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 «   September 1-7, 2006   On the cover People power at Phulbari A secret deal that cost lives Mahtab Haider unravels the whirlwind events of the last weeks that have led to the scrapping of a faulty coal mining deal Soldiers of peace Bangladesh now contributes more peacekeepers to the UN than any other country in the world. Adnan Khandker writes about these brave men People write Phulbari into history People of Phulbari, a tiny town in northern Bangladesh had never before seen such a mass upsurge. You gave us hope for a better tomorrow Although there are many other countries supplying troops to the United Nations’ peacekeeping missions around the globe, today, Bangladesh is contributing the highest number of troops. The theatre and its people Theatre in Bangladesh has come a long way. By and large, it depicts the common struggles and aspirations of its people. With passage of time, this form of art has struggled through impediments and revived till date. The theatre audience Theatre in Bangladesh underwent a revival in the post liberation years. We, the people practicing the art, rediscovered ourselves through this revival. Also Jacques Mauclair, the generous miser Round midnight The Pessimist and the Optimist The corn eaters   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