Kamal Lohani remembered
Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi observed the fifth anniversary of the death of its former president and journalist Kamal Lohani organising a programme at its central office at Topkhana Road ReadMore
Ekushey Padak-winning linguist Mahbubul Haque dies
Shawdesh Desk: Ekushey Padak-winning linguist-researcher professor Mahbubul Haque died on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka at midnight past Wednesday. He was 76. Mahbubul Haque was suffering ReadMore
‘Shesher Kobita’ promotes reading habit
Shawdesh Desk; Photographer Fouzia Jahan has portrayed characters from Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore’s renowned novel ‘Shesher Kobita’ to promote reading habits among youths in her first solo exhibition under way ReadMore
Theatre fest features works of Nazrul, his life
Shawdesh Desk: Cultural organisation Bashori lifted the curtain on a seven-day theatre festival featuring theatrical works of Kazi Nazrul Islam and plays on him at the Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium of ReadMore
Photographs offer glimpses of mountaineering adventures
Shawdesh Desk: Mountaineers have depicted their memories of thrilling mountaineering expeditions through photographs in an ongoing exhibition under way at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital. The audience can ReadMore
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 ReadMore
‘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 ReadMore
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 ReadMore
