Literature

Zayed Siddiki’s ‘Purnograsher Kal’ premieres online

Shawdesh desk: Zayed Siddiki’s ‘Purnograsher Kal’ is scheduled to have its world premiere at 7pm on Thursday at country’s first pay-per-view movie OTT platform Lagvelki. Co-written by Helal Mohiuddin and

‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’ to be aired on television on her birthday

Shawdesh Desk: ‘Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale’, a docudrama bringing to life the trials and tribulations Sheikh Hasina went through following the assassination of her father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is

Archaeologists unearth 27 coffins at Egypt’s Saqqara pyramid

Shawdesh desk: Egyptian archaeologists have unearthed more than two dozen ancient coffins in a vast necropolis south of Cairo, an official said Monday. The sarcophagi have remained unopened since they

WhiteBoard to give ‘balanced objective and clear messages to policymakers and youths’: Radwan Mujib

Radwan Mujib Siddiq on Sunday said that newly launched policy magazine WhiteBoard will always give ‘balanced objective and clear messages’ to the policymakers and youths. Radwan Mujib, editor-in-chief of WhiteBoard,

Bangabandhu’s mural being erected at Barishal Bangabandhu Auditorium

Shawdesh desk: A magnificent mural of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is being constructed at Bangabandhu Auditorium. The mural is being erected on the south side wall

Zimbabwean writer, Americans on diverse Booker Prize list

A Zimbabwean writer who was arrested during anti-government protests is among six finalists announced Tuesday on a diverse list of contenders for the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction. Tsitsi Dangarembga

Shakespearean sisterhood: Maggie O’Farrell on Hamnet

Shawdesh Desk: In the run-up to publication of her novel Hamnet at the end of March, Maggie O’Farrell bought herself a vintage dress. “There was going to be a party

Namaj-e-janaza of Rahat Khan held at Jatiya Press Club

Shawdesh desk: The namaj-e-janaza of veteran journalist and novelist Rahat Khan was held on the premises of Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka around 11:00 am on Saturday. Ekushe award winner