Volume 4 Number 93 Wed. August 27, 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 StarTech Star Chittagong Others About Us Contact Advertisement Suppliments Archives General   CIRDAP meet ends with call to focus more on rural dev A ministerial-level meeting of 13 countries of the Asia-Pacific region concluded here yesterday with a call to focus more and more on rural development and alleviation of poverty across the globe, particularly   Hardened criminal set free on bail A criminal godfather of Bogra sentenced to 27 years in prison early this year in two arms cases was set free on bail yesterday.   Female judge beaten up in courtroom A man gone berserk pounced on a female judge and allegedly assaulted her in the courtroom here yesterday, leaving everyone astounded.   Joypurhat gunfight 3 cops suspended, 14 showcaused Three policemen were suspended and 14 others served with showcause notices in Joypurhat yesterday for negligence duty during the August 14 gunfight between police and extremists at Uttar Moheshpur village.   NSU student feared drowned in Bay: Search on for body Police and relatives yesterday were searching for the body of Shawkat, an 18-year-old BBA student of Dhaka's North South University (NSU), feared drowned in the Bay after he was swept away by receding     Advertisement