Write to the editor @newagebd.com Main Page « Front Page « Metro « Business « International « Sports « National « Editorial « Op-Ed « Home « Timeout « Letters « Others Archive « Launch Supplement «   March 11-March 17, 2005   On the cover Information on the highway! Plastered on the walls and almost never available in the stands, these newspapers are not quite the media that give free service to the bystanders or the commuters having some time on hand to spare before catching a bus or a rickshaw. These are, though wallpaper of sorts in print, and are not the kinds that announce their existence on the street-side walls, whatever the value and the veracity of their contents. But, they are not also altogether without their curiosity or news interests to the pedestrians, like the handbills that come aplenty on the streets. Are these the poor man’s newspapers for whom every taka matters? But these are not free newspapers as well, which make money on advertisements as in some communities in some countries, and yet serve a purpose for the dissemination of local news. Unlike them, most of the newspapers pasted on the walls are like the handbills that advertise a product or an event. They advertise their titles as the broadsheet business cards that help them to gain access, say, in the Secretariat or in the Motijheel business district, or even with the Department of Films and Publications where they share underhand revenue from governmental ads. Adnan Khandker of New Age was first taken by the novelty of the newspapers on the wall, and thought a world of them. He even took the trouble being the part of a crowd that would be capturing a few lines of news here and there. But that’s not all the news that’s fit to print... Dhakaite snacks Mughal opulence in my dish! Within those labyrinthine alleys and countless unplanned buildings lie the true heart of Dhaka – affluent in spirit and gastronomic impulse. Though, the new city offers countless new restaurants and a variety exotic dishes, the recipes of Old Dhaka still manage to pull people by the thousands. NS Nisha wakes up early and indulges in Dhakaitae snacks – perhaps fattening yet one hundred per cent fulfilling... Adventure anyone? Steve Fossett is a happy man and you must know why – he has carried out the first solo, non-stop, non-refuelled flight around the world in three days. Well, aren’t we thrilled? Umm, yes, but my question is why should records like these go to westerners only? Not that we do not want them to perform awe-inspiring feat but sadly our inspiration is limited within uttering a few ‘wow’s’... Better life in a healthier world After ravaging the earth indiscriminatingly for decades, human society has finally come to realise that to ensure a better future for its progeny, global issues and the cause of the environment need to be given top priority...Abul Kalam Azad looks at Expo 2005 and traces the sensible things that the world is ready to perform keeping Mother Nature in mind... A genius explains Daniel Tammet is an autistic savant. He can perform mind-boggling mathematical calculations at breakneck speeds. But unlike other savants, who can perform similar feats, Tammet can describe how he does it. He speaks seven languages and is even devising his ownlanguage. Now scientists are asking whether his exceptional abilities are the key to unlock the secrets of autism. Interview by Richard Johnson... Also In Calcutta, as you lock fingers The brutal truth Light my world! Good food, great hangout   COPYRIGHT © NEW AGE 2005 Mailing address Holiday Building, 30, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. Phone 880-2-8114145, 8118567, 8113297 Fax 880-2-8112247 Email xtra@newagebd.com Web Designer Zahirul Islam Mamoon