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Mon. February 05, 2007 Front Page Firearms, ammo seized from Dulu's house Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi Joint forces raided former deputy minister Ruhul Quddus Talukdar Dulu's Natore residence as well as his village home at Ramsa, Kazipur and seized two firearms and 137 bullets early yesterday. The army-led forces found a .22 bore rifle along with its 76 bullets, and 50 more different rifle bullets from Dulu's residence at Alaipur in Natore town. A shotgun along with its 11 bullets was also found at his village home at Ramsa, Kazipur. People from surrounding villages of Ramsa, Kazipur, Naldanga, Basila, Patul, Khajura and Madhnagar expressed their joy at Dulu's arrest and exchanged sweets. BNP leader Ruhul Quddus Dulu is known to have patronised vigilante gangs of Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB) led by Siddiqul Islam Bangla Bhai in their action against communist outlaws in 2004.

Mon. February 05, 2007 Front Page Midnight crackdown on 'corrupt' politicians SQ Chy, Nazmul Huda, Falu, Iqbal Hasan, Saifur's son, Nasim, Salman among the big fish netted Staff Correspondent The joint forces finally made a move against the hitherto untouchable corrupt bigwigs of BNP and Awami League (AL), detaining seven former ministers and several other top politicians of both the parties, the names of which have become synonymous to unbridled corruption over the years. The high profile detainees include Nazmul Huda, Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Mohammad Nasim. The arrests, which came three weeks into former central bank governor Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed led caretaker government's declaration of war against corruptionists and criminal godfathers, were made in the first three hours of yesterday. Preparations are on to bring graft charges against the detainees, according to sources. The joint forces also have the names of 41 other top politicians and businessmen on their

Fri. January 26, 2007 Letters to Editor Prof. TaherSanzid Alvi Ahmed, HR Manager-Talent, British American Tobacco Bangladesh, Dhaka I would like to introduce myself as the son of late Prof S. Taher Ahmed. On January 17 an article on the murder of Professor S. Taher Ahmed was published in your daily. My father was murdered on 1st February 2006. He was a true scholar. He did his PhD. from Germany and later on he did his post-doctoral research from the University College of London. He was known for his honesty, hard work and dedication throughout his teaching career. I still cannot understand how a fellow human could even think of killing him. From the very beginning, The Daily Star has been providing us amazing support. My family is an ordinary one. We don't have any connection with the high-ups. It's only for the media support that the case has progressed so far. I cannot thank you enough for your continuous support. I really hope that DS would continue to give coverage to this

BANGLADESH: Journos attacked inside police station in Rajshahi Five journalists were assualted during the booking of a commissioner The Daily Star Sunday, January 14, 2007 Supporters of an arrested ward commissioner assaulted five journalists inside Boalia police station yesterday when they were on professional duty. Some 50 supporters of Maniruzzaman Sharif, commissioner of ward no. 19 in Rajshhai city, beat up Azharuddin, staff photojournalist of Prothom Alo and Abdullah Iqbal, photojournalist of Jugantor in presence of police. The cadres also assaulted Rajshahi Union of Journalists' president Hasan Millat, Acting President of Rajshahi Metropolitan Press Club Shafikul Islam and its secretary Anisuzzaman when they tried to save the photojournalists. They dragged and beat the photojournalists and drove them out of the police station when they were taking photos as police was taking Sharif to court, witnesses said. Police did not try to protect the journalists, witnesses said. Army