Ten editors now in Dhaka

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Ten visiting editors from India, Pakistan and Nepal attended a discussion at The Daily Star office yesterday on the economic and social progress of Bangladesh over the last few years, the future challenges and regional cooperation. The editors were briefed by Prof Rehman Sobhan, Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, Dr Hossain Zillur and Shaheen Anam. The editors are now in Dhaka to attend The Daily Star's 20th anniversary celebration.
Kuldip Nayar, journalist-columnist, India; Ravindra Kumar, chief editor & MD, The Statesman Ltd., Kolkata, India; Jaideep Bose, editor, Times of India, Mumbai, India; Dr Dileep Padgaonkar, consulting editor, Times Group, New Delhi, India; KN Tilak Kumar, chief editor, Deccan Herald, Bangalore, India; Kunda Dixit, editor & publisher, Nepali Times, Kathmandu, Nepal; Narayan Wagle, editor-in-chief, Nagarik, Kathmandu, Nepal; Hamid Mir, executive editor, Geo TV, Islamabad, Pakistan; Zaffar Abbas, chief editor, Dawn, Karachi, Pakistan; and Muhammad Ziauddin, executive editor, The Express Tribune, Islamabad, Pakistan attended the meeting.