Literature

World’s oldest artwork uncovered in Indonesian cave

Shawdesh Desk: An Indonesian cave painting that depicts a prehistoric hunting scene could be the world’s oldest figurative artwork dating back nearly 44,000 years, a discovery that points to an

Mangaldeep Foundation’s new play contains enthralling performances by visually impaired performers

Shawdesh Desk: Theatre festival Notuner Utsab – 2019 concluded on Thursday at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s National Theatre Hall with Mangaldeep Foundation’s new play Lottery, performed by visually impaired actors- which

Chinese lantern festival presented in French Riviera

Shawdesh Desk: A Chinese lantern festival kicked off on Friday in Nice, the largest city in the French Riviera, a scenic coast area in southeast France. After more than six

Poet-architect Rabiul Husain passes away

Shawdesh Desk: Architect and poet Rabiul Husain passed away at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on early Tuesday. He was 67. He was hospitalised for the last two weeks

Bari Siddiqui’s 2nd death anniversary today

Shawdesh Desk: Legendary folk singer and composer Bari Siddiqui’s second death anniversary will be observed today. To mark the day in befitting manner, different cultural organisations will arrange elaborate programmes

Two-day Jibananda poetry fair begins in Rajshahi

Shawdesh desk: A two-day ‘Jibananda Poetry Fair- 2019’ began on Shah Makhdum Degree College premises in Rajshahi city on Friday. Kabikunja, a literary organisation, is hosting the fair creating an assembling

Moscow to help establish ’71 genocide museum

Shawdesh Desk: The Russian government has assured Bangladesh of providing technical support for establishing a museum on genocide carried out by Pakistani occupation forces on civilian during the 1971 Liberation

Int’l theatre festival ‘BotTala RonggoMela’ kicks off

Shawdesh Desk: International theatre festival ‘BotTala RonggoMela 2019’ kicked off at the Liberation War Museum in the city on Saturday. Renowned theatre personality Ataur Rahman along with Cultural Affairs Secretary