Volume 4 Number 94 Thu. August 28, 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 Metropolitan 5 scientists awarded gold medals Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) yesterday awarded five of its scientists with Zaki Memorial Trust Gold Medal for their outstanding contributions to the field of science and research.   List of 146 promoted as addl and joint secretaries Additional Secy 1. Sikandar Ali Mandal (1766), DG, Rural Development Academy, Comilla. 2. Mir Shahabuddin Mohammad (2540), MD, Jiban Bima Corp. 3.   Faisal murder case Arguments begin Sept 10 The Second Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge's Court, Dhaka yesterday fixed September 10 for arguments in the college student Faisal murder case.   Separate window for high rises demanded The real estate developers yesterday demanded a separate window to obtain permission for developing high rise buildings in the city.   Rules about separation of judiciary by this yr Moudud tells US ambassador The newly appointed US Ambassador to Bangladesh Harry Keels Thomas Jr called on Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Moudud Ahmed at his Secretariat office yesterday.   Embargo on committee meetings JS body chairmen unhappy over new timing Chairmen of different parliamentary standing committees have expressed their dissatisfaction at the government embargo on holding committee meetings before 5.00pm, sources said.   127 women abducted in northern regions in three years At least 127 women above 18 years of age were abducted and another 220 trafficked from the country's northern regions between January 2000 and June 2003, according to a finding revealed at a workshopyesterday.     Advertisement