Volume 5 Number 70 Wed. August 04, 2004       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections StarTech Star Chittagong Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Metropolitan 'Bangladesh, India, Pakistan should resolve water issue' Eminent Pakistani defence expert and columnist Ikram Sehgal yesterday said Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are not likely to be frozen out of India-Pakistan talks in the very interest of the South Asian giants.   Ensure proper distribution of relief materials: Saifur Finance Minister M Saifur Rahman yesterday asked the government officials to ensure proper distribution of relief among the flood-affected people.   Writ of 10 terminated BB staffs dismissed The High Court yesterday dismissed the writ petition filed by 10 terminated officers and staff of Bangladesh Bank.   Book Pirated Prof Azad files fraud case against press owner Eminent writer Prof Humayun Azad yesterday filed a fraud case with the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's Court, Dhaka against a printing press owner who pirated his novel 'Paksar Zamin Sadbad'.   Hasina visits ailing Santosh Gupta at Birdem Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday visited noted journalist-columnist Santosh Gupta who lies in coma in the city's Birdem Hospital following cerebral   World leaders concerned over flood situation Presidents and heads of government of different countries expressed concern over the recent flood situation in Bangladesh.   New UNAFEI executive body Dr M Enamul Huq and Khondaker Showkat Hossain have been elected president and general secretary of the United Nations Asia and Far East Institute (UNAFEI) Alumni Association, Bangladesh for 2004-06, says   Ruti making programme Mahanagar Sarbojanin Puja Committee and Bangladesh Puja Parishad jointly continued its 'ruti' (home-made bread) making programme for the flood-hit people on the second day yesterday at Dhakeswari National   1,161 more held Police arrested some 1,161 people on various charges during their countrywide drive in last 24 hours ending at 6.00am yesterday.     Advertisement