Zaman

MEMORANDUM ***

M D Asraf Uz Zaman, a native and citizen of Bangladesh, petitions for review *184 of the Board of Immigration Appeals’ (“BIA”) decision affirming the Immigration Judge’s (“IJ”) denial of his application for asylum and withholding of removal, and relief under the Convention Against Torture (“CAT”). We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 . We review an adverse credibility finding for substantial evidence and will uphold the decision unless the evidence compels a contrary conclusion. See Singh v. Ashcroft, 367 F.3d 1139, 1143 (9th Cir.2004). We deny the petition for review.

Substantial evidence supports the BIA’s and IJ’s decisions. The discrepancies listed by the BIA and IJ, including the contradiction between Zaman’s testimony regarding his passport and his testimony before the asylum officer, are supported by substantial evidence. See Li v. Ashcroft, 378 F.3d 959, 963 (9th Cir.2004). Moreover, Zaman’s testimony was implausible and contradictory to that of his own witness. See Singh-Kaur v. INS, 183 F.3d 1147, 1151-52 (9th Cir.1999).

Because Zaman failed to establish eligibility for asylum, he necessarily failed to meet the more stringent standard for…