Volume 4 Number 272 Tue. March 02, 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 General   DCC plans to raise holding tax The Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) has been planning to increase holding tax by June as it remains at the same level for the last 13 years, Mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka said yesterday.   Recommendations to check land-related forgery approved Land-record 'khatian' would be printed through private organisations to provide the rent-rolls to the landowners in time after land survey as the cabinet yesterday approved a proposal to this effect.   4 to die for killing one in Barisal A court here yesterday sentenced four people to death for killing a person in March last year.   Six DWASA staff suspended Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) has suspended six of its staffs, including a sub-assistant engineer, for infringement of service rules.   Citibank-Prothom Alo joint campaign for Biswa Sahitya Kendra programme The Citibank NA has teamed up with the Prothom Alo, a Bangla daily, in a campaign to raise funds for Biswa Sahitya Kendra's 'book reading' programme, says a press release.   BPRA executives Mustafa-E-Jamil, Director (PR), Bangladesh Railway and Mirza Tarequl Qader, Executive Director, Bangladesh Institute of Communication Studies and Public Relations were elected president and general secretary     Advertisement