Vol. 4 Num 325 Tue. April 27, 2004       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 Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Point-Counterpoint   Snake snaps in fear! I am scheduled to leave for Dhaka this week. I have got my ticket confirmed, though after a toilsome effort, and am all set to start.   Mass arrest under 'section 54 of CrPC' infringes on freedom to protest In a democratic society people are given their inalienable rights to protest against tyranny, authoritarianism, and anti-democratic behaviour of the government.   Fiddling while Bangladesh burns On January 8, the government caved in to religious extremists and banned "all books" of the Ahmadiyya Muslims. Rationale for independence Filling the gaps in facts and interpretations Many years ago, a Pakistani colleague in an international organization I worked for was reminiscing how he travelled around Dhaka and other places of the then East Pakistan in the 1960s and could seeonly     Advertisement