Volume 4 Number 20 Mon. June 16, 2003       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 Foreign Relations Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Star Holiday Others About Us Contact Advertisement Suppliments Archives Metropolitan   '14pc power growth needed for 7pc GDP rise' Electricity growth rate of 14 per cent is needed to lift economic growth to seven per cent for overall development, said PDB Chairman Syed Abdul Mayeed Khan yesterday.   Tk 256.70 crore KCC budget announced A Tk 256.70 crore budget of Khulna City Corporation (KCC) for 2003-04 financial year was announced yesterday without imposing any fresh tax but heavily depending on government grant.   Free IT training for deaf begins A free vocational IT training for the deaf began in the city yesterday to turn them into human resources.   Powell's planned visit protested Some political parties and student organisations yesterday protested the upcoming visit of US Secretary of State Colin Powell to Bangladesh.   'No SMA member involved in crime' Sramajibi Mukti Andolon (SMA), a political party based in the southwestern region, yesterday criticised some newspapers for labelling it as extremist.     Advertisement