Literature

Mother – the main theme of Azerbaijan literature

Shawdesh Desk: Mother – the main theme of Azerbaijan literature Motherland and Mother have been the same of peak together, and they are always united as sacred beings. Mother was

‘Bangabandhu Corner’ adds new dimension at book fair in London

Shawdesh Desk: The ‘Bangabandhu Corner’ of Bangladesh High Commission in London has added a new dimension at the two-day Bangladesh Book Fair arranged by Sammilita Sahitya O Sangskritik Parishad, UK

Group art exhibition ‘Symphony’ at AFD

Shawdesh Desk: A group art exhibition titled ‘Symphony’ is underway at La Galerie of Allianc Française de Dhaka. The inaugural ceremony of this exhibition was held on Monday evening. All

Memories of the war Ayub Khan launched … and lost

In early September 1965, within a day of the outbreak of war between India and Pakistan, we learnt of the death of Major Aziz Bhatti in the defence of Lahore.

River ignores the water

Rivers are losing innocence devouring monarch’s lands, Fishes blaming its selfishness, saying hands grabbing the hands! Rain mocks the shelling saying death hunting the death. The sky feels the shy,

Kashmir: power and regional political institutions

AS THE decade of the 1990s dawned, the political, cultural and socioeconomic fabric of Kashmir was severely impaired by the free rein given to Indian military and paramilitary forces to

Hong Kong’s inevitable showdown

IT IS impossible not to admire the bravery and commitment pro-democracy demonstrators display daily as they clog Hong Kong streets, shut down its airport, and disrupt the territory’s beating heart

‘The Little Prince’ sketches found in Switzerland

Shawdesh Desk: Early sketches of ‘The Little Prince,’ the world famous creation of French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, have been found in storage in northern Switzerland, local media and an