Some businesses in Asia disrupted by cyber attack, authorities brace for more Russia, Saudi call for oil output deal extension

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1 DSEX 5, Gold (Ounce) $1, Dollar (Buy) (Sell) REPO Rate (14/05/2017) 3.19% CSCX 10, Oil (Barrel) $49.01 Euro (Buy) (Sell) REPO Rate (11/04/2017) 3.22% Source: DSE and CSE Source: Yahoo Finance Source: One Bank Limited Source: Bangladesh Bank (W AV)) National News Record GDP growth this fiscal year: minister Bangladesh economy will grow 6.8 per cent in 2017, says World Bank Business-friendly VAT rate finalized Four state banks' Tk 27,700cr loans caught in legal tussle 21st-century version of Silk Road DNCC to spend Tk 10b on city development next FY Ransomware Infection: 30 PCs in Bangladesh affected ১৭ পণ য প টজ ত ম ড়ক ব ব হ র ন করণ শ স ত ন স তত য় এ ম স ত ট ক ড, স বস ত প ণ ব ন গ র হণ কর স তনস ত ন ত স তব স তনণ য় ণ র স স তব ধ ম ণ ব ক ব স তনস ত ন ত International News Oil rises above $52 Some businesses in Asia disrupted by cyber attack, authorities brace for more Russia, Saudi call for oil output deal extension National News Record GDP growth this fiscal year: minister Bangladesh has registered its highest ever economic growth, of 7.24 percent, this fiscal year -- the second year in a row in which the country managed to break out of its decade-long 6 percent growth trap. The economy grew at 7.11 percent last fiscal year. This is a great success. This is the contribution of all in this country, said Planning Minister Mostafa Kamal quoting Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the National Economic Council meeting yesterday. Bangladesh is now one of the top growing countries in the world, he said. We are just behind India in terms of economic growth. For the incoming fiscal year, the government has set the growth target at 7.4 percent growth. Our ultimate goal is to cross the 8 percent-mark. 1 P a g e

2 Provisional estimates released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics showed that the agriculture sector grew 3.4 percent in fiscal in contrast to 2.79 percent a year ago. Kamal said the agricultural growth has been estimated taking into account the loss of 6 lakh tonnes of rice for flood in haor areas. The service sector grew 6.5 percent, up from 6.25 percent in fiscal However, industrial output growth slowed to 10.5 percent in fiscal from percent a year ago. BBS estimates that small industries grew faster than large and medium industries in the current fiscal year, indicating a slowdown in export growth. Of the service sector, wholesale, retail trade, real estate, hotel, restaurant and transport sectors performed well. However, financial sector registered slowdown in growth. As a result of higher GDP growth, the per capita income rose to $1,602 in fiscal , up 9.35 percent year-onyear. The World Bank also unveiled its growth forecast for Bangladesh yesterday, and in keeping with the past trend it was less optimistic than the government's provisional figures. The Washington-based multilateral lender said the Bangladesh economy will expand 6.8 percent this fiscal year owing to sluggish export growth, falling remittance and slowdown in settlement of letters of credit for industrial raw materials. Asked why the WB's projection always remains lower than the BBS's, Zahid Hussain, lead economist of the World Bank's Dhaka office, said: What is the benefit of making conservative projection? Regardless, both the growth figures are good, so the debate on the discrepancy will only distract from the real issue: the performance of two of the three major drivers of the economy -- investment, exports and remittances -- are weaker than in last year, he said. Most of the other indicators performed better this year than the last, it said. But these three indicators are mostly important, he said while presenting the Bangladesh Development Update May 2017 yesterday at the Washington-based multilateral lender's office in Dhaka. The WB, noting the one percentage point increase in private investment to 23 percent of GDP in fiscal , said the other related indicators such as the import of capital machinery and private sector credit growth suggest otherwise. We see from statistics that investment is rising. But it is not clear where these investments take place and at what amount, Hussain said. Export growth in the first ten months of fiscal stood at 3.9 percent in contrast to 9.2 percent registered a year earlier. During the period, remittance receipts slumped 16 percent, indicating a fall in domestic consumption. Import growth of industrial raw materials also slowed down this fiscal year, the WB said. The lender projected that the agricultural sector would register higher growth this fiscal year as farmers responded to the relatively good prices of rice, vegetables and livestock. The crop damage for flash flood in haor areas in April, however, has not been included in the calculation, Hussain said. Industrial growth may edge down due to softer export growth and weaker domestic demand associated with remittances. The service sector is projected to grow at a steady rate of 6 percent, it added. Despite cutting down the growth forecast, the WB said Bangladesh's economic growth remains resilient. 2 P a g e

3 Overall inflation has declined but food inflation has increased lately as a result of a rise in rice prices, it added. The WB said indicators such as tax revenue growth and growth in import of construction materials point that the economy is well on course to maintaining robust growth. The growth outlook in the near to medium-term is robust: the economy is likely to grow between 6.4 percent in fiscal The overall indicators offer some respite. But there is no reason to be complacent, Hussain said, citing the risks of further deterioration in financial sector stability, slippages in addressing fiscal reforms and political uncertainties in the run-up to elections in Externally, there is policy uncertainty in the US and the Eurozone, Bangladesh's two largest export destinations. A jump in energy prices could also precipitate strains on import payments and the budget, the WB report said. Prospect of increased growth The global lender said Bangladesh can attain higher than 7 percent annual growth on a sustained basis through increased productivity growth and higher participation of females in the labour force. Despite the increase in the number of women joining the labour force, the number of working women is still much lower than their male counterparts: in 2013, only 33.5 percent women worked in productive sectors. If Bangladesh can raise the female labour force participation rate to 45 percent by 2020, it will be able to maintain economic growth 1 percentage point above trend through 2020, the WB said. Qimiao Fan, WB country director for Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal, and Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, WB senior director of the WB Group's macroeconomics and fiscal management, also spoke at the occasion. Source: Bangladesh economy will grow 6.8 per cent in 2017, says World Bank The World Bank has forecast Bangladesh gross domestic product (GDP) will grow 6.8 per cent in the fiscal year In its Bangladesh Development Update on Sunday, the global lender said, Declining export growth and fall in remittance have ended the resilience of Bangladesh s growth prospect. Such calculation comes in contrast with 7.2 per cent GDP the government projected for the same financial year. The growth the World Bank shows for the South Asian country in its development update is a slight fall from 7.1 per cent in last year. Bangladesh has weathered global uncertainties well aided by strengthening investment and a recovery of exports. Source: Business-friendly VAT rate finalised The government is set to implement the new VAT law from July this year but with some modifications to give some comfort to businesses and consumers. 3 P a g e

4 The development comes after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a meeting on proposed budgetary measures for fiscal on Sunday night gave the nod to the adjustments in the VAT law. We had a fruitful meeting regarding income tax, customs and VAT. The results of the discussion will be reflected in the upcoming budget proposal, said Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed, who was present at the high-level meeting on fiscal measures. He said most of the issues regarding the implementation of the VAT law have been finalised; the rest will be sorted later by the prime minister and the finance minister. Finance ministry officials said the uniform VAT rate under the new law will most definitely be flat 12 percent instead of the 15 percent rate that was envisaged when the law was framed in Ahmed said the new VAT law will be implemented from next fiscal year. He, however, declined to comment on the possible cut in rate. Everything will become clear during the placement of the budget proposal on June 1, he said, adding that the rate will be comfortable and there would be no negative impact on businesses, be it small, large or medium. We hope the businessmen will be happy with the decisions we are going to take. Considering all aspects we are going to implement the law with due care. We think businesses will be happy, he added. Last week, Finance Minister AMA Muhith at a meeting with editors of newspapers said the rate of VAT will be flat but there will be a cut from 15 percent. He did not mention the rate but said a one percentage point reduction in rate will cause a revenue loss of Tk 4,000 crore. To make up the revenue loss, Muhith said the government plans to install 50,000 electronic cash registers at shops to curb VAT dodging. Revenue officials said the VAT-exempted turnover limit and the highest ceiling of annual turnover to collect turnover tax are likely to be increased to make businesses happy. The VAT-exempted annual turnover limit might be increased to Tk 35 lakh or more from the present Tk 30 lakh. The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry has demanded VAT-free turnover limit of Tk 36 lakh. The upper threshold of Tk 80 lakh will also be hiked to please small and medium firms. The country's apex trade body wants the government fix Tk 1.5 crore as the highest threshold for turnover tax at the production stage. The number of products that will face supplementary duty in imports is likely to rise from 170 to nearly 500 to please entrepreneurs and protect domestic industries from stiff competition from imported products. The government also plans to expand the list of VAT-exempted items to ease the burden on consumers. Under the new law, essential commodities, agricultural products and life-saving drugs are exempted from VAT. Termed as VAT and Supplementary Duty Act 2012, the new law envisages a uniform 15 percent VAT instead of the multiple rates now applicable to many goods and services. The move raised concern that application of the uniform rate would increase the already high cost of living. The NBR, however, maintains that the new law will not increase the prices of goods in general as businesses will be able to get rebates. 4 P a g e

5 The government plans to collect 40 percent of its revenue collection target of Tk 236,000 crore from VAT in the upcoming fiscal year. The target is 31 percent higher than the revised target for the outgoing fiscal year. VAT, a type of consumption tax, is the biggest source of revenue. Source: Four state banks' Tk 27,700cr loans caught in legal tussle The credit amounts of the four state banks that are stuck in lawsuits pending with the money loan court rose Tk 5,600 crore in Sonali, Janata, Agrani and Rupali had a combined Tk 27,700 crore caught in unresolved cases with the money loan court as of December 2016, up 2.54 percent on 2015 when it was Tk 22,000 crore, according to Bangladesh Bank data. The huge amount of loans remain stuck with the courts because of a tendency among clients to file writs so they are not declared defaulters, said Md Obayed Ullah Al Masud, managing director of Sonali Bank. It's a big concern for the state banks as they can neither take action nor stop lending to the defaulters because of the writ petitions, he said. Masud said the government has amended the Banking Company Act in favour of the directors. It could have changed the provision that allows defaulters to file cases for the sake of the banking sector. The amount of loans lent by the four state banks but now stuck in lawsuits accounted for percent of their total loan outstanding of Tk 109,000 crore, according to figures from the central bank. The number of pending cases stood at 17,888 last year compared to 16,964 the previous year. Sonali Bank had over Tk 14,000 crore pending with the money loan court as of December last year, followed by Janata at Tk 3,400 crore, Agrani Tk 7,800 crore and Rupali Tk 2,400 crore, according to Bangladesh Bank data. Janata Bank is in a greater fix as some of its large borrowers, who earlier had their loans restructured thanks to the special package of Bangladesh Bank, again failed to continue repayment. Some are even preparing to file new suits so they are not classified as defaulters. It is a big problem for the banking sector as defaulters are filing writ petitions against their default status to avail fresh loans. Because of the writ petitions, banks can't reject the loan proposals, said Abdus Salam, managing director of Janata Bank. Banks have to maintain provision against the loans stuck in suits. As a result, their provision requirement against bad loans goes up, which ultimately hurts profits, said Masud. The provision requirement for the four banks went up by Tk 2,600 crore to Tk 12,600 crore in 2016 compared to a year ago, according to BB data. Among the state banks, Sonali had a provision deficit of Tk 1,776 crore last year and Rupali Tk 241 crore. Both banks faced huge losses in the year due to the high provision obligation. Sonali posted a net loss of Tk 818 crore and Rupali Tk 49 crore in On the other hand, Janata made a net profit of Tk 250 crore and Agrani Tk 59 crore. Source: 5 P a g e

6 21st-century version of Silk Road The keynote speech by Chinese Premier Xi Jinping during the opening ceremony of the first ever OBOR (One Belt One Initiative) summit held in Beijing recently contained an outline of the financial offers for infrastructure development along the OBOR map. Indeed, he upped the mercury by announcing a further USD 14.5 billion to the fund and the summit is being attended by heads of states of 29 countries including Russia, Turkey and Pakistan. Most conspicuous is the absence of India. As an article in The Economic Times (India) stated, OBOR in its current form encompasses all of South Asia sans India and Bhutan and enhances strategic heft in the same countries where India also has huge stakes including connectivity initiatives and infrastructure projects launched during past three years. That notwithstanding, representatives from 80 countries, both senior and not-so-senior officials are attending the summit because OBOR promises to be as big, if not bigger than the Marshall plan rolled out after World War II (for the reconstruction of devastated Europe). The fear in many capitals of the West is that with a budget of around USD 124 billion for the purposes of boosting infrastructure (money sorely needed by emerging economies like Bangladesh), the balance of economic power will shift squarely to Beijing. We will have to wait and see if that is truly the case, but for the moment, countries like Bangladesh are keeping an open eye to see what is on offer. The buzz word making the rounds remains financial inclusivity. As President Xi pointed out no matter if they are from Asia and Europe, or Africa or the Americas, they are all cooperative partners in building the Belt and Road. One can understand Indian scepticism about OBOR, especially in light of the fact that the USD 55 billion China- Pakistan Economic Corridor runs through some disputed territory and will in effect; help transform the economic landscape of its arch rival. This time round, the world's premier lending bodies did not skip the meet. As pointed out by Reuters leaders from 29 countries attended the forum, as well as the heads of the United Nations, International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Britain's finance minister told the summit his country was a 'natural partner' in the new Silk Road. OBOR promises to plug some of the gaps in infrastructure financing that developing countries need in Asia. For Bangladesh, the appeal is obvious. The idea of replicating the China experience, even at a much scaled down version, is hardly lost upon anyone. We have taken the first baby steps in setting up of an EPZ for Chinese investment. Indeed, as pointed out by Professor of International Affairs of Renmin University of China Wange Yiwei, Bangladesh may indeed be one of the first beneficiaries of special finance. Bangladesh is one of the first choices for Chinese investors. That's why many Chinese entrepreneurs are engaged in many mega infrastructural projects in Bangladesh like Padma Bridge. Given our bitter experience over alleged graft on the Padma Bridge project that set our infrastructure and connectivity plans back several years, Chinese involvement in financing (and construction) comes as a much welcome relief financing without political strings attached. In fact, that is perhaps one of the biggest selling points of the Chinese-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) which, according to the Chinese premier hopes to forge a path based on inclusiveness and free trade as opposed to diplomatic power games. These are what policymakers of the developing countries have been waiting to hear for decades and only time will tell whether Chinese stewardship of AIIB and the OBOR initiative is truly devoid of the power games we have been witness to for years. OBOR and the advent of AIIB present Bangladesh with unique opportunities. The country's communications infrastructure requires billions of dollars' of investments to upgrade and we would be wise to stay out of regional rivalries that are a natural phenomenon in global politics. At the end of the day, Bangladesh will have to provide millions of jobs to the vast majority of its population (two-thirds of the population is aged below 30) and those will have to come through industry in the coming decades. If we are really serious about building Bangladesh as a regional hub for trade and commerce, then those billions will come in very handy and being linked to OBOR can only help us get there faster. Source: 6 P a g e

7 DNCC to spend Tk 10b on city development next FY The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is set to spend around Tk. 10 billion during the next fiscal year (FY) for construction of roads, drains and footpaths in areas under its control, Mayor Annisul Huq said. "During the last fiscal, we spent around Tk. 3.1 billion for construction of 180 kilometres of road, 168 kilometres of drain and 65 kilometres of footpath", he said during a press meet organised on the occasion of his two years in office. "During the ongoing fiscal, we have initiated schemes to build 372 kilometres of road, 300 kilometres of drain and kilometres of footpath the total cost of which will be Tk. 8 billion", he added. "However, during the next fiscal year, our total spending for such construction works will reach Tk. 10 billion", the DNCC Mayor said. Focusing on his initiatives to make the city cleaner, Mr Annisul said around 20 thousand billboards as well as 175 thousand illegal banners and festoons were removed in the last few months. "In addition, around 168 kilometres of drain have been cleaned during the ongoing fiscal which was not cleaned in the last 29 years", the DNCC Mayor said. "At the same time, a total of 52 Secondary Transfer Stations have been constructed for waste disposal while cleaning and waste management jobs of eight wards have already been privatised", he added. The DNCC has built a graveyard, the largest in South Asia, at Rayer Bazar area at a cost of Tk billion, he said. The total area of the graveyard is acres. "Lately, a 45-metre long bridge has been constructed at the Goidartek area of Gabtoli at a cost of Tk. 100 million", Mr Annisul said. The Mayor also informed the newsmen that the DNCC has bought a total of 200 hand spray machines, 110 fogger machines, 10 wheel barrow machines and a vehicle mounted fogger machines to repel mosquitoes. He also said a mobile app called Nagar has been developed recently through which citizens can avail various digital services within the city. Established in November 2011 following split of former Dhaka City Corporation, the DNCC is currently composed of 54 wards. The total area is square kilometre and the total population is around 10.6 million. Source: Ransomware Infection: 30 PCs in Bangladesh affected At least 30 computers in Bangladesh have reportedly been infected by a ransomware that affected thousands of computers in nearly 150 countries since Friday. 7 P a g e

8 Crime Research and Analysis Foundation, a non-government research organisation, said it got reports of the malware, known as WannaCry, affecting the computers of 30 individuals until yesterday. Tanvir Hassan Zoha, adviser of the foundation, said no doubt this was a targeted attack, but fortunately Bangladesh was not their target. I have information that the number of affected people [in Bangladesh] is more than that, but we can confirm only 30, he said. The IT expert said two television channels were also affected. He, however, refused to name them. A large number of organisations are trying to hide information since they consider that revealing the information might damage their reputation, Zoha added. Researchers, experts, and policy makers said this was a wake-up call for all. Earlier, Faria Hossain, a joint news editor of Asian TV, said four of their desktops were attacked Friday evening. Security experts said the risk of being infected was high as many individuals and companies in Bangladesh use pirated software. They urged users to be more careful when it comes to downloading attached links, software or antivirus. Users should be alert even when they download mobile phone applications. We are very fortunate that nothing serious happened this time, but we need to go for massive campaign immediately, said Sumon Ahmed Sabir, chief strategy officer of Fibre@Home, an international internet gateway firm. Yesterday, the Posts and Telecommunications Division organised a meeting on cyber security. A decision on launching a separate awareness campaign, involving the media, against cyber attacks was made at the meeting. Subir Kishore Choudhury, acting secretary of the Information Communication Technology division, said Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission would launch the campaign soon. State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim chaired the meeting in which the ICT division, the telecom regulator and other security and law enforcement agencies were present. Subir Kishore said the Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) on its website mentioned about six points related to cyber safety and security of individuals. The country as a whole was safe so far from the attack, the ICT secretary noted, adding that there were some vulnerabilities on individual level. In the meeting, stakeholders said everybody was working separately and that there was no coordination. The telecom division would write to the Prime Minister's Office, asking it to organise a coordination meeting on cyber security. Source: ১৭ পণ য প টজ ত ম ড়ক ব ব হ র ন করণ শ স ত স তনধড স তরত ১৭ পয পস তরব হন, ব জ রজ ত ও জ তক ণ প টজ ত ম ড়ণ কর ব ধ ত ক ব ব হ র আইন ব ব য়ণ ন কণ র অব স থ ণ ন য ণ সরক র ঢ ক সহ স র ম ণ শ আজ মস ব র ম ণ ক স তব ণ শষ অস ত য ন পস তরচ ন করণ ব প ট অস তধ প তর অস ত য ণ নর অ শ স তহণ সণ ব ধ ন, চ,, ট ট, স র, স তচস তন, স তরচ, হ, মপ য় জ, আ, রস ন,, ধণ ন, আ, আট, য় ও ত ষ-খ - ক ড় এই ১৭ পয উৎপ ন, স তব য় ও স তব য় এ ক য় ম ব ই মক টড পস তরচ ন কর হণ ব এসব পয ম ড়ক করণ য প ট ব ব হ র ন 8 P a g e

9 কণ র অন য মক ণ ন উপ ন ব ব হ র করণ ক পণ এক ব ছর ক র ণ ড ব অনস তধক ৫০ হ জ র ট ক অ ড ণ ড অ ব উ য় ণ ণ ড স তণ ডত করণ ত প রণ ব ন আ ত সস তচব ণ য় ব স ত র ও প ট ন ত রয ণ য়র সণ ন কণ তক মর ব ব র আণ য় স তজত এক স ব সণ ণ ন এসব ত জ ন ন ব স ত র ও প ট প রস তত ন ত র স ত জড আজ এ স য় উপস তস থত স তছণ ন ন ত রয ণ য়র অস ততস তরক ত সস তচব ক ষ ণ ট ট চ যড, প ট অস তধ প তণ রর হ পস তরচ ক ম ছণ হ উস ত ন, স তব ণ জএ স তসর মচয় র ন হ দ হ স ন প র খ ন ত রয ণ য়র প ণ ন এক স ব স তব জ ঞস তপ তণ ত স তব ষয়স তট জ ন ণ ন হয় প রস তত ন ত র স ত জড আজ ব ণ ন, আন ত ন ত রয ণ য়র বব ণ কর স তসদ ধ ন ত অন য য় পণ য প টজ ত ম ড়ণ কর ব ধ ত ক ব ব হ র আইণ নর স ষৎ ব ব য়ণ ন সড়ক, হ সড়ক এব পণ য র উৎপ ন, স তব য় ও স তব তরয এ ক য় অস ত য ন পস তরচ ন কর হণ ব এ জন য চ স তত ণ স মন ও সড়ক পস তরব হন ক ড ন স ত ক সস ত স তত, চ ত স ত স ত ক সস ত স তত, ঢ ক র স তব স ত ন ন ব জ র ও আড়ত স ত ক সস ত স ততসহ সরক ণ রর স তব স ত ন ন স স থ র সণ বব ক হণ য়ণ ছ সরক স তর-মব সরক স তর য ধ ণ স তব জ ঞ পন ও মপ স ট র-স ত ফণ ট স তব তরণ যর ধ ণ জন যণ ক জ ন ণ ন হণ য়ণ ছ স ব সণ ণ ন জ ন ণ ন হয়, স তনধড স তরত পয আ স তন ও রপ ত স তনর স য় প টজ ত ম ড়ক ব ব হ র ন করণ স স ত ষ প রস ততষৎ ণ নর আ স তন স তনব ন ধন সন (আইআরস তস) ও রপ ত স তন স তনব ন ধন সন (ইআরস তস) ব স তত করণ ব ব স তযজ ন ত রয য় চ ত স ত স ত ণ কর প ণ টর ব ব ব হ র ন করণ স তনব ন ধন ব স তত করণ ব খ ন ত রয য় Source: য -প টজ ত-ম ড়ক-ব ব হ র-ন -করণ -শ স ত ন স তত য় এ ম স ত ট ক ড, স বস ত প ণ ব ন গ র হণ কর মসব চ র প র য় ২১ ব ছর পর ন স তত র আওত য় এ ব ণ কর ম স ত ট ক ড ব ব স এত স ত ন এ মসব র স তব পর ণ ত ব কগ ণ র মনওয় স ও শ এব ক ডধ র ণ র স র ম ওয় র ম ণ মক ণ ন ধরণ নর ন স তত স তছ ন ব ণ শ ব ক ম স ত ট ক ণ ডর স তব ষণ য় একস তট ন স তত জ স তর কণ র ব ণ স ত ণ য়ণ ছ, ব ণ কর প রচস ত ত ম ক ত ঋণ যর স ণ র হ ণ রর মচণ য় এ ব ব স ণ য় স ণ র হ র ৫ শত ণ শর মব স তশ হণ ত প রণ ব ন একই সণ স স তহস ণ ব র পদ ধস তত, ব ণ কয় পস তরণ শ ণ ধর মশষ স য়স ইত স ত স স পষ ণ ব গ র হকণ ক অব স তহত করণ ত হণ ব ব ণ মকন দ র য় ব ণ কর ন স তত য় স তব ধ ন কর হণ য়ণ ছ এণ ত ম স ত ট ক ণ ডর গ র হণ কর স বস ত প ণ ব ন ব ণ আশ কর হণ অব শ ব তড ণ ন ম স ত ট ক ড মসব য় ব কণ ণ ১৪ ম ণ ক ৩৬ শত শ পযডন ত স আ য় কর হয় জ ন ম ণ ছ, ২০১৪ স ণ ম স ত ট ক ড মসব স ন ত ন স তত র খসড় বতস তর কর হয় স তকন ত চ ড় ন ত ন স তত প রক শ করণ ত প র য় স ততন ব ছর স য় স তনণ য়ণ ছ মকন দ র য় ব ক ২০১৫ স ণ ব কগ ণ র ত ত স তনণ য় ত ব ছর ত চ ড় ন ত কর হয় ত ব হস পস ততব র ন স তত স তট জ স তর কণ র ব ণ শ ব ক এস তট পস তরপ ণ নর জন য সব ব কণ ক স তনণ ডশ স ত ণ য়ণ ছ মকন দ র য় ব ক ব ণ ণ শ ১৯৯৬ স ণ স তব ণ স তশ স ট ন ড চ টড ড ব ক প র ম স ত ট ক ড মসব চ কণ র এরপর ম ণ ক ম ণ শ প রস ততস তনয়ত ম স ত ট ক ণ ডর ব ব হ র ও ম নণ ন ব ড়ণ ছ ময ন ত ব ছণ রর স ত ণ সম ণ র ম স ত ট ক ণ ডর ধ ণ ম ট ৭০৫ মক স তট ট ক র ম নণ ন হণ য়ণ ছ জ ন য় স তরণ ত ত মব ণ ড় স তড়ণ য়ণ ছ ৭৩৫ মক স তট ট ক জ ন য় স তর পযডন ত প র য় ৮ খ ৭৭ হ জ র ম স ত ট ক ড চ স তছ এর ণ ধ স ত স তসস তট ব ণ কর ২ খ ৮ হ জ র, ইষ যড ব ক স ত স ত ণ টণ র (ইস তব এ ) ১ খ ৫০ হ জ র, স ট ন ড চ টড ণ ডর ১ খ ৫০ হ জ র ও ব র ক ব ণ কর ১ খ ৩ হ জ র ক ড মকন দ র য় ব ণ কর ন স তত য় ব হণ য়ণ ছ, ব ক ম স ত ট ক ণ ডর ময স স তনধড রয কণ র স ত ণ য়ণ ছ, ত র ৫০ শত শ ন ট ক য় উণ ত ন করণ ত প রণ ব ন গ র হক ১৮ ব ছণ রর ক ব য়স ক রও ন ণ ম স ত ট ক ড ম ওয় য ণ ব ন তণ ব মক ণ ন স তশ ড র স তশ র ব য় যস ত ক ণ ডর ম নণ ণ নর ওপর স তন ডরশ হয়, ত হণ ইস কর য ণ ব এ ছ ড় ম স ত ট ক ণ ড মক ণ ন স ণ শ ধন আনণ ত হণ ত ক যডকণ রর ৩০ স ত ন আণ গ র হকণ ক অব স তহত করণ ত হণ ব ক ডগ রহ ত র স স তত ছ ড় মক ণ ন ধরণ নর চ জড কতডন কর য ণ ব ন মক ণ ন স স তব স তধব দ ধ স স থ র আব স তর শ ল ক ব কর অ ব চ জড কতডন করণ ত হণ ও গ র হণ কর স স তত স তনণ ত হণ ব ন স তত য় আরও ব হয়, ক ডগ রহ ত ণ ক প রস তত ণ সর মশণ ষ (স তব স ত স তপস তরয় ) স ত স তখত ণ ব অ ব ইণ কট রস তনক পদ ধস ততণ ত ম নণ ণ নর স তচ ও স কতডণ নর স তব স তরত স তব ব রয প ণ ত হণ ব মস টটণ ন ট প ণ ন র পর স তব পস তরণ শ ণ ধ গ র হকণ ক অন তত ১৪ স ত ন স য় স ত ণ ত হণ ব মক ণ ন গ র হক স তব স ত মস টটণ ন ট ন প ওয় র অস ত ণ য করণ প চ স ত ণ নর ণ ধ স তব ন ণ নত ন মস টটণ ন ট স ত ণ ত হণ ব ন স তত য় জ -জ স ত য় স তত মর ণ ধ ব কগ ণ ণ ক অ ন তর য স তনয়ন ত রয মজ র স ত ণ য় স তকছ ব ব স থ মনওয় র পর শড ম ওয় হণ য়ণ ছ আর গ র হকণ ক ম স ত ট ক ণ ডর প রস ততস তট ম নণ ণ নর ত এসএ এস ব ই-ম ইণ র ধ ণ প ণ ত ব হণ য়ণ ছ Source: স তত য়-এ -ম স ত ট-ক ড -স বস ত -প ণ ব ন 9 P a g e

10 স তনস ত ন ত স তব স তনণ য় ণ র স স তব ধ ম ণ ব ক ব স তনস ত ন ত আ র সঞ চয় মহ ক স তনস ত ন ত- এই ম নণ ক ধ রয কণ র আন ষৎ স তনক য শ র কণ রণ ছ ক ব ইনণ স টণ ন টস স ত স ত ণ টণ র স তব ণ শষ স তব স তনণ য় প রকল প ক ব স তনস ত ন ত প স তজব জ র স তব ষণ য় য ণ র স স ত ত ধ রয ও স তনণ জণ র সঞ চণ য়র ওপর ন ফ করণ ত আগ রহ ত ণ র জন য এই প রকল প চ কণ রণ ছ প রস ততষৎ নস তট এই প রকণ ল পর আওত য় মছ ট মছ ট স তসক স তকস ত ণ ত স তব স তনণ য় কর য ণ ব আজ মস ব র সন ধ য় র জধ ন র ঢ ক ক ল ণ ব র স সন এইচ মচ ধ র হণ এই পয স তট আন ষৎ স তনক ণ ব উণ ব ধন কর হয় অন ষৎ ণ ন উপস তস থত স তছণ ন ক ব র প স তজব জ র ক যড ণ র ব ব স থ পন পস তরচ ক ম হ ন স তসর উস ত ন মচ ধ র, ক ব ফ ইন য ন স স ত স ত ণ টণ র রপ র প ত ব ব স থ পন পস তরচ ক খ জ শ হস তরয় র ও ক ব ইনণ স টণ ণ ন টর প রধ ন স তনব ড হ ক ডকতড খন দক র ক ণ য়স হ স নসহ প রস ততষৎ নস তটর উর ধ ডতন ক ডকতড র ম হ ন স তসর উস ত ন মচ ধ র ব ণ ন, ম ট ম শজ উৎপ ব ড় ণ ত স ত ক র খণ ব ক ব র স তনস ত ন ত পয স তট আ ণ র এই পয স তট জ ত য় স তব দ ত স তগ রণ র ত ক জ করণ ব স তব ষয়স তট হণ ন ণ ষর আয় ম ণ ক ব য়, ব ণ য়র পর সঞ চয়, এই সঞ চয় যস ত সর সস তর স তব স তনণ য় ণ য য়, আর মসস তট যস ত হয় প স তজব জ ণ র ত হণ এস তট জ ত য় অ ডন স ততণ ত অব ন র খণ ত স হণ ব স ততস তন আরও ব ণ ন, আ ণ র ম ণ শর সঞ চণ য়র স ত গ ণ স ব দ ধ এই স তব স তনণ য় ণ মক ণ ন ই রস তসস তফণ কশন মনই স তকন ত ক ব স তনস ত ণ ন তর ধ ণ এই স তব স তনণ য় ব হ খ করয সমৎব প স তজব জ ণ র ক ব র মসব র ন প রস স তরত করণ ত আরও একধ প এস ত ণ য়ণ য় স তনণ ব এই পয স তট এই পণ য স তব স তনণ য় ণ র ধ ণ গ র হক সণ ব ড চ চ ন ফ মপণ ত প ণ রন এ ন আশ ব জ স তনণ য় ন স তসর ব ণ ন, সণ ব ড চ চ ন ফ র স তনণ য় প নর য় একস তট ক ণ ত পদ ধস ততর আওত য় প স তজব জ ণ র স তব স তনণ য় কর হণ ব এই স তসক স তব স তনণ য় প রকণ ল পর ধ ণ ব ণ ণ শর প রচস ত ত আইণ নর স ত স ততণ ত স তনধড স তরত হ ণ র কর মরয় ণ তর স স তব ধ প ণ ব ন একজন গ র হক ক ব ফ ইন য ন স স ত স ত ণ টণ র রপ র প ত ব ব স থ পন পস তরচ ক খ জ শ হস তরয় র ব ণ ন, এই প রকল প দ র দ র প স তজ ব জ ণ র আসণ ত সহণ য ত করণ ব এই গ র হকর ই একস ত ন হণ য় উ ণ ত প ণ রন ব জ ণ রর ব ড় স তব স তনণ য় ক র স ততস তন ব ণ ন, স তনয়স ত ত সঞ চণ য়র ধ ণ এ প রকল প স ত ণ য় প স তজব জ র ম ণ ক উচ চ ন ফ আ য় করণ ত প রণ ব ন স তব স তনণ য় ক র র প স তজব জ ণ র স তব র জ ন র ডণ য় অস তস থস ততশ ত সণ ও অন য ময মক ণ ন স তব স তনণ য় ণ র ত ন য় এস তট অস তধক জনক হণ ব ক রয এস তট পস তরচ ন কর র জন য রণ য়ণ ছ একস তট স তট ফণ এই পণ য র ধ ণ আপস তন প স তজব জ ণ র স তনস ত ন ত স তব স তনণ য় করণ ত প ণ রন ক ব ইনণ স টণ ণ ন টর প রধ ন স তনব ড হ ক ডকতড খন দক র ক ণ য়স হ স ন ব ণ ন, প স তজব জ র স ততশ করণ ত স তনর স ণ ব ক জ কণ র য ণ ক ব পস তরব র এরই অ শ স তহস ণ ব আ ণ র এই পয এর ধ ণ স তকছ নত ন স তব স তনণ য় ক র ব জ ণ র স তনণ য় আসণ ত চ ই স ততস তন ব ণ ন,প স তজব জ ণ র স তব স তনণ য় ণ স তকছ ঝ স তক সব স য়ই ণ ক স তকন ত স তব স তনণ য় স তব ষণ য় জ ঞ ন অজডন এব য য ণ ব ষয র ধ ণ অণ ডর স র স তনস ত ত কর সমৎব আর আ ণ র ক ড র রণ য়ণ ছন আপন ণ র স তব স তনণ য় স তনস ত ত কর র জন য ধন যব ব ক তণ ব প রস ততষৎ নস তটর প রধ ন পস তরচ ন ক ডকতড হ স ন জ ণ ব মচ ধ র ব ণ ন, আ র পয স তট আজণ ক আন ষৎ স তনক ণ ব শ র করণ ত য স ত অন ষৎ স তনক ণ ব পয স তট পস তরচ ন কর র স য় গ র হকণ র ১৯ শত শ ন ফ স ত ণ য়স তছ এই ধ র অব হত র খণ ত চ ই আ র এই জন য সব র সহণ য ত প রণ য় জন স ততস তন ব ণ ন, সব র সহণ য ত মপণ আ স ত ণ ন আ র আরও ণ ক জ করণ ত প রণ ব এই প রকণ ল পর অধ ণ ন একস তট শর য় হ মপ র ক ট চ কর র ক ও জ ন ন স ততস তন Source: তনস ত ন ত-স তব স তনণ য় ণ র-স স তব / International News Oil rises above $52 Oil hit its highest in more than three weeks on Monday, topping $52 a barrel after Saudi Arabia and Russia said that supply cuts need to last into 2018, a step towards extending an OPEC-led deal to support prices for longer than first agreed. 10 P a g e

11 Energy ministers from the two countries said on Monday that supply cuts should be prolonged for nine months, until March That is longer than the optional six-month extension specified in the deal. Global benchmark Brent crude was up $1.45 at $52.29 a barrel by 1405 GMT, having touched $52.63, the highest since April 21. U.S. crude rose by $1.46 to $ Oil traders were surprised by the strong wording of the announcement, though it remained to be seen whether all countries participating in the deal would agree with the Saudi-Russian stance. Some analysts doubted that producers would stick to a prolonged curb. "Extending the cuts until March 2018 would take account of the fact that demand in the first quarter of a year is lowest for seasonal reasons," said Commerxbank analyst Carsten Fritsch. "That said, we are skeptical about Russia's willingness to actively participate in any extended cuts." Source: Some businesses in Asia disrupted by cyber attack, authorities brace for more Asian governments and businesses reported some disruptions from the WannaCry ransomware worm on Monday but cybersecurity experts warned of a wider impact as more employees turned on their computers and checked e- mails. The ransomware that has locked up more than 200,000 computers in more than 150 countries has been mainly spread by , hitting factories, hospitals, shops and schools worldwide. "Most of the attacks are arriving via , so there are many 'landmines' waiting in people's in-boxes," said Michael Gazeley, managing director of Network Box, a Hong Kong-based cybersecurity company. In China, the world's second-largest economy, energy giant PetroChina said payment systems at some of its petrol stations were hit, although it had been able to restore most of the systems. Several Chinese government bodies, including police and traffic authorities, reported they had been impacted by the hack, according to posts on official microblogs. The official China Daily newspaper, citing Chinese tech firm Qihoo 360, said that at least 200,000 computers had been affected in China, with schools and colleges particularly hard-hit. A spokesman for the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, one of the region's biggest bourses, said all systems were so far working normally. "We remain highly vigilant," he said. Companies have warned users and staff not to click on attachments or links. One school in South Korea barred its pupils from using the internet. Taiwan's government appeared to have escaped major infection, possibly because regulations there require all departments to install software updates as soon as they are available. South Korea's presidential Blue House office said nine cases of ransomware were found in the country, but did not provide details on where the cyber attacks were discovered. In Australia, Dan Tehan, the government minister responsible for cybersecurity, said just three businesses had been hit by the bug, despite worries of widespread infection. There were no reported cases in New Zealand. Cyber security experts said the spread of the ransomware had slowed since its appearance on Friday but that the respite might only be brief. For one thing, the attackers or copycat attackers may have developed new versions of the worm, although a Britishbased security researcher who thwarted an earlier version of the worm told Reuters most of these reports had been 11 P a g e

12 proven false. In Hong Kong, Gazeley said his team had found a new version of the worm that didn't use to lure victims. Instead, it loaded scripts onto hacked websites where users who clicked on a malicious link would be infected directly. He said it was too early to tell how many websites had been affected. Source: Russia, Saudi call for oil output deal extension The world's biggest oil producers Russia and Saudi Arabia on Monday called for extending an output reduction deal ahead of an Opec meeting later this month. "To underscore the determination of oil producers to ensure market stability, predictability and sustainable development -- the joint actions of the participating producers should be extended by 9 months, through March 31, 2018," the countries said in a joint statement published Monday by Russia's energy ministry. The statement added that Russian energy minister Alexander Novak and his Saudi counterpart Khalid Al-Falih, who met in Beijing on Monday, had "agreed to do whatever it takes to achieve the desired goal of stabilising the market and reducing commercial oil inventories to their 5-year average level." The ministers will consult with other oilproducing countries with "the goal of reaching full consensus on the 9-month extension" they are seeking, the statement said. Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday in Beijing he was optimistic about the prospect of measures to maintain "stable and fair oil prices." "I recently met with the executives of all our largest oil companies and the energy minister behind closed doors," Putin told reporters. "We discussed this topic and we support this kind of proposal." Opec members agreed in November to cut production by 1.2 million barrels per day for six months beginning from the start of the year in a bid to reduce the glut of oil supplies and shore up prices. Source: 12 P a g e