Vol. 5 Num 99 Wed. September 01, 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 Front Page   Speakers' Houses in JS Complex SC stays order declaring constructions illegal The Supreme Court yesterday stayed unopposed a High Court (HC) order that declared illegal the residences of the speaker and deputy speaker in the parliament complex, as lawyers opposing the construction Lawyers boycott CJ's court Leading lawyers yesterday refrained from attending the chief justice's court in accordance with the boycott decision taken by the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA).   Tk 225cr lost to graft in Jul-Dec 2003 Reports TIB; communications sector tops list The government lost Tk 225 crore in just 253 out of a total 1,115 corruption incidents reported by newspapers in the last half of 2003, with the communications sector topping the graft-list, according   India offers probe help, US renews proposal Morshed rules out UN, C'Wealth-run investigation The US yesterday renewed its offer to assist Bangladesh in investigating the August 21 grenade attacks while India made a formal offer of assistance.   Speakers' Houses on JS Complex Move to accommodate speakers to start now The authorities would furbish the houses of the speaker and deputy speaker during the Supreme Court (SC) stay order, officials said.   Nine-day opposition agitation from today Key opposition parties yesterday declared nine-day simultaneous agitation until September 9 to galvanise people into the one-point movement to unseat the government in a major shift in Awami League'sstand They won't return to normal life Most victims of the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) rally are unlikely to return to normal life as they will carry splinters in their sensitive organs, health experts said.   Twin bus blasts in Israel kill 15 Palestinian suicide bombers exploded two buses almost simultaneously in southern Israel yesterday, killing at least 15 people and wounding more than 80 in the first major Palestinian attack inside Israel   BNP denies AL JS body chairs in proportion to seats The ruling BNP has turned down the main opposition's demand for chairs of parliamentary standing committees in proportion to its share of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) seats, terming the demand unfair.   Interpol explosives experts due soon Advance team sends preliminary report to French HQ An Interpol experts' team including one specialising in plastic explosives will arrive in Dhaka in a couple of days to investigate the August 21 grenade attack on an Awami League rally.   Bay pollution kills huge sea fish Thousands of sea fishes have died at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port apparently due to seawater pollution prompting the authorities to start an investigation.   Alliance leaders attend criminal Litu's funeral Prompting disbelief and questions among members of the public, some leaders of the ruling alliance yesterday attended the namaz-e-janaza of top criminal Asaduzzaman Litu, killed in a 'gunfight' with law Candlelight vigil to protest grenade attack With a vow to oust the 'despotic regime' of four-party alliance, the Sammilito Sangskritik Jote yesterday brought out a candlelight procession protesting the August 21 grenade attacks on Awami League(AL)   All flaws worth pinpointing Auditor general says in response to Saifur's comment Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of Bangladesh Asif Ali yesterday defended the reports prepared by his office even on 'insignificant issues', saying audit reports should pinpoint all irregularities   2 youths held for email threat to kill PM, Tariq Dhanmondi police yesterday arrested two youths for sending an email to Prime Minister Khaleda Zia threatening to kill her, her eldest son Tariq Rahman and the members of parliament.   BNP's founding anniversary today The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) celebrates today its 26th founding anniversary.   BDB, JSD sit to work out plan to oust govt Leaders of Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) sat last night to work out a plan to unseat the four-party alliance government and run the state after its ouster.   Greenade Attacks PM adamant to find real culprits Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday expressed the government's firm resolve to identify the perpetrators of August 21 grenade attack on Awami League's rally through neutral investigation, thwarting various   Flood Assistance Low response leads UN to appeal again The United Nations appealed for more aid for Bangladesh flood victims yesterday, urging donors not to forget the disaster which killed 700 people last month.   AL Rally Attack Neela's condition Deteriorates Condition of Awami League (AL) leader Neela Choudhury, now under treatment at a city hospital since getting seriously wounded in the August 21 blasts, has deteriorated yesterday with the loss of sensation Sramik Dal men ransack DCC office A faction of Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal (JSD) of the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) unit ransacked the office of chief health officer and DCC staff and workers union office yesterday noon.   Husband kills three over his Polygamy A man chopped dead his wife, mother-in-law and sister-in-law yesterday to avert an arbitration over his polygamy and other fraudulent practices.   Abductors kill college student, Kidnap another Unknown criminals slaughtered a college student they had abducted and a fertiliser trader bought his freedom from his captors in Kushtia on Monday. Earth warned on 'tipping points' The world has barely begun to recognise the danger of setting off rapid and irreversible changes in some crucial natural systems, a scientist says.   'Bhaban' grafts not overlooked Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Board of Trustees Treasurer Prof Muzaffer Ahmed yesterday said the corruption committed by different 'Bhabans' fell under the related sectors and the 'miscellaneous'     Advertisement