Homecoming of a Bir Sreshtho and more about heroes
In Bangladesh the highest gallantry award is Bir Sreshtho; in Pakistan it is Nishan-e-Haider, and in India it is Param Vir Chakra. No matter which country they are from, soldiers who lay down their lives for their motherland are heroes.
by MAJOR GENERAL (RETIRED) SYED MUHAMMAD IBRAHIM, BIR PROTIK
The meeting between Nepalese Prime Minister Koirala and Maoist leader Prachanda invokes hope for peace in the Himalayan kingdom.
PRINCESS SHRESTHA writes from Kathmandu
Rice backs Musharraf, but calls for vote in Pakistan
PRESTWICK, Scotland: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered an unstinting endorsement of the Pakistani president, General Pervez Musharraf, and said that the world expected to see Pakistan hold democratic elections next year.
Trouble in the AL camp; Sirajganj-7
Dr. Matin distanced from BNP
Both the government party and the main opposition in Sirajganj-7 are riddled with internal conflict, with several aspirants for nomination in the coming polls
by PARVEZ HALIM
