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 Point-Counterpoint   Significance of Ashoura The tenth of Muharram, occupies a unique and significant place in the annals of history.   Byline Share the burden What is the first thing that you do at an international conference of Islamic scholars? Count the beards, of course.   Shobak.org Humayun Azad: Time to rein in ... Humayun Azad lies in a coma at CMH. Rumours fly about his situation. Dhaka University has exploded with rage, and the rest of the city looks ready to boil over.   Second Beijing Talks over North Korea fizzles: What next? It won't be so easy for North Korea to shed its image as one of the rogue nations in today's world.     Advertisement