The Daily Star: Internet Edition Wed. November 02, 2005

Vol. 5 Num 512

Wed. November 02, 2005


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Star City

Day-night shopping starts as Eid nears
Almost all the major markets in the city are now experiencing day-night shopping spree with a huge rush of customers as the Eid-ul-Fitr is only a couple of days away.

Cable TV viewers caught in distributors' tug-of-war
The cable television viewers in the city are deprived of watching a number of popular channels due to a tug-of-war between the pay-channel distributors.

Eid flickers a ray of hope for sheltered children
Sohel was eager to spend Eid at home with his mother. His wish came true.

Outlook on Zakat changing
People now prefer to go to villages to find real needy and to avoid stampede
Well-off Muslims now prefer distributing their Zakat money or clothes among the destitute and needy people at their villages instead of inviting the poor at their city houses to collect the money or clothes.