Literature

Hectic preparations on for Ekushey Boi Mela

Shawdesh Desk: The Bangla Academy premises and Suhrawardy Udyan are now abuzz with sounds of hammering woods and other materials for the construction of makeshift stalls and pavilions ahead of

24 eminent personalities get Ekushey Padak

Shawdesh Desk: Twenty-four eminent personalities will get the country’s second highest civilian award, the Ekushey Padak, this year in recognition of their contributions to various fields. The Cultural Affairs Ministry

US Supreme Court to determine fate of Pissarro painting looted by Nazis

Shawdesh dEsk: The US Supreme Court on Tuesday weighed the fate of a painting by Camille Pissarro looted by the Nazis in 1939 and currently on display at a gallery

Covid-19: Amar Ekushey Book Fair postponed by two weeks

Shawdesh Desk: Amid the spike in Covid-19 cases in the country, Amar Ekushey Book Fair -2022, which was scheduled to begin on February 1, has been postponed by two weeks.

ACC summons Shilpakala DG Lucky for questioning over graft charge

Shawdesh Desk: Anti-Corruption Commission has summoned Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Liaquat Ali Lucky to question him on charges of embezzling money. Lucky has been asked to appear at

Tribute to Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin on his 107th birth anniversary

Shawdesh Desk: Wednesday marks the 107th birth anniversary of legendary artist-art educator Zainul Abedin, widely revered as the ‘Shilpacharya’ (maestro of art). Born on December 29, 1914, in Kishoreganj at

Amar Ekushey Book Fair kicks off Feb 1

Shawdesh Desk: Since the COVID-19 pandemic situation is relatively tolerable as of now, the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair is going to begin on February 1 next like traditional ways.

Journalist Riaz Uddin Ahmed at ICU

Shawdesh Desk: Former president of Jatiya Press Club Riaz Uddin Ahmed has been taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of United Hospital in the capital. Earlier, he was admitted