Literature

Top Sculptures in Dhaka City

Shawdesh Desk: Who doesn’t get astonished watching at the sculptures? It is said that sculpture is the art of intelligence. Sculptures are wonderful symbolism of honor and representation. Dhaka city

Auction offers chance to get up close and personal with ‘Mona Lisa’

Shawdesh dEsk: One lucky bidder will have the chance to get up close and personal with the “Mona Lisa” thanks to a new auction from the Louvre museum in Paris.

Artworks depict eventful life of Sheikh Hasina

Marking the Birth Centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Gallery Cosmos organised an exclusive Art Camp titled ‘Sheikh Hasina: On the Right Side of History’

Books by bike: Sri Lankan man runs mobile library for kids

Shawdesh desk: During his leisure time, Mahinda Dasanayaka packs his motorbike with books and rides his mobile library — across mostly muddy roads running through tea-growing mountain areas — to

Gallery Cosmos hosting art camp on PM Hasina Friday

Gallery Cosmos is organising an Art Camp titled ‘Sheikh Hasina: On the Right Side of History’ on Friday in collaboration with Cosmos Atelier71 and supported by the Cosmos Foundation. Twenty-one

Bari Siddiqui’s 3rd death anniversary today

Shawdesh desk: Today is the 3rd death anniversary of legendary folk singer and composer Bari Siddiqui. The popular singer-songwriter, flutist and folk musician of the country died on November 24

Quazi Johir arrives with his 23rd book of poems

Litterateur Quazi Johirul Islam has 66 books to his credit, among those the number of poetry books stands at 23 including the recent one named ‘Sthabeer Andharey Shwapnasambhaba Basanta’ (The

Sufia Kamal’s 21st death anniversary observed

Shawdesh desk: Friday marked the 21st death anniversary of Begum Sufia Kamal, country’s trailblazing woman activist, poet and educationist. The day has been observed in befitting manners by different socio-cultural