Volume 4 Number 38 Thu. July 03, 2003       Advertise with The Daily Star -- Advertising on the Website    Advertising in the Printed E dition-- Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Political Sports Foreign Relations Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Suppliments Archives General Bar protests appointment of judges The National Bar Association of Bangladesh has protested appointment of judges in the High Court Division of the Supreme Court on 'political consideration' and put forward a charter of demands.   Indoor air pollution a threat to women, children: Study Women and children, spending most of their time inside the house, are vulnerable to indoor air pollution which can be described as a silent killer, says a recent study of Environment and Social Development   'Most shopping bags are as hazardous as polythene' 24 per cent people still use poly bags Although various types of bags replaced the banned polythene bags, most of them are as hazardous as polythene, speakers observed at a press conference yesterday.   Wallich meets Mosharraf New Country Director of World Bank in Bangladesh Christine I Wallich yesterday called on Health and Family Welfare Minister Khondaker Mosharraf Hossain at his office here yesterday.   Ctg criminals put up fierce gunbattle against police Armed criminals fought a fierce gunbattle with police in a crime-prone Fatikchhari upazila yesterday and managed to get away eventually.   PDB to implement 40 power projects worth Tk 1,500cr The Power Development Board (PDB) will implement 40 development projects, involving over Tk 1,500 crore, to improve the power supply situation.     Advertisement