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 «   August 3-9, 2007   On the cover Is Dhaka prepared? Water experts and urban planners say the possibility of a severe flood in Dhaka is now very high. And when it hits, the city authorities will have to atone for all the unplanned construction and landfills that line the city’s low-lying water drainage periphery. Saad Hammadi and Syed Tashfin Chowdhury report ‘Wear a burkha, if it’s your fashion. But come out and work’ The daughter of a pioneering journalist, Begum editor Nurjahan Begum talks to Dyuti Monishita about growing up with the magazine and her continuing efforts to create a space for the woman’s identity and place in society ‘I am afraid the situation is deteriorating faster than we can predict it’ Saiful Hossain, executive engineer of the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre tells Saad Hammadi why the Dhaka city is once again heading towards a major flooding catastrophe The other side of June Adnan Khandker meets British Council director June Rollinson – who was recently awarded the prestigious Order of the British Empire – and comes away with a lesson in primatology and cinema Gaming to Seattle Taking part in international racing or premiere league football in a computer game is no longer a waste of time but can take you to a different kind of worldwide competition, as Turaj Ahmad finds out at the World Cyber Games Bangladesh Championship Women not welcome Working women struggle to find a seat on Dhaka’s busy, jam packed buses, whether public or private, and face harassment even as bus officials claim that Dhaka’s transport system is women friendly, writes Alpha Arzu Also Feluda: A genre, an escape and a philosophy Bluenote: Let’s jazz up a cause Rereading Rabindranath Tagore: some issues   COPYRIGHT © NEW AGE 2005 Mailing address Holiday Building, 30, Tejgaon Industrial Area, Dhaka-1208, Bangladesh. Phone 880-2-8153034-39 Fax 880-2-8112247 Email xtra@newagebd.com Web Designer Zahirul Islam Mamoon