Literature

Syed Abdullah Khalid’s death anniv today

Shawdesh Desk: Today is the seventh anniversary of the death of Ekushey Padak-winning sculptor Syed Abdullah Khalid, whose seminal creation ‘Aparajeyo Bangla’ is considered one of the masterpieces created after

‘Primer to Press’ depicts evolution of Bengali alphabet

Shawdesh Desk: Artist and researcher Sabyasachi Hazra has depicted the evolution of Bengali alphabet and printing equipment in his solo exhibition titled ‘Primer to Press’ under way at the Alliance

Sir Isaac Newton calculated the precise date of when the world will end

Shawdesh Desk: Sir Isaac Newton may be one of the most influential geniuses of all time, but not all his theories were schoolbook-worthy. Yes, the British polymath discovered gravity and revolutionised

Amar Ekushey Book Fair begins 1 February

Shawdesh desk: The Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2024 will begin on the Bangla Academy premises and at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka on 1 February. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled

Poet Jasimuddin’s 121st birth anniversary today

Shawdesh desk: The 121st birth anniversary of poet and litterateur Jasimuddin, widely revered as the ‘Palli Kobi’, is being observed on Monday. The poet was born on this day in

Poet Abu Bakar Siddique dies

Shawdesh desk: Poet Abu Bakar Siddique died at a hospital in Khulna city Thursday morning. He was 91. Abu Bakar, also father of ex-president Erahad’s second wife Bidisha Ershad, breathed

AL pledges to protect journalists from torture, intimidation

Shawdesh Desk: Ruling Awami League president and prime minister Sheikh Hasina has pledged to make arrangements so that journalists in Bangladesh do not face torture, intimidation, or false cases, if

The pursuit of happiness

Shawdesh desk: From cradle to death life tends us to be reminiscent ,reminiscence of all the momentssaturating on a canvas named ‘memory’.Among all the wave of emotions we ever experience