Arts-&-Culture
Longtime political writer William Greider dies at 83
William Greider, a longtime political writer for The Nation, Rolling Stone and The Washington Post, died Wednesday at the age of 83, according to his former editor.
China opens first museum on ancient book repairing
Southwest China's Sichuan Province Thursday unveiled the signboard of China's first museum on antique book repairing, an endangered craft vital to the country's huge inventory of ancient texts.
'Colors of the Mountain' author Da Chen dies at 57
Da Chen, the brilliant storyteller who drew from the hardships he suffered as a persecuted child growing up in the midst of China's cultural revolution to create the critically acclaimed memoir "Colors of the Mountain," has died at age 57.
‘Cello Piano Audio 3’ enthralls audiences at Alliance Française de Dhaka
Alliance Française de Dhaka’s musical event 'Cello-Piano-Audio 3' by renowned maestro cellist Philip Hazra and Russian pianist Yulia Evdokimova enthralled the classical music lovers on Saturday.
Bangabandhu Birth Centenary: Artiste workshop kicks off at BSA
Bangladesh is getting ready to celebrate 2020 as ‘Mujib-Year’, the birth centenary of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman- and in order to celebrate the occasion with cultural festivity, a cultural workshop kicked off on Thursday at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA).
Slavery museum in Liverpool aims to confront painful legacy
Scarlet shackles sit peacefully on display in front of a sad, gray backdrop. The now rusted leg irons once locked human ankles during 18th century voyages from Africa to some European port, then to the Americas.
International photo exhibition ‘Break the Circle: Season 9’ at BSA
Islamic University of Technology Photographic Society (IUTPS)’s photographic exhibition Break The Circle: Season 9 begins at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) on Wednesday.
1,300-year-old royal tomb discovered in NW China
A tomb dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) was discovered in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, the province's archaeology institute said Tuesday.
No alternative to healthy cultural practice to repel communalism: Minister
Housing and Public Works Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Tuesday said there is no alternative to practising healthy culture in order to prevent anti-liberal militant and communal forces from prevailing.
Egyptian officials unveil new archaeological finds
Archaeologists in Egypt have unveiled two new artifacts from antiquity, a rare statue of one of the country's most famous pharaohs and a diminutive ancient sphinx.