Literature

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Literature

Beloved and prolific author of children’s books Beverly Cleary dies at 104

With witty yet economic prose and a gift for recalling the inner emotions of childhood, Beverly Cleary wove timeless tales that took young readers back to the Portland, Ore., of

‘Unseen’ Vincent Van Gogh painting fetches £11m at auction

A Vincent Van Gogh painting of a Paris street that spent more than 100 years behind closed doors has fetched 13.09 million euros (£11.2m) at auction. Sotheby’s said the sale

Archaeologists uncover 3,000-year-old gold mask in southwest China

The remains of a gold mask are among a huge cache of 3,000-year-old artifacts found at an archaeological site in China’s Sichuan province. Weighing about 280 grams (0.6 pounds) and

10 literateurs get Bangla Academy Literary Award

Ten literateurs have received Bangla Academy Literary Award 2021, according to media report. They were given the awards in 10 categories at Bangla Academy in the capital on Thursday afternoon. Prime Minister Sheikh

PM to open Amar Ekushey Book Fair today

The Amar Ekushey Book Fair, the country’s largest book festival, begins today at Bangla Academy and its adjacent Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Thursday maintaining health guidelines amid the

France to return Klimt painting sold under duress during Nazi era

France is to return a painting by the Austrian artist Gustav Klimt to the heirs of the Jewish family that was forced to sell it by the Nazis. French culture

Myanmar protesters getting permanent symbols of resistance tattoos

Throughout Myanmar’s month-long demonstrations against the resumption of military rule, artists have helped shape how the protests are expressed visually, from moving illustrations of demonstrators who have died, to huge

Book on Bangabandhu’s March 7 Speech published in UN’s official languages

Bangladesh Embassy in Paris and Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to UNESCO have unveiled a book titled “The Historic 7th March Speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman: A World Documentary Heritage.”

Two Poems

A fairytale of some naive birds Today, I regret staring at some birds for too long. They said, ” Come, come close. Dissect each chirp, find a meaning or two.

Angelina Jolie sells Winston Churchill painting for record £7m

A painting by former British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill, which was owned by Angelina Jolie, has sold for £7m at auction in London. The sale price was almost four