Volume 4 Number 345 Wed. May 19, 2004    
 
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Shrine pets under attack
It seems the killer instinct in some 'humans' is not satisfied by taking the lives of other human beings, now they are after other species.
 
Death of majar fish
It has been noticed that similar incidents of deaths of fish in the ponds of majars have occurred in different locations in Bangladesh. This time a couple of incidents have occurred in quicksuccession.
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Indian elections
India is definitely not a far away country from ours. More or less we share a common background. I congratulate the people of India for showing their maturity in the conduct of recently held elections.
 
Predictions go awry
At last the Congress is back. They have won. Priyanka and Rahul's charisma has worked and Sonia Gandhi is going to be the next prime minister . This result has signified:

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Wrong winner!
I cannot absorb the shock of the Congress winning the Indian elections.
 
Downfall of BJP
In the recently concluded elections, the BJP experienced a massive debacle in most of the states.
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Pot festival?
The Daily Star is an impartial newspaper. I always appreciate this fact. This newspaper is basically committed to people's right to know and I also believe in that principle .
 
Hero or zero?
This is a reference to a news title, " US contractor fired for military coffin photo" and a snapshot published in DS international page an 24 April, 2004.
 
Fixed phone in private sector
The BTRC has given the land-line telephone network licence to a private company. The state owned monopoly, the BTTB, has provided only 800,000 land phones.
 
Election campaign
A few days back as I was coming from Gulshan towards Karwan Bazar, there was a huge traffic jam. It started from Tejgaon and extended towards Moghbazar.
 
Racism in a different form?
I have a very delicate case here, so please be careful. Someone once froze me by asking a very awkward question. He said, when a white person calls us black, we object to it and say he/she is a racist.
 
DESA blackout
It was just 6.35 in the evening, a few minutes before the call for Maghreb prayer, when many areas of Mohammadpur, Shyamoly, Adabar plunged into darkness on May 13.
 
Unmask those playmakers
On May 10, Ershad Shikder, a notorious killer, a felon, land grabber ,was hanged. People across the country are happy with his execution.
 
Disgusting ethics
After subjecting Iraqis to criminal sanctions for more than a decade, the consequence of which led to the death of half a million children then invading Iraq, destroying property and infrastructurewith
 
Vigilante group
This refers to a news report published in two instalments recently in your esteemed daily concerning the rise of one Bangla Bhai in Northern Bangladesh, who is helping the government in eliminating the
 
Extortionists at work
My father, a few minutes back, received a phone call from a well-known goon of Mirpur. The guy demanded 'chada' .
 
"Attitude towards private universities"
In response to my letter "Attitude towards private universities", dated 7/5/04, Mr. Saif wrote on 9/5/04.To that reference, I want to remove some of his misconceptions.
 

 
   
 
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