Literature

Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad’s 52nd death anniversary Tuesday

Shawdesh desk: The 52nd death anniversary of Bir Shrestha Nur Mohammad Sheikh will be observed at Nur Mohammad Nagar in Chandibarpur union under Sadar upazila of the district in a

Kazi Nazrul’s death anniv today

Shawdesh Desk: Today is the 47th anniversary of the death of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The death anniversary of Nazrul, widely known as the rebel poet, is observed in

British Museum recovers some of 2,000 stolen items

Shawdesh dEsk: About 2,000 items are thought to have been stolen from the British Museum, but some of the missing treasures have started to be recovered, chairman George Osborne has

82nd death anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore today

Shawdesh Desk: The 82nd death anniversary of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore, who reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as arts of Indian subcontinent with contextual modernism, is being observed today.

Bangladeshi curator participates in Liverpool Biennial

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka-based independent editor and curator Sadia Sartaj Rahman is participating in Liverpool Biennial in the UK, said a press release. Liverpool Biennial is running its 12th edition from

‘Kathan: Chhinna Bhinna Itihas’ premiered

Shawdesh desk: Theatre troupe Dania Studio Theatre premiered its production titled Kathan: Chhinna Bhinna Itihas at the Dania Studio Theatre Hall at Dania, Jatrabari in the capital on Saturday. Kathan:

Sufia Kamal broke citadel of conservatism: discussion

Shawdesh desk: Discussants at a programme said that poet Sufia Kamal broke the citadel of conservatism and waved the flag of progress at the Poet Shamsur Rahman Seminar Room of

Sheikh Mujib conferred ‘FOSWAL Literature Award’ for his 3 books

Shawdesh desk: The Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature on Sunday conferred ‘Special Literary Award’ to Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for his three books. Eminent Punjabi novelist and