Quazi Nuruzzaman, a sector commander in the country’s war of independence in 1971, tells New Age. Interviewed by Mahtab Haider

Rashed Khan Menon, president of the Workers Party of Bangladesh, tells New Age. Interviewed by Shahiduzzaman and Moloy Saha

Tofail Ahmed, a former minister and presidium member of the Awami League, tells New Age. Interviewed by Farid Ahmed

How we managed to forget the experience of the slum dwellers of Dhaka

by Afsan Chowdhury, New Age

by Nurul Kabir, new age

We’re off to California, and I’m going to try and stay away from the computer the whole time. Yeah right. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas, filled with family, friends, peace and joy. Stay safe, stay happy, and stay full.

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Black Forest Cake is traditionally a German desert .Now in around 16 th centuary probably the cake or pudding was served with kirschwasser liquer( an alcohol based liquer or a double distilled cherry brandy made from the sour Morello cherry).The cake was first believed to be made around 16 the of century in a German black forest region( Der Schawrzwald in Germany) located in the state of Baden –
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The world is gradually moving towards a serious energy crisis with an ever-increasing demand of energy overstepping its supply. It is known that the energy we use daily is not unlimited, yet we take it for granted. Oil, gas, power, even water has limited availability. Also, we have not taken enough precautions to deal with a possible energy crisis. When I say ‘we’, I am not referring to the governments but to all of us, the common people.

Moinuddin Naser in New York
 
India has become desperate to capture the Bangladesh's telecommunication system and to build up a fibre optic network by using the Cox's Bazar submarine cable to connect India's seven sisters in the Northeast India. In this connection the Indian Telecom companies Bharti Airtel and Reliance Communications have already submitted a joint proposal to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). Thaindia news, a web based news media reported about the development centring the Bangladesh's communication system.

Bangladesh's defence network

Reinforcements of 100 police personnel have been made on the Burma-Bangladesh border on Sunday to step up work on the ongoing fencing work. The policemen are from the No (2) Riot Police Battalion stationed in Buthidaung Town. They were deployed on the Burma-Bangladesh border village of Kanyin in Maungdaw Township to reinforce the workforce. According to a Maungdaw Town Peace and Development Council official, with police and soldiers sent from various battalions, the workforce has topped 1000. The authorities are gearing up to complete the fencing before the 2010 monsoon.