Vol. 4 Num 189 Fri. December 05, 2003    
 
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Shop owners seek police protection from extortionists
Home ministry suggests propping up of own security
Shop owners yesterday sought round-the-year government protection from extortionists.
 
Int'l passengers in ticket dilemma
Travel agents helpless as court suspends reservation agent Amadeus' operation
International passengers have bumped into trouble as most of them cannot book or confirm tickets from Bangladesh following a court injunction suspending operation of Amadeus, a leading ticket reservation
 
Trade unionism in EPZs
Ministerial body skirts making suggestions
The inter-ministerial committee on trade union activities in exclusive industrial zones shied away from making any comprehensive recommendations, pegging the issue as too sensitive.
 
Municipality polls in May next year
ECs squabble over election schedule, electronic voting
The Election Commission (EC) yesterday decided to hold the next polls in 133 municipalities in a single day in the first week of next May at a meeting marked by heated arguments among the election commissioners.
 
Mahi for ouster of party corrupt, criminals
Ruling BNP lawmaker and former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury's son Mahi B Chowdhury yesterday declared a war against criminals and corrupt persons in the party and asked party leadership to conduct
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Spl savings scheme to replace existing ones
BB governor tells The Daily Star
The government is considering introduction of a special savings scheme in place of the existing ones, said Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday.
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Banshkhali Bloodbath
Lonely cradle rocks to evoke tortured memory
The burnt remains of a mud house in a Banshkhali village still suck visitors back into the horror that descended on 11 of a Hindu family in sleep.
 
Shopping bags, farm machines on display
Agri-Invest 2003 draws curtain today
The country's first-ever exposition of agro-based products and technologies showcased a wide range of innovations drawing attention of entrepreneurs and consumers alike.
 
PM stresses training for armed forces
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday stressed training up members of the armed forces to have them up to date with fast-changing military tactics across the globe.
 
Dy speaker vacates JS rooms
Four days after the prime ministerial intervention, Deputy Speaker Akhtar Hamid Siddiqui yesterday vacated the much-talked-about two rooms at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
 
Top civil admin posts reshuffled
The government yesterday reshuffled some top posts in the civil administration.
 
UP chairman shot dead in Raozan
Jubo Dal man slain in Hathazari
Gunmen sprayed bullets on a pro-BNP union parishad (UP) chairman reportedly with AK-47 assault rifle in Raozan upazila while a Jatiyatabadi Jubo Dal activist was shot dead in Hathazari upazila yesterday
 
BJP topples Congress in two states
Riding high on a strong anti-incumbency wave, India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party yesterday stormed back to power in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan states dethroning ruling Congress which managed to retain
 
Yangon starts bridge work soon to link Dhaka
Myanmar will soon start constructing Tungbru Bridge for the proposed direct road link between Bangladesh and Myanmar.
 
BSF kills 2 farmers
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) reportedly gunned down two Bangladeshi farmers at Singhnagar border of Shibganj upazila yesterday.
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Suhrawardy's anniversary of death today
The 40th death anniversary of Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy will be observed today.
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Finally, the days of hardship are over...
 
Ahamadias get fresh threat
Bigots vow to say Juma prayers in Nakhalpara mosque today
Locals of East Nakhalpara plunged into a new swell of panic, as an anti-Ahamadia khatib (preacher) vowed to offer Juma prayers in the Ahamadia Mosque there after grabbing it today.
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SM Ali's 75th anniversary of birth today
Today is the 75th birth anniversary of Syed Mohammad Ali, better known as SM Ali, founder Editor of The Daily Star.

SM Ali was born in Sylhet in 1928.

 
Innocent Jamal tastes freedom after 2 1/2 years
After serving two and a half years at the child correctional centre at Tongi, 14-year-old Jamal was released Wednesday evening.
 
On-bail mugger guns down college student to avenge arrest
An alleged mugger released on bail last night gunned down a college student who caught and handed him over to police, a high police official who went to the scene said.
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Mighty Meghna
 
C'wealth meets today under shadow of north-south split
The 52 leaders of the Common-wealth of Nations are to meet today in Abuja for a summit designed to promote democracy and development but overshadowed by the threat of a north-south split over Zimbabwe.
 
12 Indians still in Rajshahi jail after serving out 15-day term
Twelve Indian nationals have been confined to Rajshahi Central Jail for more than two years although they served out their 15-day jail term in 2001.
 
Vajpayee certain to attend summit in Islamabad
Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee will make a rare visit to Pakistan next month for a regional summit, a trip that could speed peace moves between the nuclear-armed rivals.
 
Larma challenged on demands for CHT peace
The chairman of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Development Board (CHTDB), Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan, yesterday challenged Jyotirindra Bodhipriyo Larma, saying he was ready to quit from the body if he could guarantee
 
Shahjahan given additional charge of BSS
The information ministry yesterday gave one of its joint secretaries the additional charge of the managing director and chief editor of state-run BSS news agency for an interim period.
 

 
   
 
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