Khaleda, Hasina greet Hosokawa

Prime Minister Begum Kha Ieda Zia ata Leader of the Opp osltion In Parliament Sheikh Hasina yesterday felicitated newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Morihiro Hosokawa. In separate messages, they hoped that the existing friendly rcla lions between Japan and Bangladesh would be further exten ded. reports UNB.

UP Chairman held in Netrakona

From Our Correspondent

NETRAKONA. Aug 7: Police today arrested an absconding Union Panshad Chairman on charge of murder and recovered a revolver from his possession. Police officials of Sadar thana said that they had arrested Sohrab Hossain, Chairman of the Kallatl Union Partshad. from the Sakua village and re covered a revolver with two rounds of bullets.

SPGRC starts 4«-hr hunger strike today

By Staff Correspondent

Stranded Pakistanis General Repatriation Committee (SPGM.1 starts ■ 48 hour token hunger strike this morning in front of the National Press Chib dema ndtng Implementation of Its four point demands, a press

Army team off to Mogadishu

The third and last batch of the infantry battalion of the Bangladesh Army left Dhaka for Mogadishu yes terday to join the Unwed Natans Operaltons In Somalia (UNOSOM) The team la led by Colonel Faruque Ashfisque says an ISPR press release.