Volume 4 Number 103 Sat. September 06, 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 Literature Others About Us Contact Advertisement Suppliments Archives Front Page History beckons Bangladesh four wickets away The whole country will wait with baited breath in eager anticipation of Bangladesh's first ever Test victory after the Tigers' reduced Pakistan to 148 for six at close on day three of the third and final Politicians make curbing crime difficult: FM 'Admn doing all to rescue Jamal' Foreign Minister M Morshed Khan yesterday said curbing crimes became difficult because of the double standards of political leaders who harbour gangsters and speak of rooting them out. Businessman gunned down in city A businessman was gunned down and a pedestrian wounded in an armed attack at Purana Paltan in Motijheel yesterday.   Living in danger at DU Rickety halls have become too risky for students Hundreds of Dhaka University (DU) students are at risk of injury as halls of residence have been allowed to fall into a dangerous condition.   City hotels hotbeds of shady trade They look like mediocre residential hotels. Just walk in and you will be shocked to see how many of them trade in sex.   Opposition parties' quest for a common ground Mainstream opposition parties are making hectic efforts to unite on common agenda that may pave the way for an alliance in the next parliamentary polls. 'Scrap Modhupur park project, punish Mahalchhari attackers' Speakers at a rally organised by Bangladesh Indigenous People's Forum in the city yesterday demanded of the government to scrap the National Park Project in Modhupur, saying it will imperil the life of   Break WTO deadlock IMF, WB, OECD urge rich states Industrialised countries at next week's WTO trade conference in Mexico must spearhead efforts to overcome obstacles that have so far held up progress on global trade liberalisation, the heads of three   Rashida dies, doctors say from starvation Unconscious for long 24 days after an operation, Rashida Begum died at home in remote Bhorhotta village in Bagmara upazila in Rajshahi on Sunday, fomenting controversy.   US civilian killed in Baghdad A US civilian, an employee of Kellogg, Brown and Root, was killed in a roadside shooting here Wednesday, the company said yesterday.   Down To Earth Zinjira: On way to shedding its stereotypical image Although the name Zinjira is generally associated with fake, adulterated or inferior products, it is perhaps not fair to paint a totally dismal picture of the products that come out of this industrial Muktijoddha lift NFL title Muktijoddha Sangsad Krira Chakara became new champions in the NitolTata National Football League dethroning holders Mohammedan Sporting Club 3-2 in the tiebreaker at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium   Another flees captivity in Chittagong Another kidnap victim managed to escape from the clutches of his abductors in the city following a similar incident of escape in Raozan last week.   Researchers confirm SARS came from animals Genetic testing of animals sold as delicacies in a southern Chinese market confirms suspicions that the deadly SARS virus jumped from animals to people, Chinese researchers said on Thursday.   Tk 6 lakh fake notes found in city lake Fake 500-taka notes worth about Tk 6 lakh were recovered from Dhanmondi Lake yesterday.   Alleged kidnapper of Bangladeshi child sent to jail in India An alleged child trafficker was sent to jail by a court in India's Cooch Bihar for kidnapping a female Bangladeshi child from Kurigram on August 25, the BBC reported yesterday. Amra Dhakabasi   3 babies die after 'measles vaccine' Three infants died while six others fell sick yesterday, having been injected 'measles vaccine' on Thursday at an EPI (Extended Programme of Immunisation) centre at Sabilapur under Melandah upazila.   Kelly 'taken aback' by Gilligan grilling A friend of Dr David Kelly has told the Hutton inquiry the weapons expert was shocked by the way BBC reporter Andrew Gilligan tried to get information out of him.   Germany tempers 'no' on Washington's Iraq resolution One day after rejecting the United States' proposal for a planned UN resolution on Iraq, Germany yesterday tempered its position, calling the draft document a "step in the right direction". Sharon's visit to India stirs Muslim fears A visit by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon next week is stirring fears among Indian Muslims that the two countries are forging a new and potentially anti-Islamic alliance.     Advertisement