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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 andReadMore
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, itReadMore
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 breathedReadMore
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 aReadMore
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 170ReadMore
Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie reopens after 6-year overhaul
Shawdesh Desk: Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie, an iconic modern art museum designed by Bauhaus pioneer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, reopened to the public Sunday after a six-year refurbishment of theReadMore
Author Hasan Azizul Huq admitted to NICVD
Shawdesh Desk: Hasan Azizul Huq, a renowned fiction writer who had been sick for almost a month, was taken to Dhaka from Rajshahi on Saturday as his physical condition didReadMore
Remembering natyacharya Selim Al Deen
Shawdesh Desk: Wednesday marks the 72nd birth anniversary of the Ekushey Padak-winning late dramatist Selim Al Deen, regarded as the pioneer of theatre in Bangladesh. Like previous years, the dayReadMore
