Volume 5 Number 30 Fri. June 25, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Urban World Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Editorial   Editorial Ctg airport in private hands Efficient management expected The decision by the Cabinet Purchase Committee to entrust the Thai Airways with the responsibility of managing Chittagong Shah Amanat International Airport is the first of its kind.   Editorial Police's firepower Decision for improvement couldn't have come a day later We have watched with trepidation that a number of policemen have been killed in encounters with criminals in recent times. Post Editorial   Cross talk George Bush and his shadow-boxing Mohammad Badrul Ahsan Do not kick a man when he is down, and George W. Bush, the US president, is down these days. The budget and the challenges Badiul Alam Majumdar We indeed face many daunting challenges.   Opinion Ominous signs Shamsher Chowdhury With the growing miscarriages of justice and continuous failures in arresting the rising spate of crimes of all forms and dimensions, one sees ominous signs for the ruling class on the horizon.   Opinion True democracy Al Mamun Mohammad May 2004 saw elections in the world's largest democracy.     Advertisement