Literature

Veteran journalist Gaffar Chowdhury hospitalised in UK

Shawdesh desk: The veteran journalist Abdul Gaffar Choudhury was admitted to a hospital in UK on Saturday evening. The 87-year-old Bangladeshi born British writer, journalist, columnist, political analyst and poet was

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The Bangabandhu-Bapu Digital Exhibition is now open at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangabandhu-Bapu Digital Exhibition was opened for public viewing at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Saturday. Education Minister Dipu Moni, H.E KM Khalid, State Minister for Culture and High

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Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay wins Sahitya Akademi Fellowship

Shawdesh Desk: Renowned Bengali writer Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay (85) has been selected for the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, 33 years after he won the Sahitya Akademi award for his novel ‘Manabjamin’. Mukhopadhyay,

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Gold mask among 3,000-year-old relics unearthed in southwest China

Shawdesh Desk: Agold mask dating back over 3,000 years is among hundreds of relics uncovered from a series of sacrificial pits in southwest China, according to the Sichuan Provincial Cultural

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Sculpture ‘Shikor Theke Shikore’ depicts history of Bangabandhu and Bangla

Shawdesh Desk: A sculpture named ‘Shikor Theke Shikhore’ (From Root to Peak) has been built in Pabna based on the history of Bangabandhu and Bangla. There are three pillars on

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Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital

Shawdesh Desk: A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of

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Writer Hasan Azizul Haque being taken to Rajshahi

Shawdesh Desk: Renowned fiction writer Hasan Azizul Haque is being taken to Rajshahi from Dhaka on Thursday. An ambulance with intensive care facilities carrying the 83-year-old writer started for Rajshahi

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Mexico to replace Columbus statue with indigenous woman

Shawdesh desk: A statue of Christopher Columbus in the heart of Mexico City will be replaced by one of an indigenous woman, authorities said Monday, days before the country’s 200th

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