Volume 5 Number 5 Mon. May 31, 2004       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 Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Point-Counterpoint   Socio-political consequences of the European expansion European Union is perhaps the most successful story of regional integration in world history.   Women and parliament BNP scores another minus point What the women leaders of Bangladesh were urging upon the government, with increasing concern, was to enact a law to hold direct election to the reserved seats of women in the national assembly.     Advertisement