Literature

‘Gyantapas Abdur Razzaq was a revolutionary’

Shawdesh Desk: Professor Abdur Razzaq was a visionary who had an impressive brain and mind ahead of his time but he used to live as a common man, speakers said

Swedish activist declines prize: climate doesn’t need awards

Shawdesh Desk: Teen activist Greta Thunberg, who has inspired millions across the world to stage protests urging leaders to tackle global warming, has declined an environmental prize, saying “the climate

Curtain falls on Heritage Handloom Festival

Shawdesh Desk: Entrepreneurs and designers from across the country showcased traditional and heritage products at the four-day ‘Heritage Handloom Festival-2019’ that ended here on Saturday. The festival organised by SME

100-day countdown to begin before ‘Mujib Year’

Shawdesh Desk: The 100-day countdown to ‘Mujib Year’ will begin across the country ahead of the celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s birth centenary. Dr Kamal

Tearful adieu to art maestro Kalidas Karmakar

Shawdesh Desk: Internationally acclaimed artist, painter and printmaker Kalidas Karmakar, who passed away on Friday, was cremated in the capital on Monday following the last respects paid by people from

30 countries to participate in Afro-Chinese arts festival in Upper Egypt’s Aswan

Shawdesh Desk: Artistic bands from 30 countries will participate in the fourth Afro-Chinese Arts and Folklore Festival which will be held in Upper Egypt’s Aswan Province on Oct. 27-31, Suhair

Delhi pollution ‘action plan’ comes into force

Shawdesh desk: New Delhi banned the use of diesel generators on Tuesday as pollution levels in the Indian capital exceeded safe limits by more than four times. Every winter, New

Massive iceberg breaks off Antarctica — but it’s normal

Shawdesh Desk: A more than 600-square-mile iceberg broke off Antarctica in recent days, but the event is part of a normal cycle and is not related to climate change, scientists