ASEM leaders stand with Dhaka to � ght terrorismn BSS, Ulaanbaatar

The Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) leaders have highly praised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her strides to combat terrorism and assured that their countries would remain with Bangladesh in � ghting the demon.

The appreciation came during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s meetings with Mongolian Presi-dent Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, Myan-mar President Htin Kyaw, Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte on the fringes of the ASEM Summit on Friday and yesterday.

Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haq briefed reporters after the meetings. PM’s Press Secretary Ih-sanul Karim was also present.

Haq said Myanmar President Htin Kyaw and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina discussed various bilateral issues in a cordial atmos-phere as it was Sheikh Hasina’s � rst meeting with the Myanmar presi-dent after establishment of demo-cratic government in Myanmar.

In about 50 minutes of discus-sion, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina stressed the need for settlement of all unresolved bilateral issues, particularly the refugee and drug tra� cking issues through mutual

discussion. The foreign secretary said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held a long discussion with Ger-man Chancellor Angela Merkel over dinner hosted last night by the Mongolian President in honour of ASEM leaders.

He said the German Chancellor wanted to know about the initia-tives of Bangladesh to curb terror-

ism and assured the prime minister that her government would stay with Bangladesh in its � ght against terrorism.

Haq said as Angela Merkel was curious about Bangladesh’s rural development and women’s em-powerment. The prime minister invited her to visit Bangladesh in next December to join Global

Forum of Migration and Develop-ment (GFMD) in Dhaka and take � rst hand experience on those suc-cesses.

Bangladesh as the present chair of GFMD would hand over chair-manship to Germany for next term.

The foreign secretary further said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Indian Vice President Hamid

Ansari during their meeting dis-cussed the ways of e� ectively com-bating terrorism.

They expressed satisfaction over the cooperation between the two countries in various sectors particularly in implementing joint projects.

Hamid Ansari hoped that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will join the BRICS Summit along with other BIMSTEC leaders in Goa in India in October next.

The foreign secretary said dur-ing the meeting with his Bangla-desh counterpart Sheikh Hasina, Dutch prime minister assured that his government would remain be-side Bangladesh in its � ght against terrorism.

The two leaders also expressed satisfaction over the process of successful implementation of the Delta Plan, Haq said.

During the meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the Mon-golian president o� ered Bang-ladesh to extend all support to establish ready-made garment in-dustries in the East Asian country.

The Mongolian president sought Sheikh Hasina’s support for capac-ity-building of civil servants of his country and collaboration in the pharmaceuticals and veterinary medicine sectors. l

Loyalist street action keeps Erdogan in powern Tribune Desk

The people of Turkey have spoken: Ataturk’s republic will remain a de-mocracy.

Except that this is not Ataturk’s Turkey any more.

No longer the type of society Mustafa Kemal Ataturk or Ismet In-onu envisioned, Turkey’s staunch

secularism has given way to rule by parties that are outwardly dem-ocratic but espouse extremely con-servative religious values.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayy-ip Erdogan, whose government has been preserved by this unprece-dented outpouring of rejection of

military intervention in politics, has espoused questionable causes.

Causes like denouncing Bangla-desh’s war crimes tribunals and the Holocaust, and restricting women from free movement and opposing contraception have left him and his brand of political Islam in doubt.

So although thousands poured into the streets, faced down ele-ments of one of the most formidable military forces in the Middle East and added a chapter to the history of civil-military relations in the region, Turkey’s failed coup is anything but a clear victory for democracy.

Some observers, however, say most of those people – for who a sec-tion of the Turkish military could not succeed in overthrowing Erdogan

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IS claims Nice attacker asits ‘soldier’n Tribune Desk

The Islamic State group claimed Saturday that the Tunisian man who barreled his truck into a crowd in the French resort city of Nice was a “soldier” of the group.

It’s the � rst claim of responsi-bility for an attack that claimed 84 lives at a July 14 � reworks display for France’s national holiday, re-ports The Associated Press.

The claim - circulated on social media by a news outlet a� liat-ed with the group - didn’t name Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, the 31-year-old Tunisian who authori-ties say was behind the wheel as a truck crashed into revellers Thurs-day night.

But the statement quoting an IS security member said the man was following calls from the group to target citizens of countries� ghting it.

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TURKEY’S MILITARY COUPS1993 Claims of a “covert coup” intended to prevent a peace settlement with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK)

1980 After armed con�ict between right and left wings in the 1970s

1971 Military coup known as the “coup by memorandum”, which the military delivered instead of sending out tanks

1960 Coup by group of young military o�cer outside chain of command, against the democratically-elected Democrat Party

ERDOGAN’S RISE TO POWER1970s-1980s Active in Islamist circles, member of Necmettin Erbakan’s Welfare Party

1994-1998 Mayor of Istanbul, until military o�cers made power grab

1998 Welfare Party banned, Erdogan jailed for inciting religious hatred

2001 Founds Islamist-rooted AKP with ally Abdullah Gul

2002-2003 AKP wins solid majority in parliamentary election, Erdogan appointed PM

2014 Becomes president after �rst-ever direct elections for head of state

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Loyalist street action keeps Erdogan in powerFriday night – were his followers.

The president also received huge support from international media as well as some like-minded current and former heads of states who de-nounced the coup attempt as unjust move against an elected democratic government when it was under way.

At least 265 army personnel and civilians were killed after the army faction tried to seize power using tanks and helicopters. Some strafed the headquarters of the Turkish intelligence and parliament in the capital, Ankara, while others seized a major bridge in Istanbul, Reuters reported.

Forces loyal to the government fought yesterday to crush the last remnants of the coup attempt which collapsed after crowds answered President Erdogan’s call to take to the streets and dozens of rebels abandoned their tanks. Over 2,800 rebels were arrested.

Immediately after the rebels an-nounced that they had taken over power for democratic order, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim refused to describe the move as a coup. He also warned that those who were in this “illegal act” would have to pay the highest price.

Yildirim later acknowledged it as a coup attempt after gun� re was heard outside the military headquar-ters, � ghter jets buzzed over the cap-ital and vehicles blocked two major bridges in Istanbul. Within hours, Erdogan said that the nation must gather in squares to give response to the attempted coup.

Around the same time, US Presi-dent Barack Obama pledged to sup-port the “democratically elected government” and also rejected to recognise the coup attempt. Most of the international media following the coup attempt also described it as a threat to Turkey’s democracy.

However, a section of people in Turkey and other parts of the world were rejoiced in social media as they thought the “autocratic” and “an-ti-women” government would fall.

Erdogan’s AK Party has long had strained relations with the military, which has a history of mounting coups to defend secularism although it has not seized power directly since 1980.

Erdogan warns plottersThe Turkish president accused the coup plotters of trying to kill him and launched a purge of the armed forces, which last used force to stage a successful coup more than 30 years ago.

“They will pay a heavy price for this,” said Erdogan, who also saw o� mass public protests against his rule three years ago. “This uprising is a gift from God to us because this will be a reason to cleanse our army.”

The government declared the situation fully under control, saying 2,839 people had been rounded up from foot soldiers to senior o� cers,

including those who had formed “the backbone” of the rebellion.

Erdogan, who had been holiday-ing on the southwest coast when the coup was launched, � ew into Istan-bul before dawn yesterday and was shown on television outside Ataturk Airport, Reuters reported.

Addressing thousands of � ag-waving supporters at the air-port, he said the government re-mained at the helm, although distur-bances continued in Ankara.

He said the plotters had tried to attack him in the resort town of Mar-maris. “They bombed places I had

departed right after I was gone,” he said. “They probably thought we were still there.”

His conservative religious vision for Turkey’s future has also alienated many ordinary citizens who accuse him of authoritarianism. Police used heavy force in 2013 to suppress mass protest demanding more freedom.

Smart phone addressIn a night that sometimes verged on the bizarre, Erdogan frequently took to social media, even though he is an avowed enemy of the tech-nology when his opponents use it and frequently targets Twitter and Facebook.

He addressed the nation via a video calling service, appearing on the smart phone of a CNN Turk reporter who held it up to a studio camera.

He said the “parallel structure” was behind the coup attempt – his shorthand for followers of Fethul-lah Gulen, a Muslim cleric whom he has repeatedly accused of trying to foment an uprising in the mili-tary, media and judiciary.

Gulen, who lives in self-imposed exile in the US, once supported Er-dogan but became a leading adver-sary. He condemned the attempted coup and said he played no role in it.

“As someone who su� ered un-

der multiple military coups during the past � ve decades, it is especial-ly insulting to be accused of having any link to such an attempt. I cat-egorically deny such accusations,” Gulen said in a statement.

Secretary of State John Kerry said the US had not received any request to extradite Gulen.

The purge appeared to go be-yond the military. Citing a deci-sion by the High Council of Judg-es and Prosecutors, broadcaster NTV reported that authorities had removed 2,745 judges fromduty.

Soldiers surrenderGun� re and explosions had rocked both Istanbul and Ankara through the night after soldiers took up positions in both cities and or-dered state television to read out a statement declaring they had tak-en power. However, by dawn the noise of � ghting had died down considerably.

About 50 soldiers involved in the coup surrendered on one of the bridges across the Bosphorus Strait in Istanbul after dawn, abandoning their tanks with their hands raised in the air.

Witnesses saw government supporters attack the pro-coup soldiers who had surrendered, as-sault or rebuke them while photos of one soldier beheaded went viral on Twitter.

By yesterday afternoon, CNN Turk reported that security forc-es had completed an operation against coup plotters at the head-quarters of the military general sta� . Security sources also said police detained about 100 military o� cers at an air base in the south-east.

Neighbouring Greece arrested eight men aboard a Turkish mili-tary helicopter which landed in the northern city of Alexandroupolis yesterday, the Greek police ministry

said, adding that they had requested political asylum.

Lawmakers in hidingThe coup began with warplanes and helicopters roaring over Ankara and troops moving in to seal o� the bridg-es over the Bosphorus, which sepa-rates Europe and Asia in Istanbul.

Turkish maritime authorities reopened the Bosphorus to transit-ing tankers after shutting the major trade route from the Black Sea to the Aegean for several hours for security and safety reasons.

Early yesterday, lawmakers were

hiding in shelters inside the parlia-ment building, which was being � red on by tanks. An opposition depu-ty told Reuters parliament was hit three times and that people had been wounded. Attacks on the parliament had “largely stopped” yesterday.

A Turkish military commander also said � ghter jets had shot down a helicopter used by the coup plotters over Ankara.

Momentum turned against the coup plotters as the night wore on. Crowds de� ed orders to stay in-doors, gathering at major squares in Istanbul and Ankara, waving � ags and chanting.

“We have a prime minister, we have a chief of command, we’re not going to leave this country to degen-erates,” shouted one man, as groups of government supporters climbed onto a tank near Ataturk airport.

Kerry said he phoned the Turk-ish foreign minister and underlined “absolute support for Turkey’s dem-ocratically elected, civilian govern-ment and democratic institutions.”

European Council President Don-ald Tusk called for a swift return to Turkey’s constitutional order, saying tensions there could not be resolved by guns. Erdogan has had often prickly relations with the EU, which worried about some of his actions in-cluding raids on Turkish media.

Flights ResumeFlag carrier Turkish Airways re-sumed � ights yesterday, while some foreign carriers cancelled weekend � ights.

At the height of the action, rebel soldiers took control of TRT state tel-evision, which announced a coun-trywide curfew and martial law. An announcer read a statement on the orders of the pro-coup faction that accused the government of erod-ing the democratic and secular rule of law. Turkey would be run by a “peace council” that would ensure the safety of the population, the statement said.

Turkey has su� ered numerous bombings and shootings this year, including an attack two weeks ago by Islamists at Kamal Ataturk Air-port that killed more than 40 people, as well as those staged by Kurdish militants.

After serving as prime minister from 2003, Erdogan was elected president in 2014 with plans to al-ter the constitution to give the pre-viously ceremonial presidency far greater executive powers. l

IS claimshis estranged wife had been taken away Friday by police.

The claim of responsibility came as French security chiefs met in Paris and as Nice’s seaside boulevard, the famous Promenade des Anglais, was slowly coming back to life. A make-shift memorial of bouquets, candles and messages had been set up near one end of the expansive avenue.

The su� ering is far from over. Two days after the atrocity, many families are still hunting for missing loved ones, going from hospital to hospital in an e� ort to � nd people who’ve disappeared in the chaos of the truck’s rampage

O� cials said 202 people had been wounded in the attack, with 25 of them on life support as of late Friday.

France yesterday began three-day mourning in homage to the vic-tims – although that hasn’t stopped politicians from sniping at each oth-er over who bore responsibility for the failing to stop the attack.

In an open letter published on the Nice Matin newspaper’s website, regional council President Christian Estrosi – a member of France’s op-position Republicans – described the country’s current Socialist leader-ship as “incapable.” He said he had requested that the police presence be reinforced in Nice ahead of the � reworks display but was told there was no need.

Cazeneuve, speaking at the Ely-see, disagreed, saying that high se-curity had been assured in the region - including at the Cannes Film Festi-val and the Nice Carnival. Govern-ment spokesman Stephane Le Foll warned against attempts to divide the country, calling for “unity and cohesion.” l

A civilian beating surrendered Turkish soldiers involved in the coup on Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul yesterday REUTERS

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Home minister: Gulshan attack instigators, perpetrators identi� edn UNB

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said the instiga-tors and the perpetrators of Gul-shan café terror attack had been identi� ed.

“Law enforcers are on a man-hunt for their arrest, and the mys-tery behind the incident will be debunked soon,” said the minister while talking to reporters at the Secretariat.

“Law enforcement agencies are conducting investigations against the identi� ed criminals, and they’ll take legal steps as soon as possible. We’re not revealing the details in the inter-est of investigation,” said the minister.

Replying to a question about the identities of the criminals, Kamal said the attackers are Bangladeshi

nationals but the instigators might be from abroad.

“Detectives had information about attacks across the country before the Gulshan attack. That’s why we ordered our law enforcers to remain alert. After having infor-mation about the café attack, Ba-nani thana O� cer-in-Charge (OC) Salahuddin rushed to the spot and died at the United Hospital in Gul-shan after having hit during the at-tack,” he said.

“The people who have raised question about OC Salauddin have connection with criminals,” said the minister while responding to another question.

He said terrorism is now a global threat and terrorists are also chang-ing their plot patterns as Gulshan attack added a new dimension. l

Police: Hasnat, Tahmid in custodyn Tribune Desk

The law enforcers yesterday � nally con� rmed that they were interro-gating Hasnat Karim and Tahmid Hasib Khan in connection with the July 1 Gulshan terror attack.

“We have to conduct the in-vestigation through interrogation of witnesses, rescuers and others concerned. The puzzle cannot be solved without interrogation,” DMP Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah told reporters.

He also claimed that none would harassed during the investigation process.

In response to queries, the DMP boss refused to give details of the whereabouts of the duo. Their families and several internation-al human rights groups have been

campaigning for their release. “They are neither arrested nor

detained, but being interrogated,” he said, suggesting the media per-sons to contact with the investiga-tion o� cer for details about the duo.

The DMP’s Counterterrorism and Transnational Crimes unit is con-ducting the investigation of the case.

At least 2 people including 17 foreigners were killed in the attack launched by Islamic State militants on Holey Artisan Bakery and O’ Kitchen building in posh Gulshan area. Two police o� cials were also killed during the hostage situation that erupted as the attackers had failed to � ee the scene after killing most of the guests at the Spanish restaurant.

Five attackers were killed in the rescue mission dubbed Operation

Thunderbolt the next morning. A pizza chef was reportedly mistak-enly killed at that time. Another as-sistant chef of the restaurant, held as a suspect, succumbed to his in-juries while undergoing treatment at a hospital under police custody. Some 32 people were rescued from the site or released by the militants.

UK citizen Hasnat, a former teacher of North South University, and Canada resident Tahmid, a stu-dent of the University of Toronto, were released by the militants just before the operation. They were lat-er taken to the DB o� ce for interro-gation, apparently due to their du-bious role during the hostage crisis.

Although a DMP deputy Com-missioner earlier claimed that they had released the duo before Eid, their family members alleged that

they had not returned home.The law enforcers have claimed

that the members of banned mili-tant out� ts Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, Ansarullah Bangla Team and Hizb ut-Tahrir carried out the attack jointly.

Rights bodies ask for whereaboutsLast week, London-based rights group Amnesty International de-manded that the Bangladesh gov-ernment immediately ensure that he has access to his family, a law-yer and to any medical attention he may require.

Amnesty also said that Hasnat should be released unless he is charged with an internationally recognisable criminal o� ence and presented before a court.

Meanwhile, Human Rights

Watch has echoed Amnesty to urge the government to protect the rights of Hasnat and Tahmid.

In a statement issued Friday, the New York-based group called on the authorities to admit their detentions and to make clear the whereabouts.

The group urged investigators to conduct thorough investigations in a rights-respecting manner.

HRW also said the authorities needed to either charge or release them immediately. It claimed the length of time the two men had been held incommunicado was a direct violation of their basic rights.

The rights group also called upon both the UK and Canadian authorities to press for consular access to ensure their safety and well-being. l

Sholakia attacker was Nibras' roommate?n Nayan Khondokar, Jhenaidah

Abir Rahman, one of the attackers in Sholakia, Kishoreganj who was killed in the gun� ght with police, used to be a roommate of Gulshan attacker Nibras Islam at a men's hostel in Jhenaidah town, claimed their neighbours.

Several locals who live in the neighbourhood where the men's hostel is located in the town's Son-alipara area identi� ed Abir in the photos circulating in media, saying he moved in to the hostel identifying himself as Nibras' maternal cousin.

However, no one was able to

identify the other six tenants in the hostel.

Some local boys said Nibras, who went by the name Sayeed in Jhe-naidah, used to play football with them in the � eld of the mosque ad-jacent to the hostel, while Abir used to sit on the sidelines.

Two of the boys, who requested anonymity, said: “Whenever we asked his [Abir] name, Sayeed [Ni-bras] Bhai would always respond, saying he was his cousin.”

They further said Abir did not talk to anyone or showed interest in football. But once in a while he would play cricket with local chil-

dren beside the mosque � eld. “He did not behave or move like

a normal person,” they said of Abir. Abir's stay in the hostel was fur-

ther con� rmed by the woman who used to cook meals for the militant duo. Pointing at Abir on a photo, she said: “This man used to live in the same room as Sayeed Bhai. They used to spend most of their time in their room.”

She said while Nibras sometimes stepped out of the room and went out on a motorcycle, she never saw Abir go anywhere. “I am not sure when Abir Bhai left the hostel.”

Earlier on Thursday, Bilkis Na-

har, wife of retired army o� cial Ka-wsar Ali who runs the hostel, iden-ti� ed Nibras as one of the tenants who moved in in March and left in the end of June.

Locals suspect that Nibras, Abir and the other potential militants who lived in the hostel were re-sponsible for at least four mur-ders in Jhenaidah in the last four months.

Hostel owner Kawsar Ali, his col-lege-going sons Binsar Ali and Benzir Ali, the mosque's imam Md Rokanuz-zaman and assitant imam Sabbir Ahmed Rob were allegedly detained by local law enforcers on July 6 morn-

ing, claimed their families. But the local police and Rapid Ac-

tion Battalion (RAB) o� ce said they were unaware of this detainment.

Jhenaidah Additional Superin-tendent of Police Azbahar Sheikh and Jhenaidah Sadar Circle Assis-tant Superintendent of Police Go-pinath Kanjilal also said they knew nothing of the matter and did not know why the � ve detainees had been detained.

Meanwhile, RAB 6 Jhenaidah camp's Company Commander Maj Munir said law enforcement team from outside Jhenaidah may have arrested them. l

A child is being fed Vitamin A capsule yesterday at Dhaka South City Corporation o� ce in Azimpur, Dhaka. Bangladesh observed National Vitamin A Plus Campaign yesterday through administering the capsules to children below � ve years to prevent diseases that occur due to vitamin de� ciencies, mainly night blindness MEHEDI HASAN

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Police looking for 11 more missing boys, young menn Tribune Desk

At least 11 cases of missing persons have been reported to police in Mymensingh, Gaibandha and Ja-malpur since the terror attacks in Dhaka and Kishoreganj earlier this month.

Police are now looking for seven teens and young men who went missing from di� erent upazi-las in Mymensingh in the past 18 months, a 12-year-old madrasa student from Jamalpur's Islampur upazila who has been missing for � ve months, and three men in Gai-bandha's Sadullahpur upazila who went missing in the past two years, our correspondents in the districts have reported.

The terrorists who attacked Holey Artisan Bakery in Gulshan, Dhaka on July 1 and Sholakia Ei-dgah in Kishoreganj on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr on July 7 – killing at least 25 people – had been missing for a long time before they resur-faced before the attacks.

After law enforcement agencies urged citizens to report any sus-picious case of missing persons in their families following the terror attacks, there have been hundreds of general diaries (GD) reporting missing persons – especially per-sons in their teens and 20s – around the country.

Sources at Mymensingh De-tective Branch of police said de-tectives are looking for the seven missing persons and also if they have any militant connections.

As recorded in the GDs, three of the missing persons are from Phul-baria upazila – two of whom are

teenagers, one from Bhaluka, one teenager from Gafargaon, one from Haluaghat and one teenager from Dhobaura, said Nur-e-Alam, addi-tional superintendent of police in the district Detective Branch (DB).

They were reported missing be-tween February 2015 and July this year, he told the Dhaka Tribune.

A source in the DB said they are giving high priority to the cases of missing persons in the wake of the recent terror attacks. “We are con-ducting search operations around the district based on the informa-tion we have gathered so far.”

Meanwhile, a 12-year-old stu-dent at Dhengargarh Sultania Ha� -zia Madrasa in Islampur, Jamalpur went missing on his way to the ma-drasa on the morning of February 12 this year, according to the GD � led by his father.

Islampur police station OC Dween-e-Alam con� rmed the mat-ter to the Dhaka Tribune and said the boy's family had been looking for him by themselves, but came to � le a GD with police on Wednes-day when news reports on missing young persons began circulating in

media. Police are looking into this case

and working to � nd out if there are any militant connections, the OC told the Dhaka Tribune.

In Gaibandha, one of the trio, a 28-year-old fabric supplier, went missing on December 16, 2015 in Chittagong, a 40-year-old RMG factory employee went missing in Dhaka on January 15, 2014, and a 20-year-old grocer went missing in the district's Dhaperhat union on April 1, 2015.

Families of all three men � led GDs with police, but police have yet to � nd their traces, said Sadul-lahpur police station OC Farhad Imrul Kayes.

When contacted, Gaibandha Su-perintendent of Police Md Ashraful Islam said police are investigating what the men's regular activities were and whether they had come into contact with militant out� ts.

“We are also running campaigns to make people aware of militancy and how to prevent it,” he told the Dhaka Tribune.

Earlier on Friday, our corre-spondents in Bogra and Chittagong reported at least 22 cases of miss-ing persons reported in the two districts.

In Bogra, 17 persons were re-ported missing, six of whom have con� rmed militant links, police said.

In Chittagong, � ve persons have been reported missing, three of whom are teenagers and one 12 years old. Three of them were ma-drasa students. Police have not yet found any links between the miss-ing persons and militancy. l

Pakistani social media star allegedly strangled by brother in honour killingn Reuters, Lahore

Qandeel Baloch, a social media star whose exploits divided opin-ion in conservative Pakistan, was allegedly strangled by her brother in what appears to be an “honour killing”, police and her family said on Saturday.

Baloch’s raunchy social media photos challenged social norms in Pakistan, a deeply traditional Mus-lim country where women are of-ten repressed by their family or the community. Her killing shocked the South Asian country.

Baloch received multiple death threats and su� ered frequent mi-sogynist abuse, but continued posting provocative pictures and videos. In Facebook posts, she spoke of trying to change “the typi-cal orthodox mindset” of people in Pakistan.

Punjab Police spokeswoman Nabeela Ghazanfar told Reuters Ba-loch, real name Fauzia Azeem, was killed on Friday night in her family home on the outskirts of Multan, a large city in Punjab province.

Baloch’s body was discovered on Saturday and her father Mu-hammad Azeem told the police that his son Waseem had strangled her, Ghazanfar said.

“Apparently, it is an honour kill-ing but further investigations will reveal the real motives behind this murder,” Ghazanfar said.

Baloch’s father told local me-dia his son Waseem had stayed overnight at the family home and quarrelled with Baloch over money issues and her risque photos.

“He had serious reservations

regarding her pictures being circu-lated on social media,” Muhammad Azeem told reporters in Multan. “He escaped after strangling Qa-ndeel.”

Police said they were looking for Waseem, who had disappeared.

Baloch had struggled to recon-cile her family’s conservative val-ues with her social media stunts, including a sel� e with a famous Muslim cleric that led to wide-spread condemnation from power-ful religious � gures.

In the days before her death, she had told local media she was con-cerned about her safety.

Baloch’s death sparked an out-pouring of grief on Twitter and other social media websites and reignited a debate about honour killings in Pakistan.

More than 500 people - almost all women - die in Pakistan each year in such killings, usually carried out by members of the victim’s family meting out punishment for bringing “shame” on the community.

Bikini danceBaloch is described as Pakistan’s Kim Kardashian and had built a modelling career on the back of her social media fame. She recently also appeared in a music video, gy-rating bare legged to an Urdu-lan-guage song in high-heels and a see-through top.

Earlier this year Baloch o� ered to strip if the wildly popular Paki-stani cricket team beat arch-rival India. When they lost, she berated the Pakistani cricketers and posted a video in which she danced for the Indian team wearing a bikini. l

A source in the DB said they are giving high priority to the cases of missing persons in the wake of the recent terror attacks

‘The absence of thinking is evil’In the � nal part of a two part interview, Ebrahim Moosa, professor of Islamic Studies and co-director of Contending Modernities at the University of Notre Dame’s Keough School of Global A� airs talks to the DhakaTribune’s Abid Azad about the radicalisation of youth How would you describe the relation between a madrasa education and a ‘mainstream’ education?In places like Bangladesh, educa-tion, even secular education, is in serious crisis.

People are not taught to think humanely and intelligently. At sec-ular universities the smartest stu-dents think that if they mouth o� radical ideas they have a chance to become political leaders.

Everything is based on conspir-acy theories about the world. It is not a fact-based world they live in but a � ction-based world tailored to their political interests and that of their peers.

What we need is a return to hu-manistic education, a focus on the humanities to make us understand who we are as people and individ-uals. To acquire a deep sense of morality, faith and a complex un-derstanding of history.

Science and social science edu-cation does not humanise. It cre-ates technicians. But technicians without a humane core can be-come dangerous – a danger unto themselves and others.

All the major terrorists: Osa-ma Bin Laden, Anwar Awlaki and the Dhaka [attackers] come from wealthy families. But once you ex-amine them closely, you see that they were not educated to be hu-mane. Their education was � awed. Even the Islam they learned did not make them sensitive human beings but turned them into automatons. A humanities education makes you think.

The absence of thinking is evil.Qawmi madrasa graduates have

a challenge getting into the nation-al education system in Bangladesh. The graduates of the Aaliya madra-sas are totally ine� ective in making an impact on the real religious lives of the people.

Aaliya madrasas are the great-est disappointment in Bangladesh. They produce individuals with de-grees and certi� cates but they do not have a deep and sophisticated education.

Qawmi madrasas have the po-tential but they are too fond of liv-ing in the eleventh century and so many of their Qawmi madrasas live in a fantasy world of the past.

How should society address the issue of radicalisation?The government should call a cri-sis conference in Bangladesh. It should start a process of restoring trust in governance.

That means zero-tolerance for corruption. All politicians engaged in corruption should be jailed.

Or if Bangladesh establishes a truth and reconciliation commis-sion, people engaged in political violence and corruption must con-fess to their wrongdoing and be banned from political o� ce for at least a decade.

First you need to clear the polit-ical � eld. Bangladesh is a divided society and you desperately need a truth and reconciliation commis-sion like South Africa and Chile.

In parallel you need to reform education from the elementary level to university level. Education should be about developing human beings who care for the world, not just about getting a job.

Bangladesh and neighbouring In-dia has some of the best minds. You need to turn to Bangla classical lit-erature that teaches people how to be humane, caring, justice loving and fact loving.

For that you require clean and honest governance. Politicians must lead by example, not confuse people with � ery speeches that serve their own interests.

The public must challenge pol-iticians and ask them to provide empirical facts not � ctions. Educa-tion for humanity and humanisa-tion is the top priority.

Right now it seems that both Islamic education and secular edu-

cation dehumanises people. Hence people resort to destructive behav-iour. And conspiracy theories are widespread in Muslims societies. Millions believe that the attacks in Dhaka, Medina, Baghdad and Istanbul were perpetrated by the United States and Israel.

With this mindset, how can you prescribe a cure? Will banning Peace TV halt the process or radicalisation? Banning Peace TV will only make Peace TV and Zakir Naik into he-roes. People will be able to � nd Peace TV broadcasts on the inter-net. How can you block it?

Zakir Naik might not encourage violence but he creates an Islamic supremacist mentality that is very toxic. This supremacist mentality does not view all human beings as equals. It creates the false no-tion that Muslims are superior to others. It is a short step from that mindset to committing atrocities.

Zakir Naik’s toxic propaganda should be countered by the rational voices of Islam. But the Muslim public is so insecure and so much into fantasy-based reality that they � ock in their millions to Naik because he enables them to live in the arti� cial bubble of fantasy-Islam.

Peace TV is escapist TV.It enables people to escape reali-

ty and feel good about themselves. Many individuals who watch can-not distinguish between escapism and reality, and in� ict their toxic mindsets on innocents around the world, including the victims of the Dhaka shootings. l

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Activists of SUJAN form a human chain in Shahbagh, Dhaka yesterday urging people to stand against terrorism and create a peaceful environment in the countryMEHEDI HASAN

Science and social science education does not humanise. It creates technicians. But technicians without a humane core can become dangerous – a danger unto themselves and others

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Former MP MA Mannan passes awayn BSS

Professor Dr MA Mannan, a mem-ber of the Awami League adviso-ry council and former parliament member, died of old age complica-tions at Green Life Hospital in the capital yesterday.

Dr Mannan, also a renowned neurologist, breathed his last around 1:45pm at the Green Life Hospital at Green Road, Dhaka at the age of 84.

He left behind two sons and a daughter as well as a host of rela-tives and well wishers to mourn his death.

Prof Mannan, also a language veteran, was elected an MP on Awa-mi League ticket from Kishoreganj 2 (Katiadi-Pakundia) in 2001 and 2008. He was the founder of Bang-ladesh Tourism and Environment Society and Neurology Foundation.

His body has been preserved at BIRDEM mortuary and he will be buried after the arrival of his two sons from abroad, family sources said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock at the death of Prof Mannan. l

Six-murder trial delayed deliberatelyn Md Sanaul Islam Tipu

Five years have elapsed after the brutal killing of six college students at Aminbazar falsely branding them as robbers, but the trial is yet to make any signi� cant progress allegedly due to negligence of the prosecution.

Families of the victims are also disappointed as the law enforcers fail to produce the prosecution wit-nesses during the scheduled dates. They also alleged that the prose-cutors were not cordial in dealing with the case.

The sensational murder case remains pending with the Second Additional District and Sessions Judge’s Court of Judge Md Ra� qul Islam.

Since October 30, 2013, only 42 out of 92 witnesses gave their dep-ositions before the court while four or � ve of them were declared hos-tile. On the other hand, 14 out of the 60 accused have already made confessional statements before magistrates.

Kazi Nazma Sultana, mother of victim Tipu Sultan, recently said: “It is the responsibility of the gov-ernment to ensure justice in the case on behalf of the victims. But the trial proceeding is continuing

at a snail’s pace due to weakness of the state counsels.”

Several other families alleged that the prosecutors were reluc-tant since the families could not pay them fees. In some cases, the prosecution took the side of the accused.

The court’s additional public pros-ecutor Shakila Jasmin Mitu refuted the allegations.

“We are working hard to dis-pose of the case within the shortest possible time. But this case has a number of accused and it will take time,” she told the Dhaka Tribune.

According to the case docu-ments, in the night of Shab-e-Barat on July 18, 2011, a gang of criminals killed the six students near Amin-bazar Bridge and took the bodies to Keblarchar, over half a kilometre o� the killing spot, on the advice of the local police.

Then they called the villagers

saying that they had caught some robbers. The teenagers, who were already dead, were beat up again.

This is how the killings were labelled as mob beating by the ac-cused.

The dead students are Tipu Sul-tan of Tejgaon College, Towhidur Rahman Palash, Kamruzzaman Kanto and Ibrahim Khalil of Mir-pur Bangla College, Shams Rahim Shamam of Maple Leaf Interna-tional School and Sitaf Jabi Munif of Bangladesh University of Busi-ness and Technology. Their friend Al Amin, who was with them at that time and sustained severe in-juries, is the lone survivor of the incident.

SI Anwar Hossain of Savar po-lice � led the murder case accusing 500-600 unidenti� ed villagers of Bardeshi village. The charges were pressed on January 13, 2013 against 60 villagers of the village.

The accused were indicted on July 8, 2013.

Of the accused, 46 are now on bail, four in jail custody and nine on the run while an accused Ra-shad Miah died on January 1, 2014. The trial was stalled for more than a year as the Savar police had tak-en the time to � le a report on the death of the accused. l

Deal for LNG terminal tomorrown Aminur Rahman Rasel

Petrobangla is set to sign the � nal deal with Excelerate Energy Bang-ladesh Limited (EEBL) to build the country’s � rst lique� ed natural gas (LNG) processing terminal tomorrow.

Under the agreement, the EEBL, a subsidiary of US-based Excelerate Energy, will build the � oating stor-age and re-gasi� cation unit (FSRU) – popularly known as LNG terminal – at Maheshkhali of Chittagong on a build-own-operate-transfer basis.

The EEBL will build the termi-nal within 18 months of signing the deal. The import of LNG may start in early 2018.

Bangladesh Oil and Gas Corpo-ration (Petrobangla) Chairman Ish-tiaq Ahmad con� rmed the matter to the Dhaka Tribune.

The Cabinet Committee on Pub-lic Purchase on June 22 approved the proposal for setting up the LNG terminal to process the imported LNG into natural gas.

Petrobangla will have to pay a total of $90 million as terminal charges excluding tax, VAT and insurance fee to the terminal op-erator to use its facilities. It will pay about $159,186 per day as � xed component of fees; $45,814 as operating component fees; and $32,000 to the terminal operator.

The terminal operator on an

average will charge $0.49 per unit of gas for regasi� cation and processing of the imported LNG, Petrobangla o� cials said.

The government has to spend about of $1.56b annually to import 182.5 billion cubic feet of LNG from abroad at an estimated cost of $8 per million British Thermal Unit (mBTU) – a measure of energy content in fuel.

This means, Bangladesh has to spend about $2.5b annually to sup-ply 500 mmcfd imported gas.

Petrobangla took the initiative to install the LNG terminal six years ago considering the country’s ongoing gas crisis.

The agreement with the EEBL will be signed under the Speedy Supply of Power and Energy (Special Pro-vision) Act 2015. The EBBL already carried out a met-ocean study on June 22 last year via the Maritime Re-search Institute (MARIN), a reputed organisation from the Netherlands.

Met-ocean study determines the physical environment near an o� -shore platform. The terminal’s LNG storage capacity will be 138,000 cubic metres, and it will receive a supply of 500-600 million cubic feet per day.

The state-owned Gas Transmis-sion Company Limited has also moved to lay a 91km gas transmis-sion pipeline from Maheshkhali to Anwara to carry the re-gasi� ed LNG to the mainland. l

Due to water logging and deteriorated condition of VIP Road in Cittagong city after a recent rainfall, tra� c is adversely a� ected. The picture was taken yesterday from Cement Crossing area in the city RABIN CHOWDHURY

Of the accused, 46 are now on bail, four in jail custody and nine on the run

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Four of a family killed in road crashn Nazmul Huda Nasim, Bogra

Four, including a child, of a family were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and an auto-rick-shaw in Subgram area, on the out-skirt of Bogra town on Friday night.

The deceased are Ziaur Rah-man, 42, son of Nurul Islam from Chachaitara village at Madla in Shajahanpur of Bogra, his wife Reshma Khatun, 35, his son Ashik Babu, 8, and his brother-in-law An-war Hossain, son of Erfan Ali from Chakkatuli village of Gabtali, said police.

Joly Akter, 12, daughter of Ziaur, is undergoing treatment at Sha-heed Ziaur Rahman Medical Col-lege Hospital in Bogra.

The police and locals said the head-on collision took place when a Rangpur-bound bus hit the au-to-rickshaw losing its control over the steering around 8pm. The vic-tims were returning to Chachaitara after attending an invitation at Chakkatuli. l

Rajendrapur-Bhaowal-Mirzapur Road in dire staten Md Raihanul Islam Akand,

Gazipur

At lest 12,000 people of 10 villag-es in the district are su� ering im-mensely as the Rajendrapur-Bh-aowal-Mirzapur Road has become un� t for tra� c movement.

Locals said the recent downpour and lack of repair and maintenance have severely damaged the roads, causing frequent road accidents as well as fatalities.

The road was in an awful condi-tion as crates and potholes had de-veloped on it for lack of renovation.

Many vehicles fall into clearings and holes on this road always.

The condition of the road is de-teriorating everyday because of plying of heavy tra� c and negli-gence of authorities concerned in renovating these roads.

Locals alleged that more than 50 industries were built up beside the road illegeally. Goods laden heavy vehicles are plying the road caus-ing the road damage.

They said they were the worst su� erers for dilapidated state of the road.

Abu Saleh, director of Elion Group in Banglabazar area, told the Dhaka Tribune that commuters were su� ering severely as thou-sands of potholes had developed on the road.

“Transportation of my factory

goods are hampered, but the Roads and Highway department did reno-vation of the road a few years back despite being informed several times about the repair of the road.”

Goods-laden trucks frequently get stuck on potholes that causes long tailback on the road, he added.

Workers Shahidul and Mostofa said a 10-minute ride on road from takes up to almost two hours.

Trader Sultan Mahmud of Ra-jendarpur area toad the Dhaka Tribune that many portions of the road went under water because of poor drainage system.

He said: “Locals put brick chips on the damaged portion of the road so that tra� c could run through the road.”

He urged the Roads and High-way department to take immediate

measures to repair these roads as soon as possible to ease su� erings of commuters.

When contacted, Engineer of Local Government Engineering Department Amirul Islam told the Dhaka Tribune that they had re-pired the road several times. But the road damaged repeatedly as many industries had been built up beside it. l

Highway blocked for nationalisation of collegen Md Emroz Khandakar, Pabna

Students, teachers and local people blocked the Dhaka-Pabna Highway demanding nationalisation of Dr Juhurul Kamal Degree College in Sujanagar upazila of the district yesterday.

O� cer-in-charge of Sujanagar police station M Nur Islam said agi-tating students and teachers of the college along with the local people blocked the highway from 10am, which created a long tailback on the road, creating su� erings to the commuters.

On information, police rushed in and removed the blockade around 11:30am.

A group of teachers, wishing anonymity, said Principle Abdul Latif of the college took a large amount of money from them to manage nationalsation of the college.

But the principle along with a group of teachers, loyal to him, em-bezzled the money, they alleged.

Earlier on Thursday, teachers and students of the college locked the principle at his room. l

Court orders for investigation into bribery case against Shyamal Kantin Tanveer Hossain,

Narayanganj

A Naraynganj court yesterday or-dered for investigation a bribery case � led against Shyamal Kanti Bhakta, headmaster of Piyar Sattar Latif High School in Narayanganj.

Sub-Inspector Shakhawat Hos-sain of Naraynganj Court police said the court led by Judicial Magistrate Syduzzaman Sazzad ordered the o� cer-in-charge of Bandar police station to ivestigate the case and submit the report by September 4.

Bhakta was beaten up by local people after some unidenti� ed persons using the megaphone of a mosque propagated that he made o� ensive comments about Islam while he was punishing a Muslim student for not studying.He was rescued by police after he was beaten up and made to do sit-ups holding ears in the presence of law-maker Osman on May 18.

The school managing commit-tee sacked Bhakta on ground of his

"absence from duty" after the inci-dent.

Bhakta "physically tortured stu-dents, received money in the name of teachers' appointment, made derogatory comments about Islam, remained absent without leave and used to be late at work," the com-mittee said.

Morsheda Begum, assistant teacher of the school � led the bribary case against him on July 14.

Later, the High Court interven-tion came as university teachers joined the protest calling the inci-

dent the "highest form of savage-ry" while angry posts � ooded the Facebook with scores of protesters launching a "sorry sir" campaign. The protesters changed their pro-� le pictures on the social network websites with photos in which they were seen holding their own ears with the "sorry sir" caption in a show of solidarity with the head-master.

An education ministry probe committee found no evidence that Shyamal Kanti Bhakta had hurt an-yone's religious sentiment though, on this allegation, the Narayanganj headmaster was publicly humiliat-ed on a local lawmaker's instruc-tion.

The three-member committee also termed illegal the decision of the school managing committee to suspend Shyamal as the headmas-ter of Piyar Sattar Latif High School in Bandar area of Narayanganj.

The ministry reinstated him fol-lowing the probe body recommen-dation. l

Robber killed in B’baria gun� ght with copsn UNB

An alleged robber was killed in a gun� ght between his cohorts and police at Mirpukurpar in Kasba upazila early yesterday.

The deceased was Lokman Miah.

O� cer-in-charge of Kasba po-lice station Mahiuddin Ahammed said on a tip-o� that a gang of rob-bers were taking preparation to commit robbery in the area, a team of police launched a drive there around 2:30am.

Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the gang members opened � re at them, prompting the police personnel to retaliate that triggered a gun� ght.

At one stage, Lokman was caught in the line of � re and died on the spot while his other associ-ates managed to � ee the scene.

Later, police recovered the body and sent it to Brahmanbaria Sadar Hospital morgue for an autopsy.

Police also recovered a pipe-gun, three cartridges and some sharp weapons from the spot.

Lokman was wanted in � ve cas-es, including for robbery, the OC added. l

A truck turns turtle because of the dilapidated state of the Rajendrapur-Bhaowal-Mirzapur Road in Rajendrapur area of Gazipur. The photo was taken yesterday DHAKA TRIBUNE

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SOUTH ASIA

Myanmar government criticises Buddhist nationalist groupMyanmar’s government has de-nounced an in� uential Buddhist nationalist group after failing to speaking against it strongly while others were accusing it of using hate speech and inspiring violence against Muslims. The Ma Ba Tha organisa-tion’s charismatic leader, the monk Wirathu, responded Wednesday by calling the country’s de facto leader, Suu Kyi, a “woman dictator.” -AP

INDIA

Congress back in power in ArunachalCongress leader Pema Khandu will take oath as the Arunachal Pradesh chief minister on Sunday after the party managed to convince rebel leg-islators to come back into the fold and avoid a � oor test. Khandu was one of the 21 rebel legislators who walked out of the party last year, plunging the Tuki administration in crisis. -TOI

CHINA

China calls for global cooperation against terrorismChinese Premier Li Keqiang called on Saturday for greater global cooper-ation against terrorism as the Asian giant seeks greater international sup-port for its anti-terror � ght. Speaking at an Asia-Europe summit, Li said various security challenges - conven-tional and unconventional - remain prominent even though those re-gions had remained generally stable and peaceful. -REUTERS

ASIA PACIFIC

Philippines won’t sacri� ce sea feud victory The Philippines will � ght for its landmark arbitration victory to be upheld when it talks about resolv-ing its South China Sea disputes with China, which has refused to recognise the ruling. The Philip-pine position disclosed by Solicitor General Jose Calida runs against that of China, which opposes use of the tribunal ruling as basis for any negotiations. -AP

MIDDLE EAST

Iran expresses support for Turkey over coup attemptIran said on Saturday it fully support-ed the government of neighbouring Turkey against an attempted military coup, despite Tehran and Ankara’s di� erences over Syria and other issues. The senior aide to Iran’s Su-preme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khame-nei said that Tehran backed Turkey’s elected government against the coup but it expected Ankara to do the same when it came to Syria. -REUTERS

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Cleric Fethullah Gulen blamed for Turkey foiled coupn Tribune International Desk

A lawyer for the Turkish govern-ment, Robert Amsterdam, said that “there are indications of di-rect involvement” in the coup attempt by Fethullah Gulen, a Muslim cleric who is living in exile in Pennsylvania. He said he and his � rm “have attempted repeat-edly to warn the US government of the threat posed” by Gulen and his movement. According to Turkish intelligence sources, he said, “there are signs that Gulen is working closely with certain mem-bers of military leadership against the elected civilian government.”

The president of a group that promotes Gulen’s ideas, the New York-based Alliance for Shared Values, denied the charges. Y Alp Aslandogan told The Associated Press “we categorically deny such accusations and � nd them to be highly irresponsible.” Earlier in the evening, the alliance said, “we condemn any military interven-tion in (the) domestic politics of Turkey.”

Some background on Gulen:

Who is Fethullah Gulen?Trained as an imam, or prayer leader, Fethullah Gulen gained notice in Turkey some 50 years ago, promoting a philosophy that blended a mystical form of Islam with staunch advocacy of democ-racy, education, science and inter-faith dialogue. Supporters started 1,000 schools in more than 100 countries, including about 150 taxpayer-funded charter schools throughout the US In Turkey, they have run universities, hospitals, charities, a bank and a large media empire with newspapers and radio and TV stations.

Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan has long accused Gulen of plotting to overthrow the o� cially secular government from a gated 26-acre compound in Pennsylva-nia’s Pocono Mountains. Gulen is rarely seen in public and has been put on trial in absentia at least three times.

Why not deport him?The US has shown little inclination to send Gulen back to Turkey. The Justice Department has declined to comment on Gulen’s case. In an interview with the AP early this year, Aslandogan, of the Alliance for Shared Values, said: “(Gulen) said that the United States has

a long tradition of democracy and rule of law. ... They will see that these are politically oriented charges, and they will not allow Er-dogan to spread his ambition into the United States.”

What’s the status of legal claims against Gulen in the US?Last month, a lawyer represent-ing the Turkish government said he would continue exposing Gu-len’s “unlawful conduct” one day after a federal judge in Scranton, Pennsylvania, dismissed his law-suit against the cleric. “Despite the outcome of this ruling, a very clear message has been sent to Gulen and his co-conspirators in the Poconos: the days of impunity are numbered, and your unlawful conduct will be brought to light,” lawyer Robert Amsterdam said. The suit contended Gulen ordered sympathetic police, prosecutors and judges in Turkey to target members of a rival spiritual move-ment critical of his teachings. US District Judge Robert Mariani ruled the claims did not belong in US courts.

What the basics of the Gulen movement ?More than anything, the Gülen movement (which is also known in Turkey as hizmet or “the service”) is known for its schools. They are ubiquitous in Turkey but have also spread abroad to countries like Pa-kistan and even the United States. Indeed, Gulen-a� liated groups run over 100 charter schools in the US — the largest charter network in the country.

Gulenists insist they believe in secular democracy, and they have relatively progressive views on many social issues: For instance, boys and girls are educated on equal footing in Gulen schools. The movement stresses interfaith cooperation, and Gulen had a good relationship with Pope John Paul II, spurring criticism from more conservative Muslims in Turkey.

Gulen’s extensive US charter network has been the subject of considerable scrutiny, both from anti-Islam groups that object to a Muslim cleric having that degree of in� uence over US education and from government agencies over evidence of mismanagement.

What about the schools?Some of the US schools have been

investigated by the FBI amid al-legations of � nancial misman-agement and visa fraud. One of the most explosive claims is that the schools are importing Turkish teachers to identify impressiona-ble students and indoctrinate them into Gulen’s movement, some-times called Hizmet, Turkish for “service.” In May, a complaint � led with Texas education o� cials ac-cused a network of charter schools associated with the Gulen move-ment of abusing a visa program to import large numbers of Turkish teachers and violating state and federal laws by paying them more than American teachers.

The complaint also asserted that the network, Harmony Public Schools, skirts competitive bidding rules to award contracts to Turkish vendors. Harmony has denounced the complaint as politically moti-vated and without merit.

What’s the response to the latest allegations?In a statement Friday, the Alliance for Shared Values said: “For more than 40 years, Fethullah Gulen and Hizmet participants have ad-vocated for, and demonstrated

their commitment to, peace and democracy. We have consistently denounced military interventions in domestic politics. These are core values of Hizmet participants. We condemn any military inter-vention in domestic politics of Turkey. Events on the ground are moving quickly and it would be ir-responsible for us to speculate on them. We remain concerned about the safety and security of Turkish citizens and those in Turkey right now. Comments by pro-Erdogan circles about the movement are highly irresponsible.”

What are Gulen’s days like?An AP reporter was given a tour of Gulen’s Pennsylvania compound this year but was unable to see or interview him. He spends hours a day in prayer and meditation and goes out rarely, mostly to see doc-tors for ailments that include heart disease and diabetes, according to Aslandogan. Gulen’s living quarters are lined with books on shelves that also hold jars � lled with soil from various regions of Turkey. l

Sources: AP, THE GUARDIAN

MUHAMMAED FETHULLAH GULEN

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EDUCATION

Honorary president of Rumi Forum, Washington DC (1999–present)

OTHER EXPERIENCESpeaker: Delivered a series of talks in Turkey and Europe (1975–1977)Founder: Member of the Journalists and Writers Foundation (1994)

EMPLOYMENT1955–1958: Voluntary Imam / Preacher, Erzurum, Amasya, Tokat, Sivas 1959–1961: Deputy Imam, Üçşerefeli Mosque, Edirne 1961–1963: Imam / Lecturer, Iskenderun, while serving compulsory military service1964: Qur'an Teacher / Imam, Dar'ul Hadis Mosque, Edirne 1965: Senior Preacher (Merkez Vaizi), Kirklareli

1966–1980: Senior Preacher, Izmir, Edremit, Manisa, Bornova 1986–1989: Voluntary Preacher, Istanbul, Izmir, and throughout Turkey

(post-retirement service)

Infograph: Dhaka Tribune/ Mohammad Razon

Born on April 27, 1941 (aged 75)

• Home schooling along with memorization of the whole Qur'an and mastering recitation skills (before 1946)

• Compulsory elementary education (1946–1949)

Is a Turkish preacher, former imam, writer, and political �gure. He is the founder of the Gülen movement (known as Hizmet meaning service in Turkish). He currently lives in self-imposed exile in the United States, residing in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania

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SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2016World

USATrump looks to convention coronationDonald Trump will cap his improb-able takeover of the Republican party at a convention in Cleveland starting Monday that promises to be contentious and decidedly uncon-ventional. The former Democrat and political neophyte is poised to formally secure the White House nomination for the Party of Lincoln after a thumping primary win. -AP

THE AMERICASBrazil to intensify Olympic security after Nice attackBrazil will step up security cordons, add further roadblocks and frisk more visitors in Rio de Janeiro for next month’s Olympic Games to in-crease security after the truck mas-sacre in France, the government said on Friday. Already on guard because of recent attacks in Paris, Brussels and Orlando, Brazilian of-� cials met to re-assess preparations for the Games. -REUTERS

UKJohnson to meet EU foreign policy chief on SundayBritain’s new foreign secretary Boris Johnson will meet EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on Sunday evening in Brussels but a planned dinner with Johnson’s EU peers has been cancelled, the Euro-pean Commission said. Mogherini, who chairs EU foreign ministers’ meetings, had planned a dinner with all 28 ministers to discuss foreign policy before a breakfast on Monday with US Secretary of State John Kerry. -REUTERS

EUROPESwitzerland and EU to intensify immigration negotiationsNegotiations between Switzer-land and the EU on immigration restrictions will be stepped up in the next few weeks, the Swiss government said on Saturday, with a high-level meeting planned for September. Switzerland wants to negotiate a compromise with Brus-sels, which has insisted it cannot accept any impediments to the free movement of people enshrined in bilateral accords. -REUTERS

AFRICAAfrican leaders meet amid South Sudan violenceAfrican leaders are gathering in the Rwandan capital for a summit that is expected to discuss the latest vio-lence in South Sudan as well as the continent’s uneasy relationship with the International Criminal Court. Ahead of the summit of heads of state on Sunday, some African states have renewed e� orts to quit the ICC despite the opposition of some countries like Botswana. -AP

Was the Nice attacker really a jihadist?n Tribune International Desk

Two days after the devastating at-tack in Nice, which killed at least 86 people and injured hundreds, a muddied picture has emerged of the man who mounted the as-sault—with still no � rm idea yet of whether he was a terrorist at all.

On Saturday, Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Bas-tille Day attack, trumpeting the truck driver Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel as an IS “soldier” who barreled his heavy-duty vehi-cle through a crowd packing the seafront Promenade Des Anglais during the traditional � reworks display on Thursday night. IS claimed in a tweet he had struck in retaliation for air war against it in Syria and Iraq, in which France is heavily involved.

But Bouhlel’s acquaintances re-ject that version, and describe the man they knew as troubled and violent, with no attachment at all to his Islamic faith.

In interviews on Friday and Saturday, old neighbours and longtime acquaintances of Bou-hlel—who was killed by police on Thursday night—paint a picture of a volatile loose cannon with a history of violence, who ignored basic Muslim rules and never at-tended a mosque.

“He was not a Muslim,” says Walid Hamou, who said he was a close friend of Bouhlel’s wife since her childhood, and had seen a lot

of Bouhlel since his marriage a dec-ade ago; “He drank, he ate pork, he danced, he dated lots of women,” Hamou said, sitting in the stairwell of his apartment building in the northern part of Nice on Saturday morning. “He didn’t do Ramadan. He did not pray.”

Bouhlel’s father Mohamed Mondher Lahouaiej Bouhlel told the French news agency AFP on Friday that between 2002 and 2004, his son had su� ered a nerv-ous breakdown, in which “he be-came angry, he shouted, he broke everything he found in front of him.” He said the two fell out of touch after Bouhlel moved to France in 2005.

The question of whether Bou-hlel was a violent troublemaker or an Islamic jihadist is key to French o� cials. Investigators are trying to determine what motivated Bou-hlel, how he carried out the attack, and how police and intelligence services missed the planning for it. It is the third mass-casualty at-tack in 18 months in France, after the Charlie Hebdo attack in Janu-ary 2015, and the Paris attacks last November, which prompted Pres-ident François Hollande to impose a state of emergency.

On Friday the Paris prosecutor François Molins, who is oversee-ing the investigation, told report-ers in Nice that Bouhlel had previ-ous run-ins with police for assault and theft, and earlier this year was given a suspended sentence for an

altercation with a driver. In the � rst hours after the at-

tack, top French o� cials seemed divided over whether the Nice killings was a terror attack or not. Prime Minister Manuel Valls—a vociferous proponent of tough ac-tion against Islamists—quickly de-clared it terrorism. But the Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Bouhlel had no known link with terror groups.

On Saturday Cazeneuve seemed to shift his view, telling reporters after a cabinet meeting that Bou-hlel apparently adopted jihadist views at least at the end of his life. “It seems he was radicalized very quickly,” Cazeneuve said. He did not explain how the government obtained that information.

Police recovered Bouhlel’s cell

phone after killing him, and on Fri-day took Bouhlel’s wife into custo-dy for questioning and seized com-puters—all in the search for clues to Bouhlel’s motivations.

Hamou speculated that the upheaval in Bouhlel’s personal life, including � nancial problems, might have sparked Thursday’s attack. “His wife did not want to see him since he was beating her. His children no longer wanted to see him,” he says. He speculated that ultimately, Bouhlel simply su� ered “a momentary spike of madness.” If so, it was a spike that left dozens dead and maimed, and a city deeply shaken. l

[This is an excerpt from a Time article, which can be found at http://

ti.me/29P2uP6]

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A body is seen on the ground July 15 after at least 86 people were killed in Nice, France, when a truck ran into a crowd celebrating the Bastille Day national holiday on July 14 REUTERS

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Q&A

Why does Turkey have a long history of coups?n Tribune International Desk

Turkish authorities said they had re-gained control of the country on Satur-day after thwarting an attempt by dis-contented soldiers to seize power from President Recep Tayyip Erdogan that claimed more than 250 lives. After the bloodiest challenge to his 13-year auto-cratic rule, Erdogan urged his backers to stay on the streets to prevent a possible � are-up of Friday’s chaos in the strategic Nato member of 80 million people.

Has the military meddled in politics before?Yes. The military staged three coups between 1960 and 1980 and pressured Prime Minister Necmettin Erbakan, a pious Muslim mentor of Erdogan who was disliked by Turkey’s secular estab-lishment, out of power in 1997. In 2007, the military threatened to intervene in

a presidential election and warned the government to curb Islamic in� uences, but the action back� red and Abdullah Gul, the candidate favoured by a gov-ernment with Islamic leanings, took of-� ce. The apparent coup attempt that is currently unfolding is surprising to many observers because Erdogan’s govern-ment had taken steps, including dismiss-als and prosecutions of high-ranking ac-tive and former o� cers for alleged coup plots, to bring the military to heel.

Despite past tensions, Erdogan’s gov-ernment appeared to be working e� ec-tively with the military in recent years, co-ordinating on national security issues and also confronting a perceived anti-govern-ment faction said to have in� ltrated the police and other institutions.

Why would the military intervene in government?The Turkish military has traditionally

seen itself as the guardian of Turkey’s old secular establishment, a legacy of national founder and former army of-� cer Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, as well as an enforcer of order in times of civil un-rest and weak civilian leadership. While it was forced to lower its political pro� le in the past decade under Erdogan’s gov-ernment, the country has increasingly been bu� eted by an upswing in the con� ict with Kurdish separatist rebels, bombings by suspected Islamic extrem-ists - including an attack on Istanbul’s main airport last month that killed doz-ens - and concern over the war in neigh-bouring Syria that has pushed huge numbers of refugees across the border into Turkey. Erdogan has also been a po-larizing leader with a combative streak, even though he commands deep sup-port among a pious Muslim class that once felt marginalized under past mili-tary-in� uenced governments.

Why is the Turkish military important?The military of Nato member Turkey is a key partner in US-led e� orts to defeat the Islamic State group, which controls ter-ritory in Syria and Iraq, and has allowed American jets to use its Incirlik air base to � y missions against the extremists. Er-dogan recently sought to repair strained ties with Russia after Turkey shot down a Russian jet that had been � ying a mission against rebels in Syria, killing a pilot.

Turkey’s location in the turbulent Mid-east region, straddling the Asian and Eu-ropean continents, has made it a critical player in international con� icts in the past. In 2003, Turkey barred US forces from opening a northern front in the war against Saddam Hussein in Iraq in a stunning re-bu� to Washington that raised questions about whether the politically powerful Turkish military had undercut a civilian-led initiative to help the Americans.

What do Turks think about their military?Turks have a con� icted relationship with their military, an institution that is cloaked in the lore of sacri� ce but also tarnished as a past symbol of repres-sion. Military coup leaders in the past drew on the support of Turks who saw them as saviours from chaos and cor-ruption, but they were often ruthless. In a 1960 military takeover in Turkey, the prime minister and key ministers were executed. In a 1980 coup, there were numerous cases of torture, disappear-ance and extra-judicial killing. At the same time, the military enjoys respect and vast economic resources, and is a rite of passage for almost all men, who serve as conscripts. Soldiers who die in � ghting with Kurdish rebels are hailed as martyrs. l

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What we know about Turkey coup attemptn Tribune International Desk

The picture from Turkey is clearer on Saturday morning, with pres-ident Recep Tayyip Erdogan in-sisting he remains in charge after a night in which a military faction attempted to overthrow the govern-ment, reports The guardian.

But pockets of violence contin-ue, with some of those behind the coup claiming to be � ghting on.

Here is what we know:

The attempted coupAn attempted military coup has ap-parently been defeated in Turkey, in a bid to oust the president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, accusing him of undermining the country’s secular traditions.

Erdogan, who returned to Istan-bul in the early hours of the morn-ing from his holiday in the resort of Marmaris, said the attempted coup was “treason” undertaken by “a mi-nority within our armed forces”.

The president urged people to take to the streets in defence of the government, prompting cha-otic scenes as thousands protested alongside tanks.

The prime minister, Binali Yildirim, declared the � rst stage of the coup was over and said coup � ghters using military helicopters would be shot down.

There were mass surrenders in Istanbul, with about 50 soldiers on the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul abandoning their tanks with their hands raised.

The head of the armed forces, General Hulusi Akar, who was re-portedly taken hostage, has been freed.

But a pro-coup military faction insisted it would continue its � ght and there were reports of ongoing clashes in Ankara, where a building in the parliamentary complex was bombed overnight.

Deaths and arrestsMore than 190 people have been killed, according to General Umit Dundar, the acting chief of the gen-eral sta� , including 41 police of-� cers, two soldiers, 47 civilians and 104 people described as “coup plot-ters’. A further 1,440 people have been wounded.

Sixteen people involved in the attempted coup were killed in clashes at military police command, and 250 others arrested.

Separately, 13 soldiers who tried to storm the presidential palace in Ankara have been arrested.

In total, 2,839 members of the armed forces have been arrested, among them 29 colonels and � ve generals. Rear Admiral Nejat Atilla Demirhan and General Memduh Hakbilen, the chief of sta� of Tur-key’s command for the Aegean region, are said to be among those detained.

Erdogan’s responseIn a de� ant address to supporters at Istanbul’s Ataturk airport, Erdo-gan said the armed forces needed to understand that they were not in charge of the state, saying the coup plotters had brought out tanks, but “my people” had taken them back.

In an earlier statement, the president said the failed coup rep-resented an opportunity to “clean out” the armed forces.

He also accused “those in Penn-

sylvania” – that is, the cleric Fethul-lah Gülen and his supporters – of betraying the nation and orches-trating the coup.

Gulen denies involvementFethullah Gulen has rejected the claim that he was behind the coup:

‘’I condemn, in the strongest terms, the attempted military coup in Turkey. Government should be won through a process of free and fair elections, not force. As some-one who su� ered under multiple military coups during the past � ve decades, it is especially insulting to be accused of having any link to such an attempt. I categorically deny such accusations. ‘’

International reactionÜ US President Barack Obama

urged all parties to back the “democratically elected” gov-ernment.

Ü O� cials of the EU – Donald Tusk, Jean-Claude Juncker and Fed-

erica Mogherini – issued a state-ment supporting the Turkish government: ‘’Turkey is a key partner for the European Union. The EU fully supports the dem-ocratically elected government, the institutions of the country and the rule of law.’’

Ü Ste� en Seibert, spokesman for German chancellor, An-gela Merkel, said on Saturday morning: The democratic order in Turkey must be respected. Everything needs to be done to protect human lives.”

Ü The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, said: Military interfer-ence in the a� airs of any state is unacceptable.”

Ü US Democratic presidential can-didate Hillary Clinton said: We should all urge calm and respect for laws, institutions, and basic human rights and freedoms – and support for the democrat-ically elected civilian govern-ment.”

Turkey on SaturdayÜ Yildirim has called an emergency

meeting in parliament on Saturday.Ü Flights were diverted from Is-

tanbul’s Ataturk airport and de-partures cancelled after reports of explosions there but are now resuming.

Ü Turkey has closed border cross-ings to Bulgaria, which said it was bee� ng up its own border controls.

Ü Media outlets including CNN Turk that were shut down by sol-diers during the attempted coup are returning to the air.

Ü Authorities in Turkey may be blocking or slowing access to social media networks including Twitter and Facebook. l

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104 rebels killed, 2,839 soldiers arrested

161 loyalists and civilians killed 1,440 injured

Violence in Istanbul and Ankara

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Bombings by rebel jetsGunshots against civilians

President Erdogan blamesexiled cleric Fethullah Gulen, who denies any link to the plot

Men sit a top a military vehicle in front of Sabiha Airport in Istanbul on July 16 REUTERS

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Information blackout in India-controlled Kashmir in bid to curb unrestn Reuters, Srinagar

Authorities in Indian-controlled Kashmir seized newspapers and shut down cable television on Saturday, aiming to quell a � are up of tensions in the region which has seen violent protests over the killing of a separatist commander by security forces.

Around 36 people have been killed and 3,100 wounded, most of them by police � re, in the worst outbreak of violence in six years in the disputed territory also claimed by India’s arch rival Pakistan.

The state of Jammu and Kashmir has already imposed a cur-few and blocked mobile phone services to stop people from gathering in the streets and stage more protests over last week’s killing of 22-year old separatist leader Burhan Wani.

“The clamp-down was necessitated as Pakistani channels that are beamed here through cable television network have launched a campaign aimed at fomenting trouble here,” said a Jammu and Kashmir government minister who declined to be named. “Some newspapers were also sensationalising the violence ... We will take a decision on (their) restoration after July 19.”

Abdul Rashid Mukhdoomi, printer and publisher of Kashmir valley’s largest circulated daily, Greater Kashmir, said police raided his printing press at 2am and “took away all the newspa-pers that were printed and the printing was also stopped”.

“We were not handed over any order under which the print-ing and circulation of our newspapers were stopped,” Mukh-doomi said.

Cable TV networks across Kashmir remain shut.Amjad Noor, owner of Site Entertainment Network which

runs a cable network in Srinagar, told Reuters police told his or-ganisation to shut down operations last night.

Separatist leaders on Friday evening called for a 72 hour strike and protests against the killings of civilians. They said in a statement they also supported Pakistan’s call to observe a “black day” on July 19 against the killings.

Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, has said he was shocked by the killing of Wani and the civilians.

India’s foreign ministry said on Friday it was dismayed by Pa-kistan’s attempt to “interfere in our internal matters”. l

Discord over South China Sea clouds Asia-Europe summitn Reuters, Ulaanbaatar

A key summit between Asian and European leaders in Mongolia ended on Saturday without direct mention of the South China Sea dispute in its closing statement, with diplomats describing intense discord over the issue between Europe and Asia.

China has refused to recognise Tuesday’s ruling by an arbitration court in The Hague invalidating its vast claims in the South Chi-na Sea and did not take part in the proceedings brought by the Philip-pines. It has reacted angrily to calls by Western countries and Japan for the decision to be adhered to.

China had � agged ahead of the Ulaanbaatar get-together that it did not want the South China Sea to be discussed, saying it was not an ap-propriate venue.

The closing statement said lead-

ers rea� rmed a commitment to promote maritime security, safety and cooperation, freedom of navi-gation and over� ight and to refrain from using threatening force.

It also said disputes should be resolved via international law, the United Nations charter and UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS.

European Council President Donald Tusk told reporters he hoped the court’s decision would create positive momentum in � nd-ing a solution to the dispute.

On Friday, the European Union is-sued a statement noting China’s legal defeat but avoided direct reference to Beijing, re� ecting discord among EU governments over how strongly to respond to the court ruling.

While the European Union is neutral in China’s dispute with its Asian neighbours in the South Chi-na Sea, Britain, France and Germa-ny want to make clear that Beijing must uphold international law as it seeks a bigger global role.

No bilateralThe panel ruled Beijing’s actions in the South China Sea, through which more than $5tn of trade moves annu-ally, had interfered with the Philip-

pines’ sovereign rights. Brunei, Ma-laysia, Taiwan and Vietnam also have claims to the strategic waterway.

There was no bilateral meeting between the Chinese and Philip-pines foreign ministers, a Philip-pine diplomatic source told Reu-ters, though the Chinese initially requested a meeting at the begin-ning of the summit.

Chinese o� cials did not speak to foreign reporters during the sum-mit. China’s Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a re-quest for comment on the summit and the South China Sea.

State news agency Xinhua quot-ed Chinese Premier Li Keqiang as saying on Saturday in Ulaanbaatar that the court’s decision would have “no impact whatsoever” on Chinese sovereignty and maritime rights and interests in the South China Sea. l

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, centre, gestures between Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, left, and Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, as they pose with other heads of delegations for a family photo during the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) summit in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on July 15 REUTERS

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Capital market snapshot: SaturdayDSE

Broad Index 4,554.7 0.4% ▲

Index 1,120.8 0.4% ▲

30 Index 1,783.6 0.3% ▲

Turnover in Mn Tk 3,710.1 -17.6% ▼

Turnover in Mn Vol 95.9 -20.4% ▼

CSEAll Share Index 13,974.3 0.3% ▲

30 Index 12,869.8 -0.1% ▼

Selected Index 8,502.3 0.3% ▲

Turnover in Mn Tk 354.9 48.6% ▲

Turnover in Mn Vol 6.5 -34.5% ▼

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Govt likely to review ban on hilsa exportBangladesh government is likely to review ban on hilsa export after the � sh are normally available in local markets this season, o� cials said. PAGE 13

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Extension of 250MW power import deal with India likelyn Asif Showkat Kallol

Bangladesh wants to extend dura-tion of the 250MW power import from India by another six months as the three-year contract expires at the end of this month.

Bangladesh Power Development Board is likely to place a proposal on the matter at the next meeting of the cabinet committee on public purchase, o� cial sources said. The proposal will also include reducing the price to Tk6.21 per unit.

Under the present contract with Power Trading Corporation of In-dia, the country imports electricity at a rate of Tk6.30 per unit.

If the proposed Tk6.21 price is agreed, it will save the Bangladesh government a total of Tk8.17 crore in six months of power import from India. The government will have to pay Tk648.75 crore to the PTC under the proposed rate. The proposal has been signed by Power Division Secretary Monowar Islam.

Since October 2013 India has been supplying electricity to Bang-ladesh. Earlier, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Re-sources Nasrul Hamid said Bangla-desh plans to import 2,000MW of electricity from India.

“We plan to increase the pres-ent power import from India to 2,000MW.” The government has set a target to import 15% of the coun-try’s total power demand, he said.

Presently, India is importing 1.5GW hydropower from Bhutan, and exporting around 500MW to Pakistan, 120-150MW to Nepal and around 500MW to Bangladesh.

In 2013 Bangladesh signed a 1.7-billion-dollar deal with India to build two coal-� red power plants in the country’s south to ease a huge electricity shortage.

The plants, which will have a total daily generating capacity of 1,320 megawatts, will help allevi-ate the severe power shortfalls suf-fered by impoverished Bangladesh, reports AFP. l

Buying houses worried over losing RMG work orders

n Ibrahim Hossain Ovi

Bangladesh Garment Buying House Association (BGBA) yester-day expressed concern over losing export orders for the next season as buyers are unwilling to visit the country on security grounds.

The leaders of BGBA said this at a press conference held yesterday in the capital.

In their addresses, the leaders focused on the present status of RMG sector following the terror at-tack in Gulshan that killed 20 peo-ple including 17 foreigners.

“We apprehend that Bangla-desh RMG sector will lose orders for the next season as our buyers are unwilling to visit Bangladesh for security reasons,” said KI Hos-sain, president of BGBA.

“Terrorist activities are happen-ing across the globe, but business-es did not come to a halt. Like the government of other countries, we hope our government will take comprehensive measures to keep business functions going.”

The months of July and August are the time when work orders are placed by the buyers and brands that collect products for sum-mer and Autumn season, he said, adding that the shipment of these orders are executed in November and December.

RMG is a time-bound business, and failing to capture the orders in time would result in getting them shifted to a third country. The li-on’s share of RMG export earnings comes during the two seasons.

A political consensus should be developed among all political par-ties to � ght militancy, and based on this, pragmatic steps need to be taken to overcome the existing crisis, Hossain said.

Meanwhile, BAB leaders have called upon the government to is-sue note verbals to the embassies concerned to issue visa for travel-ling to a third country to negotiate business deal.

“The buyers and brands are ask-ing us to meet them in a third country like Bangkok and Dubai to negotiate

business deals, but it is very tough to get visa easily and meet the dead-line,” said Qayum Reza Chowdhury.

“That is why, we are calling for the Ministry of Foreign A� airs to issue note verbals to the respective embassies so that they give us visa to travel.”

Following the recent terror at-tack, two Chief Executive o� cers (CEO) of Turkey’s companies have already cancelled their visit to Bangladesh while a Japanese com-pany has postponed its visit on July 22 over security concern.

On the other hand, the Italian government has asked its citizens to visit Bangladesh at their own, said Hassan.

Talking on the impact of terror attack, the BGBA president said the recent attack on the Holey Ar-tisan Bakery in Gulshan has cast adverse impact on RMG sector.

H&M, a renewed clothing brand, is mulling over reducing its sourcing from Bangladesh while other brands are also thinking the same, he narrated. l

Evince Textiles share trading begins todayn Tribune Business Desk

Share trading of Evince Textiles Limited begins today at the coun-try’s two stock exchanges.

The company’s share will be traded under the code of “ETL” in

the N-category, according to Dha-ka Stock Exchange.

The company’s IPO was over-subscribed by 33 times as the company received around Tk560 crore application against IPO is-sue of Tk17 crore, o� cials said. l

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LDCs must ensure 2% contribution to world trade by 2020 n Tribune Business Desk

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed has said the least developed coun-tries (LDCs) have to ensure their 2% contribution to the world trade by 2020 to keep on their economic progress.

The minister, who is now in Kenya’s capital Nairobi to attend the fourteenth session of the Unit-ed Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD 14), passed the remarks while chairing the ministerial meeting of LDCs,

said a ministry release received here yesterday from Nairobi.

Referring to the decision of imple-menting sustainable development goals by 2030, he said UNCTAD, WTO and concerned organisations have to work jointly for the world trade as well as helping the LDCs in attaining sustainable goals, said BSS.

Tofail urged the developed countries to move forward so the LDCs can keep running their eco-nomic progress.

As a spokesperson and coordi-nator of LDCs, the commerce min-

ister would deliver his speech at the ministerial meeting of G-77 for the betterment of LDCs.

Tofail who is leading a 15-mem-ber Bangladesh team reached Nai-robi on July 15.

In the ministerial meeting of LDCs, UNCTAD Secretary General Dr Mukhisa Kituyi, High Representa-tive to UN for LDCs, RRDCs and SIDs Gyan Chandra Acharya, Bangla-desh’s Permanent Representative to UN Shameem Ahsan and delegates from Uganda, Ethiopia and Bhutan also spoke on the occasion. l

Telenor Youth Forum opens for entries in Bangladeshn Ishtiaq Husain

Telenor Youth Forum, Telenor’s global empowerment initiative that aims to connect young opin-ion leaders around digital transfor-mation of society, is now open for entries in Bangladesh.

The initiation of the competi-tion was announced at a press con-ference yesterday held at the Pan Paci� c Sonargaon hotel in Dhaka.

Syed Tanvir Husain, director of Center of Expertise, People and Or-

ganization, and Sayed Talat Kamal, head of external communications of Grameenphone Ltd, were pres-ent on the occasion.

The Telenor Youth Forum will take place in Oslo, Norway, in De-cember this year.

Gathering young opinion leaders from 13 countries, the event aims to provide a global platform to engage youth and empower a generation of digital natives. This year’s topic is “Digitalization for Peace”.

Under the local selection pro-

cess, entries are expected from students, young academics and in-novators. Candidates are expected to present interesting insights into how digital communication foster understanding among people over the bounderies, prosperity and ul-timately, peace.

Applications for entries will be taken until August 6, 2016. Appli-cation can be submitted online.

Two candidates will be selected from each of the 13 countries, includ-ing Bangladesh, where Telenor Group

is present. Ideal candidates for the Oslo event are young opinion shap-ers, up to the age of 28 years, with fresh perspectives and strong voices.

Entries will be shortlisted through a de� ned selection process culminat-ing with three � nalists being selected by the local team of judges at a � nal gala event in September.

Selection of the � nal two candi-dates, travelling to Oslo in December, will be made by an international se-lection panel consisting of represent-atives from civil society, academia

and Telenor top management.Last year Abreeshme Haque and

Sabab Rahman, students of Insti-tute of Business Administration at the University of Dhaka, won the local contest of Telenor Youth Fo-rum and represented Bangladesh in this Telenor initiative in Oslo.

The Forum is an ongoing con-versation that is both physical and digital, and not con� ned to the Oslo event alone, and, since this year, is followed up with a TFY Asia Sum-mit in one of the Telenor Asia BUs. l

Govt likely to review ban on hilsa export n Kayes Sohel

Bangladesh government is likely to review ban on hilsa export after the � sh are normally available in local markets this season, o� cials said.

The scarcity of hilsa and sub-sequently its unusual price hike forced Bangladesh to restrict its export in 2012 for all countries, in-cluding India.

Since the ban was imposed, In-dia has been lobbying strongly to lift the ban on the silver � sh, which has a very high demand in India particularly in the West Bengal.

The possibility of lifting the ban is being explored, according to agreed minutes of the 10th meet-ing of a two-day India-Bangladesh Joint Working Group on Trade end-ed on June 9 in New Delhi.

Upon India’s request for revi-sion of the ban, Bangladesh dele-gation said that due to insu� cient supply of � sh and abnormal hike in price of the � sh in the local market during last Ramadan, the ban was imposed on the export of all types of � sh and it was withdrawn in September, 2012 except hilsa, the minutes read.

“Now the withdrawal of the ban from the export of hilsa is under consideration,” it said.

To pave the way for resuming

hilsa export, the government had already relaxed hilsa export ban under a new export policy 2015-18 formulated in August, 2015.

The new policy says the interest-ed exporters need to seek approval from the Commerce Ministry prior to export hilsa.

Traders and consumers, how-ever, said the prices of hilsa might

surge around 30% once the govern-ment lifts the ban.

In July 2012, the government slapped ban on the dazzling silver � sh to ensure its supply to local markets and rein in its prices.

It declared hilsa the national � sh of Bangladesh since the country gained independence in 1971.

According to World Fish report

published in October 2015, Bangla-desh is the leading country in hilsa production, accounting for 65% of the total � sh in the world followed by In-dia 10%-15% and Myanmar 8%-10%.

The remaining hilsa comes from other countries.

The government initiated a pro-ject to conserve jatka (hilsa less than 10 inches long) in 2004, which has

helped increase production at the rate of over 8% a year, said the report.

The government restricted jatka and mother hilsa � shing in breed-ing zones —Chandpur, Lakhipur, Barisal, Bhola, Patuakhali, Cox’s Bazar and Chittagong —for eight months between November and June from 2007-08 season.

According to the directorate of � sheries, Bangladesh has caught around four lakh tonnes of hilsa in 2015, up from 3.85 lakh tones in previous year.

Bangladesh produced two lakh tonnes of hilsa in 2009-10.

Hilsa researcher Anisur Rahman of Chandpur Fisheries Research Centre said hilsa production could be raised further if Bangladesh, In-dia and Myanmar jointly ban hilsa � shing at the same time.

“It will help bring down the pric-es signi� cantly and come back on the dining table of common people of the countries.”

According to the ministry of � sheries and livestock, hilsa makes up 1% of the country’s total gross domestic product and 11% of the country’s total � sh production.

A total of � ve lakh � shermen are directly involved with hilsa catch-ing in the country. The livelihood of another 20 lakh people is indi-rectly involved with this � sh. l

Stocks stage late rallyn Tribune Business Desk

Stocks reversed marginal losses yesterday to notch modest gains with volatility and limited trade.

The turnaround was mainly led by engineering and banking sec-tors, which moved up more than 1% each. The Dhaka Stock Exchange benchmark index DSEX rose nearly 17 points or 0.4% to 4,554.

The blue-chip comprising in-dex DS30 edged 5 points higher to 1,783. The DSE Shariah Index DSES was up 4 points to 1,120.

The Chittagong Stock Exchange Selective Category Index CSCX closed at 8,502, rising 24 points.

However, participation in trad-ing on Dhaka Stock Exchange de-clined about 18% to Tk371 crore over the previous session.

Engineering sector remained in spotlight as it surged 1.4%, driven by BSRM Limited that gained over 3%.

Heavyweight banking sector soared 1%, lifted by Islami Bank, the country’s largest bank, that closed about 6% higher.

Most other sectors, including power, pharmaceuticals, telecom-munications, cement and food & al-lied ended � at. The market breadth remained positive as out of 323 issues traded, 146 closed positive, 122 neg-ative and 55 remained unchanged. l

Scarcity of hilsa forces Bangladesh to restrict its export in 2012 for all countries, including India

US: Brexit poses new questions for EU traden AFP, Washington

The top US trade o� cial said that Britain’s vote to break with the Eu-ropean Union opens new questions for negotiations over an ambitious transatlantic trade treaty.

US Trade Representative Mi-chael Froman also said he has al-ready been in contact with British o� cials over how to proceed in or-ganizing US trade with Britain, giv-en that leaving the EU will remove the country from its trade agree-ment umbrella.

“There is a lot of uncertainty now exactly how the post-referen-dum negotiations with the EU or with other trading partners are likely to proceed. We do obvious-ly want to obviously maintain and deepen our close relationship with the UK,” Froman told journalists.

“We are of course, with our spe-cial relationship with the UK, going to want to do whatever we can to deepen our relationship there in the most appropriate way.”

But he said the implicit removal of Britain from the EU side in the negotiations over the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, or TTIP, could shift the balance in the talks already far along after three years of negotiations.

“One issue that we are wrestling with is that the UK is a very signif-icant part of the EU, and is a very signi� cant part of what makes TTIP attractive.”

Britain represents 25% of US ex-ports to the European Union, he not-

ed, and is a large part of the public procurement contracts across the 28-nation EU that US companies want TTIP to provide greater access to.

“You have just taken the � fth largest economy in the world... out of the equation. That has an impact on the balance of trade at the ta-ble,” said Froman.

“We’re going to have to think through what that means, in terms of what we o� er and what we re-quire of the EU, because at the end of the day we need a balanced agreement.” Froman stressed that it was too early to say how the US and Britain would organize their trade.

The exit from the EU will mean the country no longer enjoys a very low tari� regime that governs trade between the two sides. Without a new bilateral pact, US tari� s on im-ports from Britain could automati-cally jump.

A bilateral trade deal though would depend on how Britain and the EU arrange their own trade, post-Brexit. l

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Indian sugar mill group sees no cause for concern as stocks sliden Reuters, Bangkok

Indian sugar stockpiles will fall to their lowest in over a decade next year as consumption outstrips sup-ply, but will still be su� cient for the world’s top sugar consumer, India’s sugar millers said on Friday.

Drought in the past two years in India and in the world’s sec-ond-largest sugar producer Thai-land has shrivelled sugar cane and cut supply. International sugar fu-tures reach a near four-year high in late June.

Indian output in the 2016-2017 crop year should fall to around 23.3 million tonnes, down from 25.1 million tonnes the year earlier due to the drought, said Indian Sugar Mills Association President Tarun Sawhney in an interview with Reu-ters in Bangkok on Friday. l

US Trade Representative Michael Froman also said he has already been in contact with British o� cials over how to proceed in organizing US trade with Britain AFP

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Bangladesh and the culture of innovation – Part In Sajid Amit

What is the world’s most innova-tive country? Cornell University, INSEAD and the World Intellectu-al Property Organization publish a Global Innovation Index report annually in which they rank 140 countries applying 79 indicators. The latest � ndings are shown in the bubble chart below.

In the 2015 rankings, Switzer-land, Britain, Sweden, the Neth-erlands and America fare the best. However, when one considers how countries’ levels of innovation compare to their state of economic development, interesting � ndings emerge as many African countries such as Burkina Faso, Kenya, Mali, Rwanda, and Uganda stand out, as do Brazil, India and China. This highlights that innovation is not necessarily a prerogative of the wealthy, even if necessity is not al-ways the mother of invention.

Understandably, Bangladesh does not yet � gure with any de-gree of prominence in any of the globally accepted innovation rankings. Innovation, entrepre-neurship, information technolo-gy, start-ups, corporate innova-tion are all increasingly becoming buzz words in Bangladesh, but it is of course hoped and perhaps expected that the substance will catch up with the buzz. But as of now, we certainly lag behind.

There are cultural, institution-al, and systemic factors that hold us back from becoming a more

innovative nation. A critical fac-tor distinguishing innovation-rich countries from innovation-poor countries is the social and familial acceptance of failure. A tolerance for failure is critical to the inno-vative process, and this mindset is sparse in developing countries where keeping up with the Jone-ses and materialistic arms-races become the short-term preroga-tive.

Civil society and media in Bangladesh have taken note of the importance of highlighting entrepreneurial success stories, particularly of risk-takers, such

that, simultaneously, others with the intent and inspiration to fol-low in their footsteps are encour-aged, while the entire process of risk-taking is appropriately glam-orized. This is a necessary � rst step but needs to continue. Civil society and media in particular needs to cast a wider net with regard to the diversity of back-grounds of entrepreneurs whose successes are highlighted.

We don’t know where our next Steve Jobs may be lurking, and it is important to highlight, laud and promote innovation across the so-cietal spectrum.

Then comes the question of STEM or Science, Technology, Engineering and Math education. Developed countries take STEM very seriously and consider it to be integral to innovation and productivity. Barbara McAllister, Director of Strategic Initiatives and Planning at Intel Corporation writes in Stanford Social Innova-tion Review:

“Unfortunately, there’s a na-tional narrative that STEM is hard, dull, and without emotion-al meaning. One study indicated that nearly 90 percent of high-school graduates are not interest-ed in a career or a college major involving science, technology, engineering, or math. This is due, in part, to the fact that it’s socially acceptable to be bad at math… We need all students believing that STEM is at the root of public ser-vice, personal freedom, creativity, and belonging, because that’s ex-actly what it is.”

Although McAllister’s com-mentary is intended for the Unit-ed States, the importance of STEM has been underscored by develop-ing countries as well, particularly those that are serious about pro-moting their innovation cultures. As McAllister points out, the re-sponsibility for encouraging STEM rests with us adults and mentors as well, since it takes a family and social support network to change mindsets of younger generations. Of course, policy-level changes and greater R&D spending by cor-

porate is also paramount, which will pave the way for more jobs in STEM.

However, we also want to avoid the policy trap often loose-ly referred to as “capital therapy”, which is the belief that additional money will successfully address challenges since innovation is not a metric in which one coun-try can simply outspend the oth-er.  One can notice that countries with large allocations for R&D and innovation-related expenditure have also simultaneously invest-ed in enabling environments and creating conditions where inno-vation and failure are acceptable.

While there is no question about the innate innovative qual-ities of us Bangladeshis, as evi-denced by our achievements de-spite considerable odds since our birth as a nation, be it in terms of the growth of RMG, success sto-ries in maternal health and infant mortality, or resilience to natural disasters and environmental risks.

However, signi� cant improve-ment in our innovation quotient is unlikely unless we promote cul-tural, institutional and attitudinal changes in favor of experimen-tation, risk-taking and possibly, failing. If such changes can be en-couraged in our public and private spaces, we will certainly be in a position to catch up with the com-ity of innovative nations. l

Sajid Amit, Director, Center for Enterprise & Society, ULAB.

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Man vs machine: Computer-driven hedge funds win on Brexit nightn Reuters, London

As hedge fund manager Buford Scott sat at home, watching the TV in shock as it emerged Britain had voted to leave the European Union, his computer-based trading mod-els were quietly boosting his busi-ness by 1.5%.

Scott’s algorithm-driven fund, and others like it, beat hedge funds run by humans on Brexit night, not because the computers had cor-rectly predicted the results of the June 23 referendum, but because they followed trends already in place.

Computer-driven funds placed bets on safe-haven assets like the yen and gold, which had performed well in the six months leading up to the vote, against riskier currencies like the Mexican peso - a play yield-ing a more than 7% return JPYMXN on June 24.

Hedge funds on average were down 0.18% on the day of June 24, while trend-following ma-chine-based strategies gained 0.71%, according to data from industry tracker Hedge Fund Re-search (HFR).

Some of the biggest hedge funds’ computer-run strategies - also known as systematic or quan-titative - made huge gains in the aftermath of the vote for Brexit.

British systematic � rm Winton Capital, which manages more than $30bn, made a gain of 3.1% on June 24, while Greenwich, Connecti-

cut-based AQR’s $13.3bn comput-er strategy returned 5.2% - about $700m.

Polls had shown the Leave and Remain camps neck-and-neck be-fore the referendum. But partly on the view that undecided vot-ers tend to opt for the status quo, bookmakers and betting exchang-

es had largely predicted Remain would win comfortably. Most play-ers in � nancial markets agreed.

“Almost no one was betting on the actual outcome of Brexit,” said GAM portfolio manager Anthony Lawler in London, a hedge fund in-vestor whose � rm recently bought systematic investment manager Cantab Capital Partners, which made 4.1% in the year to June 27.

“Man chose to reduce risk given the unknown. Machines chose to be long safe-haven assets because that trend was already in place. Machines won.”

This does not necessarily mean machines would tend to outper-form during big global events - a Remain vote might well have seen humans come out top - or during unexpected twists. Machine mod-els were down 2.42% in 2015 while hedge funds on average were down 1.12%, according to HFR.

But in this case machines fared better because, with no precon-ceived ideas about the result, they followed the same strat-egies as previously, strategieswhich a Leave vote happened to favour. l

UK needs prompt, muscular stimulusn Reuters, London

The Bank of England needs to act “promptly as well as muscular-ly” to stimulate the economy and boost con� dence, its chief econo-mist said on Friday, a day after the central bank upset markets by not cutting rates.

In his � rst speech since Britain voted last month to leave the Euro-pean Union, Andrew Haldane said the BoE needed to come up with a “package of mutually-comple-mentary monetary policy easing measures” in time for a rate-setting meeting on Aug 4.

Sterling fell almost a cent against the US dollar GBP after the speech, reversing some of the gains made after Thursday’s surprise decision to keep rates on hold.

Investment bank JP Morgan changed its forecast for British in-terest rates after Haldane’s speech, predicting the BoE would cut rates to zero next month, rather than to 0.25%.

Only one BoE policymaker, Gertjan Vlieghe, voted to cut rates this week, but most others said looser policy was likely to be need-ed at next month’s Monetary Policy Committee meeting, once they had better forecasts for the economy. l

Traders from BGC, a global brokerage company in London’s Canary Wharf � nancial centre react during trading June 24, 2016 after Britain voted to leave the European Union REUTERS

China’s 2nd-quarter economic growth beats forecastsn AFP, Beijing

China’s economy expanded more than expected in the second quarter of the year, Beijing said Friday, fuelling hopes growth may be stabilising, but analysts warned private investment was worryingly low.

The world’s second biggest economy grew 6.7% year on year in April-June, slightly quicker than forecast in an AFP survey and the same as the year’s � rst quarter.

The result is also in line with the government’s 6.5-7% target for the full year and will provide some relief as China - and key driver of the global economy - su� ers its worst rates of growth for 25 years.

“The national economy has achieved moderate but steady and sound development,” Na-tional Bureau of Statistics spokesman Sheng Laiyun said.

However analysts said much of the expansion was driven by state investment in infrastructure and credit growth, suggesting it may be hard to maintain in the longer-term.

Markets were unmoved by the � gures, with Shanghai’s compos-ite index ending the day � at. l

n SK Farhan Rahman

“Cash is king” is one of the oldest teachings of business, and while keeping an eye on cash collections probably isn’t what drives a person to entrepreneurship, it’s de� nitely the most crucial part of running any business. The sad truth is that, cash � ow surprises lead to the death of many start-ups, amounting to almost 90% of the total failures, according to a survey. No business can sustain at the end of the day without managing cash � ow, period.

Bijon Islam, the CEO of LightCastle Partners, provides a rather unique insight on maintaining cash � ow to secure a start-up’s growth.

Importance of cash � ow at the growth stageFor many businesses, especially for start-ups, growth is one of the key indicators of success. Growth in itself is a big enough problem to crack, particularly cash � ow management during the growth stage. In order to grow successfully, the business needs to be prepared to manage all funds e� ectively. Here’s why cash should be the primary concern.

Scaling the businessUnlike other businesses, start-ups are able to scale at an extremely rapid pace. Initially, they start slow when selling a product for the � rst time, but just when it gains some traction and becomes popular, scaling becomes a necessity. For that to happen, the business needs a positive � ow of cash into the businesses. Meaning, the start-up should be earning more than they are spending just to have some surplus capital they can invest in the expansion process.

The unavailability of cash during the growth stage greatly hinders the business, and it usually falls behind competitors smart enough to maintain their cash � ow. Simply put, there’s no way a start-up can even hope to grow without some liquid assets to invest if necessary.

FlexibilityCash � ow, at least a positive cash � ow, gives your start-up the added � exibility in making critical decisions or responding to impending problems. Free cash in hand will always be your saviour from a tight spot; cash is king after all.

A properly planned cash � ow management system will boost con� dence, con� dence that

enables the founders and co-founders to make a critical or risky purchase in the short term, rather than waiting for it in the long run. Unavailability of cash in such situations would increase costs, opportunity costs to be more speci� c, resulting in ine� ciency in the long run. A positive cash � ow portrays positive sentiments to any investors or lenders, making your business more appealing and desirable for incubation. 

Maintaining a consistent � ow of cashAs a start-up business founder, one of the biggest and most common mistakes you can make is to place secondary goals ahead of the cash � ow necessities. The business must have a steady in� ow of cash, at least to ensure the operational expenses. Let’s look at the most e� cient ways of maintaining a consistent � ow of cash.

ClientsThis is where the owners, founders, and co-founders need to get their hands dirty. Let’s be honest, not all clients are paying

clients, nor do they pay on time. Predicting and maintaining cash � ow becomes a gigantic headache when payments are not administered on time. Bijon Islam says “A client is not a client until he pays you. Don’t even record him as your client in your books until and unless he clears his dues.”

Racking their brains, the founders will undoubtedly come with a strategic plan to pursue the right clients. Pursue the clients who you can trust, the clients who are well reputed in the market for paying on time. Build a database of said clients, and the cash will come gushing in.

There’s no need to waste time on a risky client, prone to late payments, just because paying jobs are at a minimum. “Even if there is a scarcity of paying clients, don’t take on a � aky client just to add revenue. Chances are, you’ll spend some money on your end to deliver the end product or the service, but the client will take weeks, months even, to clear the payment. De� nitely not worth the trouble, ”adds Bijon Islam.

Planning the burnAny start-up should know what its expenses are, how much cash it will burn for the next month or for the next six months. Financial management of the company will reign supreme in this case, if it is fully functional that is. E� cient � nancial management will be able to tie the cash burn with the cash in� ow, limiting the requirement for external sources of funds as a result. A very e� ective method that Bijon Islam follows is sales commission. When the in� ow is high, the sales team is rewarded with handsome commissions, and when sales are low, they end up with their basic pay only.

If, for any unforeseen circumstances, the cash burn rate is very high compared to the cash in� ow, the business might decide to downsize its workforce. Downsizing shouldn’t even be an option unless absolutely necessary, as it creates a negative sentiment in the market.

Cash � ow challenges for di� erent industriesWhile most industries do face varying aspects of cash � ow problems, it is not always the same for all of them; challenges usually di� er from industry to industry. Each industry is uniquely equipped with their own arsenal, e� ectively solving cash � ow challenges as they see � t.

Prepaid ModelPrepaying for goods and services provided is considered to be the most e� ective model as a whole. Telecommunication industries are a prime example, as most, if not all, take full advantage of said model. As such, their cash in� ow is usually higher and quicker than most industries. It’s safe to bet that most companies in the telecom sector � nd it easier to maintain a positive cash � ow than most of the other industries.

Complexities of large bureaucraciesEven if they are in the same

industry, two companies may not face the same cash � ow challenges. Big bureaucracies usually have a better cash � ow management system compared to most small companies owning to the highly e� cient � nancial management teams at their disposal. Lastly, large � rms are usually centralised, therefore cutting down costs by reaping the bene� ts of economies of scale and economies of scope. l

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Keeping your castle a� oat

“A client is not a client until he pays you. Don’t even record him as your client in your books until and unless he clears his dues.”

Maintaining cash � ow to secure your start-up growth

Article was reprinted under special arrangement with www.start-up-bd.com

n Muzakkir Hossain

In its most basic sense, corporate culture (or o� ce culture) alludes to how employees in a company interact with the world inside and outside the o� ce walls. Corporate culture is generally left out of the rulebooks; rather it is implied and drawn from the characteristics of its employees. Super� cial elements like dress codes and o� ce setups are just the tip of the iceberg. The better part of corporate culture is re� ected in the business values and mission of the company Why it mattersCorporate culture plays a huge factor into how well a company runs and what sort of clients it attracts. A company will only attract employees whose value match that of the corporate culture and the same goes for clients.

Di� erent types of culturesAlthough the term “corporate culture” only emerged in the early 90s, the concept of it dates as far back to the inception of o� ces. In its short lifespan, Bangladesh has seen two major types of o� ce culture: the relaxed government o� ce and the fast paced environment in the private sector. Recently however, we have also witnessed the emergence of an employee-friendly corporate culture, mostly in start-ups inspired by Silicon Valley. These trends turn away from the individualistic and hierarchical corporate structure that we can see in large private corporations.

To � nd an example of a contemporary corporate culture we have to look beyond the borders of our country to the United States. Since the tech boom, companies like Apple, Google and Net� ix have demonstrated that high rates of growth and an employee - friendly corporate culture can coexist. Instead of pitting employees starting at the bottom of the corporate ladder with entry level jobs against each other, these tech behemoths do away with borders, literally and metaphorically. Hierarchical leaderships, closed cubicles and corporate bureaucracy are done way with to encourage innovation and e� ciency. The casual corporate culture of late has found its way into large � nancial corporations who, along with law � rms, have been the most resistant to change in corporate culture. An obvious indicator is JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s change in dress code from business formal to business casual. This should make it easier for them to sit eye-to-eye with clients, most of whom dress business casual anyway, and to attract young millennials.

Components of a positive culture To create and cultivate an e� cient workplace culture, � rst and foremost the company needs to decide what kind of company it wants to become. Harvard Business Review, suggests six parts towards building a successful corporate culture

Vision A vision (or lack thereof) can make or break a company. Often, a vision is represented by a mission statement or vision statement which gives the company and, in turn, its employees a purpose. If given enough signi� cance, this vision will determine what employees work towards. Mission statements can be short and succinct like “Undisputed Marketplace Leadership” by The Hershey Company or otherwise, like “UWC makes education a force to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future.” by United World Colleges. Regardless of how long or how short the mission statement is, the vision of the company should exist in the heart of every employee to ensure that they are working towards achieving something they believe in.

ValuesWhere a vision points in the direction a company should go, its values guides it towards that goal. A company’s values sets out guidelines for employees on how to interact with each other and clients. While companies will have a diverse range of “visions”, the values of successful companies are, for the most part, alike. Values normally revolve around key topics like professionalism, morals and client relationships.

PracticesThis goes hand in hand with the previous part. No matter how long a list of values a company promises to abide by, they are useless until they come into practice and are re� ected in

employees’ practices. As a business owner it is up to you, eventually, to make sure that your business values are practised religiously.

PeopleThis, again, links back to the previous point about practices. After all, who will be practising the company values? The employees. And what is better than trying to tirelessly drill your values into an employee? Hiring an employee who is a cultural match! It will be impossibly easier to build a successful company if the people working with you believe in the same future and the same core values as the company.

NarrativeEvery successful person seems to have a story. Right? Steve Jobs. Abraham Lincoln. Mahatma Gandhi. The truth is, everyone has a story but it is how you connect with your unique story with your core values that can help you succeed. The connection to o� ce culture here is that a company’s employees should also look

back at the company history and connect that with the company’s vision and values. As a business owner, make this a part of your company, as an identity to unify your employees. PlaceSilicon Valley is known for its o� ces with open plans and green environment. While that might have a lot to do with cost saving and sustainability, the real reason behind that is to break down borders (literally) and encourage informal interaction between employees. Even in a non-tech environment, an open environment means more interaction (between colleagues of similar cultural mindsets) and less people watching NSFW videos. The end result here? Increased productivity.

Whether you are a fresh graduate wondering what the hell your seniors were ranting about or you are an entrepreneur looking to build the next Google, you should now know the ropes around corporate culture. That’s one thing o� your “to learn” list. l

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A guide to corporate culture

The casual corporate culture of late has found its way into large � nancial corporations who, along with law � rms, have been the most resistant to change in corporate culture

PHOTOS: BIGSTOCK

n SK Farhan Rahman

Tausif Ahmad is the Chief Operating O� cer of HungryNaki. A passionate foodie and Gunner by heart, this person is known in the company as a “jack of all trades.”

Tell us a bit about HungryNaki. How did it all start and where is the venture now?

Well, previously I used to work in a German-based company right here in Bangladesh named “Rebate Networks.” Eventually, the inner-calling of venturing into unchartered territory got me to start something of my own. I was always passionate about food, but believe it or not – we initially started o� with fashion. Later, the other co-founder and I decided to switch to the food industry for good. We Bangladeshis had always been su� ering from immense tra� c jams and that led us to realise the immense potential of an online food delivery platform. With 4 delivery sta� and serving 30 restaurants, HungryNaki � nally began its journey on 1st October of 2013. Currently we are proudly serving over 750 restaurants in the three major cities of Bangladesh – Dhaka, Sylhet and Chittagong, backed with an incredible team of 75 members.

What are the changes and shifts that you have witnessed in the e-commerce industry of Bangladesh?

The e-commerce industry of Bangladesh is extremely dynamic. What is 5 years in reality is around 20 years in the e-commerce hemisphere. The revolution started around the early 2013s. Clickbd.com was the � rst website to pioneer the local e-commerce scenario. And then other sites eventually followed.

The perception of the consumers shifted dramatically as well. There used to be no online transactions before; customers physically met with the buyer where the exchange used to take place. Also, there has been a tremendous increase in the usage of credit and debit cards. And people have � nally grown a sense of trust and comfort in ordering food online and the response is ever-growing.

If I go deeper into consumer research, you’ll be amazed to know that a signi� cant portion of our customers belong to the 30-40 year old corporates. Even people aged 50 years or more

are now comfortable enough with smartphone applications. That’s how far the Bangladeshi e-commerce industry has come.

What do you think about web security and its impact on your business?

Since we are operating in the e-commerce sector, we constantly need to deal with the information of our customers – some of which are very con� dential. People need to give us their contact information, email addresses and even their residential addresses; it can spell disaster for them if such information ends up in the wrong hands. But our team at HungryNaki has been handling the aforementioned information with utmost care, ensuring di� erent layers of security on our database. The technology that we use is quite unbreakable.

Tell us about the other types of online thefts.

Technology has become an integral part of our lives. And so are the dangers of it. We at HungryNaki also face several types of problems. People illegally order food from others’ cellphones. Sometimes people manage to get access to others’ accounts and request fake orders and our delivery people have to go through a lot of ordeal because of this.

And how do you plan to eradicate these problems?

We at HungryNaki are extremely aware about the amount of sensitive data that we have to deal with. Even if there is a slight chance of a breach in our customers’ privacy, we immediately call our customers and warn them beforehand. Our latest breakthrough is that we have come up with a “Phone veri� cation process.” Since there are people trying to forge others numbers and illegally order through their cell phones, they need to verify � rst before they can log in and order food.

How did the food industry revolutionise in Bangladesh?

The food industry had been through a massive boom in the last few years. Restaurants have been opening up like never before. The biggest franchises have moved from all the crowded locations to the most remote locations of the city. Another new entrant into

the food market is the outbreak of food carts. It is amazing to see these little carts cater to the needs of people from every locality. Even a few years back, we used to fantasise about the street carts in the streets of New York and Brooklyn and now this has become a reality in Bangladesh.

Changes have come up in people’s tastes as well. People now readily embrace cuisines that surpass the boundaries of our country. Restaurants specialising in Turkish, Mexican and even Japanese cuisine are opening up. And the response is massive. Burger has become a staple food for today’s generation. What was once consumed as an occasional evening snack only has now become a part of our everyday meal.

People are now more open to eating out. Hangouts have

become something very common. Weekends are not the only time to visit restaurants or fast food shops anymore.

Where do you see HungryNaki in the nearby future?

Considering the fact that HungryNaki is a completely home-grown company, we would like to become the poster-child of e-commerce in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, there are not much stories in the e-commerce industry where the companies have massively operated in the global scenario.

Our expansion plans will initially start with successful operations in other districts of Bangladesh. This would hopefully lead to a sustainable business model that we would be using to migrate into other countries of

the South-Asian continent, e.g. Malaysia, Singapore, Bangkok etc.

What are your views regarding the future of web security?

To be honest, technology in Bangladesh has already come a long way. Protecting consumer data is indeed a di� cult job, but with the adept use of a perfect combination of technologies and relevant knowledge, I believe we can protect any amount of data. Threats and malwares won’t disappear within a day, and so won’t the chances of “holding the door” against it. l

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Safe naki?

People now readily embrace cuisines that surpass the boundaries of our country

Web security from the viewpoint of an e-commerce company

Article was reprinted under special arrangement with www.developershaat.com

n Noor-E-Shahrin

Back when we were in kindergarten, our teachers made us play Chinese Whispers in

class after lessons. When the last person said the phrase out loud, to our utter amusement, it’s nowhere near to what the � rst person had said. The moral of this game is ‘gossiping is a dangerous habit’; when a story said in hushed tones is passed on from ear to ear, the data gets corrupted during transmission and there are as many di� erent stories as there are mouths. And yet, all we ever do is get indulged in heated conversations about who is dating who, what is going on with her marriage and what not. The question is, can gossiping ever bring about a positive outcome?

The answer is, apparently, yes. Professor Robin Dunbar of University of Oxford suggested, in his book Grooming, Gossip and the Evolution of Language, that the practice of discussing rumours and other people’s lives works as a catalyst during social bonding. If you are struggling to blend into a new environment, gossiping with your new colleagues or classmates can teach you a thing or two about how things work around there and get you updated about who are the cream of the crop there.

Frank McAndrew, professor of psychology at Knox College, said that knowing about the actions of a person and how people reacted to it can help you decide what you want to do in similar situations. Gossip allows you to compare yourself to the subject and get motivated to improve yourself, maybe set some goals, so that you are not the next target of speculation.

When you meet someone new in your work place or friend circle, it’s better to do some background check before you get too comfortable with him or her. Gossip can keep you from mingling with the wrong bunch. If there are betrayers or rotten apples in your friend circle, the word on the street can give you enough evidence to ostracise them and preserve the greater harmony.

And what is life without some entertainment? To ladies, having a get together is synonymous to gossiping away all day about celebrities, family problems and the list goes on. Shilon, a 19 year old, said, “Through gossiping we

throw our heads back and laugh, or pull each other’s leg and just have a good time.” Gossiping with your amigos can also let you give o� steam, turn down the frustration and chill. “It helps to get rid of personal tension and struggles for a while”, said Saraf, an 18 year old.

But of course, the negative impact of gossiping is unavoidable. Gossiping takes the wrong turn when the story is partially or completely incorrect. “Gossip that isn’t true has terrible e� ects; the subject might be harassed because of such rumours,” says Rifah, an 18 year old, “No one has the right to talk about other people and ruin their lives just for fun.”

Even if the gossip is accurate but based on a very sensitive issue, it’s best if we can avoid mentioning it. Sabira, an 18 year old, said, “Gossiping is a type of back-biting, which is evil.” So, if you think that a person had some negative attribute, keep the thought to yourself. Otherwise, your habit of back-biting will make you the subject of their gossip; they will backbite about how you backbite and you will get caught up in a meaningless paradox. It’s not always you gossiping about others; someday, Karma will catch up with you and you will be standing in the limelight of rumours.

Once one takes a break from idle chatter, they realise they have been missing out on the bigger picture. Samreen, a � fteen year old, said, “Gossiping is something I absolutely despise. It’s nothing but shallow discussions and judging people.” Rumour mongering is a pathetic waste of time. Unless you are Taylor Swift or Kylie

Jenner, because the rumour mill is a common part of a celebrity’s career. For them, no publicity is bad publicity.

All budding friendships need a common denominator. Sometimes during gossiping, two or more people � nd out that they despise the same classmate or colleague. That’s how they are united; against a common frenemy. Although this isn’t harming anyone on an immediate level, whether this is ethical depends on the context. But, sometimes gossiping about that other person’s problems and failures tend to make us happy and feel superior. That’s downright schadenfreude; you

don’t want to be a vulture feeding on other people’s misfortunes.

All our conversations are made up of three things: the truth, the lie and what you have been told is the truth, but is in fact a lie. These combine in di� erent ratio to form several types of gossips. It’s your choice which gossip you want to get involved in. Discussing about petty life issues is a part of human nature and is a practice prevalent in all societies. But try to be casual and friendly about it; being mean-spirited is de� nitely not earning you anything. A high school teacher, Arsalan Zaman, said, “I’d walk away from a gossip to avoid painting an image of a co-worker based on his speech or action that has not been directed towards me.” If you see yourself being pulled into a gossip that you think is unethical, nod in acknowledgement and run for your life. l

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Bangladesh’s export earnings for the � scal year 2015-2016 have seen a 10% increase from last year.

The fact that we have outdone our export earnings target of $33.5 billion by such a large margin is a testament to the robustness of our

exporting sector, and is good news for all.Much of this growth is attributable to the relative political stability the

nation has seen recently. In the wake of the Rana Plaza tragedy, the garments sectors has done much

to bring its safety standards up to speed, and that has helped garment exports see a steady growth.

Since the RMG sector is responsible for 80% of all our exports, growth in garments is indeed largely responsible positive e� ects throughout the economy, generating employment and contributing to overall economic growth.

We need to get behind this success and make sure Bangladesh stays on track. We need to work on increasing productive to become even more competitive in the global market than we already are. Increased investment in education and training, continued improvement of worker safety, and the reduction of interventionist policies and red tape will go a long way in increasing productivity.

Much doom and gloom regarding exports was predicted in the aftermath of Brexit, and we need to make sure Bangladesh does not get hit badly. For that, non-traditional markets can be explored, and special attention must be given to industries that are lagging behind.

It is also important to improve the capacity our sea ports. A proper deep sea port would go a long way in making trade easier.

The fact that we have outdone our export earnings target of $33.5bn by such a large margin is a testament to the robustness of our exporting sector

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The coup failed, but Erdogan is no heroErdogan has been democratically elected several times with handsome majority, but he has consistently shown little regard for liberal principles

Why the Holey attack is the work of ISWhile politicians may deny the existence of groups like IS in the country, law enforcement knows the key players, and is tracking the right people

A political earthquakeIn a world which is getting ahead by building bridges, the UK saw progress in breaking them

Opinion 21D

TSUNDAY, JULY 17, 2016

n Amarnath Amarasingam

Perhaps nothing has confused international analysts of modern jihadism in Bangladesh

more than the government’s continued denial that groups like ISIS and al-Qaeda exist in the country.

This denial continues even as secular activists and writers are assassinated, as places of worship are targeted, and even after deadly attacks like the one at Holey Artisan Bakery.

In her 12-minute speech following the attack, Sheikh Hasina Wazed did not mention ISIS, but instead placed blame on their opposition, the BNP, and Jamaat-e-Islami. Other times, the government has placed blame on the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen (JMB).

On � rst look, such scattershot placing of blame seems probable. Indeed, the previous BNP government did have con� rmed links with the JMB. But the attack on Holey is almost certainly the work of ISIS. Let me explain why.

First, the way in which the social media campaign played out during and after the attack carried strong signatures of ISIS propaganda. As the attack was happening, for instance, ISIS media channels posted, almost in real time, photos and details about the assault that turned out to be accurate. These included the number of people killed as well as photos from inside the bakery.

Shortly after the attack, ISIS media channels also posted images of � ve smiling attackers in front of the Islamic State � ag. This was all accompanied by o� cial claims of responsibility and a video promising more attacks.

In other words, unlike previous attacks in Bangladesh, by both ISIS and AQIS, the media campaign behind this particular assault was planned in advance.

I would argue that this was done to ensure that the government, or whoever, could not credit anyone else. The attackers, and their handlers, wanted to make sure that they got all the credit this time.

When attacks like these happen, and the ISIS claims credit, many people often say that this is to be expected. They argue that “of course ISIS will take credit -- it’s a terrorist organisation, and terrorist organisations lie.”

Contrary to popular view, however, IS has never taken credit for a mass casualty attack they didn’t do.

Let that sink in for a moment. For directed and networked attacks, they take credit. For inspired attacks like Orlando and San Bernardino, the timing of the claims suggests that ISIS went out of its way to verify that these pledges of allegiance by the attackers were real before “accepting” them.

Second, there is the more complicated question of the rela-tionship between JMB and ISIS. Unlike in Egypt or Libya, there is no Islamic State wilaya (province) in Bangladesh. Unlike with Boko Haram, there has been no public pledge of allegiance from JMB to ISIS.

Indeed, many individuals inves-tigated by Bangladeshi authorities

appear to have strong JMB ties. As such, it seems obvious that the attack on Holey was the work of JMB. However, this view fails to understand the ever-changing relationship between ISIS and its supporters around the world.

While the wilaya model was pursued by ISIS in the past, there is some evidence of internal dissent and debate. The old view inside the organisation was that expansion everywhere was bene� cial to the ISIS brand. The new view is that careless and premature expansion could in fact hurt the brand.

As my colleague and friend Aymenn Jawad al-Tamimi, a fellow at the Middle East Forum, tells me: “The wilayas failed to galvanise

the jihadi world. They didn’t lead to mass defections to ISIS. And they did not realise state govern-ance.” As such, the notion of a se-cret bay’a (oath of allegiance) does indeed exist within ISIS discourse, and seems to be increasingly common.

While there is no clear evidence that JMB has given a secret bay’a to ISIS (because it is secret), it is clear, as acknowledged in the Islamic State’s Dabiq magazine, that the networks and operatives are in place.

Indeed, it may be the case that di� erent factions are forming within JMB, with one loyal to ISIS, and the bay’a will remain secret until ISIS feels that it can gain control over the whole group.

In essence, then, the fact that some of the Dhaka attackers have JMB connections is not an argument for why ISIS wasn’t involved. Rather, it is a clear indication that ISIS is siphoning o� members from JMB, or that JMB is growing closer to ISIS.

There are some hopeful signs, however. To an outside observer, it appears that, while politicians may deny the existence of groups like ISIS in the country, law enforce-ment knows the key players, and is tracking the right people.

The government, perhaps, feels like it can score political points at home by denying the existence of these groups while quietly attempting to eliminate them.

One wishes this to be true, because, if law enforcement is in just as much denial as the political class in Bangladesh, it will mean that ISIS will increasingly plant roots in the country, and dead-lier attacks are right around the corner. l

Amarnath Amarasingam is a Fellow at The George Washington University’s Program on Extremism. He can be followed on Twitter @AmarAmarasingam.

To an outside observer, it appears that, while politicians may deny the existence of groups like IS in the country, law enforcement knows the key players, and is tracking the right people. The government, perhaps, feels like it can score political points at home by denying the existence of these groups, while quietly attempting to eliminate them

Why the Holey attack is the work of ISISAnd why it is time to admit it

Denial won’t solve the problem

Long Form22DT

SUNDAY, JULY 17, 2016

n Nabila Rafi que

The early hours of June 24 ushered in a di� erent truth, a whole new reality, and a new country --

Britain voted to be out of the EU.The older generation, the

commoners, had won the day and taken back control of the country. Within minutes of the o� cial declaration of the results, another phenomenon kicked in as well.

The pound dropped by 8%, the lowest since 1985. And it continued to drop until 10am, when the bank of England Governor Carney made an appeal for calm. The PM resigned. The Scottish � rst minister declared a second independence referendum from the UK. Within 48 hours, we also saw total carnage in the Labour shadow cabinet.

We saw a vote of no con� dence made against Labour leader Jer-emy Corbyn, the shadow foreign minister sacked, and 12 prominent members resigned. We also saw EU foreign ministers pressing for an exit proposal to understand the rami� cations Brexit would have for wider Europe. The world looked on and wondered.

The weekend which followed the Friday results was frantic and weary. However, this did not stop Boris Johnson from spending a

day playing cricket. He must have been the only person so utterly un-a� ected by what he helped realise.

Reality was now sinking in, and the gravity of what had happened began to emerge. Within hours of the results, Farage declared that the £350 million � gure was not true.

The UK had not been doing its trade deals with countries separately on its own, and would need years to write up and enact the equivalents of laws it enjoyed while being part of the EU.

It will also take years to disentangle national laws from EU laws. Also, most importantly, it has to formulate the basis of the relationship it will have with EU from here on in. Will it continue to have the single-market which would also means the same trade arrangements?

Foreign Minister Phillip Hammond said that the EU may not accept anything else, since the prime purpose of the union is one of economic alliance. Will the new relationship continue the freedom of movement whereby people across the EU and the UK are able to freely move, live, and work?

The UK now has a lot on its plate, and it is too early to predict. However, In supporters like me are no doubt heart-broken. In a world which is getting ahead

by building bridges, the UK saw progress in breaking them. How could educated English folk have made such a decision? I analysed the Leave campaign points, and it made perfect sense.

Vote Leave spoke to the masses. They translated their message into simple easy bits for people to feel and contemplate. This was a far cry from the Vote In, who were simply forecasting gloom and brandishing experts.

The 16-page booklet was complex. The o� cial website, eu-referendum.gov.uk and strongerin.co.uk, just had information -- no names of members, no letters, and no list of speeches.

It showed the critical need to engage with the grassroots, and the ability to spot the right moment to stay ahead. No doubt, being the underdogs, Vote Out started early with focus, whereas the In campaign simply woke up in the last moment.

It showed that the common people rightly worried about their own livelihoods, homes, and children before they are in a position to appreciate diversity, multi-culturalism, and open borders.

It showed, regardless of whether we are white, black, or brown, educated or uneducated, that, as humans, we will always

think of our own immediate needs before we are in a position to think for others.

Whereas I understand the voters, I will continue to have reservation of the pledges of Vote Leave, most and all of which I hold as being untrue, archaic, and formulated to play up on insecurities.

Chuka Umunna, a Labour MP, said he will hold Vote Leave to account for every pledge they made, a promise I hope he keeps. The level of falsehood has been phenomenal, and that begs me to question the mandate of this referendum.

With all due respect, surely ordinary people could not have understood the lies, let alone the rami� cation of the unwinding of the membership process.

Furthermore, the result is of 52% of the 72% who voted. 28% of registered voters did not vote, therefore Vote Leave cannot

be said to have commanded a majority.

A petition to hold a second referendum had already gathered nearly 4 million votes and counting. In David Cameron’s speech on Monday, we learned that there will be no such referendum.

No second chance to anyone who realised and now regrets.

So where is the UK heading?Mr Cameron is now so gutted

that he misjudged the pulse of his people that he does not want to do anything other than to give e� ect to the referendum, making way for his successor Theresa May.

As far as he is concerned, the exit will happen, it’s just a matter of when and in what terms. Until then, we have to hold our breaths and pray that the worst had already happened, and is not yet to come. l

Nabila Ra� que is a Barrister.

This dog’s support wasn’t enough to keep the UK in the EU REUTERS

In a world which is getting ahead by building bridges, the UK saw progress in breaking them. How could educated English folk have made such a decision?

The road ahead for Britain is shrouded in uncertainty. This is the concluding part of a three-part long form

A political earthquake that shattered the Richter scale

Opinion 23D

TSUNDAY, JULY 17, 2016

n Shafi qur Rahman

At the time of writing of this article, the attempted coup against Turkey’s president Recep

Tayyip Erdogan has apparently failed, and is in the process of being methodically reduced.

Erdogan has returned to Istanbul, and addressed his � red-up followers, whose brave de� ance in the street in facing the armoured might of military units was instrumental in the probable defeat of the coup.

Thousands of military o� cers and other ranks have already been arrested or detained. Amidst all the chaos, one thing is clear: Erdogan, already a leader hoarding more power than any since Kemal Ataturk, will become a giant among pygmies in the Turkish political landscape.

Many of his detractors used to mock Erdogan as a Neo-Ottoman Sultan because of his power grab, grand ambitions, and huge but fragile ego.

But that moniker may soon become too close to truth to have any more sarcasm value. That will

not be a welcome development for those who want Turkey to be a liberal democracy.

Erdogan is a fascinating character study. He came from a humble background, he was raised in a religiously conservative family, and he did not have the stellar education that is the gateway to the ranks of the elite in Turkey.

Yet, when he was the elected mayor of Istanbul, Turkey’s epicentre of secular-elite society, he managed to govern pragmatically and e� ciently.

Even his ardent fans wouldn’t characterise him as a leader of high intellectual or economic sophistication, but he has been at the helm of Turkey since 2003, and during these 13 years, very few the OECD countries have been able to match Turkey’s steady economic growth.

Erdogan’s main political

accomplishment has been building a solid base of support among the socially-conservative middle and working class people in the Asian part of Turkey.

That large segment of people had been brutally suppressed politically and exploited economically by previous military regimes for decades. Over the years, Erdogan’s regime has not only given them political voice, but also raised their economic prospects considerably. They are not going to abandon their champion that easily.

While Erdogan’s domestic economic stewardship is nearly irreproachable, his foreign policy in the near and far abroad has been quite disastrous. A few years earlier, when Arab countries were bu� eted with gusts of Arab Spring, and people were looking towards Turkey for regional leadership, it looked for a while that Erdogan’s dream of re-establishing some kind of Ottoman sphere of in� uence among the countries that belonged to the empire is more substantive than a pipe dream.

But Erdogan backed all the wrong horses in the Mad Max-type

race that engulfed the Middle East in the last few years. Erdogan pushed for ouster of Gadda� in Libya, he supported the Tahrir Square movement in Egypt, backed the Morsi government, and refused to recognise Sisi’s government when it ousted Morsi.

Most disastrously, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, and the Emirates banded together to support all the sundry rebel forces that were trying to depose the Assad government in Syria. The ensuing devastations of Syrian Civil War have made the long Lebanon Civil War of 1980s seem a jaunt in the park.

Not the mention that, out of the witch’s cauldron of Syrian war, there emerged the demonic entity IS. Many experts of international a� airs fault Erdogan’s ambivalent policy towards IS as one of the reasons why the group is so entrenched in Syria and Iraq

and proved so hard to roll back. It is not just the misadventures of foreign policy but Erdogan’s abrasive interactions with other leaders of the world left Turkey often diplomatically friendless and isolated.

There is a clear division in the reactions to the attempted coup in the world society. There is little doubt that, among the secular-liberal section of the political spectrum, most people would have expressed sadness if the coup was successful and Erdogan was ousted. Erdogan has been attracting distrust and antagonism from liberals for a long time.

His throwback social conservatism, his staunch religious reactionaryism, his frequent dalliance in bizarre theorising, all these have earned him little favour with liberals. But the most damaging things are Erdogan’s unrelenting push for centralised power grab, and his vicious crusade against press freedom.

Among all countries of the world, Turkey arrested and jailed the highest number of journalists for two consecutive years in 2012

and 2013. In 2015, Turkey was still among the top countries that jailed journalists for the slightest pretexts.

Such behaviour may be expected of one-party states like China or theocracies like Iran, and Saudi Arabia, but not from a supposed developed democracy and a potential EU member.

Is it any wonder why most international media houses and broadcasters, organisations that employ journalists, didn’t feign to be too worried about the political fate of Erdogan while the coup was going on?

For most people in the Islamic world, Erdogan is a great hero who stood up to big powers like Russia, gave an earful to Israel and supported di� erent Muslim causes without quali� cation. Understandably, they bitterly condemned the coup attempt from the beginning and is now

professing great joy at its failure. They are also condemning secular-liberals for not standing up for a democratically elected leader � ght against military-backed elitism.

Democracy and liberal-democracy are not the same thing. A country can have democratically-elected regimes but be highly illiberal. Voting by a majority does not guarantee rule of law, freedom of expression, equality of opportunity, minority rights, separation of church and state, etc -- conditions that liberals hold dear.

These traditions grew out of Enlightenment movement which was not overlapping with democracy in many countries. Many countries in early modernity were not democracies but were � rmly at the forefront of liberalism. Many elected majorities brutally suppressed liberties among the people, sometime with

the consent of the people. That’s why liberal principles

have to be zealously guarded in a liberal democracy, especially against aggressive powers of a majoritarian power.

Erdogan has been democratically elected several times with a handsome majority, but he has consistently shown little regard for liberal principles. A failed coup is a victory of democracy over elitism, but if the principles of liberty keep getting short-shifted in Turkey, democracy itself will be under threat soon.

It may be too much to ask, but a victorious and empowered Erdogan should embark on a path of humility and self-restraint rather than triumphal self-aggrandisement, for the sake of the Turkish Republic. l

Sha� qur Rahman is a political scientist.

Erdogan has been democratically elected several times with a handsome majority, but he has consistently shown little regard for liberal principles. A failed coup is a victory of democracy over elitism, but if the principles of liberty keep getting short-shifted in Turkey, democracy itself will be under threat soon

The coup failed, but Erdogan is no heroThe Turkish president needs to take a serious look at his own actions now

But not all Turks are in Erdogan’s camp REUTERS

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TOP STORIES

GUYANA AMAZON WARRIORS R BSmith lbw b Imad 11 10Guptill c Sangakkara b Steyn 0 7Lynn c Russell b Imad 33 18Jason not out 46 51Bramble c Russell b Shakib 6 11Barnwell run out (Powell) 8 7Permaul b Steyn 3 5Tanvir not out 15 11Extras (b 1, lb 2, w 3) 6

Total (6 wickets; 20 overs) 128

FoW: 1-8 (Guptill), 2-36 (Smith), 3-55 (Lynn), 4-86 (Bramble), 5-99 (Barnwell), 6-105 (Permaul)

BowlingRussell 3-1-23-0, Steyn 4-0-31-2, Imad 4-0-12-2, Mathurin 3-0-13-0, Shakib 2-0-20-1, Williams 4-0-26-0

JAMAICA TALLAWAHS R BWalton c Bramble b Tanvir 2 2McCarthy run out (Barnwell) 0 0Sangakkara c Bramble b Ali 0 2Powell c Ali b Tanvir 0 2Shakib not out 54 47Russell c Zampa b Permaul 24 15Gayle not out 45 29Extras (lb 1, w 4, nb 2) 7

Total (5 wickets; 15.5 overs) 132

FoW: 1-2 (Walton), 2-2 (McCarthy), 3-2 (Powell), 4-2 (Sangakkara), 5-45 (Russell)

BowlingTanvir 3-0-14-2, Ali 3.5-0-49-1, Permaul 2-0-27-1, Smith 2-0-11-0, Zampa 3-0-20-0, Emrit 2-0-10-0

Jamaica Tallawahs won by � ve wickets MoM: Shakib al Hasan (JT)

SCORECARD

Chelsea sign France mid� elder KanteFormer English Premier League champions Chelsea have signed France mid� elder N’Golo Kante, who starred at the Euro 2016, from reigning champions Leicester City on a � ve-year contract, the Londoners said yesterday. PAGE 28

Of title dreams, hopes and expectationsWith the ninth edition of the Bangladesh Premier Football League getting underway in Chittagong next Sunday, the top-� ight teams are busy putting the � nishing touch to their preparation. PAGE 25

Raonic, Halep withdraw from RioWimbledon � nalist Milos Raonic of Canada and women’s world number � ve Simona Halep of Romania have pulled out from next month’s Rio Olympics in Brazil due to fears over the Zika virus. PAGE 27

Amir gets lukewarm reception on returnPakistan’s left-arm paceman Mohammad Amir got a muted reception at Lord’s on the second day of the � rst Test on Friday as he bowled for the � rst time in a Test since being banned for spot-� xing in 2010. PAGE 26

Shakib, Gayle rescue Tallawahs from 2 for 4n Agencies

Jamaica Tallawahs overcame a dramatic top-order collapse, that saw them slump to 2 for 4 in the � rst seven balls, to chase down 129 against Guyana Amazon War-riors at Sabina Park. Shakib al Hasan and Chris Gayle, who bat-ted at No. 7, put on an unbeaten 87-run stand to take Tallawahs home. Gayle had injured his back while � elding in the � rst innings and left the � eld in the 17th over, which meant he could not bat for the � rst 18 minutes of the chase. The win pushed Tallawahs to second on the points table, be-hind Amazon Warriors who have played seven games.

Two wickets from Sohail Tanvir within the � rst � ve balls and the run-out of Andre McCarthy, who failed to slide his bat in despite making his ground, in the � rst over left Tallawahs tottering. Their situation got worse when Kumar Sangakkara was adjudged caught behind o� debutant Ali Khan’s � rst ball, in the second over. The

Kingston crowd was stunned and a padded-up Gayle was watching from the dressing room, counting down his minutes.

Andre Russell, batting at No. 6, put the chase on track by hitting a six and a four in the � rst four balls he faced. He clubbed a 15-ball 24 but was dismissed when Adam Zampa took a one-handed diving catch at backward square leg o�

Veerasammy Permaul at the end of the � fth over. To the crowd’s respite, Gayle � nally walked out with the score 45 for 5.

Shakib and Gayle, who has not opened the batting on just three other occasions in his T20 career, provided impetus from the out-set - six boundaries were struck in the � rst 12 balls of their partner-ship. Tallawahs needed 50 runs from 13 overs at that stage with a required rate of under four. One boundary was hit in the next six overs but Tallawahs cantered to the target with 25 balls to spare.

After being inserted to bat, Amazon Warriors lost captain Martin Guptill, playing his last game of the season, for a duck.

Chris Lynn struck an 18-ball 33 and Jason Mohammed anchored the innings with a 51-ball 46 but a failure to put together substan-tial partnerships meant Amazon Warriors could only post 128. Dale Steyn � nished with 2 for 31 and best bowler was Pakistan left-arm spinner Imad Wasim who bowled an economical spell of 4-0-12-2.l

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib al Hasan starred with both bat and ball as his side Jamaica Tallawahs registered a � ve-wicket win over Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League Twenty20 at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica on Friday. Shakib dismissed Guyana’s stumper-batsman Anthony Bramble before smashing an unbeaten 47-ball 54 to guide his team to second position in the six-team points table

Shakib was adjudged the player of the match for his all-round exploits

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Bangladesh paceman Musta� zur Rahman is all smiles prior to departing the Bangladesh Cricket Board’s Academy ground yesterday. Musta� zur is currently waiting for his visa upon which he will � y to the UK and join his county side Sussex, who are scheduled to face Essex this Thursday in the NatWest Twenty20 Blast. It was learned that the left-arm pacer will get his visa any day now MAINOOR ISLAM MANIK

Of title dreams, hopes and expectationsn Tribune Report

With the ninth edition of the Bang-ladesh Premier Football League getting underway in Chittagong next Sunday, the top-� ight teams are busy putting the � nishing touch to their preparation.

And on the eve of the much-awaited kick-o� , the respec-tive sides faced the media at the Bangladesh Football Federation House yesterday, outlining their plans for the upcoming season.

Chittagong AbahaniThe port city out� t lifted the sea-son-opening Independence Cup but exited meekly in the group stage of the recently concluded Federation Cup.

Ahead of their top-tier opener, captain Mamunul Islam informed that they would be looking to learn the lessons from their Federation Cup debacle when they begin their league mission.

“After our title win in the Inde-pendence Cup, no one could accept our group stage exit in the Federa-tion Cup. We have to take lessons

from the defeat. We have drafted a team capable of being the champi-on. I hope we will become the cham-pions,” said Mamunul to the media.

Manager Shakil Mahmud Chow-dhury echoed the same sentiment to that of skipper Mamunul, stating that they would � ght hard for the crown.

Mohammedan Sporting ClubIn contrast, the Black and Whites have made a mixed start to the on-going season, having fallen in the � rst hurdle in the Independence Cup and the quarter-� nals of the Federation Cup.

Keeping their recent per-formance in mind, head coach

Joshimuddin Joshi struck a cautious note before their league opener.

“Our squad is not worthy of be-ing the champions. With that said, we will try to win the hearts of the crowd. I hope we will do well. We will try to � nish in the top three,” said Joshi.

On the other hand, captain Is-mael Bangoura said, “Preparation has been good. We want to give a good account of ourselves. Our dream is to be the champions.”

He added, “We have quite a few problems. We were not upto the mark in the � rst two tournaments of the season. We want to over-come our mediocrity.”

Team BJMCUnfancied BJMC were ousted in the group stage of the Independence Cup so it was quite a surprise when they punched above their weight in the Federation Cup, reaching the last four. Head coach Saidul Islam there-fore, expressed optimism regarding their forthcoming league campaign.

“My team will play well, and earn good results. Last time, we ended seventh. This time around,

we want to improve on our previ-ous display,” said Saidul.

Captain Arifuzzaman Himel also sounded positive when queried to give his thoughts on the team’s prospects.

“We are trying to overcome the shortcomings in our squad. I hope we will reach a respectable posi-tion in the standings. Everyone saw what we did in the Fed Cup. We only want to continue it,” said Himel.

Feni Soccer ClubAmong the four domestic sides that addressed the media yester-day, Soccer Club are perhaps the most under-performing out� t this season, having exited in the group stage of both the Independence Cup and the Federation Cup.

However, despite the recent run of bad form, head coach Ladi Baba Lola refused to rule out his charges’ chances in the league, even going on to predict that they would � nish in the top two.

“Training began [yesterday]. We can surprise everyone. Anything can happen. Its not impossible to � nish in the top two,” said Lola.l

(L-R) Captains of top-� ight teams Team BJMC, Arifuzzaman Himel, Feni Soccer Club, Akbar Hossain Ridwan, Chittagong Abahani, Mamunul Islam and Mohammedan Sporting Club, Ismael Bangoura pose for a photo at BFF House yesterday DHAKA TRIBUNE

Belgium sack coach Wilmotsn Reuters, Brussels

Belgium sacked national coach Marc Wilmots on Friday after their highly fancied team of talents failed to advance beyond the quar-ter-� nals at Euro 2016 this month, Belgian FA president Francois De Keersmaecker said.

A search was under way for a coach with international experi-ence to take over before a friendly against Spain on Sept. 1 ahead of the World Cup quali� ers.

He thanked Wilmots for his achievements over the past four years and said an understanding had been reached over Wilmots contract, which had a compensa-tion clause if he were sacked.

The former Schalke mid� elder, 47, took the Red Devils to the quar-ter-� nals of the last World Cup and top of FIFA’s world ranking chart with a team built around Chelsea’s Eden Hazard and Manchester City pair Kompany and De Bruyne.l

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Cook breaks Gavaskar opening recordn AFP, London

England captain Alastair Cook broke India great Sunil Gavaskar’s record of 9,607 for the most runs as a Test opening batsman while making 81 against visiting Pakistan at Lord’s on Friday.

The 31-year-old England captain had already become the youngest player in the history of cricket to score 10,000 Test runs but 13 of his innings were not as an opener.

But he broke Indian great Gavaskar’s opening record when he cut Mohammad Amir for four in familiar fashion to go to 61. Former South Africa batsman Graeme Smith is in third position Australian open-er Matthew Hayden in fourth. l

Amir gets lukewarm reception on returnPakistan’s Mohammad Amir got a muted reception at Lord’s on the second day of the � rst Test on Fri-day as he bowled for the � rst time in a Test since being banned for spot-� xing.

The left-handed pace bowler, who served half of a six-month prison sentence and was banned for � ve years for deliberately bowl-ing no-balls against England at the same ground in 2010, was unlucky not to mark his � rst spell back with a wicket.

He was treated to a few shouts of “no-ball” from the crowd after his � rst delivery, but his return to Pa-kistan’s bowling attack otherwise passed largely without incident.

Earlier, England all-rounder Chris Woakes notched his � rst � ve-wicket Test haul to restrict the visitors to a � rst innings total of 339.

Woakes, who ended the innings with � gures of 6-70, struck twice in the same over to pick up the wick-ets of Sarfraz Ahmed and Wahab Riaz, and leave the visitors reeling.

Sarfraz, who was just starting to cut loose, smashed a shortish delivery straight down the throat of James Vince at backward point before Woakes struck again almost immediately.

He sent a lovely ball veering past the edge of the incoming Riaz’s bat, before splaying the stumps with his next delivery to send the batsman back to the pavilion with a duck.

Stuart Broad bowled Misbah-ul-Haq in the next over to leave Pakistan on 316 for nine, and the skipper walked o� to an ovation from the ground in recognition of his � ne knock.

The 42-year-old became the old-est player in 82 years to score a Test century on Thursday with an un-beaten 110, but � nished on 114 after adding just four runs on Friday.

Broad then enticed Amir, who was greeted with a ripple of ap-plause as he came out to bat, to edge the ball to Joe Root at slip on 12, as he � nished the � rst innings on 3-71.

Broad, who smashed his highest Test score of 169 in that 2010 series, gave a smile but did not speak to Amir who was Pakistan’s last man out.

The tourists drew blood soon af-ter the changeover when England opener Alex Hales edged an impec-cable outswinger from Rahat Ali to Azhar Ali at third slip in the second over.

That brought an early introudc-tion for Joe Root, whose elevation to number three dominated head-lines in the build-up.

It was England captain Alastair Cook, though, who made the bright-er start, � nding the boundary three times in a single over from Rahat to race to 35 from 31 deliveries.

Cook rode his luck at times and was fortunate to survive being dropped by Mohammad Hafeez in the seventh over to deny Amir a wicket on his return.

Root chipped in with � ve boundaries of his own to reach 23 and help steer England to 64 for one at lunch.l

Misbah out for nought as England � ght back n AFP, London

Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq followed his � rst-innings hundred with a duck as England fought back on the third day of the � rst Test at Lord’s yesterday.

At tea, Pakistan were 111 for four in their second innings - a lead of 178 runs.

A becalmed Younis Khan, who played several exaggerated leave shots, was 19 not out o� 86 balls.

But Asad Sha� q had kept the scoreboard ticking over with an unbeaten 29 o� 46 balls including � ve boundaries.

Yesterday’s second session saw England all-rounder Chris Woakes follow his Test-best six for 70 in the � rst innings with two wickets.

Pakistan were 40 for one at lunch after Mohammad Hafeez had carelessly fallen for a duck in cutting Stuart Broad straight to Joe Root at second slip.

But they lost opener Shan Masood soon afterwards when the left-hander, once more fallible out-

side o� stump, � at-footedly edged Warwickshire paceman Woakes to England captain Alastair Cook at � rst slip.

Azhar Ali (23) then fell lbw to a desperately tight umpire’s call as Woakes reduced Pakistan to 59 for three.

Misbah, in his maiden Test knock at Lord’s, had made 114 in Pakistan’s � rst innings.

But yesterday he fell for nought when he hoisted o� -spinner Moeen Ali legside and Alex Hales, running round to the mid-wicket rope, held a good catch.

Pakistan had never previously lost a Test when Misbah had made a hundred and never won one when he had made a duck.

With conditions set fair on a sunny day at Lord’s and more than two days left in the match, some-thing had to give.

Younis, on 11, was given out lbw by umpire Joel Wilson after a pro-longed and theatrical appeal from fast bowler Steven Finn on his Mid-dlesex home ground. But a review showed the ball missing leg stump and Younis survived.

Sha� q then seized on a loose ball to cut Finn for four.

Earlier, leg-spinner Yasir Shah took six wickets as England were bowled out for 272 - 67 runs behind on � rst innings.l

Pakistan pacer Mohammad Amir bowls against England during their � rst Test at Lords yesterday REUTERS

MOST RUNS AS A TEST OPENER PLAYER TEAM CAREER SPAN MAT INN NO RUNS HS AVE 100S 50S

Alastair Cook (ENG) 2006- 123 219 12 9630 294 46.52 26 47

Sunil Gavaskar (IND) 1971-1987 119 203 12 9607 221 50.29 33 42

Graeme Smith (ICC/RSA) 2002-2014 114 196 12 9030 277 49.07 27 36

Matthew Hayden (AUS) 1994-2009 103 184 14 8625 380 50.73 30 29

Virender Sehwag (ICC/IND) 2002-2013 99 170 6 8207 319 50.04 22 30

Geo� rey Boycott (ENG) 1964-1982 107 191 23 8091 246no 48.16 22 42

Graham Gooch (ENG) 1978-1995 100 184 6 7811 333 43.88 18 41

Mark Taylor (AUS) 1989-1999 104 186 13 7525 334no 43.49 19 40

Gordon Greenidge (WIS) 1974-1991 107 182 16 7488 226 45.10 19 34

Mike Atherton (ENG) 1990-2001 108 197 6 7476 185no 39.14 16 45

England’s Alastair Cook in action against Pakistan during the � rst Test REUTERS

DAY THREE, AT TEAPAKISTAN 339 & 111/4 (Younis 19*,

Sha� q 29*) v ENGLAND 272 (Cook 81, Yasir 6/72)

Pakistan lead by 178 runs

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Draxler to stay put at WolfsburgGermany mid� elder Julian Draxler will stay at VfL Wolfsburg this season, sports director Klaus Allofs has said. The 22-year-old has been linked by British media with a potential move to Premier League side Arsenal. Draxler, who joined Wolfsburg from Schalke 04 on a � ve-year contract in August, played 21 league matches and scored � ve goals as the Bundesliga club � nished eighth in the standings last season and missed out on European football.

–REUTERS

Payet vows to remain at West HamWest Ham United’s France attacking mid� elder Dimitri Payet has made it clear that his immediate future remains with the Premier League side despite speculation that he could soon leave. The east London club’s co-chairman David Gold has pinned a 50 million pounds ($66.39 million) price tag on the exciting Frenchman, who has been linked by British media with a possible move to Chelsea, Manchester City and Paris St Germain.

–REUTERS

Shevchenko named as Ukraine head coachUkraine’s former striker Andriy Shevchenko was appointed national team manager on Friday to replace Mykhailo Fomenko who quit after Euro 2016, the country’s soccer federation said. The 39-year-old, Ukraine’s record goalscorer who also played for Dynamo Kiev, AC Milan and Chelsea, was o� cially presented by federation president Andriy Pavelko at a news conference. Fomenko resigned after Ukraine � nished bottom of Group C without a point at the European Championship, having failed to score a goal in their three matches in France.

–REUTERS

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Pierre-Hugues Herbert of France (L) returns the ball next to his compatriot Nicolas Mahut, during their doubles match against Czech Republic’s Radek Stepanek and Lukas Rosol (unseen) at the International Tennis Federation Davis Cup quarter-� nal in Trinec, Czech Republic yesterday AFP

France lead Czechs 2-1 after doubles strugglen AFP, Prague

The world’s top doubles pair of Nicolas Mahut and Pierre-Hugues Herbert put France 2-1 ahead of the Czech Republic in their Davis Cup World Group quarter-� nal on Sat-urday.

Wimbledon champions Ma-hut and Herbert, ranked � rst and second in the world, beat Radek Stepanek and Lukas Rosol 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 in just over three hours.

Mahut and Herbert took only 25 minutes to cruise through the opening set on the hardcourt of the Werk Arena in the eastern Czech steel hub of Trinec.

The Czechs recovered in the second set, making fewer mistakes and taking a 3-0 lead which they converted into a 6-3 win.

The French pair regained their dominance again in set three, winning 6-3, but the Czechs, led by 37-year-old veteran Stepanek, fought back in the fourth with two breaks to one. Finally, Rosol lost his serve to love in the � rst game of the last set and that was all the French needed to take the set 6-4.

On Friday, the Czechs took a lead as world number 78 Rosol stunned 10th-ranked Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 7-6 (10/8), 6-4.

Lucas Pouille, ranked 21st, then swept 50th-ranked Jiri Vesely 7-6 (7/2), 6-4, 7-5 to put France level in his Davis Cup debut. l

Raonic and Halep withdraw from Rio tennis over Zikan Reuters

Wimbledon � nalist Milos Raonic and women’s world number � ve Simona Halep of Romania have pulled out from next month’s Rio Olympics due to fears over the Zika virus.

They, along with twice Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka, who is pregnant, will not be making the trip to Rio even though they were included in the � nal list of participants issued by the International Tennis Federation on Friday.

The big-serving Raonic, who lost to Andy Murray in the men’s championship match at the All England Club on Sunday, was the � rst tennis player to pull out of the Aug 5-21 Olympics due to concerns over the mosquito-borne Zika virus.

“It is with a heavy heart that I am announcing my withdrawal from participation in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games,” world number seven Raonic, 25, said in a state-ment issued by Tennis Canada.

“After much deliberation with my family and coaches, I am mak-ing this decision for a variety of health concerns including the un-certainty around the Zika virus.”

The Zika virus, which the World Health Organisation says is spread-ing rapidly in the Americas, has been linked to severe birth defects

in infants born to infected women, and possible neurological prob-lems in adults.

Halep, who last month told Reu-ters she was “very worried” about the long-term e� ects of the Zika vi-rus, consulted with many doctors before issuing her decision shortly after Raonic.

“I regret to announce that I have decided I will not compete in the Olympic Games. The reason for my decision is the concern regard-ing the danger posed by the Zika virus,” Halep, a runner-up at the French Open in 2014, said on her Facebook page.

“After several talks with doctors and my family, I concluded that the risks are too high for my career and for my health, especially as a wom-

an. Family is much too important for me and I can’t risk not being able to have one of my own after my career in tennis is over.

Raonic and Halep joined a grow-ing list of athletes to have pulled out of the Rio Games over health concerns triggered by the outbreak of the Zika virus in Brazil, includ-ing a number of high-pro� le male golfers. Belarussian Azarenka also robbed the Olympics of some star power as the world number six said earlier on Friday that she will miss the rest of the season because she is having a baby.

Raonic, beaten in the second round of the 2012 London Games by Frenchman Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, said he hopes his decision would not in� uence others.l

Simona Halep (L) and Milos Raonic

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Participants of the Under-12 Cricket Carnival pose for a photo yesterday. The Bangladesh Cricket Board, alongside the National Sports Council, organised the Carnival across the country to encourage the youngsters to take up the game

Former Brazilian footballer and Goa’s captain Ronaldhino in action against Kolkata (red) during their Premier Futsal Football League match at Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai on Friday AP

Shaw makes comeback in Mourinho’s � rst gamen BBC

Manchester United defender Luke Shaw returned from a 10-month injury lay-o� in Jose Mourinho’s � rst game in charge of the club in a friendly at Wigan.

Left-back Shaw has been out since  su� ering a double fracture of his right leg last September and played the � rst half against the Lat-ics.

New United signings Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Eric Bailly also started as they made their debuts

at the DW Stadium.Zlatan Ibrahimovic has also

signed for the Old Tra� ord out� t but was absent.

The Swedish forward is on hol-iday having played at Euro 2016 and, along with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Marcus Rashford and Chris Smalling, was unavailable after re-cent international commitments.

The game was goalless at half-time but Mourinho made seven changes after the break, with Will Keane and Juan Mata among those coming on. l

Chelsea sign France mid� elder Kante from Leicestern Reuters, London

Chelsea have signed France mid-� elder N’Golo Kante from Premier League champions Leicester City on a � ve-year contract, the Lon-doners said yesterday.

Kante, 25, is new manager Anto-nio Conte’s second acquisition, fol-lowing Olympique Marseille’s Bel-gium striker Michy Batshuayi, and arrives after playing at Euro 2016.

“I am so happy to have signed for one of the biggest clubs in Eu-rope. It’s a dream come true for me,” Kante told www.chelseafc.com.

“The opportunity to work with Antonio Conte, a brilliant coach, and some of the best players in the world was simply too good to turn down.”

The clubs did not disclose � -

nancial details but British media put the fee at 32 million pounds ($42.20 million).

Kante was Claudio Ranieri’s � rst signing at Leicester, joining for six million pounds after two seasons at Caen.

He had a successful season last term, helping the 5,000-1 outsiders win the title for the � rst time be-fore joining up with France.

Kante played in the opening match but was banned for the quarter-� nal, came on in the semi and was an unused substitute in the � nal which the hosts lost 1-0 to Portugal after extra time.

Kante played in all but one of Leicester’s league games and made most overall tackles and intercep-tions in the competition.

His e� orts saw him named in the PFA Team of the Year.

“My � rst season in English foot-ball was very special and now I hope to go on to achieve even more during my time as a Chelsea play-er,” said Kante.

His campaign contrasted with Chelsea’s dismal season as they � nished a lowly 10th and failed to qualify for Europe.

Technical director Michael Eme-nalo said: “N’Golo is a fantastic

signing. He is a perfect � t in terms of Antonio Conte’s philosophies and the style of football he wants to play.

“For a player of his age he has already built up a wealth of expe-rience and his exceptional quality will without doubt be a great addi-tion to the team.”

Born in Paris, Kante played for amateur side Suresnes until he was 19 when he moved north to join Boulogne. He was spotted by second-tier Caen and moved to the Normandy club and helped them earn promotion to Ligue 1 in his � rst season. l

Patient Umtiti hungry to learn at new club Barcan Reuters, Barcelona

France international Samuel Umtiti has completed a “dream move” to Barcelona knowing he is not guar-anteed a � rst-team place but says he is willing to learn to prove his potential.

The 22-year-old centre back, who had a � ne season with Olym-pique Lyonnais, earned his � rst France cap in their 5-2 Euro 2016 quarter-� nal triumph over Iceland.

He has signed a � ve-year con-tract with Barca following his 25 million euros ($27.67 million) move from Lyon and his buy-out clause has been set at 60 million euros.

“I’m thrilled and very moved to be here,” Umtiti said at his o� -cial unveiling on Friday. “This is a dream come true... Barca was the club of my dreams.

“I like Barcelona’s mentality and their style of play. I hope I can adapt rapidly to the team and I will do everything possible to prove that I can be a part of this family.

“There are great players at this club and I can’t wait to play with them.”l

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CALVIN AND HOBBES

PEANUTS

DILBERT

How to solve: Fill in the blank spaces with the numbers 1 – 9. Every row, column and 3 x 3 box must contain all nine digits with no number repeating.

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YESTERDAY’S SOLUTIONS

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How to solve: Each number in our CODE-CRACKER grid represents a di� erent letter of the alphabet. For example, today 10 represents A so � ll A every time the � gure 10 appears.You have two letters in the control grid to start you o� . Enter them in the appropriate squares in the main grid, then use your knowledge of words to work out which letters go in the missing squares.Some letters of the alphabet may not be used.As you get the letters, � ll in the other squares with the same number in the main grid, and the control grid. Check o� the list of alphabetical letters as you identify them.

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ACROSS1 Wander (4)5 Staggers (5)9 Su� er (6)10 Insect (3)11 Tidy (4)12 Temperate (5)14 Icy cold (5)16 Biblical garden (4)19 Wise man (4)21 Cleat (5)24 Trembling poplar (5)27 First man (4)29 Gol� ng aid (3)30 Expunge (6)31 Scrutinises (5)32 Middle East port (4)

DOWN1 Tear (4)2 United (3)3 Proverbs (6)4 Silent (4)5 Dwelt (7)6 Flow back (3)7 Sheltered side (3)8 Liquid part of blood (5)15 Lyric poem (7)16 Traditional stories (6)17 Required (6)18 Annoying children (5)20 Respectful fear (3)22 Festive (4)23 So be it! (4)25 Dry, of champagne (3)26 Vegetable (3)28 Consumed (3)

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Lucky Akhond seeks � nancial aid to � ght cancer

Consequences of being bold

n Showtime Desk

Veteran musician and freedom � ghter Lucky Akhond, has now asked for � nancial aid from the government and his fans at a major point of � ghting cancer.

Ailing Akhond, who was diagnosed with lung cancer in September last year, has already gone through a surgery and a series of chemotherapy sessions abroad, but apparently refraining from taking � ve more chemotherapy sessions as prescribed by the physician due to a � nancial crisis.

Recently, after returning from Bangkok, his physical condition

deteriorated and he was admitted to the Ibrahim Memorial Cardiac (BIRDEM) Hospital in the capital’s Shahbagh area. He might be transferred to United Hospital at any time, according to his daughter Mamminti.

Although Akhond had refused to take any � nancial help in the beginning, recently at a television interview, the talented artist had sought help from the government and his fans.

In an interview with Maasranga Television, Akhond said: “Government aid will be good. I ask for help for my treatment from the government and my fans.”

A bit embarrassed, his daughter Mamminti told a Bangla news portal: “I do not want to talk about it anymore. The news was aired in one or two media sources. Don’t want too much coverage. Right now, I am very busy with my father. He has been in a very bad physical condition for the last two days. Now I will transfer him to United Hospital.”

A few days back, Akhond was admitted to the hospital, following severe backaches due to the reaction of chemotherapy. After having treatment for six months in Bangkok, he had returned to the country on March 25 and

was spending most of his time at home. His physical condition also had improved quite a bit following the chemotherapy.

However, last month, he was scheduled to � y to Bangkok again to receive � ve more chemo-sessions there, as prescribed by his doctor. Sources said that because of � nancial constraint, the legend has refrained from taking further treatment.

Lucky Akhond has sung many famous tracks and composed music for many others. “Amay Deko Na”, “Ei Nil Monihar”, “Kobita Porar Prohor Esheche”, “Jekhane Shimanto Tomar”,

“Mamonia”, “Likhte pari na Kono Gaan”, “Bhalobeshe Chole Jeo Na”, “Bitrishna Jibone Amar”, “Ki Kore Bolle Tumi”, “Eto Dure Je Chole Gecho” to name a few. l

no woman is safe in this country, until we start making examples of people, until we start sending men who kill women to jail, unless we literally say there will be no more killing and those who dare will spend the rest of their lives behind bars.”

The � lmmaker’s movie made plenty of positive waves around the world, so far to have it hailed by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. Sharif had vowed back in February to push through the anti-honour killing legislation. Unfortunately, passing such a bill isn’t an easy process, especially in this region of the world. There have been plenty of activists who condemned the recent attacks on women, yet not much progress has been made concerning new laws.

It was also revealed that the social media celebrity had once married and divorced, even had a young son. She had told Express

News that her husband used to beat her and never told their son she was his mother. The entire marriage was forced. “He tortured me day and night during the one year I was married to him. After a year, I ran away with my son and sought refuge in Darul Aman.”

Even though she was reviled by the hateful and ignorant generation, she was praised by the youth of the nation because of her forthright attitude. It’s unfortunate she had to lose her life over a disagreement with her own sibling. l

To send help:Lucky AkhondBangkok Bank, ThailandAccount number: 113.4.91868.7

Uttara Bank LtdAccount number: SB 1476

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n Mahmood Hossain

The headlines will read something along the lines of “Qandeel Baloch strangled to death by her older brother”. It’s suspected to be an honour killing. When was there ever honour in killing or murdering someone? We live in a time where our every single step is being scrutinised, especially felt by well-known celebrities. Qandeel (also known as Fauzia Azeem), unfortunately, met her end at the very young age of 25.

The model, actor, singer had become a huge Internet sensation, hailing from the country of Pakistan. Now, we all know how risky that type of lifestyle can be in a not-so-liberal environment. It’s gotten so far to the point where a brother can murder his younger sister over an argument; then, stating it was over honour. Her

parents had stated that their son had strangled her but only found the body the next morning.

And as expected, the authorities have placed an arrest on the starlet’s brother, who just happens to be on the run. The family had heard that her brother had told her to stop modelling. She was constantly threatened by her brother to stop uploading pictures and videos on social media that would garner the wrong attention.

Qandeel was recently quoted saying, “I know I will not be provided security and I am not feeling secured here so have decided to move abroad with my parents after Eid-ul-Fitr.”

Sharmeen Obaid, a Pakistani � lmmaker who recently won an Oscar for A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, went onto make a statement about the recent tragedy, “I really feel that

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Bollywood: half of the year gone with no big blockbusters

WHAT TO WATCHX-Men: Days of Future PastStar Movies 4:10pmThe X-Men send Wolverine to the past in a desperate e� ort to change history and prevent an event that results in doom for both humans and mutants.Cast: Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Halle Berry, Nicholas Hoult

The TerminatorHBO 7:20pmA human-looking indestructible cyborg is sent from 2029 to 1984 to assassinate a waitress, whose unborn son will lead humanity in a war against the machines, while a soldier from that war is sent to protect her at all costs.Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Michael Biehn, Linda Hamilton, Paul Win� eld, Lance Henriksen, Bess Motta

Cowboys & AliensStar Movies 7:30pmA spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the

Wild West region. A posse of cowboys and natives are all that stand in their way.Cast: Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Abigail Spencer, Buck Taylor

MacheteWB 11:10pmAfter being set-up and betrayed by the man who hired him to assassinate a Texas Senator, an ex-Federale launches a brutal rampage of revenge against his former boss.Cast: Danny Trejo, Steven Seagal, Michelle Rodriguez, Je� Fahey, Cheech Marin, Lindsay Lohan

Kung Fu PandaHBO 9:30pmIn the Valley of Peace, Po the Panda � nds himself chosen as the Dragon Warrior despite the fact that he is obese and a complete novice at martial arts.Cast: Jack Black, Dustin Ho� man, Angelina Jolie, Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu l

n Showtime Desk

More than a year after the couple of 10 years announced their split, neither party has � led divorce paperwork. In fact, talk of divorce between Ben A� eck and Jennifer Garner has ceased altogether, sources reveal in the new issue of Us Weekly. 

According to a source close to Garner, the actress mentioned that the divorce was going through very soon, and then a few weeks ago, things changed. It does not seem to be moving in that direction.

The Justice League actor, 43, and the actress, 44, are cohabiting in their $17.5 million, � ve-bedroom mansion, albeit in separate bedrooms. Garner revealed in the March issue of Vanity Fair that she sleeps with their oldest daughter, Violet; A� eck bunks in the guest room, according to a close source.

“Jen seems to still be in love with Ben but doesn’t allow her mind to go there,” according to the Garner source. “She just focuses on the kids.”

The man down the hall is also having trouble letting go. “If it was up to Ben,” adds a second insider, “they would be together. He feels like he can’t live without Jen.” 

Still, an A� eck source insists

lawyers are hammering out the details of their divorce privately. “They were never in a rush to � le. This was always the plan.”

After A� eck’s a� air with nanny

Christine Ouzounian last summer, the couple have been committed to co-parenting their children Violet, 10, Seraphina, 7, and Samuel, 4.l

Ben and Jennifer put divorce on hold

n Showtime Desk

After six months into 2016, it seems to be an “okay” year for Bollywood this time around. So far the year has given us no big blockbusters, unless you count Sajid-Farhad’s Housefull 3, which made more money than all the releases this year. However,

the real successes this year at the Indian box o� ce so far, has nothing to do with Bollywood.

Disney’s The Jungle Book and Manjule Nagraj’s Marathi � lm Sairat are the biggest hits of 2016. In fact, Sairat, a regional � lm that created a Pan-India sensation, could be described as the Bahubali of 2016. The Bollywood hits of 2016 include Raja Krishna Menon’s

Airlift and Ram Madhavan’s Neerja, � lms that blended a serious theme with gripping storytelling and sailed across the box o� ce.

Interestingly, both Madhavan and Menon made one long-forgotten � lm; Madhavan’s Let’s Talk and Menon’s Barah Aana, before hitting big-time this year.

Shakun Batra’s Kapoor & Sons and R Balki’s Ki & Ka did promising business. But meritorious critically acclaimed � lms like Mozez Singh’s Zubaan, Ribhu Dasgupta’s Te3n, Pawan Kriplani’s Phobia, Anu Menon’s Waiting and Nagesh Kukunoor’s Dhanak sadly went without an audience.

The success stories like Airlift, Neerja, Kapoor & Sons, Ki & Ka, Baaghi, Housefull 3 and Udta Punjab have kept Bollwood’s pro� t stream alive. But the real success story belongs to The Jungle Book. Hollywood has made its huge presence felt and has started making things di� cult for

Bollywood. The Jungle Book, The Conjuring 2, Captain America Civil War were all big successes at the Indian box o� ce.

Critics are being optimistic about the second-half. Some of them have said, “The second-half is expected to be bigger and better, as in, this half falls on national holidays and all the major festivals of all the religions

like Eid, Diwali, Dussehra, Xmas etc. The huge money-spinners in the second-half can be Sultan, Mohenjo Daro, Rustom, Great Grand Masti, Dishoom, Dhoni, Aye Dil Hai Mushkil, Shivaay, Be� kre, Dangal etc.” Otherwise, there are possibilities of going under the Hollywood-shadow for the next six months or so. l

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Youth feeling brunt of terror stigman Tribune Desk

As details from the July 1 attack on Holey Artisan bakery continue to emerge, and policy-makers adjust their strategies accordingly, reactions across the board have ranged from horri� ed to angry to fearful.

With the identities of the perpe-trators now known to all, the nation’s attention has, perhaps somewhat be-latedly, turned to the subject of the youth, and predictably, with censure rather than productive solutions.

“My mother met up with a few of her friends the other day. She was tell-ing them that I have recently started praying and that she was happy about it. Her friends knew I go to Scholas-tica and proceeded to tell her to look after me and make sure I am friends with the “right” people. They seem to be sure that there is a “wrong” crowd in my school that I should stay away from,” says Waseka, a 12th grader.

Pointed asides are some of the more polite reactions the young ones are getting.

“I graduated from Scholastica a few years ago. My sister is currently study-ing there in grade 7. My relatives have been pressuring my mother about my

sister. My uncle told her to be glad that I hadn’t been brainwashed while I was studying there and that my mother should change my sister’s school just to be on the safe side. How ridiculous is this?” bemoans Farhan, 22.

While Scholasticans bemoan their new-found notoriety, students of oth-er English medium schools are speak-ing up in solidarity and understanding.

“If you judge a whole institute by the actions of a few students then you might as well regard all Muslims as ter-rorists. The whole story still remains hidden, completely unknown,” says Mahidun Nabi, a Sunnydale student.

The increased security precautions taken at universities don’t go down well with everyone either.

“Even a policeman told me that he couldn’t help but check people like us - students - particularly since the ter-rorists are of our age, while searching my bag. And thanks to the media, my parents are worried sick. My mom has

been asking about my whereabouts and about the people I mix with,” adds Baizid, 23.

Not all students are reacting nega-tively to the stereotyping or the secu-rity measures, however.

“There’s been everything from shock, outrage to � nally unity from the students of NSU. Many are angry about the generalisations, the stereotyping, but personally, I feel there is no reason to be this angry.

“Let’s face it: NSU has had the larg-est number of militants at 11, with Chit-tagong University and BUET coming in at second place with six militants according to a news report. These are facts. No matter how strongly we be-lieve in the institutions’ capabilities, the truth of the matter is that there is a problem and that problem needs to be addressed. Any surveillance, scrutiny from the UGC and external bodies will only help strengthen the universities’ � ght against terrorism.

“Prevention is better than cure and frankly, for those that believe there is no problem, let’s just look at these sur-veillance measures as a method to en-sure that we can prevent militants from growing in our midst,” opines Amreen, an NSU student. l

Members of Bangabandhu Sankskritik Jote light candles at the altar of Shikha Chironton (the Eternal Flame) in Suhrawardy Udyan, Dhaka yesterday observing Gonotontro Oboruddho Dibosh MEHEDI HASAN

NSU acting pro-VC arrested n Tribune Desk

Police have arrested three people, including NSU acting pro-VC Dr Gias Uddin Ahsan, for renting out a � at to the attackers of Holey Ar-tisan Bakery, said Maksudur Rah-man, DMP deputy commissioner.

The other arrestees are Gias’ nephew Alam Chowdhury and building manager Mahbubur Rah-man Tuhin.

A team of Counterterrorism and Transnational Crimes unit arrested them around 5pm yesterday.

Police said associates of the � ve attackers moved into the � at in Bashundhara R/A on May 16, but Gias Uddin did not collect the re-quired information from the ten-ants to submit it to police, as per the DMP directive.

Police suspect the � ve attackers started living in the � at in the be-ginning of Ramadan, and the plan for the attack was � nalised there. l

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