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Literature

Gen. Lee statue comes down in former Confederate capital

A statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee that towered over Richmond for generations was taken down, cut into pieces and hauled away Wednesday, as the former capital of the Confederacy

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Writer Hasan Azizul Haque being taken to Rajshahi

Renowned fiction writer Hasan Azizul Haque is being taken to Rajshahi from Dhaka on Thursday. An ambulance with intensive care facilities carrying the 83-year-old writer started for Rajshahi on doctors’

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Mexico to replace Columbus statue with indigenous woman

A statue of Christopher Columbus in the heart of Mexico City will be replaced by one of an indigenous woman, authorities said Monday, days before the country’s 200th independence anniversary.

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Trove of ancient Mesopotamian artefacts seized in Norway

Norwegian police say they have seized nearly 100 Mesopotamian archaeological artefacts, claimed by Iraq, from a collector. “The seizure involves what are presumed to be cuneiform tablets and other archaeological

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Vivid portraits shine light on Tahiti’s ‘third gender’

On the Polynesian island of Tahiti, there is said to be something akin to a sixth sense — one that belongs to neither men nor women. Instead, it is the

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Novelist Bashir Al Helal passes away

Renowned novelist, researcher, former director of Bangla Academy Bashir Al Helal passed away on Tuesday at his home in Mohammadpur of the capital. He was 85. He breathed his last

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Eminent writer Buddhadeb Guha passes away

Eminent Bengali writer Buddhadeb Guha, author of many notable works such as `Madhukari’ (Honey Gatherer), is no more. He was 85. Guha, died of post-covid complications at a private hospital

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Disney characters used to revamp Birmingham Children’s Hospital

An artist has used Disney characters to transform a hospital’s X-ray room to help put children at ease. Daniel Russell-Ahern, known as Mr Murals, donated more than 170 hours of

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Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie reopens after 6-year overhaul

Berlin’s Neue Nationalgalerie, an iconic modern art museum designed by Bauhaus pioneer Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, reopened to the public Sunday after a six-year refurbishment of the glass-fronted building.

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Author Hasan Azizul Huq admitted to NICVD

Hasan Azizul Huq, a renowned fiction writer who had been sick for almost a month, was taken to Dhaka from Rajshahi on Saturday as his physical condition did not improve.

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