Volume 4 Number 102 Fri. September 05, 2003       Advertise with The Daily Star -- Advertising on the Website    Advertising in the Printed E dition-- Home  News Today's Index Front Page Business Political Sports Foreign Relations Metropolitan National International Culture General Views Editorial Letters to Editor Write to Editor Sections World Others About Us Contact Advertisement Suppliments Archives Front Page   Wake up to foreign investors' woes UN coordinator warns government of investment wind-up if problems not addressed As foreign direct investment (FDI) continues to dip, a United Nations official yesterday urged the government to wake up to foreign investors' allegations about business hurdles.   Dhaka gives immunity to US soldiers In a quiet move Bangladesh has signed a pact with the United States under which no American soldiers and officers charged with criminal offences can be tried in Bangladesh or sent to the International Tigers sniff a kill An eventful day's cricket left Bangladesh in with a real chance of forcing their first ever Test win after the tourists took an 183-run lead over Pakistan with six second innings wickets to spare at Multan   Indian river-linking plan Plan for internal water management to face off impact The government will take diplomatic moves at international level and strengthen internal water management to face withdrawal of common river waters by India through interlinking them.   Top lawyers unnerved by slide in order, calls for united resistance Mourning rally at Khulna for slain AL leader Leading lawyers and their professional colleagues in Khulna yesterday expressed grave concern at the increasing incidents of murder and called for a greater unity among them to resist violence and lawlessness.   Joint drive for Ctg magnate goes blank 150 policemen transferred Law enforcers picked up 50 people in extensive hunts at various criminal hideouts in Chittagong in a bid to rescue abducted magnate Jamal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, while over 150 personnel of the district   France, Germany not ready to back US draft on Iraq Rumsfeld flies into Iraq as US pushes for multinational force French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said yesterday they were not ready yet to accept a U.S. draft for a new United Nations resolution on Iraq.   Safe sex for sex workers under cop clampdown Sex workers at a discussion yesterday accused police of harassing non-governmental outreach workers while distributing condoms to save them from HIV.   Bridge toll collection to be computerised The government has ordered the communications ministry to introduce computerised toll collection system for all important roads and bridges to raise revenue collection.   'Criminal' killed at Dhanmondi Club, 3 hurt in commissioner office attack A gang of assailants gunned down an alleged criminal at Dhanmondi Club, while another group attacked the Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) ward commissioner's office at Adabor in Dhaka yesterday, shootingthree,   Army lifts bar on foreigners to CHT The army yesterday withdrew restriction on the movement of foreigners in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).   26 bank DGMs get promotion The government yesterday promoted 26 deputy general managers (DGMs) of nationalised commercial banks (NCBs), specialised banks and financial institutions to general managers (GMs).   Shell seeks work extension for blocks 5, 10 Shell, which is quitting Bangladesh, has sought a one year extension of the term for its geological work programme on blocks 5 and 10 covering Khulna, Barisal and Noakhali districts.   Students block Banani road following mishap Traffic movement between Mohakhali and Baani was disrupted for about an hour as students of Gulshan College put up barricades on the road following an accident yesterday.   Petrobangla union leaders demand toll from Unocal Some Petrobangla union leaders allegedly demanded toll from the international oil giant, Unocal, said sources at the state-run oil and gas corporation.   Dossier exaggerated the case for Iraq war UK WMD intelligence chief tells Hutton enquiry Tony Blair's case for invading Iraq was in tatters Wednesday night after damning public criticism by two senior intelligence officials of the way the September weapons dossier was manipulated by government   Outlaws trade over 100 rounds in gunfight at Icegati Panic gripped the people of Icegati union of Rupsha upazila, following a gunfight between the armed cadres of two factions of outlawed Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) yesterday morning.   Saudis seize 'terror' missiles Saudi authorities say they have seized a lorry-load of surface-to-air missiles destined for an unnamed terrorist group.   Study shows protein injection sharply cuts appetite A protein found naturally in the body could bring scientists a step closer to developing a natural and effective diet pill, a new British study said on Wednesday.   US troops fight with guerrillas in Tikrit US troops exchanged fire with Iraqi guerrillas who lobbed at least six mortar rounds at them in downtown Tikrit, and detained four people, including a suspected bomb maker, in a night of intense fighting     Advertisement