Literature

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

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

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

Trove of ancient Mesopotamian artefacts seized in Norway

Shawdesh desk: Norwegian police say they have seized nearly 100 Mesopotamian archaeological artefacts, claimed by Iraq, from a collector. “The seizure involves what are presumed to be cuneiform tablets and

Vivid portraits shine light on Tahiti’s ‘third gender’

Shawdesh Desk: On the Polynesian island of Tahiti, there is said to be something akin to a sixth sense — one that belongs to neither men nor women. Instead, it

Novelist Bashir Al Helal passes away

Shawdesh Desk: Renowned novelist, researcher, former director of Bangla Academy Bashir Al Helal passed away on Tuesday at his home in Mohammadpur of the capital. He was 85. He breathed

Eminent writer Buddhadeb Guha passes away

Shawdesh Desk: Eminent Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha, author of many notable works such as `Madhukari’ (Honey Gatherer), is no more. He was 85. Guha, died of post-covid complications at a

Disney characters used to revamp Birmingham Children’s Hospital

Shawdesh Desk: An artist has used Disney characters to transform a hospital’s X-ray room to help put children at ease. Daniel Russell-Ahern, known as Mr Murals, donated more than 170