Volume 4 Number 100 Wed. September 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 StarTech Star Chittagong Others About Us Contact Advertisement Suppliments Archives Metropolitan Hartals bring disaster to economy: US envoy US Ambassador Harry K Thomas Jr called on Information Minister Tariqul Islam at his office yesterday and discussed with him matters of mutual interest.   Implement CEDAW immediately Mahila Parishad demands Leaders of the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad yesterday urged the government to implement the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) without further delay.   BTRC petitions for stay on HC Division order regarding JTV The Bangladesh Telecomm-unications Regulatory Commission (BTRC) yesterday filed a petition with the Supreme Court for a stay on the operation of a High Court Division order that had directed the BTRCto   Gender, Media Monitoring Forum formed A new organisation styled "Gender and Media Monitoring Forum" was floated here yesterday with the objective to stop mistreatment of women in media.     Advertisement