.50 / 25.30 FAREASTFIN | 0.68 | 13.64 | Vol. 645500 D: 14.20 1.39% | 14.26 | 14.60 / 14.10 C: 14.20 1.39% | 14.28 | 14.60 / 14.10 INVESTMENT 2NDICB | 44.10 | 253.11 | Vol. 250 D: 272.0 2.06% | 272.00 | 272.0 / 272.0 6THICB | 10.99 | 60.14 | Vol. 7000 D: 53.00 0.19% | 53.00 | 53.80 / 52.80 8THICB | 12.47 | 70.07 | Vol. 4500 D: 53.80 0.92% | 53.78 | 54.00 / 53.50 AIMS1STMF | 3.02 | 15.70 | Vol. 131500 D: 38.70 0.00% | 38.69 | 39.20 / 38.30 C: 38.20 1.29% | 38.21 | 38.80 / 37.80 ICBISLAMIC | 2.21 | 26.81 | Vol. 19000 D: 18.00 1.10% | 18.00 | 18.40 / 17.80 GRAMEEN1 | 6.26 | 33.23 | Vol. 110000 D: 43.10 1.60% | 43.27 | 43.80 / 42.90 C: 43.10 0.92% | 43.13 | 43.30 / 43.00
ICB1STNRB | 4.06 | 35.31 | Vol. 1500 D: 25.30 0.00% | 25.30 | 25.30 / 25.30 ICB2NDNRB | 2.49 | 16.24 | Vol. 178500 D: 9.80 1.01% | 9.84 | 10.00 / 9.80 C: 9.90 2.06% | 9.86 | 9.90 / 9.50 GRAMEENS2 | 2.17 | 16.41 | Vol. 419550 D: 16.00 1.23% | 16.14 | 16.40 / 14.90 C: 16.20 1.22% | 16.19 | 16.40 / 16.10 1STPRIMFMF | 0.64 | 11.63 | Vol. 606500 D: 21.90 0.90% | 22.01 | 22.40 / 21.80 C: 22.00 0.45% | 22.30 | 22.50 / 21.80 EBL1STMF | 0.55 | 12.62 | Vol. 372743 D: 7.10 1.39% | 7.17 | 7.30 / 6.80 C: 7.10 0.00% | 7.10 | 7.10 / 7.10 ICBAMCL2ND | 0.60 | 12.12 | Vol. 63500 D: 5.90 1.67% | 5.93 | 6.00 / 5.90 C: 5.90 0.00% | 5.90 | 5.90 / 5.90 ICBEPMF1S1 | 0.52 | 11.32 | Vol. 66000 D: 5.90 1.67% | 5.98 | 6.10 / 5.90 C: 5.90 1.67% | 5.90 | 5.90 / 5.90 TRUSTB1MF | 0.75 | 11.65 | Vol. 289100 D: 7.30 2.67% | 7.40 | 7.50 / 7.30 C: 7.50 1.32% | 7.48 | 7.50 / 7.40 PRIME1ICBA | 0.42 | 11.18 | Vol. 150000 D: 5.60 1.82% | 5.63 | 5.80 / 5.60 C: 5.50 6.78% | 5.52 | 5.60 / 5.40 DBH1STMF | -1.12 | 10.15 | Vol. 105500 D: 5.60 0.00% | 5.65 | 5.70 / 5.60 C: 5.60 1.75% | 5.57 | 5.70 / 5.50 IFIC1STMF | 0.83 | 11.88 | Vol. 190874 D: 6.70 1.47% | 6.74 | 6.80 / 6.70 C: 6.60 2.94% | 6.61 | 6.70 / 6.60 PF1STMF | 0.51 | 11.11 | Vol. 78500 D: 5.50 1.79% | 5.57 | 5.70 / 5.50 C: 5.60 3.45% | 5.59 | 5.70 / 5.40 ICB3RDNRB | 0.00 | 10.60 | Vol. 130500 D: 5.30 0.00% | 5.33 | 5.40 / 5.20 C: 5.30 0.00% | 5.30 | 5.30 / 5.30 1JANATAMF | 0.78 | 10.68 | Vol. 145000 D: 6.00 0.00% | 6.00 | 6.10 / 5.90 C: 6.10 1.67% | 6.22 | 6.30 / 6.00 GREENDELMF | -0.82 | 9.72 | Vol. 93500 D: 5.40 1.82% | 5.40 | 5.50 / 5.40 C: 5.50 0.00% | 5.45 | 5.50 / 5.40 POPULAR1MF | 0.77 | 11.38 | Vol. 221870 D: 6.10 0.00% | 6.11 | 6.20 / 5.90 C: 6.10 1.61% | 6.14 | 6.50 / 6.00 IFILISLMF1 | 0.00 | 10.45 | Vol. 549000 D: 5.70 1.72% | 5.78 | 6.00 / 5.60 C: 5.80 3.33% | 5.80 | 6.00 / 5.70 PHPMF1 | 0.63 | 10.92 | Vol. 305500 D: 5.60 0.00% | 5.67 | 5.70 / 5.60 C: 5.60 1.75% | 5.58 | 5.70 / 5.50 AIBL1STIMF | -0.07 | 9.25 | Vol. 54500 D: 7.00 0.00% | 7.08 | 7.40 / 6.90 C: 6.90 0.00% | 6.81 | 6.90 / 6.80 MBL1STMF | -0.16 | 9.08 | Vol. 25500 D: 6.20 0.00% | 6.27 | 6.30 / 6.20 SEBL1STMF | 0.94 | 11.85 | Vol. 352400 D: 8.00 1.23% | 8.03 | 8.20 / 7.70 C: 8.10 0.00% | 8.08 | 8.20 / 8.00 EBLNRBMF | 1.07 | 10.88 | Vol. 22000 D: 7.50 0.00% | 7.55 | 7.70 / 7.40 RELIANCE1 | 0.95 | 10.33 | Vol. 171000 D: 8.50 1.16% | 8.55 | 8.70 / 8.50 C: 8.50 1.16% | 8.52 | 8.80 / 8.40 LRGLOBMF1 | 0.45 | 10.78 | Vol. 80000 D: 6.70 0.00% | 6.70 | 6.80 / 6.70 ABB1STMF | 0.92 | 10.63 | Vol. 209000 D: 7.20 1.37% | 7.21 | 7.30 / 7.20 C: 7.40 2.63% | 7.40 | 7.40 / 7.40 NLI1STMF | 1.17 | 12.22 | Vol. 305000 D: 9.10 1.09% | 9.18 | 9.40 / 9.10 C: 9.10 2.15% | 9.10 | 9.20 / 9.00 FBFIF | 1.30 | 10.27 | Vol. 5500 D: 8.90 1.14% | 8.91 | 9.20 / 8.80 NCCBLMF1 | 1.16 | 10.48 | Vol. 20000 D: 8.20 2.38% | 8.25 | 8.60 / 8.20 ICBSONALI1 | 0.00 | 10.39 | Vol. 299000 D: 7.90 2.47% | 7.96 | 8.20 / 7.90 C: 8.00 0.00% | 7.98 | 8.20 / 7.90 EXIM1STMF | 0.00 | 10.91 | Vol. 26000 D: 7.80 0.00% | 7.88 | 8.00 / 7.80
ENGINEERING AZIZPIPES | 0.39 | -42.04 | Vol. 3350 D: 17.40 1.14% | 17.63 | 17.70 / 17.40 C: 17.80 0.00% | 17.80 | 17.80 / 17.80 OLYMPIC | 5.23 | 14.73 | Vol. 148517 D: 152.6 0.53% | 153.00 | 154.6 / 140.0 C: 152.8 0.20% | 152.69 | 153.5 / 151.3 BDLAMPS | -5.31 | 37.07 | Vol. 48100 D: 141.0 3.30% | 140.31 | 144.0 / 134.0 C: 140.2 4.78% | 140.53 | 142.8 / 138.0 MONNOSTAF | 5.31 | 44.78 | Vol. 1700 D: 315.9 0.22% | 316.47 | 329.0 / 304.5 SINGERBD | 9.99 | 45.74 | Vol. 75175 D: 195.9 0.46% | 196.66 | 198.5 / 190.0 C: 193.2 1.93% | 193.90 | 197.0 / 192.0 ATLASBANG | 9.14 | 222.05 | Vol. 18939 D: 163.2 0.68% | 162.63 | 165.0 / 146.0 BDAUTOCA | -0.43 | 5.68 | Vol. 173300 D: 35.80 8.81% | 35.48 | 36.00 / 33.10 QSMDRYCELL | 1.06 | 52.31 | Vol. 157283 D: 35.50 1.11% | 35.54 | 36.50 / 32.50 C: 35.40 2.48% | 35.45 | 36.60 / 35.10 RENWICKJA | 5.77 | -31.13 | Vol. 18250 D: 149.3 2.29% | 152.71 | 159.0 / 147.2 NTLTUBES | 0.67 | 311.00 | Vol. 76440 D: 76.30 0.79% | 76.33 | 77.90 / 70.00 BDTHAI | 0.43 | 39.35 | Vol. 1041845 D: 28.30 4.43% | 28.41 | 29.00 / 26.00 C: 28.40 4.41% | 28.44 | 29.10 / 27.50 ANWARGALV | 0.52 | 8.10 | Vol. 597000 D: 29.30 5.78% | 29.50 | 30.20 / 27.90 C: 30.10 7.12% | 29.65 | 30.60 / 27.50 KAY&QUE | -3.89 | 6.03 | Vol. 15000 D: 15.60 2.50% | 15.60 | 16.00 / 15.10 C: 15.90 3.25% | 15.90 | 15.90 / 15.90 RANFOUNDRY | 2.84 | 18.62 | Vol. 102000 D: 99.20 2.07% | 100.97 | 104.9 / 99.00 C: 98.50 4.18% | 101.65 | 110.0 / 98.50 SALAMCRST | 3.31 | 20.00 | Vol. 197000 D: 42.70 0.93% | 42.79 | 43.10 / 42.60 C: 42.80 0.93% | 42.94 | 43.10 / 42.80 GOLDENSON | 3.70 | 28.70 | Vol. 350942 D: 49.00 0.81% | 49.14 | 49.80 / 45.00 C: 49.00 1.01% | 49.09 | 49.70 / 49.00 BSRMSTEEL | 3.06 | 19.53 | Vol. 384124 D: 71.40 1.38% | 72.01 | 75.00 / 70.00 C: 71.30 1.11% | 71.39 | 72.40 / 70.60 NAVANACNG | 4.09 | 27.04 | Vol. 120503 D: 65.90 0.90% | 66.60 | 67.20 / 60.00 C: 66.00 0.90% | 66.28 | 67.00 / 66.00 DESHBANDHU | 0.26 | 10.67 | Vol. 1045456 D: 19.10 2.14% | 19.12 | 19.50 / 17.50 C: 19.10 1.60% | 19.08 | 19.40 / 18.60 GPHISPAT | 2.11 | 15.27 | Vol. 453050 D: 56.00 3.11% | 56.61 | 62.00 / 52.50 C: 56.20 2.94% | 56.66 | 57.50 / 55.70 BENGALWTL | 3.85 | 24.30 | Vol. 1458400 D: 61.90 0.64% | 62.54 | 63.70 / 61.00 C: 62.00 0.16% | 62.55 | 63.80 / 61.60 BDBUILDING | 1.33 | 12.70 | Vol. 1562000 D: 71.60 0.99% | 71.18 | 73.00 / 68.40 C: 71.70 1.41% | 71.31 | 73.50 / 68.50 NPOLYMAR | 2.38 | 32.89 | Vol. 637375 D: 61.80 0.16% | 63.25 | 64.50 / 61.00 C: 62.00 0.49% | 63.90 | 65.60 / 61.10 ECABLES | 2.04 | 18.87 | Vol. 1000 C: 80.10 8.56% | 80.05 | 80.10 / 80.00 FOOD & ALLIED APEXFOODS | 2.54 | 90.81 | Vol. 83950 D: 95.00 1.45% | 96.10 | 97.80 / 94.00 C: 95.90 0.10% | 96.27 | 98.00 / 95.90 BANGAS | 7.20 | 50.27 | Vol. 95315 D: 497.5 0.08% | 501.77 | 511.9 / 492.0 C: 496.0 0.84% | 500.33 | 510.0 / 494.0 BATBC | 65.69 | 117.22 | Vol. 90650 D: 1702 2.69% | 1753 | 1757 / 1670 GEMINISEA | -15.39 | -5.70 | Vol. 950 D: 164.0 3.02% | 164.21 | 174.5 / 160.0 NTC | 29.88 | 110.05 | Vol. 1150 D: 815.4 0.32% | 815.24 | 820.0 / 812.0 C: 815.0 0.83% | 815.00 | 815.0 / 815.0 ZEALBANGLA | -28.94 | -221.34 | Vol. 1800 D: 7.50 2.60% | 7.50 | 7.50 / 7.50 AMCL(PRAN) | 6.85 | 57.14 | Vol. 122300 D: 198.8 0.80% | 202.86 | 207.8 / 196.2 C: 196.6 1.99% | 202.20 | 209.9 / 194.3
SHYAMPSUG | -45.77 | -396.49 | Vol. 4200 D: 7.00 0.00% | 7.00 | 7.00 / 7.00 RAHIMAFOOD | 0.52 | 4.45 | Vol. 693260 D: 64.30 4.21% | 64.41 | 65.90 / 60.00 C: 64.60 4.53% | 64.39 | 66.00 / 62.70 FUWANGFOOD | 0.94 | 12.28 | Vol. 567464 D: 23.50 0.00% | 23.71 | 24.00 / 22.00 C: 23.50 0.84% | 23.66 | 24.00 / 23.30 BEACHHATCH | 1.01 | 12.48 | Vol. 593936 D: 21.50 0.00% | 21.57 | 22.00 / 20.00 C: 21.50 0.46% | 21.65 | 21.90 / 21.40 FINEFOODS | 0.05 | 10.63 | Vol. 605500 D: 21.70 3.56% | 22.33 | 23.20 / 21.60 C: 21.90 2.23% | 22.33 | 23.00 / 21.50 RDFOOD | 0.91 | 16.84 | Vol. 721380 D: 24.30 0.00% | 24.27 | 24.60 / 22.00 C: 24.10 0.82% | 24.23 | 24.50 / 24.00 GHAIL | 2.31 | 24.36 | Vol. 783060 D: 43.00 0.69% | 43.10 | 43.90 / 39.00 C: 43.10 0.92% | 43.21 | 44.70 / 42.80 ELCAMELIA | 611.00 | 1974.18 | Vol. 0 C: 0.00 0.00% | 0.00 | 0.00 / 0.00 FUEL & POWER LINDEBD | 31.71 | 144.00 | Vol. 11550 D: 632.9 0.25% | 632.99 | 635.0 / 618.3 PADMAOIL | 27.62 | 79.74 | Vol. 227902 D: 317.7 1.58% | 320.51 | 327.9 / 298.0 C: 318.7 1.54% | 320.29 | 326.8 / 318.0 EASTRNLUB | 5.33 | 71.01 | Vol. 800 D: 324.3 1.85% | 323.75 | 338.0 / 320.0 BDWELDING | 0.33 | 16.82 | Vol. 432563 D: 22.00 0.45% | 22.18 | 23.00 / 20.10 C: 22.10 0.45% | 22.14 | 22.60 / 21.30 SUMITPOWER | 3.17 | 19.26 | Vol. 447329 D: 38.70 2.27% | 38.84 | 40.10 / 36.00 C: 38.70 3.01% | 38.87 | 39.00 / 38.00 DESCO | 2.34 | 31.27 | Vol. 115336 D: 59.60 0.33% | 59.81 | 60.40 / 55.00 C: 60.30 0.82% | 60.45 | 63.40 / 59.90 POWERGRID | 2.19 | 63.69 | Vol. 126567 D: 54.80 0.37% | 54.96 | 55.80 / 53.00 C: 54.10 1.12% | 54.23 | 55.00 / 53.60 JAMUNAOIL | 19.83 | 57.32 | Vol. 626774 D: 210.2 10.63% | 210.84 | 213.0 / 200.0 C: 209.1 10.98% | 210.57 | 214.0 / 208.4 MPETROLEUM | 21.34 | 59.26 | Vol. 190542 D: 225.1 1.83% | 227.12 | 236.9 / 210.0 C: 226.3 1.44% | 227.32 | 230.0 / 225.0 TITASGAS | 9.20 | 46.26 | Vol. 236569 D: 75.20 0.40% | 75.06 | 75.50 / 70.00 C: 75.20 0.40% | 74.88 | 75.50 / 74.60 KPCL | 4.73 | 15.86 | Vol. 251313 D: 49.40 0.60% | 49.55 | 49.90 / 45.00 C: 49.10 1.41% | 49.24 | 49.80 / 45.00 BEDL | 1.48 | 19.43 | Vol. 522403 D: 32.10 1.53% | 32.12 | 33.00 / 29.40 C: 32.20 1.53% | 32.18 | 33.50 / 29.50 MJLBD | 2.73 | 30.24 | Vol. 130729 D: 75.60 0.80% | 75.13 | 77.00 / 68.00 C: 75.40 0.53% | 74.81 | 75.80 / 73.10 GBBPOWER | 1.86 | 22.63 | Vol. 687126 D: 29.00 1.36% | 29.20 | 29.80 / 26.50 C: 29.10 1.02% | 29.34 | 30.00 / 29.00 SPPCL | 3.81 | 23.34 | Vol. 733960 D: 61.20 0.97% | 61.36 | 62.10 / 57.50 C: 61.00 1.45% | 61.18 | 62.00 / 60.70 JUTE JUTESPINN | -48.14 | -39.89 | Vol. 15750 D: 85.70 1.66% | 85.21 | 86.00 / 84.00 NORTHERN | -9.98 | -18.22 | Vol. 200 D: 32.00 5.26% | 32.00 | 32.00 / 32.00 SONALIANSH | 2.65 | 226.00 | Vol. 66550 D: 149.7 5.72% | 147.38 | 150.0 / 141.0 TEXTILE AL-HAJTEX | 2.22 | 16.53 | Vol. 259239 D: 79.70 3.91% | 79.17 | 80.60 / 70.00 RAHIMTEXT | 4.65 | 56.68 | Vol. 7950 D: 250.6 8.34% | 246.29 | 251.5 / 236.4 SAIHAMTEX | 2.75 | 29.50 | Vol. 303700 D: 27.90 1.06% | 28.04 | 28.40 / 27.80 C: 28.00 1.06% | 28.17 | 28.40 / 27.90 MODERNDYE | 0.91 | 10.37 | Vol. 4300 D: 101.1 2.60% | 102.33 | 108.2 / 98.00
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DHAKAINS | 2.84 | 18.02 | Vol. 62375 D: 40.80 0.00% | 40.73 | 41.30 / 37.00 C: 40.80 0.49% | 40.80 | 40.80 / 40.80 LIFE INSURANCE NATLIFEINS | 12.34 | 80.99 | Vol. 16511 D: 264.5 1.61% | 263.66 | 267.7 / 257.2 C: 260.0 0.76% | 260.00 | 263.0 / 257.0 DELTALIFE | 38.53 | 189.40 | Vol. 1250900 D: 289.4 0.35% | 292.83 | 298.9 / 283.9 C: 290.1 0.55% | 292.65 | 299.5 / 284.5 SANDHANINS | 2.39 | 28.22 | Vol. 67737 D: 72.60 0.95% | 73.16 | 73.90 / 67.00 C: 72.60 0.55% | 72.60 | 72.60 / 72.60 POPULARLIF | 3.70 | 715.41 | Vol. 7235 D: 230.9 1.24% | 230.54 | 238.0 / 220.0 C: 225.0 8.57% | 225.00 | 225.0 / 225.0 FAREASTLIF | 9.21 | 60.79 | Vol. 36633 D: 100.2 3.00% | 101.43 | 103.9 / 93.00 C: 98.10 2.19% | 98.11 | 98.50 / 98.00 MEGHNALIFE | 10.82 | 48.87 | Vol. 56710 D: 111.2 1.37% | 112.04 | 113.6 / 108.8 C: 109.0 0.83% | 109.00 | 109.0 / 109.0 PROGRESLIF | 2.30 | 31.45 | Vol. 16500 D: 115.4 2.45% | 115.63 | 116.0 / 114.0 C: 115.6 3.75% | 115.60 | 115.6 / 115.6 PRAGATILIF | 0.60 | 30.15 | Vol. 15457 D: 155.4 2.33% | 155.59 | 164.5 / 145.0 PRIMELIFE | 5.51 | 27.10 | Vol. 8359 D: 100.1 3.93% | 101.10 | 103.0 / 95.00 C: 100.0 2.46% | 100.00 | 100.0 / 100.0 RUPALILIFE | 3.75 | 31.25 | Vol. 76137 D: 113.8 0.09% | 114.62 | 117.0 / 105.0 C: 112.4 7.87% | 112.20 | 112.4 / 112.0 PADMALIFE | 1.63 | 25.76 | Vol. 431440 D: 65.40 1.21% | 66.64 | 72.80 / 60.00 C: 65.40 1.65% | 66.72 | 69.30 / 64.00 SUNLIFEINS | 0.00 | 0.00 | Vol. 235300 D: 61.00 0.33% | 61.27 | 62.80 / 55.00 C: 60.60 0.49% | 60.91 | 62.90 / 59.10 TELECOM GP | 12.96 | 26.26 | Vol. 231200 D: 206.4 0.39% | 205.82 | 207.9 / 204.1 C: 206.3 0.63% | 205.51 | 207.0 / 204.3 BSCCL | 5.82 | 26.38 | Vol. 229766 D: 173.7 1.64% | 174.67 | 177.0 / 160.0 C: 173.2 1.87% | 175.03 | 177.0 / 172.7 TRAVEL & LEISURE UNITEDAIR | 1.10 | 12.87 | Vol. 3010910 D: 16.50 0.60% | 16.61 | 17.00 / 15.00 C: 16.60 0.60% | 16.64 | 16.90 / 16.50 UNIQUEHRL | 4.02 | 86.29 | Vol. 486578 D: 81.70 1.21% | 82.28 | 83.50 / 75.00 C: 81.80 1.09% | 82.12 | 83.20 / 81.40 MISCELLANEOUS ARAMIT | 16.07 | 99.93 | Vol. 10400 D: 342.8 4.25% | 352.27 | 359.8 / 340.0 C: 327.0 5.14% | 327.00 | 327.0 / 327.0 BSC | 1.77 | 565.82 | Vol. 56410 D: 441.5 0.11% | 444.12 | 450.0 / 439.8 C: 442.3 0.00% | 443.60 | 449.0 / 440.3 GQBALLPEN | 6.55 | 250.45 | Vol. 210050 D: 152.1 5.70% | 149.46 | 152.9 / 144.0 C: 152.5 5.61% | 150.45 | 153.8 / 146.0 USMANIAGL | 3.45 | 27.20 | Vol. 126261 D: 138.5 1.54% | 139.25 | 141.7 / 130.0 C: 138.7 2.14% | 139.33 | 140.9 / 136.4 SAVAREFR | 0.14 | 10.57 | Vol. 2650 D: 60.50 6.33% | 60.00 | 61.90 / 58.10 BEXIMCO | 3.24 | 86.74 | Vol. 1185023 D: 33.40 1.47% | 33.56 | 35.50 / 30.60 C: 33.50 1.47% | 33.60 | 34.10 / 31.00 SINOBANGLA | 1.75 | 21.01 | Vol. 211000 D: 22.40 1.36% | 22.39 | 22.60 / 22.20 C: 22.60 1.80% | 22.55 | 22.80 / 22.30 MIRACLEIND | 0.09 | 14.41 | Vol. 749000 D: 17.10 5.56% | 17.07 | 17.60 / 16.20 C: 17.30 6.13% | 17.18 | 17.90 / 16.30 BOND IBBLPBOND | 0.00 | 1000.00 | Vol. 280 D: 986.0 0.20% | 985.71 | 988.0 / 970.3 ACIZCBOND | 0.00 | 1000.00 | Vol. 22 D: 882.0 0.17% | 888.89 | 883.0 / 881.0 C: 880.0 1.84% | 880.00 | 880.0 / 880.0 BRACSCBOND | 0.00 | 0.00 | Vol. 10 D: 1010 1.00% | 1000 | 1020 / 1000
December 05, 2013 Sectotal Index: BANK: 37,670.50 0.65% NBFI: 20,108.15 1.24% INVS: 4,796.07 0.74% ENGG: 6,359.78 0.61% FOOD: 10,013.85 0.11% F&P: 10,347.59 0.71% TEXT: 3,549.23 1.09% PHAR: 18,233.82 0.46% PAPR: 1,124.84 5.01% SERV: 3,036.77 0.03% LEAT: 5,332.73 0.09% CERA: 534.23 0.75% CMNT: 4,346.28 0.37% INFO: 7,514.36 0.23% GINS: 9,127.86 0.86% LINS: 122,294.16 1.76% TELC: 1,365.28 0.90% MISC: 6,538.04 0.19% DSHGARME | 0.88 | 12.12 | Vol. 65300 D: 73.50 0.54% | 75.60 | 77.90 / 72.10 DULAMIACOT | -1.90 | -29.70 | Vol. 5800 D: 7.80 0.00% | 7.76 | 8.00 / 7.60 TALLUSPIN | 1.75 | 16.17 | Vol. 3091815 D: 38.20 4.09% | 37.85 | 38.70 / 36.60 C: 38.30 4.64% | 37.88 | 38.80 / 36.80 APEXSPINN | 2.01 | 49.32 | Vol. 17600 D: 72.40 0.14% | 72.33 | 72.90 / 70.50 C: 73.00 0.00% | 73.00 | 73.00 / 73.00 MITHUNKNIT | 2.87 | 20.53 | Vol. 381072 D: 83.00 4.40% | 82.80 | 85.00 / 79.00 C: 83.60 4.37% | 84.05 | 86.70 / 81.00 DELTASPINN | 3.06 | 26.84 | Vol. 471000 D: 30.00 0.67% | 29.85 | 30.50 / 28.00 C: 30.00 0.33% | 29.90 | 31.30 / 29.40 SONARGAON | 0.27 | 34.50 | Vol. 200583 D: 17.90 0.56% | 17.93 | 18.20 / 17.00 C: 17.90 0.00% | 17.94 | 18.20 / 16.50 PRIMETEX | 1.21 | 59.34 | Vol. 186500 D: 25.10 0.80% | 25.06 | 25.30 / 24.70 C: 25.20 2.44% | 25.18 | 25.50 / 24.80 ALLTEX | -1.26 | 8.10 | Vol. 93000 D: 7.20 0.00% | 7.21 | 7.30 / 7.20 C: 7.20 1.37% | 7.23 | 7.30 / 7.20 ANLIMAYARN | 1.36 | 11.99 | Vol. 476500 D: 28.50 3.64% | 28.42 | 30.10 / 27.10 C: 28.70 3.61% | 28.49 | 29.00 / 27.70 HRTEX | 2.08 | 14.92 | Vol. 895850 D: 43.10 9.39% | 41.64 | 43.20 / 37.00 C: 43.40 9.32% | 41.75 | 43.50 / 39.00 CMCKAMAL | 1.37 | 19.31 | Vol. 1535601 D: 32.10 0.00% | 32.24 | 33.00 / 29.80 SAFKOSPINN | 0.95 | 21.78 | Vol. 392700 D: 26.10 2.35% | 26.06 | 26.50 / 25.00 C: 26.20 3.15% | 26.14 | 26.40 / 25.40 SQUARETEXT | 4.32 | 31.82 | Vol. 41352 D: 92.60 0.00% | 92.67 | 93.00 / 89.00 C: 92.40 0.11% | 92.62 | 93.50 / 92.10 METROSPIN | 0.56 | 17.71 | Vol. 738800 D: 20.90 1.42% | 21.07 | 21.60 / 20.00 C: 21.10 0.47% | 21.14 | 21.60 / 20.90 MAKSONSPIN | 0.16 | 20.55 | Vol. 3039753 D: 19.20 0.00% | 19.11 | 20.00 / 17.40 C: 19.10 1.04% | 19.07 | 19.30 / 18.80 DACCADYE | 0.93 | 25.85 | Vol. 276500 D: 24.80 0.80% | 24.91 | 25.20 / 24.70 C: 24.80 0.80% | 24.70 | 25.10 / 24.40 RNSPIN | 2.80 | 16.58 | Vol. 4046500 D: 35.90 1.64% | 36.09 | 38.10 / 34.00 C: 36.10 1.37% | 36.22 | 36.80 / 35.80 BXSYNTH | 0.93 | 25.42 | Vol. 281606 D: 16.50 0.60% | 16.63 | 16.90 / 15.00 C: 16.60 1.78% | 16.73 | 17.00 / 16.60 MALEKSPIN | 2.81 | 43.48 | Vol. 1288320 D: 28.00 2.10% | 28.24 | 29.00 / 26.00 C: 28.20 1.05% | 28.33 | 28.90 / 27.80 ZAHINTEX | 1.20 | 31.07 | Vol. 216350 D: 26.80 0.37% | 26.82 | 28.70 / 25.00 C: 26.80 0.75% | 26.95 | 27.10 / 26.70 SAIHAMCOT | 1.92 | 23.62 | Vol. 594750 D: 23.90 0.42% | 24.01 | 24.40 / 23.80 C: 24.00 0.83% | 23.97 | 24.20 / 23.80 GENNEXT | 1.68 | 15.15 | Vol. 5099560 D: 33.40 0.00% | 33.35 | 33.70 / 30.30 C: 33.50 0.30% | 33.39 | 33.80 / 32.80 ENVOYTEX | 3.10 | 37.86 | Vol. 1088400 D: 55.10 2.04% | 54.60 | 55.40 / 48.70 C: 55.30 2.60% | 54.75 | 56.00 / 53.90 ARGONDENIM | 1.89 | 38.86 | Vol. 1905560 D: 80.60 6.05% | 78.75 | 80.90 / 70.00 C: 81.20 6.56% | 78.27 | 81.80 / 77.10 FAMILYTEX | 3.72 | 14.68 | Vol. 649000 D: 53.00 0.19% | 53.22 | 54.00 / 52.50 C: 52.40 0.38% | 52.35 | 53.20 / 52.00 PTL | 2.12 | 20.06 | Vol. 6017750 D: 63.10 9.74% | 61.13 | 63.20 / 57.00 C: 62.80 9.98% | 60.59 | 62.80 / 57.00 PHARMACEUTICAL & CHEMICAL AMBEEPHA | 3.94 | 26.15 | Vol. 26065 D: 285.7 0.70% | 292.31 | 298.0 / 280.2 C: 284.0 1.25% | 289.00 | 295.0 / 280.0 BXPHARMA | 3.77 | 52.55 | Vol. 144488 D: 46.40 1.07% | 46.61 | 47.90 / 43.00 C: 46.50 1.69% | 46.51 | 48.00 / 43.00 GLAXOSMITH | 20.25 | 123.32 | Vol. 400 D: 964.6 1.40% | 965.00 | 969.9 / 953.0 GENERAL INSURANCE BGIC | 1.65 | 20.33 | Vol. 79149 D: 29.50 1.34% | 29.85 | 30.10 / 28.00 C: 29.30 0.68% | 29.28 | 29.90 / 28.60 GREENDELT | 4.05 | 64.44 | Vol. 41129 D: 86.10 0.00% | 85.84 | 87.80 / 78.00 C: 84.50 2.54% | 84.56 | 85.00 / 84.50 UNITEDINS | 2.47 | 21.04 | Vol. 1000 D: 45.50 0.00% | 46.00 | 46.00 / 45.00 PEOPLESINS | 2.05 | 20.72 | Vol. 64980 D: 34.90 3.86% | 35.44 | 37.00 / 34.00 C: 34.90 1.97% | 35.13 | 36.00 / 34.80 EASTERNINS | 2.22 | 35.88 | Vol. 11025 D: 37.90 0.52% | 37.91 | 38.30 / 34.50 JANATAINS | 0.78 | 17.07 | Vol. 94240 D: 27.50 0.36% | 27.59 | 27.90 / 26.30 C: 27.50 0.36% | 27.49 | 27.70 / 27.40 PHENIXINS | 2.70 | 20.96 | Vol. 64343 D: 42.30 0.24% | 42.05 | 42.70 / 40.00 C: 42.50 0.00% | 38.44 | 42.50 / 42.50 EASTLAND | 4.06 | 23.29 | Vol. 79743 D: 47.90 1.03% | 48.12 | 50.00 / 47.00 C: 48.10 0.41% | 48.06 | 48.20 / 48.00 CENTRALINS | 1.54 | 19.04 | Vol. 20058 D: 29.20 0.68% | 29.27 | 30.00 / 27.50 KARNAPHULI | 1.56 | 19.42 | Vol. 26360 D: 24.10 1.63% | 24.05 | 24.40 / 22.20 RUPALIINS | 2.76 | 23.38 | Vol. 63800 D: 33.30 1.77% | 33.48 | 34.10 / 33.20 FEDERALINS | 1.10 | 10.98 | Vol. 104392 D: 24.20 0.82% | 24.30 | 25.40 / 22.00 C: 24.30 0.82% | 24.23 | 24.50 / 24.00 RELIANCINS | 3.93 | 61.52 | Vol. 14 D: 72.50 0.00% | 69.90 | 69.90 / 69.90 PURABIGEN | 1.05 | 18.71 | Vol. 233500 D: 23.50 0.42% | 23.53 | 23.70 / 23.40 PRAGATIINS | 2.01 | 50.30 | Vol. 9000 D: 57.00 2.56% | 57.13 | 58.00 / 57.00 C: 56.00 8.05% | 56.00 | 56.00 / 56.00 PRIMEINSUR | 2.14 | 14.14 | Vol. 85500 D: 32.00 0.31% | 31.99 | 32.40 / 31.50 PIONEERINS | 3.11 | 23.84 | Vol. 78000 D: 67.00 1.47% | 67.17 | 68.10 / 66.90 MERCINS | 1.53 | 14.50 | Vol. 125339 D: 26.90 1.47% | 27.08 | 27.70 / 26.00 AGRANINS | 1.73 | 14.39 | Vol. 68224 D: 26.90 0.74% | 27.03 | 27.50 / 26.00 GLOBALINS | 1.09 | 11.78 | Vol. 42724 D: 28.20 1.40% | 28.28 | 29.00 / 27.00 NITOLINS | 2.59 | 15.41 | Vol. 16500 D: 34.30 0.58% | 34.37 | 34.50 / 34.20 C: 37.00 5.71% | 37.00 | 37.00 / 37.00 ASIAPACINS | 1.84 | 13.76 | Vol. 108600 D: 29.70 0.34% | 29.84 | 30.50 / 29.40 SONARBAINS | 1.68 | 13.38 | Vol. 126974 D: 24.20 0.82% | 24.34 | 26.00 / 23.00 C: 24.40 1.67% | 24.40 | 24.40 / 24.40 PARAMOUNT | 1.26 | 13.19 | Vol. 80052 D: 24.00 1.64% | 24.20 | 24.70 / 22.00 C: 26.70 8.10% | 26.70 | 26.80 / 26.20 CITYGENINS | 1.65 | 14.26 | Vol. 115246 D: 27.30 0.00% | 27.17 | 27.80 / 25.00 C: 27.50 1.85% | 27.15 | 27.50 / 26.80 CONTININS | 1.41 | 15.68 | Vol. 106000 D: 29.40 2.97% | 29.43 | 30.20 / 29.30 C: 29.80 2.61% | 29.76 | 30.00 / 29.00 TAKAFULINS | 2.19 | 15.17 | Vol. 210804 D: 38.30 1.03% | 38.56 | 39.20 / 36.50 C: 38.50 3.27% | 38.45 | 38.50 / 38.40 STANDARINS | 2.58 | 13.99 | Vol. 35887 D: 40.90 4.87% | 39.96 | 42.90 / 37.00 NORTHRNINS | 1.77 | 11.15 | Vol. 33366 D: 41.20 0.96% | 41.20 | 45.00 / 37.50 C: 41.50 1.22% | 43.57 | 44.60 / 41.50 REPUBLIC | 2.14 | 12.42 | Vol. 99790 D: 42.10 1.41% | 42.27 | 44.00 / 42.00 C: 42.20 1.86% | 41.84 | 42.80 / 41.00 ASIAINS | 1.56 | 17.34 | Vol. 40610 D: 27.20 1.81% | 27.39 | 28.00 / 26.50 C: 27.20 1.45% | 27.15 | 27.30 / 26.00 ISLAMIINS | 1.29 | 11.96 | Vol. 56500 D: 33.30 2.35% | 33.43 | 34.10 / 33.00 PROVATIINS | 1.90 | 14.30 | Vol. 59000 D: 28.20 1.40% | 28.35 | 28.60 / 28.10 C: 28.50 1.06% | 28.50 | 28.90 / 27.70
ACI | -5.82 | 126.42 | Vol. 6618 D: 174.1 0.11% | 173.99 | 175.7 / 162.0 C: 171.0 0.58% | 171.00 | 171.0 / 171.0 RENATA | 33.57 | 138.83 | Vol. 13093 D: 738.6 0.38% | 737.70 | 741.0 / 715.0 PHARMAID | 1.39 | 26.19 | Vol. 221550 D: 181.3 9.95% | 177.03 | 181.3 / 169.0 KOHINOOR | 11.46 | 15.99 | Vol. 1630 D: 348.7 0.78% | 348.45 | 350.0 / 346.0 IBNSINA | 3.44 | 34.02 | Vol. 140640 D: 107.7 1.82% | 108.13 | 110.2 / 104.0 C: 107.2 2.46% | 109.73 | 111.1 / 106.9 LIBRAINFU | 4.21 | 1567.59 | Vol. 1600 D: 456.7 0.02% | 456.88 | 463.9 / 455.0 ORIONINFU | 1.27 | 7.00 | Vol. 122400 D: 41.70 0.48% | 41.73 | 42.00 / 41.30 C: 41.50 0.00% | 41.50 | 42.00 / 41.00 SQURPHARMA | 6.93 | 37.18 | Vol. 222861 D: 194.9 0.05% | 194.56 | 200.1 / 181.0 C: 195.0 0.00% | 194.79 | 195.0 / 193.7 IMAMBUTTON | -1.51 | 4.16 | Vol. 18500 D: 7.20 0.00% | 7.29 | 7.50 / 7.20 C: 7.20 4.00% | 7.20 | 7.20 / 7.20 KEYACOSMET | 1.55 | 21.54 | Vol. 1115503 D: 27.00 0.74% | 27.13 | 29.00 / 25.00 C: 27.00 0.37% | 27.01 | 27.30 / 26.90 BERGERPBL | 32.46 | 100.20 | Vol. 50 D: 835.0 0.58% | 835.00 | 835.0 / 835.0 ACIFORMULA | 3.33 | 38.08 | Vol. 86120 D: 77.90 3.45% | 77.11 | 79.00 / 74.60 C: 78.00 3.59% | 77.56 | 79.00 / 75.90 MARICO | 27.53 | 62.47 | Vol. 8700 D: 761.8 0.22% | 762.18 | 765.0 / 760.0 BEACONPHAR | 0.04 | 12.01 | Vol. 187275 D: 12.90 0.77% | 12.98 | 13.20 / 12.00 C: 13.10 1.50% | 13.03 | 13.20 / 12.90 ACTIVEFINE | 3.23 | 13.89 | Vol. 266297 D: 86.90 1.03% | 87.22 | 88.20 / 81.00 C: 86.20 1.71% | 86.78 | 87.50 / 85.60 SALVOCHEM | 0.68 | 10.57 | Vol. 365408 D: 22.00 1.35% | 22.15 | 22.50 / 20.10 C: 22.10 0.90% | 22.12 | 22.40 / 21.90 GHCL | 2.14 | 57.31 | Vol. 607250 D: 58.50 0.68% | 58.55 | 59.80 / 57.80 C: 58.40 1.35% | 58.82 | 60.10 / 58.00 ORIONPHARM | 5.02 | 68.68 | Vol. 1210505 D: 60.80 0.33% | 60.98 | 61.70 / 55.00 C: 60.80 0.49% | 60.91 | 61.70 / 60.60 JMISMDL | 1.12 | 12.83 | Vol. 331000 D: 225.8 4.34% | 226.53 | 232.0 / 220.0 C: 226.5 6.19% | 228.24 | 231.9 / 223.0 CENTRALPHL | 1.62 | 12.24 | Vol. 2154325 D: 41.90 2.20% | 41.46 | 42.60 / 37.00 C: 42.00 2.19% | 41.68 | 42.80 / 40.40 PAPER & PACKAGING HAKKANIPUL | 0.51 | 31.01 | Vol. 177000 D: 32.60 9.40% | 32.39 | 32.70 / 31.20 C: 33.30 9.90% | 32.52 | 33.30 / 30.00 SERVICE SAMORITA | 2.49 | 57.42 | Vol. 95000 D: 99.80 0.99% | 100.42 | 105.0 / 98.10 C: 100.0 2.06% | 100.28 | 101.3 / 98.20 SAPORTL | 1.23 | 38.39 | Vol. 298396 D: 29.60 1.66% | 29.88 | 30.50 / 27.20 C: 29.70 1.98% | 29.93 | 31.00 / 29.70 EHL | 2.81 | 18.44 | Vol. 1912971 D: 57.30 7.50% | 56.08 | 58.00 / 51.00 C: 57.20 6.92% | 56.29 | 58.00 / 52.70
LEATHER APEXTANRY | 6.57 | 69.38 | Vol. 89800 D: 124.7 2.12% | 125.47 | 129.0 / 124.0 C: 124.7 2.04% | 125.68 | 133.3 / 121.0 APEXADELFT | 23.01 | 203.26 | Vol. 62810 D: 400.1 0.05% | 399.65 | 404.9 / 395.0 SAMATALETH | 0.22 | 12.93 | Vol. 49000 D: 16.70 9.15% | 16.75 | 16.80 / 16.40 C: 16.50 10.00% | 16.45 | 16.50 / 16.20 LEGACYFOOT | 0.63 | 17.19 | Vol. 754940 D: 43.00 3.86% | 43.59 | 44.50 / 38.00 C: 42.90 2.63% | 43.24 | 44.50 / 42.00 CERAMIC MONNOCERA | 0.35 | 95.30 | Vol. 49970 D: 34.00 2.58% | 34.73 | 35.40 / 33.10 C: 34.00 1.16% | 35.24 | 35.80 / 33.90 STANCERAM | 1.12 | 15.49 | Vol. 1020 D: 39.30 0.26% | 38.98 | 39.90 / 38.00 FUWANGCER | 0.65 | 12.70 | Vol. 1074700 D: 21.50 3.59% | 21.82 | 22.60 / 20.10 C: 21.70 2.69% | 22.05 | 22.60 / 21.50 SPCERAMICS | 0.62 | 30.92 | Vol. 260325 D: 18.10 1.63% | 18.25 | 18.50 / 16.80 C: 18.20 2.15% | 18.33 | 18.60 / 18.10 RAKCERAMIC | 1.98 | 16.76 | Vol. 135947 D: 52.70 0.19% | 52.82 | 53.50 / 48.00 C: 52.60 0.38% | 52.59 | 53.80 / 50.00 CEMENT HEIDELBCEM | 22.85 | 111.50 | Vol. 38550 D: 386.3 1.20% | 386.17 | 388.4 / 385.0 C: 386.0 0.44% | 385.17 | 386.0 / 384.5 CONFIDCEM | 6.23 | 90.76 | Vol. 97646 D: 123.6 0.64% | 124.35 | 126.5 / 120.0 C: 123.8 0.32% | 123.91 | 125.2 / 123.0 MEGHNACEM | 6.28 | 33.81 | Vol. 75600 D: 128.9 1.34% | 129.02 | 131.0 / 127.0 C: 128.3 0.23% | 129.27 | 131.0 / 128.2 ARAMITCEM | 3.03 | 14.65 | Vol. 288200 D: 86.30 0.23% | 86.97 | 89.00 / 84.50 C: 87.00 9.99% | 87.00 | 87.00 / 87.00 LAFSURCEML | 1.60 | 7.22 | Vol. 685500 D: 32.90 1.79% | 33.14 | 33.50 / 32.80 C: 32.90 0.90% | 33.22 | 33.50 / 32.90 MICEMENT | 4.48 | 37.67 | Vol. 164034 D: 82.80 0.72% | 83.35 | 85.00 / 77.00 C: 82.70 0.60% | 82.65 | 83.70 / 82.60 PREMIERCEM | 5.00 | 32.60 | Vol. 102600 D: 101.7 3.05% | 102.61 | 104.8 / 100.6 C: 102.1 1.73% | 102.74 | 105.0 / 102.0 IT IINDUSTRIES ISNLTD | 0.28 | 17.31 | Vol. 414000 D: 18.90 2.72% | 19.10 | 19.50 / 18.30 C: 19.10 3.24% | 19.21 | 19.50 / 18.10 BDCOM | 1.40 | 14.41 | Vol. 139160 D: 25.90 1.15% | 26.04 | 26.60 / 23.60 C: 26.30 0.77% | 25.81 | 26.50 / 25.70 INTECH | 0.94 | 10.08 | Vol. 447371 D: 16.30 1.24% | 16.40 | 16.80 / 15.00 C: 16.40 1.23% | 16.41 | 16.70 / 15.90 AGNISYSL | 0.96 | 14.90 | Vol. 309980 D: 21.30 0.47% | 21.46 | 21.70 / 21.00 C: 21.30 0.47% | 21.39 | 21.70 / 20.00 DAFODILCOM | 0.85 | 10.99 | Vol. 373238 D: 13.50 0.00% | 13.56 | 14.50 / 13.40 C: 13.50 0.74% | 13.55 | 13.80 / 12.30 AAMRATECH | 1.33 | 19.91 | Vol. 818550 D: 35.20 1.12% | 35.41 | 36.40 / 32.50 C: 35.30 1.40% | 35.43 | 35.90 / 35.00
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Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (left) addresses a meeting of the economy and fiscal policy council, next to Finance Minister Taro Aso (right), at Abes office in Tokyo yesterday REUTERS quake and tsunami; and build infrastructure for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. This includes steps to boost capital expenditure for the future and ensure the economy stays in a positive cycle, Abe said in a speech about the stimulus to businessmen and economists. If companies invest more and wages rise more, then the positive (economic) cycle materializes. The overall size of the package is on a par with Abes 20tn yen burst of spending early this year as part of his campaign to end 15 years of falling prices and tepid growth. The headline figure usually announced by the Japanese government on economic measures often includes spending that has already been committed, and tends to far exceed the amount of actual new government spending. New debt issuance is not required as new spending will be covered by tax revenues that have exceeded initial budget projections due to the economic recovery, as well as using unspent funds from other accounts. l
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As many as 300 million Chinese are potential visitors to France, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault said Thursday as he arrived in Beijing for a five-day visit focused on trade. The two countries are preparing to celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties. Speaking to reporters at the Forbidden City, the sprawling former imperial complex in central Beijing, Ayrault said that the future of employment in France also depends on this immense market in China. l