<i>Election takes over Business</i>

The Daily Star has converted most of the business section into election coverage. The regular four-page Star Business in pink will remain on hold until December 31, but we will continue to bring you stock updates in one page as long as the market is open. In the extended election coverage, two pages will carry the latest on Bangladesh elections, which is the demand of the time. Another page will be dedicated to world news, largely about the fast-unfolding financial recession. As the stock market is closed on Election Day in Bangladesh, we will not be able to provide you with capital market news on December 30; but the page will be refashioned into a space for more election news and pictures. Star Business comes back in pink with New Year's flavour on January 1.