Volume 4 Number 68 Sat. August 02, 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 Literature Others About Us Contact Advertisement Suppliments Archives Business   Inter-ministerial meet today to decide SAARC cumulation In a bid to take a crucial decision on SAARC cumulation offer, an inter-ministerial meeting will be held at the Prime Minister's Office today. Beetles   Prices of essentials up by 5 to 10pc in one year Govt survey reveals Prices of major essential items have increased by 5 to 10 per cent over the past one year, according to a government survey.   Larsen to build Lafarge Surma Cement plant Lafarge Surma Cement has given green signal to Larsen & Turbo Ltd to start the construction of its cement plant.   Password BTTB's mobile: Please try later Once upon a time, the engineers of the Bangladesh Telegraph and Telephone Board (BTTB) had uniformed understanding about its analog telecom systems. Sarina banks on boutique concept With a new concept called 'business boutique', Hotel Sarina has come up with a promise to offer warm and caring services to its customers at reasonable prices in Dhaka's posh Banani area.   Japan budget guidelines murky as election looms Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's cabinet approved the guidelines for next year's budget Friday with promises to cut spending, but details were left murky ahead of general elections widely expected to   US Senate okays free trade pacts with Chile, S'pore The US Senate approved free trade pacts with Chile and Singapore Thursday, giving both nations the final congressional go-ahead and ushering in what Bush administration officials hope will be a new era     Advertisement