The Daily Star: Internet Edition Mon. June 18, 2007

Vol. 5 Num 1083

Mon. June 18, 2007


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Point-Counterpoint

What constitutes extortion?
Mozammel H. Khan
Following the withdrawal of the ban on Sheikh Hasina's return to her homeland, I wrote a piece for The Daily Star (May 11), entitled "Pragmatism prevails over utopianism.

Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi and the universal intellect
Syed Rezaul Karim
The world is celebrating the 800th birth anniversary of Hazrat Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi in 2007. He was born on September 30, 1207. Unesco has declared 2007 as the Year of Rumi.