Volume 4 Number 187 Wed. December 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 Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections StarTech Star Chittagong Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Front Page   LC margin on all imports goes Bangladesh Bank (BB) yesterday withdrew letter of credit (LC) margin on all imports, a move expected to make imported goods 7 to 10 percent cheaper.   CHT at standstill as violence marks accord anniversary 1 dies, 2 others hurt in attack on UPDF office An indigenous youth was shot dead and two others were wounded yesterday in Khagrachhari during a road barricade programme of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) in the three hill districts Shantu asks govt to withdraw troops, cancel army drive Threatens agitation from January Shantu (Jyotirindra Bodhipriyo) Larma, president of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS), has demanded withdrawal of security forces camps from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) and cancellation   Curfew in Mohammadpur 56 arrested during hunt for Kuril gunrunners Police arrested 54 persons during a five-hour curfew it imposed on Mohammadpur at midnight Monday to conduct a joint raid with Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in the wake of the big arms haul from a signboard   HIV victims bare their souls to lawmakers Afsana Rahman (not her real name), an HIV carrier of 13 years, lost her husband and only six-year-old son.   No shift in Japan stance to send troops to Iraq Koizumi tells The Daily Star, other ANN members Japan will live up to its commitment to send troops and civilians to stabilise the situation in Iraq despite the killing of the two Japanese diplomats, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said yesterday.   Secondary students to get books late over print job row Thousands of secondary students may not get textbooks by January next year, as a dispute between publishers and textbook authorities seems certain to slow print and distribution.   Dr Kamal for wider public role to save country Gono Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday said no effort to free people from the unbearable situation would succeed without the participation of the masses.   Gas-starved city kitchens to get supply today Many homes in several city areas, including the prime minister's residence, went without gas yesterday as supply was temporarily suspended for maintenance works ahead of winter.   Banshkhali carnage a grisly expression of barbarity: Hasina Leader of the Opposition Sheikh Hasina yesterday condemned the incineration of 11 of a Hindu family in a Banshkhali village as a grisly expression of bestiality that defies every code of humanity.   PM seeks World Bank help for city subway Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday sought assistance of the World Bank (WB) to introduce underground railway system in Dhaka city.   Arms case filed against Shamim Osman An arms case was filed against former Awami League (AL) lawmaker Shamim Oman on Monday, as he did not surrender his licensed arms to police.   US embassy warns of possible attacks in KSA The US embassy in Saudi Arabia warned its citizens yesterday of possible attacks on compounds housing Westerners, saying it had information that at least one residential complex was under surveillance   Youth kidnapped, cousin's payphone shop looted, house bombed Local extortionists abducted a man after they bombed, vandalised and looted his cousin's residence that also houses a payphone shop at Azimpur last night on refusal to pay them tolls. Left in neglect   US scraps foreigners' registration rule The US government said on Monday it was scrapping a controversial control on foreign visitors, mainly men from the Middle East, introduced after the Sept. PM orders 4,000 teachers for govt colleges thru' spl BCS exams Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has directed the authorities to appoint 4,000 teachers to government colleges by June 30 next through special BCS examinations under the Public Service Commission.   Kuril arms haul No crucial leads on gunrunners Detective Branch (DB) of police yesterday interrogated Mehedi Hasan Manik, owner of Tulir Parash, the signboard shop in Kuril Badda where police found a huge arms cache on Sunday.   Pakistan to remove troops from PoK if India responds Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf has said that his country would pull back its troops from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) if India does the same in Jammu and Kashmir.   Bosnian Serb gets 27 years for Srebrenica massacre UN war crimes judges sentenced a former Bosnian Serb army commander to 27 years' imprisonment yesterday for his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre of up to 8,000 Muslims -- a stiffer sentence than even   Transport leader shot dead on Faridpur Medical College campus A transport leader was shot dead on Faridpur Medical College campus Monday night.     Advertisement