Vol. 5 Num 232 Sun. January 16, 2005       Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Sports Point-counterpoint Metropolitan National International Culture Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections Others About Us Contact Advertisement Supplements Archives Editorial   Editorial Remittances from expatriates up Potential yet to be optimally tapped Unfazed by daunting odds, Bangladeshi wage earners abroad sent foreign exchange worth $3.54 billion to their home country from January to December last year. This topped the previous year's level by 11.   Editorial Saarc summit rescheduled Hopes raised for a better future The 13th Saarc summit is scheduled to be held in Dhaka on February 6 and 7 as all the member countries have agreed to the new dates. Post Editorial   Challenges facing the new Palestinian president Kazi Anwarul Masud The election of Mahmoud Abbas as President of the Palestinian Authority was expected. He bagged over sixty percent of the votes cast.   Plain Words Why opposition stays divided M B Naqvi writes from Karachi Following the poor showing of MMA's Black Day on Jan 1, commentators have emphasised that what is needed for a peaceful change of regime is a grand united front of all democratic forces.     Advertisement