Literature

Imtiaj Rasel in the running for Sovereign Asian Art Prize

Shawdesh desk: Bangladeshi artist Imtiaj Rasel is in the running for a prestigious art prize in Asia. He is, in fact, among 30 artists from the Asia-Pacific region who have

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Police hunting ‘Big Bird Bandits’ who allegedly stole ‘Sesame Street’ costume make arrests

Shawdesh Desk: Police searching for the “Big Bird Bandits” who allegedly stole a “Sesame Street” costume from an Australian circus have arrested and charged two men. The yellow Big Bird

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Sony World Photography Award unveils the year’s best photographers

Shawdesh dEsk: The annual Sony World Photography Awards has announced the winners of its 2021 competition, with two of the top prizes going to photographers who reexamined biases in how

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Boisabi festival begins with prayers for corona-free world

Shawdesh Desk: Boisabi festival, the three-day annual religious and cultural celebration of the indigenous people in the Chattogram Hill Tracts, began on Monday following necessary health guidelines. The people of

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Ekushey Book Fair ends today

Shawdesh Desk: Amar Ekushey Boi Mela (Book Fair) ends today, just two days before its closure schedule, due to the worsening Covid-19 situation in the country. The decision was taken

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Amar Ekushey Book Fair closes April 12

Shawdesh Desk: The Amar Ekushey Book Fair will end on April 12 instead of its stipulated deadline April 14, considering the worsening situation of Covid-19 pandemic. After having discussion with

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Inside Turkey’s incredible underground city

Shawdesh Desk: It’s a landscape that looks almost alien. Soft tufa rock — spewed from volcanoes millennia ago to create a series of ethereal “fairy chimneys” that have been shaped

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Ancient mummies to parade through streets of Cairo

Shawdesh Desk: Ancient mummies of Egypt’s royal pharaohs will emerge from their resting places this weekend and parade through the streets of Cairo in search of a new home. What

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