Journalism without fear or favour http://www.thedailystar.net/ All Copyright Reserved to Safayet Ullah Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) today revealed that over Tk 5 crore was misused in the first session of the ninth parliament due to the quorum crisis. http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=18 Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 14:56:04 Bangladesh Time Former commerce adviser of the past caretaker government Hossain Zillur Rahman today said if the caretaker government had committed any dubious acts, these have to be brought to light in a transparent manner. http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=20 Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 13:24:28 Bangladesh Time Six members of a family were buried alive after the earthen wall of their house collapsed during a landslide in Nabiganj area of Habiganj district this morning. http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=22 Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 13:35:53 Bangladesh Time Dutch Minister for Development Cooperation Bert Koenders and Vice Minister for Transport, Public Works and Water Management Tineke Huizinga will arrive here for a two-day official visit tomorrow. http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=25 Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 14:24:15 Bangladesh Time Ha-Meem Group Managing Director AK Azad today alleged that the rioters who burned down several factories in Ashulia on June 29 had ties with police. http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=30 Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 16:08:54 Bangladesh Time Renowned novelist and poet Dr Alauddin Al Azad died at his Uttara residence in the city Friday midnight. He was 77. http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=35 Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 16:41:23 Bangladesh Time UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said he was "deeply disappointed" after the chief of Myanmar's military junta on Saturday refused to let him meet pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=55 Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 10:11:35 Bangladesh Time North Korea Saturday test-fired three missiles on the eve of American Independence Day celebrations, South Korea's defence ministry said, further stoking tensions amid an international nuclear standoff. http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=58 Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 10:17:49 Bangladesh Time Madonna is paying tribute to Michael Jackson in the same arena where he was to stage his great comeback. http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=60 Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 10:31:04 Bangladesh Time New Zealand has recorded its first deaths linked to swine flu, with authorities reporting Saturday that three people who died in the past week had the virus. http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=62 Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 11:35:56 Bangladesh Time Hopes for a rapid diplomatic resolution to the crisis in Honduras were dampened Friday as the Supreme Court told a top regional envoy the ousting of President Manuel Zelaya was irreversible. http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=65 Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 10:39:38 Bangladesh Time Alaska Gov Sarah Palin abruptly announced Friday she is resigning from office at the end of the month, a shocking move that rattled the Republican party but left open the possibility she would seek a run for the White House in 2012. http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=68 Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 11:10:05 Bangladesh Time The trial of Burma's renowned opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is being held in secret, behind the walls of the country's most notorious jail, the aptly named Insein Prison. http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=78 Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 11:02:26 Bangladesh Time • Aug. 31, 1998: North Korea fires suspected missile over Japan and into the Pacific Ocean, calling it a satellite. http://www.thedailystar.net/latest/updates.php?pid=80 Sat, 04 Jul 2009, 10:54:09 Bangladesh Time