DESCRIPTION THE SYSTEM OF (THE DAILY STAR) HISTORY The Daily Star established its place in the media

scene of Bangladesh on January 14, 1991. It started its journey with a sense of challenge and a feeling of humility to serve this nation as a truly independent newspaper. The newspaper made its debt at a historic time when, with the fall of an autocratic regime, the country was well set to begin a new era towards establishing a democratic system of government which eluded Bangladesh for too long. OBJECTIVE The Daily Star carries on with the long-term responsibility is to strengthen public opinion on how the democratic system should work and how to sustain and nurture democratic norms effectively. The newspaper is run according to a policy composed in line with its objective and values. The policymakers take the decisions. Besides the editorial board, the managing editor, news editors and chief reporters also play important role in decision-making. Crucial decisions also come from the weekly meeting of reporters and sub-editors. It was a privilege for The Daily Star to be part of a changing scene after the fall of military autocrat in early 1990s. With that privilege came an enormous responsibility of upholding the duties of a free press. The newspaper is proud to pursue that policy without relenting for the past 15 years. MISSION The uniqueness of The Daily Star lies in its non-partisan position, in the freedom it enjoys from any influence of political parties or vested groups. Its strength is in taking position of neutrality in conflicts between good and evil, justice and injustice, right and wrong, regardless of positions held by any group or alliance. The paper believes to report events objectively, as it is, and without any fear and flavor. It is committed to serve the people. That's why people -- whether in power or in opposition -- respect The Daily Star. The Daily Star advocates rule of law, human rights, gender issues, national interests, press freedom, transparency and accountability of people in the administration and in the world of trade and industry on which the newspaper has never compromised whatever the costs. No political powers can take it for granted and no-one is given cause to doubt its fairness.

GOAL The main goal of this company is to make the differences between good and evil, justice and injustice, right and wrong, regardless of positions held by any group or alliance. The paper believes to report events objectively, as it is, and without any fear and flavor. When every people are able to make differentiates between right & wrong this time they will be achieve their target goal. It is committed to serve the people. It also tries to remove the poverty in our society. So the main goal of this of this company not only to earn money but also helps the society.

CONTEXT OF ORGANISATION'S WORK WORKING HOUR Staffs of the newspaper work in different shifts on the basis of the kind of their job. Although the staff of the administration, establishment and finance units work from morning to the afternoon, other units like reporting, news, editorial, graphics and production work in the night. Although the staffs of administrative unit, establishment section and some other sections have to do a 9:00am-5:00pm office like service-holders at other organizations, many staffs have to stay in the office till 2:00 in the night. In fact, there is no specific working hour for the reporters as they have to rush to any corner of the country to cover the events. After most of the reporters leave office by 10:00pm, some reporters have to work for the city edition. The news editors and sub-editors who work for the first edition have to work at least till 11:00pm while those who work for city edition can leave office after 2:00 in the night. Those who work in graphics section also follow the same schedule. While most of the sections excepting reporting, news, editorial, reading, star city, graphics and production enjoy weekly holiday on Friday, staffs of these sections get their day-off on different days of the week. SUBSYSTEM OF THE DAILY STAR

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Managing Editor Establishment Manager General section Advertisement Section Collection Store Others Reporters Collection Finance Manager Accounts department

There are several sections in the newspaper -- News, Reporting, Sports, Business, Editorial, Metropolitan, National Page, Star Weekend Magazine, Star city, Law and Our Rights, Rising Star, Lifestyle, Culture, Star Campus, Star Insight, Establishment, Circulation, Advertisement, Computer Operator and Reading Section. Total of 280 staff are now working in these sections. Of them, 40 are female staff. Of the 16 sections, Magazine, Law and Our Rights, Rising Star, Life Style, Culture, Computer Section and Star Insight are headed by women staffs. Besides, a number of women are working in different policy making positions of these sections. Board of Directors The newspaper is run according to a policy composed in line with its objective and values. The policymakers take the decisions. Besides the editorial board, the managing editor, news editors and chief reporters also play important role in decision-making. Editor The Editor who is also the Publisher of the newspaper leads the news, reporting and editorial units. He is assisted by an associate editor and assistant editors.

An editorial board comprising the associate editor and assistant editors are responsible for writing editorials under the supervision of the Editor. The associate editor is responsible for assisting the Editor in leading the all the units and works as acting editor in absence of the Editor. The assistant editors are responsible for writing editorials in line with the instruction of the Editor. They also write and collect post-editorials from other writers and looks after the editorial and post-editorial pages. It is also their responsibility to look after the features and articles and make-up the pages. Managing Editor The management of the newspaper is headed by the Managing Editor. He is responsible for supervising the whole management including the accounts, production, store and establishment units. Meantime, the Establishment is responsible for all establishment affairs including human resources development and administrative works. An Establishment Manager is the head of the department and works under the supervision of the managing editor. Sub Editor The sub-editors edit the reports and submit to the news editors. The news editors later send the reports for revision to Revision Editor. There is also a City Editor in The Daily Star who coordinates all the events that take place in the city. He also supervises reporters who cover special events and coordinates the staffs who work with bringing out special pages on different occasions. News Editor heads the news section that comprise of news editors and sub-editors. Besides two news editors and a joint news editor, there are several sub-editors. The News Editors are responsible for page make-up. They also write headlines of the reports. Meantime, there are rewrite men and translators in the newspaper to develop copies. Sub Editor maintain different sections: Sub editor collect various section news or maintain it properly. In the bellows sections are the main section that Sub Editor main frequently. News Sub Editor collects different kinds of news and information. Here, we can see some practical example in news section information that a Sub Editor organized based on The Daily Star. Breaking News Musharraf announces resignation Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said in a televised address to the nation on Monday that he had decided to resign to avoid impeachment charges. 4

11 killed in Ctg landslide At least 11 people were killed and few more remain missing as torrential rains sparked a huge chunk of a hill to break off on a slum at Khulshi Police Station of Chittagong, our Chittagong correspondent reports. Kamran freed on parole to attend mothers janaza Detained Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor-elect Badar Uddin Ahmad Kamran was released today on parole for six hours to attend the namaj-e-janaza of his mother Nurunnesa Lalon, our Sylhet correspondent reports. Suicide attack kills 9 in Afghanistan A suicide car bomb blew up Monday outside a US military base in eastern Afghanistan, killing nine civilian labourers, as the country marked Independence Day under the shadow of extremist attacks. 16 civilians killed in Muslim rebel attacks in Philippines At least 16 civilians were found dead Monday, many with their bodies hacked by machetes, after Muslim separatist rebels launched a wave of attacks in the southern Philippines, AFP reporters said. EC watches time tick away Proposed changes to electoral laws yet to be formalized; party registration, reforms may not be ensured before JS polls. The Election Commission (EC) might not be able to ensure registration of the political parties and intra-party reforms before the ninth parliamentary polls due to time constraints. Civil, police admin to be reshuffled in two weeks The government is going to rearrange the civil and police administration in two weeks through transfer and posting, and through withdrawal of officials facing specific allegations or having poor performance records, officials say. New DMP branch to police political parties AL, BNP deem it a move to harass leaders, activists Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has launched a new intelligence wing recently to gather information in advance about the activities of different political parties and their front organizations. Graft Suspects get bail, cases stayed on law loopholes Corruption suspects are getting released on the High Court (HC) bail and cases against them are being stayed because of loopholes in the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) laws and rules, observed a few Supreme Court (SC) lawyers. Phelps swims into history Michael Phelps cemented his place in Olympics history Sunday, capping a sensational week by becoming the first athlete ever to win eight gold medals in one Game. Security stepped up on third anniversary of JMB serial blasts Law enforcement agencies stepped up security in the capital and other places across the

country to avert any attack by the activists of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) as August 17 was the third anniversary of the countrywide near simultaneous bomb blasts. Nasim freed on bail Detained Awami League presidium member and former home minister Mohammad Nasim was released on Friday on a High Court bail two days after jail authorities received the court order. Shab-e-Barat observed The holy Shab-e-Barat was observed across the country on Saturday night with due solemnity and religious fervour. Plan to extend deadlines as projects not completed Even though there is no legal provision, the power ministry plans to extend deadlines of the contracts by several months for five failed rental power projects, totalling 200 megawatt (MW), which are due to expire within a month. Kamran to be freed on parole for attending mother's funeral Detained Sylhet City Corporation (SCC) mayor-elect Badar Uddin Ahmad Kamran will be freed on parole today to attend the namaj-e-janaza of his mother Nurunnesa Lalon who passed away yesterday. Dhaka's steps against money laundering to be checked A five-member expert team from the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) will do an evaluation of the country's safeguard against money laundering and terror finances from today through August 31. Blasts that rocked her life forever In a tiny hut in Swarupnagar Moholla in Chapainawabganj municipality, a 76-year old woman sits boiling a paste of wheat over a mud stove for her lunch. Shelly-Ann leads Jamaican sweep Shelly-Ann Fraser led a historic Jamaican sweep of the Olympic women's 100-metre here on Sunday, finishing ahead of compatriots Sherone Simpson and Kerron Stewart, who dead-heated for silver. Gulf nations move to limit workers' stay The labour ministers of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have made a proposal for not allowing expatriate workers to stay in the GCC countries for over five years, said Kuwaiti Labour Minister Bader Al-Duwailah. RCC polls engineered Mosaddek Hossain Bulbul, the defeated BNP-backed mayoral candidate in the Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) election, yesterday alleged that the August 4 RCC polls were engineered on a large scale. Rejoinder In a rejoinder to a news titled "Untreated industrial wastes pollute cropland, river", published in The Daily Star on August 13, Comfit Composite Neat Ltd in Gorai

industrial area of Mirzapur upazila in Tangail said the news lacked information and sufficient data. BDR begins sales from 28 shops in Ctg The Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) has begun sale of essential commodities at subsidised prices from 28 fair price shops in the port city and different areas in greater Chittagong since Friday. Russia signs ceasefire deal with Georgia Russian troops will begin pulling back Monday from their positions throughout Georgia toward the country's separatist-held region of South Ossetia, the Kremlin said yesterday. Truck crushes 3 kids to death Three children were crushed to death and one seriously wounded by a speeding truck on Airport Road near the Ambarkhana government colony mosque in Sylhet early yesterday morning. Lankan army captures rebel training base Sri Lankan troops captured a massive Tamil Tiger training base with underground bunkers, lecture halls and a cemetery as government forces pushed ahead with their offensive against the rebels, the military said yesterday. Editorial Election of new Nepali PM THE election of new Nepali prime minister augurs well for Nepal in more ways than one. Firstly, it has ended a long political deadlock following the general election which gave the Maoists a clear majority. Secondly, it will, one hopes, prepare the way for a multi-party democratic order in a republican Nepal. Perhaps most important is the election of a rebel leader as the prime minister and the way an insurgent group has got the opportunity of integrating within the body-politics of Nepal, after ten years of violence and disturbance. This reflects a new found maturity in Nepal's polity. Celebration or turning point? GREAT events for a nation are few and far between. The nations often create them with sustained bids. Winning the bid to stage the 2008 Olympic was thus justifiably described in China as the realisation of a "century old dream." Ever since, China had awaited with bated breath the arrival of the cherished event amid hostility, cynicism and frustration caused, among others, by the crisis in Tibet. Melody needed poetry: Sound needs phonetics A child born in the year that Kishore Kumar died would be 21 years in the first week of August, out of college and already well into the most movie-and-music intense phase of his life. And if he had been born on July 31, 1980, the day Mohammad Rafi died, he would most likely be sharing baby duties with his wife. Would either be aware of the age of melody that they had missed?

Racism may doom Obama WITH the unpopular Iraq war raging, the economy tanking, and gas and food prices soaring, generic Democrats lead Republicans by about 15% in national polls. The Democrats are salivating at the prospect of adding 30 more seats to their House majority, and reaching the filibuster-proof 60 Senate seats in November's election. Business Business Sub Editor collects the news and information about business section. Here, we can see some practical example in business section information that a Sub Editor organized based on The Daily Star. BTRC to discipline rogue ISPs The telecom regulator has moved to legalise about 500 unauthorised internet service providers (ISPs) that serve broadband connections mainly to home users. Local developer to build high-end condominium A local real estate company has begun constructing a housing project with an investment of Tk 200 crore in Dhaka, which it claims to be a high-end condominium in the country. Sweater exports mark rapid rise Sweater item exports are increasing rapidly as Bangladesh has become a lucrative destination for readymade garments (RMG) outsourcing on the appreciation of Chinese currency and increase in workers' wages in competing countries, according to industry insiders. Agro-processed food exports keep up growth Export earnings from agro-processed foods grew 77 percent to $40.65 million in fiscal 2007-08, rising from $22.94 million a year ago, buoyed mainly by a surge in the exports of dry foods, rice, fruit juice and biscuits. Unplanned overseas jobs for low-skilled workers push them into poverty Overseas employment for low-skilled workers in an unplanned manner is pushing them towards poverty, academics and civil society members said at a citizens' dialogue in Dhaka yesterday. Voting campaign to promote Cox's Bazar, Sundarbans A voting campaign to promote Cox's Bazar and the Sundarbans to the top of the list of the seven natural wonders of the world takes place today on Dhaka University campus. Local corporate minds for world companies His team-mates find him to be a caring elder brother rather than a boss, whose passion to groom and build a team of world-class business leaders has brought them all on the same board. They are leading Citigroup to reach milestones in Bangladesh.

Asian currencies down against dollar Asian currencies ended the week down against the dollar as the greenback rallied strongly on sentiment that the US was best placed to combat a global economic downturn, dealers said. Olympics: Business as usual for Beijing copyright pirates China has muffled dissidents and thinned out its notorious traffic for the Beijing Olympics, but its brazen peddlers of counterfeit goods are proving tougher to bring to heel. Stocks move past 9th bearish week A bearish trend on the Dhaka Stock Exchange continued last week, as investors were yet to regain confidence from nine weeks of a slump. Pakistan to pip India in list of top rice exporters For the first time in several years Pakistan is expected to pip India in the list of rice exporting countries because of export curb imposed here. Japan, China foreign ministers discuss gas projects, NKorea The foreign ministers of Japan and China were to meet Sunday to discuss joint development of gas fields in the East China Sea and North Korea's abductions of Japanese nationals, an official said. Tibet tourism suffers from March unrest The number of tourists visiting Tibet in the first half of the year fell 70 percent from the previous year, state media reported Saturday, following unrest in the Himalayan region in March. Former Siemens management lax on anti-corruption German engineering giant Siemens ignored its own anti-corruption procedures in a slush fund scandal that has brought down a number of former group executives, Spiegel magazine said. HK air passenger growth drops Growth in Hong Kong air passenger traffic slowed last month to the lowest rate this year as soaring crude oil prices dampened demand for air travel, the airport authority said Sunday. India may allow duty free steel export under Adv Licence Scheme In a respite to steel industry which is holding the price line for over three months now, the government may exempt value-added steel from the purview of export duty if products are made out of imported raw material. Weekly Currency Roundup August 10- August 14, 2008 Local FX Market

This week, there was ample liquidity in the local market, and US dollar rose slightly against the Bangladesh taka. The demand for dollar was steady. Sports Sub Editor collects the news and information about sports section. Here, we can see some practical example in sports section information that a Sub Editor organized based on The Daily Star. Jamaica roars out of blocks When it comes to Olympic sprints, nobody does it better than the Jamaicans. Yeah, mon. Manik's job official The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) will officially announce Shafiqul Islam Manik as the national football coach for the next three and half months. Ashraful promises fight Mohammad Ashraful, the Bangladesh captain, has stressed the need to be competitive after his side arrived in Darwin for their three-match one-day series against Australia. Tigers' first practice tie today While Saturday's practice was all about getting the bodies moving and easing into training Sunday morning's session of the Tigers at the Marrara Oval was far more intense. BCB Academy suffer heavy defeat GP-BCB National Cricket Academy team's brittle batting helped their South African counterparts level the two-match four-day series in style as the home side secured a massive innings and 63-run victory in the second game at the Laudiam Oval in Pretoria on Saturday. Bangladesh's Olympics over Bangladesh's dismal campaign in the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games ended Saturday with Nazmun Nahar Beauty finished overall 62nd among 85 competitors in the heats of the Games' hot event of women's 100-metre sprint. An explosive duel Indian skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene are looking forward to an explosive start to their one-day international series starting here Monday. Fed Cup soccer resumes today The Citycell Federation Cup football tournament resumes today after a week's break with two matches taking place at different venues. Nataliia delivers gold Nataliia Dobrynska of Ukraine fell back on her strength in field events to win the heptathlon gold medal at the Olympics on Saturday.

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Beyond all borders I keep staring at this photograph. Above me, the crowd is still cheering, still standing, still trying to find the words that match the emotions of watching Michael Phelps win his eighth gold medal of these Olympics. Impossible? Incredible? Unthinkable? It's like Phelps has forced the thesaurus into early retirement. Romero creates history Britain's Rebecca Romero made Olympic history here Sunday when she became just the second woman to claim medals in two different sports at the summer Games. Phelps' tribute to Spitz Michael Phelps paid tribute to Mark Spitz after breaking his fellow US swimming legend's record of seven gold medals at a single Olympics, saying it had provided the inspiration he needed to keep going through day after day of gruelling training. Bush hails Phelps US President George W. Bush on Sunday telephoned Michael Phelps and told the US Olympics swimming sensation "if you can handle eight gold medals, you can handle anything," the White House said. Slovenia cheer with Kozmus Slovenia's Primoz Kozmus picked up his country's first Olympic Games gold medal in men's track and field competition when he won the hammer final at Beijing's National Stadium on Sunday. Nadal takes gold Spain's Rafael Nadal added Olympic gold to his glittering season collection as he destroyed Chilean Fernando Gonzalez in the men's singles final on Sunday. Messi sets up Brazil tie Players and coaches heaped praise on Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi after he steered defending champions Argentina into a glamour Olympic semifinal against Brazil. Jamaica celebrate Bolt's gold Fans of the world's fastest man sprayed Red Stripe beer into the air on Saturday as Usain Bolt crossed the finish line in world-record time at the Olympics' 100-meters final. Chelsea off to a flier Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari enjoyed a spectacular debut as his side turned on the style to rout Portsmouth 4-0 at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. Liza 43rd Woman FIDE Master Shamima Akhter Liza finished 43rd in the girls' section of the World Junior Chess Championship in Turkey. 'Cricket not Olympic'

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Cricketers might be excited at the idea of competing in Olympics but former champion Linford Christie has strongly opposed it, fearing the sport would "hamper" prospects of individual disciplines which wait for the Games to showcase their talents to the world. Chawaguta in for Brown Walter Chawaguta, the former Zimbabwe Under-19 coach, has taken charge of the national team, Cricinfo has learnt. Chawaguta replaces Robin Brown, whose contract expired in July, making him the third person to coach Zimbabwe in a year. Metropolitan Negotiate compensation to face impact of climate change Saying that financing for climate change is a right of the people of an affected country, the speakers at a conference yesterday urged the government to negotiate for compensation to face its possible adverse impact instead of seeking loan or grant. Proposed RTI ordinance to further restrict access to info Journalist leaders yesterday rejected the proposed Right to Information Ordinance 2008 saying it is full of 'inconsistencies' which would further restrict people's access to information. 'Unite to try war criminals, resist fundamentalists' Leaders of different left-leaning parties yesterday said the progressive and democratic forces should be united to try the war criminals and resist fundamentalist elements. CU expels 4, warns 13 students for vandalism Chittagong University (CU) expelled four students for one year and warned another 13 for their involvement in different clashes and vandalism.

Formulate policy to stop sexual harassment:PCJ Pragatisheel Chhatra Jote (PCJ), an alliance of left-leaning student organisations, yesterday urged the authorities concerned to formulate a policy to stop sexual harassment in the educational institutions across the country. JP is platform of nationalism, Islamic values: Ershad Jatiya Party (JP) is the only platform which has a combination of nationalism and Islamic values, said its Chairman HM Ershad when a former BNP lawmaker joined the party yesterday, says a press release. Road crashes kill 14, injure 57 Fourteen people were killed and 57 others injured in separate road accidents across the

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country in the last three days. Bangladesh missions pay tributes to Bangabandhu National Mourning Day was observed in Bangladesh missions as well as among Bangladeshi community people across the globe on August 15. BCL, Shibir clash at CU: 15 injured Separate clashes between Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) on the Chittagong University (CU) campus on Saturday left at least 15 leaders and activists of the both organisations injured. 8 cops blamed for harassing rights activists Two members of Ain Sahayata Kendra (ASK), a human rights organisation, yesterday alleged that eight police officers are harassing them by filing false cases as they have revealed the corruption of the police officers. Udichi protests use of its name The Central Committee of Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshti yesterday protested the use of its name for organising a programme by a London-based organisation in the city tomorrow. Leadership training programme held Bangladesh Youth Leadership Centre (BYLC) organised its first leadership training programme 'Building bridges through leadership training' at the Theatre Institute of Chittagong yesterday. CA greets new Nepalese PM Chief Adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed yesterday extended his warm felicitations to Pushpa Kamal Dahal on his election as the prime minister of Nepal. US, UK chapters of BNP observe Khaleda's birthday BNP leaders and activists in New York and London celebrated the 64th birthday of Khaleda Zia on Friday, says a press release. Tributes paid to poet Shamsur Rahman The nation paid tribute to poet Shamsur Rahman on his second death anniversary yesterday. RMCH interns on strike Intern doctors at Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RMCH) yesterday called an indefinite strike protesting the alleged attack on some intern doctors and hospital

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employees by the attendants of some of the patients. Bangladesh-US joint surgical exercise begins A week-long surgical interoperability exercise styled 'Sight, sound and smiles 2008', organised jointly by Bangladesh Army and US Army medical team, started at the Combined Military Hospital at Bogra Cantonment on Saturday. One killed in N'ganj clash At least one person was killed and 11 others were injured in a clash among the villagers at Araihazar upazila in Narayanganj yesterday. 3 injured in cracker blast Three people, including two minor boys, were injured in a cracker explosion at a residence at Sayedabad in the city on Saturday night. Bapa team visits landslide-hit Sunamganj Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (Bapa) yesterday visited the river Jadukata and Taherpur village of Sunamganj where they found that the whole area have been seriously affected due to Indian landslide. Police, pirate clash in Noakhali At least 10 people, including three policemen, were injured in a clash between a gang of pirate and police at Companiganj in Noakhali yesterday. 10 RMG workers injured in boiler explosion At least 10 workers were injured in a boiler explosion at a garment factory at Pallabi in the city yesterday. First breast cancer operations in Bangladesh Surgical operations for breast cancer of three female patients were performed yesterday at Japan-Bangladesh Friendship Hospital (JBFH) at Dhanmondi for the first time in the country, says a press release. BCL expels 5 Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) yesterday expelled its five members of Zia Hall unit at Dhaka University on permanent and temporary bases on charges of their involvement in anti-organisational activities. Execution of court verdict demanded Bangabandhu Ain Chhatra Parishad has demanded immediate execution of the court verdict in Bangabandhu murder case.

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South Asia Soroptimist Confce ends A two-day South Asian Soroptimist Conference with the theme 'Women's Rights: South Asian Perspectives' ended in the city on Saturday. Online magazine for Bangladeshi expats launched An online magazine styled 'Prabashi Dotcom', targeting the Bangladeshi expatriates residing in the United States and other parts of the world, was launched here on Thursday. Indian HC celebrates independence day The High Commission of India in Dhaka celebrated the 62nd Independence Day of India with traditional pomp and gaiety, says a press release.

National Sub Editor collects the news and information about national section also. Here, we can see some practical example in netional section information that a Sub Editor organized based on The Daily Star. Tk 50 crore water vessels of Railway decaying at Balashi and Bahadurabad At least 30 water vessels including two large ferryboats are decaying at Balashi and Bahadurabad railway ferry ghats as they have remained idle since closure of the ferry route in 2005. Agitation against Nilphamari SP as trader implicated in false case Hundreds of people under banner of 'Nilphamaribashi' spontaneously observed a onehour work stoppage here yesterday demanding withdrawal and punishment to Nilphamari superintendent of police (SP) Abdul Kuddus Amin and other police personnel for their 'misdeeds'. 'Take initiative to tackle misuse of small arms' Speakers at a daylong media workshop in the city have urged effective steps to stop misuse of small arms. 70 high schools lose MPO The government monthly pay order (MPO) of 70 secondary schools in six northern districts has been cancelled for showing 'very poor' performance in the SSC Examinations this year. CU BCL announces blockade from today Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Chittagong University (CU) unit yesterday announced an indefinite blockade on the university campus from today to press home their eight-point demand including punishment to the attackers on their mourning 15

procession on Saturday. BSF kills 2 Indian cattle traders Indian Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down two Indian cattle traders at Dubli, a border village near Kushkhali border in Satkhira Sadar upazila Saturday. 3 policemen suspended, sent to jail in Dinajpur Three personnel of Parbatipur Police Station including two sub-inspectors (SIs) were suspended and sent to jail yesterday for allegedly firing gunshots on four onion traders of Rangpur on August 11 causing injuries to them, police said. 2.40kg heroin recovered Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) recovered heroin worth 2.40kg from an intercity train at Birampur railway station yesterday, police said. International 73 Taliban, 15 troops killed in Afghan clashes Scores of police manned checkpoints around Afghanistan's capital yesterday after authorities ordered more than 7,000 officers to secure Kabul ahead of the country's Independence Day, an indication of how militants pose a growing threat to the capital. Pak sectarian clashes kill 200 in 2 weeks Almost 200 people have died in nearly two weeks of fierce sectarian clashes between Sunni and Shia Muslims in a remote Pakistani tribal region, officials said yesterday. US asylum for Musharraf 'not on the table': Rice US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said yesterday granting asylum to embattled Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf was not currently under consideration by the United States. Prachanda to take charge as Nepal PM today Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, the former guerrilla leader who led a successful war on Nepal's omnipotent royal dynasty, will finally take charge as the prime minister of the Himalayan republic today, ending a four-month political vacuum. France warns Russia of 'consequences' if Georgia deal not respected Russian relations with the European Union will be seriously damaged if Moscow fails to fully implement the peace deal it signed with Georgia, French President Nicolas Sarkozy warned Sunday. Musharraf woe worries Pak anti-terror allies

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Western allies are preparing for life without President Pervez Musharraf, but fear for Pakistan's ability to fight the "war on terror" if he is forced out of power, analysts said. 'New world order' seen as powers square off on Georgia When Georgia attacked South Ossetia late the night of August 7, it was clear that something out of the ordinary was afoot. Obama's struggle to exorcise Clintons Like ghosts at the feast, Hillary and Bill Clinton threaten to project a baleful presence at what is meant to be Barack Obama's coming-out party as the Democrats' White House champion. 'Myanmar jails 5 activists for '88 memorial march' Myanmar's military authorities have jailed five young activists for taking part in a small street rally marking the anniversary of a 1988 pro-democracy uprising, an opposition party member said Sunday. Soren demands CM post, threatens Jharkhand govt With Jharkhand Mukti Morcha chief Shibu Soren's deadline to be made the Chief Minister of Jharkhand a deal he brokered with the UPA in exchange for support coming to an end, time is running out for Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda. Zawahiri slams Musharraf as 'enemy of Islam' al-Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahiri slammed Pakistan's embattled President Pervez Musharraf as an enemy of Islam, in a first audio message in English posted online on Saturday. Next president could be a woman, says Zardari A woman might become Pakistan's next president, but any decision will be taken after evolving consensus, Pakistan People's Party Co-chairman Asif Zardari said on Saturday. Thai MPs up in arms over Thaksin Members of Thailand's People Power Party Saturday vented their anger at Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej for failing to protect the reputation of ousted premier Thaksin Shinawatra. Israel approves release of 200 Palestinians Israel will free about 200 Palestinian prisoners as a goodwill gesture to the Palestinian government. Indian police arrest 10 for serial blasts

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Indian police announced Saturday the arrest of 10 people over a string of blasts that killed 49 people last month in western Ahmedabad city. Anwar accuses govt of 'dirty tricks' in by-election Malaysia's opposition figurehead Anwar Ibrahim on Sunday accused the government of using "dirty tricks" to disrupt his campaign to return to parliament in a by-election. Millions of Shias mark Iraq pilgrimage More than three million Shias marked a revered annual pilgrimage to the Iraqi holy city of Karbala amid tight security to thwart attacks, officials said yesterday. Zimbabwe deal targeted as summit enters final day Southern African leaders were gathering yesterday for the final day of a summit overshadowed by Zimbabwe's crisis, amid a push for a deal between the country's rivals before the meeting wraps up. Arts & Entertainment Wari-Bateshwar: In search of origins The history of human race is about 24,00,000 years old, but it was not until 10,000 years back that humans started making settlements. As the pre-historic people mostly lived in stone-caves, it is commonly thought that there cannot possibly be any trace of humans from that period in Bangladesh. But archaeological excavation of the Wari-Bateshwar site in Narsingdi district indicates just the opposite. Wari-Bateshwar, two neighbouring sites on the Pleistocene flat surface of the eastern Madhupur tract proves the existence of an ancient fort-city (dating back to the year 450 BC) on the bank of the river Buriganga. Recalling Bangabandhu August 15, 2008 marked the 33rd death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader of Bangladesh. On the occasion Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) organised a discussion and a cultural programme at National Theatre Stage, BSA. RU students demand war criminals' and Bangabandhu murderers' trials at programme Rajshahi University (RU) students demanded immediate steps to bring the war criminals to justice and staged a daylong cultural programme recently. A symbolic hanging of the killers of Bangabandhu and war criminals, terming them "enemies of the nation", was also staged at the programme. Selim Al Deen's birth anniversary celebration begins today

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Dhaka Theatre and Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) have jointly organised a sixday elaborate programme to celebrate the 59th birth anniversary of eminent playwrighttheoretician Selim Al Deen, which begins today. The celebration programme features theatre performances, exhibition, installations, documentary film screenings and seminars. Snaps: Nirob Model turned actor Nirob says he has had ample preparation for his "sudden" breakthrough into the world of media. At present Nirob is doing his Honours in Pharmacy at Asia Pacific University. Point Counterpoint First principles THE quality and relevance of primary education, along with the rates of enrollment, dropout, completion and progression, continue to be ever-growing concerns, but without any redress since the overall efforts, of late, have been derailed of the right track of fulfilling the fundamental requirements and the development goals and targets. Musharraf past his shelf life DESPITE the brave front being put up by Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf in face of ever-increasing pressure on him to resign even before the impeachment motion is tabled in the parliament, it is becoming increasingly likely he will not be able to withstand the momentum of the political onslaught against him and in the coming days he will be forced to quit. The Provincial Assemblies resolution, being tabled in the Punjab Assembly today, also asks for his resignation forthwith.

Tuning the administration AN academic study of public administration must be linked to that of government because the subject is linked to political environment. Policy decisions may be deeply affected by the administrative question of how effectively they can be carried out. An Asian meets a haggis on the streets of Scotland WALKING the dark streets of Edinburgh late at night, I had a terrifying experience. A crazed-looking gang jumped out of the shadows right into my path. Star City Glory of Jamdani glimmers amid winds of change Once adored by the Sultans and Nawabs, Jamdani, the descendant of ancient fine muslin cloth, still remains the pride of Dhaka. Yet, with all its fame and glorious journey through centuries, the splendid cloth faces a few stumbling blocks that threaten its

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existence. Untrained traffic staffs more a hindrance than help While Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is struggling to improve the city traffic system, a considerable number of the 2,272 members of DMP traffic wing, ranging from constable to sergeant, lack necessary trainings on traffic rules. "city express" The latest crop of quotes from the city's press -- words worth repeating, we feel, for their humour, insight or sheer outrageousness. Star City does not necessarily support the option express in this column.

Environment WORKING ENVIRONMENT The newspaper offers a very healthy working environment to its staff as it thinks a good working environment is the prerequisite of better output. The Daily Star concentrates on improving inter-personal relationship among its staffs and holds different programmes for this end. Besides founding anniversary, the newspaper holds annual cultural programme where its staffs join with their families and get to know each other better. WAGE AND FACILITIES The Daily Star follows the Wage Board, announced by the government for newspaper staffs. The newspaper is regular in providing its staffs their due overtime and has a reputation of regular payment. It also provides gratuity and provident funds to all staff members. Besides, the daily gives two additional festival bonuses to all members every year. All staff members of the daily enjoy health insurances, provided by the office. While all the staffs get transport allowance, policymaking staffs and heads of different sections are provided cars from the office and get fuel cost. Most of the reporters use motorcycles provided by the office and get fuel cost. The management encourages its staff members by providing increments for good performance and special bonuses.

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Meantime, the newspaper house provides other facilities that the staffs need during their working hours. It has a canteen for the staff, which remains open since morning till the office ends for the convenience of the staffs. As a result, the staffs need not go out to take food. Almost all the staffs have their own computer and have 24-hour access to the Internet. The newspaper house has also modern sitting arrangements, air-conditioning and toilet facilities. STAFF LIFESTYLE In comparison with staff of other organisations, employees of The Daily Star are well paid and lead a decent lifestyle.

TRAINING The Daily Star organises regular in-house training programmes for its staff members, especially for trainee reporters and sub-editors. To enhance journalistic skills and improve writing aptitude, the newspaper hires experts from home and abroad and holds in-house workshops. Besides, members of the organisation take part in other training programmes and workshops home and abroad. Besides, receiving foreign interns under its exchange programmes, the newspaper house also sends its reporters and sub-editors abroad for internship. The daily also encourages its reporters to go for foreign fellowships to improve their journalistic skills, which in a way also helps other staff to improve their skills when they are back in the country. SPACE AND TIME CONSTRAINT Since the newspaper is a daily in nature, the reporters and sub-editors have to work amidst time constraint to finish their works by the deadline. Since reporters have to cover more than one event a day, they have to hurry in submitting their reports keeping in mind the deadline. Space constraint is another problem as the newspaper gets and carries a good number of advertisements due to its popularity. However, the newspaper always gives a good display to important reports. GENDER POLICY The newspaper maintains a policy to promote female journalists and works closely to groom young journalism graduates.

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Though The Daily Star has no official gender policy in recruitment of staffs, the daily gives priority to competent female candidates. Presently, 17 percent of its total staff members are women. The Editor, on different occasions, instructed the senior staffs to encourage female staffs and said he wants the male-female staff ratio to be even. Women staffs enjoy maternity leave of four months. There is no gender discrimination here, said a female staff of Star Weekend Magazine who joined The Daily Star two years ago. The newspaper has an unwritten policy for zero tolerance about gender discrimination and has made encouraging instance in this regard. After observing the status of women employment in the media industry in Bangladesh and learning about women's treatment at different newspaper and electronic media houses, I conceived a very pessimistic idea and was quite disappointed, a woman reporter said, as she was sharing her experience. But when she first met the Editor and sought a job in the daily, his words changed her impression and she found it most encouraging, according to her. I've never got any objectionable or rude comments or any sort of maltreatment from any of my male colleagues in The Daily Star, said a woman staff of computer section who has been working with the newspaper for last seven years. During my works, I've never felt that I am of a different gender. You know, I work at ease here, she added. The house never received any verbal or written complaint from any of its female staffs about sexual harassment. ROOM FOR VARIATION To cater to the widest spectrum of the reading public, regular 20-page issue contains 3page Sports round-up, 2 page Business news, 2-page Metro news, one-page Cultural round-up and TV guide, National and International news, plus many more varied, informative and interesting pages on weekly basis including 2-page Star Literature, Focus, Law etc. Besides, the newspaper carries Star City, a special two-page publication on the city, thrice in a week. In addition The Daily Star has a weekly Special Magazine on Friday (Star Weekend Magazine), a 4-colour tabloid-size weekend publication for the young on Thursday (Rising Stars) and Lifestyle on Tuesday. To be more of the readers, the daily carries a Holiday page, City-in-Frame and introduced a few months ago Star Insight and Star Campus. 22

Presently its internet edition is the most widely browsed web page by the Bangladeshi nationals living abroad and it is frequently quoted in national and international journals, seminars, research papers as the most trusted and authentic source of news. For The Daily Star and those who work here it is a rare privilege to be cherished by all. CAREER POSSIBLITIES Starting from small beginnings in 1991 with a circulation of a few thousand, The Daily Star has become the highest circulated, most respected credible English newspaper of Bangladesh over the years. Presently the Internet edition is the most widely browsed Web page by the Bangladeshi nationals living abroad and it is frequently quoted in national and international journals, seminars, research papers as the most trusted and authentic source of news. It is the highest taxpayer media organisation. The Daily Star has been the most sought-after and respected media house for journalists in the country and this is the first choice of journalism graduates. The daily also encourages brilliant journalism graduates to take journalism as their profession and advocates for strictly following journalistic ethics and performing social duties while pursuing journalistic goals. Since the newspaper provides standard wage and other facilities and has earned a reputation for fair and accountable journalism, it has earned strong popularity and public support, and it is the reason for its being most sought after newspaper in Bangladesh. Many of the university interns who worked with The Daily Star for few months and those who worked as university correspondent later joined the newspaper and are now working as fulltime staff.

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Sub Editor collects the news and information about environment section also. Here, we can see some practical example in environment section information that a Sub Editor organized based on The Daily Star. Environment Last Published On: 2008-08-16 Prescription for a cleaner Dhaka Albelee Haque A recent report in The Daily Star about water-logging problem in Jhigatola area in Dhaka city has motivated this article.

Is solar power answer to rural energy crisis? Nurul Huda This piece is in response to a news item which appeared in The Daily Star on August 10 under the headline 1m solar household systems by 2012 to achieve target.

Auguring urban forestry Niaz Ahmed Khan In the heels of the predatory nature of deforestation and environmental degradation, urban as well as rural afforestation programmes have assumed paramount significance in Bangladesh in line with the neighbouring South Asian nations. Although there has been a prolific growth of literature on environment in general and forestry in particular, research on urban forestry in Bangladesh has been strikingly limited.

GOVERNING BODY

The newspaper is run a Board of Directors comprising six members. Head of the body is called Chairman while other members Directors. Presently a woman is the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors only deals with income and investment of the newspaper but have nothing to do with policymaking.

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The responsibility of policymaking lies with the Editor who is also one of the Directors. Most meetings of the Board of Directors are held at Conference Room of the newspaper housed in a four-storied building at Karwan Bazar in the capital, Dhaka. The Editor who is also the Publisher of the newspaper leads the news, reporting and editorial units. He is assisted by an associate editor and assistant editors. An editorial board comprising the associate editor and assistant editors are responsible for writing editorials under the supervision of the Editor. The associate editor is responsible for assisting the Editor in leading the all the units and works as acting editor in absence of the Editor. The assistant editors are responsible for writing editorials in line with the instruction of the Editor. They also write and collect post-editorials from other writers and looks after the editorial and post-editorial pages. It is also their responsibility to look after the features and articles and make-up the pages. The management of the newspaper is headed by the Managing Editor. He is responsible for supervising the whole management including the accounts, production, store and establishment units. Meantime, the Establishment is responsible for all establishment affairs including human resources development and administrative works. An Establishment Manager is the head of the department and works under the supervision of the managing editor. The Finance Manager heads the finance and accounts sections. The Circulation Manager is responsible for all circulation of the newspaper across the country and for taking necessary steps to increase circulation. Advertisement Manager heads the advertisement section and is responsible for managing advertisements. The chief reporter is responsible for supervising the whole reporting team, the key unit of the newspaper. He assigns reporters for covering events and writing special reports and receives reports from the correspondents working across the country. After getting the reports, he forwards those to the news editors. There are two chief reporters in The Daily Star, one responsible for current affairs and another for specials affairs. News Editor heads the news section that comprise of news editors and sub-editors. Besides two news editors and a joint news editor, there are several sub-editors. The News Editors are responsible for page make-up. They also write headlines of the reports. The sub-editors edit the reports and submit to the news editors. The news editors later send the reports for revision to Revision Editor. There is also a City Editor in The Daily Star who coordinates all the events that take place in the city. He also supervises reporters who cover special events and coordinates the staff who work with bringing out special pages on different occasions. 25

Meantime, there are rewrite men and translators in the newspaper to develop copies. Government decision on National Mourning Day THE Council of Advisers has made a judicious move by deciding to reinstate August 15 as National Mourning Day. It is a step that will surely resonate with the sentiments of a nation which was clearly traumatised by the tragic incidents of August 15, 1975. Indeed, the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, along with most of his family members, on the day remains a blot on our collective national conscience. It is ironic that on such a vital issue as a proper observance of August 15, it remained for the higher judiciary to step in to resolve the matter. By the same measure, we can certainly say that when the last political government decided to do away with the observance of National Mourning Day in 2002, it proved itself unable to rise above party politics

SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC COMMITMENT Being well aware of its social responsibilities and duties, the newspaper works to ensure human rights to all, remove gender discrimination, advocate rule of law, press freedom, transparency and accountability in the administration and in the world of trade and industry and above all to uphold national interests. While working for these ends, The Daily Star always maintains utmost sincerity and accountability to serve the nation the way it is bound by its norms and values. Besides running news reports on these issues, The Daily Star carries special reports, human-interest stories, features, articles and essays written by its staffs and other professionals and talents from across the country and abroad. During different national crises, the newspaper played an important role to solve those to stop people's sufferings. As it remain alert of its social duties, The Daily Star frequently organises roundtables, seminars and discussions on the issues. It also works closely with the civil society for this end. To promote young talents, The Daily Star organises debates and different competitions at school and college-levels and awards those who show excellence in different fields.

INPUT Our input is different types of materials. This collects our factory. Different types of products such as paper, ink and different types of programming softer. There is other materials collect quality product import in foreign country. Our daily star paper is produce different types of exceptional labor. Which labor is very intelligent in business. There are collect natural product in our country. Other wise there are published our different types of news. OUTPUT

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Our daily star output is there news. Which news is using our everyday different type of news? Our country every day different types of events press in our daily star. Other different types of news s0uch as. Tax, wealth, police records of winners to be checked For the first time in the country's history, tax and wealth statements, and police records of people's representatives elected to city corporations and municipalities will be checked by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) and the police department. Only civil servants, their wives approaching Tac Only incumbent and former government officials and wives of three of them have so far applied to face the Truth and Accountability Commission (Tac) in the 10 days since its inception for making voluntary disclosure of corruption. Draft coal policy for Mine Bangla The eighth draft coal policy that emphasises immediate government-led action in coal sector to meet the country's surging energy demand is likely to be placed before the caretaker government's cabinet today. Ex-DIG's claimed 7 kids are not siblings Former deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Anisur Rahman and his wife are not the biological parents of the "septuplets" rescued from their house and the children are not siblings either, revealed DNA test results. Scamster Obaidul Karim gets 5 years A special court sentenced Orion Group Chairman Obaidul Karim to five years' rigorous imprisonment in a Tk 2 crore money-laundering case yesterday. Phelps joins select band US swimmer Michael Phelps joined an elite list of Olympic greats Tuesday by becoming only the fifth competitor in history to win nine gold medals. Hasina asked to appear in court Aug 20 A Dhaka court yesterday ordered former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the five other accused in the MiG-29 warplane purchase graft case to appear before it on August 20. HC stayed tax evasion case proceedings against Tarique The High Court (HC) yesterday stayed for three months the proceedings of a tax evasion case filed by the National Board of Revenue (NBR) against detained BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Tarique Rahman. National flag to be at half-mast on Aug 15

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The government has decided to observe August 15 as National Mourning Day, rescinding a previous notification that had stopped the state commemoration of the death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Khaleda won't apply for release Detained former prime minister Khaleda Zia has taken a firm stand that she will neither apply to the caretaker government seeking release nor accept parole. Kh Mosharraf, Kamal Majumder, Pintu get bail The High Court (HC) yesterday granted ad interim bail to seven people including former health minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain and former lawmakers Kamal Ahmed Majumder and Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu. HR body asks govts not to provide any support to Rab The US-based human rights watchdog Human Rights Watch yesterday urged governments not to work with or provide any support to Bangladesh's elite crimefighting force Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) until it ends its "wave of unlawful killings" and holds responsible officials accountable. Pak provinces, ally pile up pressure on Musharraf Pervez Musharraf faced renewed pressure yesterday as a second Pakistani provincial assembly passed a resolution against him and a key ally said he would vote to impeach the president. Obaidul Quader taken to court on stretcher The trial of a bribery case against detained Awami League leader Obaidul Quader continued at the Special Court-10 yesterday with the ailing leader lying down on the stretcher he was brought in, throughout the proceedings. Engr Mosharraf, two others freed Former Awami League (AL) minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain was released from Kashimpur jail in Gazipur last night on bail from the High Court (HC). Hossain Zillur blames media for smokescreen Education Adviser Hossain Zillur Rahman yesterday blamed the media for "putting up smokescreen" over the release of detained BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia.

Rajshahi mayor-elect visits den of militant kingpin Even before taking oath, Rajshahi mayor-elect and Awami League leader AHM Khairuzzaman Liton has drawn considerable controversy for his activities like visiting

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the den of militant-kingpin Asadullah Al Galib. Untreated industrial wastes pollute cropland, river A garment factory in Gorai industrial area of Mirzapur upazila in Tangail is reportedly releasing untreated liquid waste into nearby water bodies and thus polluting croplands and the Bangshai river. Double blow for teenage wife Extramarital relations made the husband so irate that he did not think about the consequences before making an attempt to force his wife to swallow acid. Dipjol, ex-NBR director charged with amassing wealth illegally The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday pressed charges against Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) councillor Monwar Hossain Dipjol, his wife, and former National Board of Revenue (NBR) director Jahurul Haq and his wife in cases filed for amassing wealth through illegal means. UK envoy for talks on lifting emergency British High Commissioner in Dhaka Stephen Evans yesterday stressed the need for holding a dialogue between the caretaker government and political parties to reach a consensus on the issue of lifting the state of emergency.

INCOME There are mainly income source is advertisement and selling in different types of news paper. The daily star per day press in 50000 newspapers in our country. There different types of gift give in every day. Saturday: There are giving me a rising star tag in every Saturday. This day gifts other different types of facilities but they are earned lot of money. Sunday: There is every Sunday gift press in university campus. So this is need for every people. Thats advertisement is get student know there university details. This is help for everystudents because this is most important for guardant. They are know this universit.y Monday: There are give different types of forum. This forum is most important for our people. So this is paper use our different types of events. Otherwise this needs our every people. Friday: Friday they are gift different types of Magazine. Which magazine is most important our Actors news. The are press different types of critical news.

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Feed Back Insurance: The Daily star company owner gives every employer insurance. This insurance amount pay there owner. So this highly appreciates for every employer. The Daily star newspaper gives lot of amount for there insurance. Frience Group: The every different types of company meet with the daily star. This name is friends group. This group helps one to one company. So there are face with some problem easily solve to one company. This group member name is PHILIPS, PIZZ HUT, RANKS, PEPSI, and SONY, NATIONAL, there together this call FRIENDS group. All of the above information are the main concept of THE DAILY STAR

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