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Literature

Remembering natyacharya Selim Al Deen

Wednesday marks the 72nd birth anniversary of the Ekushey Padak-winning late dramatist Selim Al Deen, regarded as the pioneer of theatre in Bangladesh. Like previous years, the day is being

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Nigerian artist illustrating the human experience with a ballpoint pen

From a distance, Jacqueline Suowari’s larger-than-life portraits look like monochromatic photographs overlaid with colorful graphics. Upon closer inspection, you see these dramatic images are the culmination of thousands of tiny

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Picasso artworks displayed in a Las Vegas restaurant could fetch over $100M

Eleven Pablo Picasso artworks that were on display at a Las Vegas restaurant for over 20 years will hit the auction block this October, just two days before what would

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SM Sultan’s 98th birth anniversary observed

Tuesday was the 98th birth anniversary of legendary artist SM Sultan. SM Sultan Foundation and Narail district administration organised various programmes at Sultan Smriti Sangrahasala to mark the day. Sheikh Mohammed

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Prehistoric cave markings prove Neanderthals ‘paint art like humans’

Markings discovered on stalagmites in southern Spain prove Neanderthals were creative and “closer to humans” than previously thought, a new study says. Neanderthals, whose lineage died out about 40,000 years

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Shattered by blast, landmark Beirut museum tries to rebuild

The artist meticulously cuts small pieces of yellow and red glass, then lays them in a pattern to recreate the stained-glass windows that were the trademark of Beirut’s Sursock Museum,

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Litterateur Buddhadeb Guha hospitalised with respiratory complications

Eminent Bengali litterateur Buddhadeb Guha again admitted to a private hospital in Kolkata with respiratory complications. The 85-year old writer has been taking treatment at the hospital in West Bengal

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The tattooist creating body-positive ‘roll flowers’

lowers have been a tattoo staple for centuries, from traditional scarlet roses to delicate watercolor bouquets. But tattooist Carrie Metz-Caporusso’s new designs are a groundbreaking take on the motif, and

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Delhi govt to nominate only doctors, health workers for Padma awards

In a major breakthrough, the Delhi government has decided to nominate only doctors and paramedic staffs in the capital for the Padma awards, one of the highest civilian awards in

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Chile’s ancient mummies added to UN heritage list

Chile’s Chinchorro mummies, the oldest in the world to have been purposefully preserved by humans, were added to UNESCO’s World Heritage List on Tuesday. The mummies, which were found in

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