Arts-&-Culture
6th International Conference on Bangladesh Genocide and Justice inaugurated at Liberation War Museum
Dhaka, Nov 14 (UNB) - The Liberation War Museum is holding an international conference on Bangladesh Genocide and Justice along with an exhibition titled ‘Quilt of Memory and Hope’ from 14-16 November at the museum venue in Agargaon, Dhaka.
Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex ending elephant rides
Officials in Cambodia have ordered that elephants that serve as tourist attractions at the country's famed Angkor temple complex be moved to a new home in a suitable jungle area.
The Traveller’s Song: Kanak Chanpa Chakma’s vision finds expression at Edge Gallery
Renowned indigenous artist Kanak Chanpa Chakma’s 17th solo art exhibition, “The Traveller’s Song” is currently drawing visitors to the Edge Gallery in Gulshan.
Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii is writing memoir, due in 2021
Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, the Senate's first Asian-American woman and only current immigrant, is working on a memoir.
China to host 4th Maritime Silk Road Int'l Arts Festival
The fourth Maritime Silk Road International Arts Festival will be held in Quanzhou, east China's Fujian Province, from Nov. 22 to 27.
Zontians attend ‘No World for Women’ programme at DLF
Zontians, including centennial celebration committee of Zonta International and Zonta Club presidents, attended a programme titled ‘No World for Women’ at Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF) on Friday at Bangla Academy.
‘Preema Donna – An Infinite Journey’ unveiled at Dhaka Lit Fest
‘Preema Donna – An Infinite Journey’, a book by prominent Bangladeshi visual artist Nazia Andaleeb Preema, was unveiled at the Dhaka Lit Fest on Friday.
DLF 2019: Shashi Tharoor reflects on Bangabandhu’s leadership
As part of the Dhaka Lit Fest 2019, a discussion on Friday commemorated the works of Bangladesh’s founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his role as a phenomenal leader of postcolonial era.
DLF 2019: Connecting through the power of literature
Fast emerging as a counterpart to February’s Amar Ekushey Book Fair, the Dhaka Literature Festival draws book lovers in the later part of the year , with its notably more international participation.
Avishek Sarker, Rafiquzzaman win Gemcon Award
Kolkata-based writer Avishek Sarker and Bangladeshi poet Rafiquzzaman Rony won the Gemcon Young Literature Award 2019 and Gemcon Young Poetry Award 2019 respectively at Dhaka Lit Fest.