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 «   November 28-December 4, 2008   On the cover Sculpting Bangladesh Mushfique Wadud searches out the stories behind the most significant sculptures of Bangladesh, the majority of which are monuments to the struggle and spirit of independence, and learns why each and every one is indispensable to our heritage and identity A fresh start Mushfique Wadud visits the Dhaka Central Jail to investigate what is being done in the prison system to prepare inmates for life after incarceration An election with open arms Saad Hammadi investigates the flow of arms and ammunition prior to the election as the government tries to limit licensed... Saved in a cage Sharmin Chowdhury visits the Government Shelter Home in Narayanganj which is meant to help rehabilitate women who have nowhere else to turn to but in fact keeps them entrapped and forced to survive in abysmal conditions because the law says so Death on seventy-two wheels Steamer coming! Steamer coming! Quick! Take a suitable seat! Shouts a student of Chittagong University to his cousin, who is an enrollment candidate. At the same time another man, Kashem, is busy in crowd-control with his trusty bamboo stick An eventful journey Sharmin Chowdhury talks to the multifaceted Nima Rahman, the author of the immensely popular television soap Gulshan Avenue ‘Our politicians are not intellectually equipped’ Imtiaz Ahmed, professor of International Relations at Dhaka University, talks to Tamara Zaman about Bangladesh’s complex relationship with India, our maritime border dispute with Myanmar and our failures in international relations Also In defense of constitutional continuity Of humanity, hypocrisy and hope Building future leaders Substantiating struggle In the empty nest 10 sci-fi wonders you may not have seen (but should) this week in history   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