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 ReadMore
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 ReadMore
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 ReadMore
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, ReadMore
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 ReadMore
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 ReadMore
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 ReadMore
DU to celebrate Bengali New year with ‘Mangal Shobhajatra’ after 2 years
Shawdesh Desk: The Dhaka University (DU) authorities has announced a roadmap to celebrate Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bengali New Year, with traditional ‘Mangal Shobhajatra’ on April 14 after ReadMore
