Literature

Heart-shaped art brings love, hope to virus-ravaged spots

Shawdesh Desk: Donald Verger has been putting heart into his art during the pandemic. And images of those intricate hearts made from vibrant sea glass are flowing back to schools

Poet Moniruddin Yusuf’s death anniv Thursday

Shawdesh dEsk: The 34th death anniversary of Bangla literature poet, philosopher and multilinguist Moniruddin Yusuf will be observed on Thursday. National poet of Iran Ferdowsi’s epic ‘Shahnameh’ was translated into

8th episode of Mujib Graphic Novel to be unveiled this evening

The eighth episode of Mujib Graphic Novel, a series knitting the life stories of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, will be unveiled on Sunday evening. The publication

Curtains down on 14th International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh

Shawdesh Desk: The 14th edition of the International Children’s Film Festival Bangladesh (ICFFB) came to an end on Friday. Organised by the Children’s Film Society (CFS), the closing ceremony of

PM unveils covers of two books on Bangabandhu

Shawdesh desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday unveiled the covers of two books on Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The Prime Minister unveiled the covers of

British royal family documentary, ‘banned’ for decades, is leaked onto YouTube

Shawdesh Desk: An infamous 1969 fly-on-the-wall documentary about the British royal family, supposedly banned by Queen Elizabeth II for decades for giving the public an overly intimate view of the

Mahatma Gandhi’s 73rd death anniversary being observed

Shawdesh Desk: India is observing the 73rd death anniversary of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on Saturday. Indian President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid

Amar Ekushey Book Fair from March 18 to April 14

Shawdesh Desk: The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2021 will begin on March 18 and continue till April 14. The fair will last for 28 days this year. Member secretary of