PM back home

Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia returned home last night from New Delhi after attending the three-day eighth summit of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in the Indian capital. Foreign Mirus ter A S M Mostafizur Rahman Begum Anwara Habib MP Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister A N M Eusuf. Foreign Secretary Farooq Sob han and some other senior officials accompanied the Pn me Minister Cabinet minister, senior civil and military officials and dean of diplomatic corps received the Prime Minister al the Zia International Airport, reports BSS.

755 more Rohingyas repatriated

From Our Correspondent

COXS BAZAR May 4: After a break of seven days, some 755 Rohingya refugees of 137 fami lies today crossed the Naai river and returned to their homeland Myanmar raising the total to 1.91.768 so far Some 69 400 Rohingyas in rune camps under Cox s Bazar district are awaiting repatria Uon The repatriation process has become slow as the Myanmar authorities refused to give clearance to 42.000 Rohingyas, a source concerned pointed out

5 absconders held

CHITTAGONG. M^y 4: A special team ot Doublemooring police arrested five absconding accused from a hide out al Debarpar near Lalkhan Bazar here last night The arrested persons were wanted In 32 criminal cases. They were also served 24 warrants of aftest during the last five years The arrested persons are — Choto Bakkar Mota Bakkar All Azam Akbar and Kamrul. reports BSS