Literature

74th birth anniversary of Humayun Ahmed observed

Shawdesh Desk: The 74th birth anniversary of legendary writer, lyricist, academician, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed was observed on Sunday. Often regarded as one of the best writers in Bengali

Chinese vase valued below $2,000 sells for nearly $9 million after bidding frenzy

Shawdesh Desk: A Chinese vase expected to fetch €1,500-€2,000 (around $1,470-$1,960) at auction has sold for more than €9 million ($8.8 million) after a bidding war between collectors. The blue-and-white

Yangtze River waters reveal Buddhist statues

Shawdesh Desk: Plunging water levels of the Yangtze River have revealed a submerged island in China’s southwestern city of Chongqing and a trio of Buddhist statues on it that are

HC for declaring Nazrul national poet through gazette

Shawdesh Desk: The High Court on Wednesday asked the government to explain in four weeks why Kazi Nazrul Islam should not be declared the national poet of Bangladesh formally by

Humayun Ahmed’s 10th death anniv today

Shawdesh Desk: Today is the 10th death anniversary of eminent writer, playwright, lyricist and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed. Different socio-cultural organisations have chalked out various programmes, marking the day. Himu Paribahan,

The ‘Mona Lisa’ has been caked in attempted vandalism stunt

Shawdesh Desk: The “Mona Lisa” was the subject of attempted vandalism on Sunday when a visitor to the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris smeared frosting all over the Renaissance-era painting’s

Virus

Shina finished her regular work and came out of the coal station. She does the work of coal processing: Shina, a fifth-generation robot. Today, in the late 4085s, there are

12 named for BACHSAS Award

Shawdesh Desk: Twelve renowned personalities have been selected for Bangladesh Cholochitra Sangbadik Samity (BACHSAS) Awards. The selected persons are noted actor Alamgir, producer Chhatku Ahmed, cinematographer Abdul Latif Bachchu, drama