Literature

Rodin Museum sculpture garden reopens to public

Shawdesh DEsk: There is a ray of light for Parisians who, like the rest of the French nation this weekend, begin to observe a tightened coronavirus curfew: The famous Rodin

The ancient ritual offering a window into the future

Depending on who you ask, astrologers either predicted the tumult of 2020, or didn’t see it coming at all. But if you find yourself gazing up at the skies for

Serajul Alam Khan hospitalised

Shawdesh DEsk: Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) ideologue Serajul Alam Khan was admitted to a hospital in the capital after falling sick. Serajul Alam, “mystery man” in Bangladesh politics, was taken

Cling film artist ‘overwhelmed’ by Pershore reaction to murals

Shawdesh Desk: Large nature-themed murals have started to pop up in a Worcestershire town, painted on cling film. The impromptu works in Pershore have been created by a graffiti artist

Kenya to stage drama on Bangabandhu at university, theatre and on buses

Shawdesh Desk: Kistrech Theatre International in collaboration with Kenyan state-run educational institute, Kisii University will perform a play on Bangladesh’s Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on university

Rabeya Khatun’s death an irreparable loss to Bangla literature: Hasan

Shawdesh desk: Paying rich tribute to noted litterateur Rabeya Khatun, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said the sad demise of Rabeya Khatun is an irreparable loss to the field

Tahsan becomes UNHCR goodwill ambassador

Shawdesh Desk: UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, on Saturday appointed singer-songwriter and actor Tahsan Khan as its first goodwill ambassador for Bangladesh. Tahsan will join a global team of 30 UNHCR

Prominent educationist Prof Atful Hye laid to rest

Prominent educationist and historian Prof Dr. Atful Hye Shibly was laid to rest at Banani graveyard in the city on Wednesday. He was buried after Namaz-e-Janaza held at Banani Jame