Headlines for January 3, 2009

BDNews24.com:

• AL, allies take oath on Saturday
• Battle for presidency heats up
• 2 BCL men arrested at DU hall over factional fight
• BNP will help as opposition if govt wants: Delwar
• BNP concedes defeat

The Daily Star:

• Impartial anti-graft drive to continue: Hasina tells visiting UN team
• Sheikh Hasina’s acid test: The first cabinet will give the clearest sign of her promised change
• BCL captures DU rooms ignoring Hasina’s directive
• BNP divided over what to do now
• AL, JP to form govt as per condition of alliance: Says Ershad

The New Age:

• Hasina vows to make JS effective
  
• AL wants Zillur as president: Jalil

The Independent:

• Offering me president’s post is demand of people, says Ershad
• Trial of war criminals: If Dhaka makes request UN will cooperate

The New Nation:

• They will lose seats if charges prove true: No legal bar for accused from taking oath
• Democracy not out of the woods

The Bangladesh Today:

• One mandate, two choices – Taufiqur Rahman

Oped News:

• Would Women Prevent Bangladesh’s Descent to Islamism?

Gulf News:

• New Bangladesh government seeks stronger ties with Gulf

Samay Live:

• Hasina expected to take over as Bangla PM

Op-eds:

• Priorities for the next government – Md. Asadullah Khan