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  Knowing the other

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on December 02, 2018

  German dancer Tomas Bunger and German-based Togolese dancer-choreographer Kossi Sebastian Aholou-Wakawui moved the Dhaka audience with their choreography titled ‘In the Skin of the Other’...

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  Quamrul Hassan’s 97th birth anniv today

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on December 02, 2018

  Today is the 97th birth anniversary of late eminent artist Quamrul Hassan, one of the pioneering artists who contributed immensely to the country’s art scene.Patua...

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  Photographer Anwar Hossain found dead

  Staff Correspondent | Updated at 03:02pm on December 01, 2018

  Renowned photographer and cinematographer Anwar Hossain was found dead in a hotel room at Panthapath in the capital on Saturday.Police broke open the door of...

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  Young choreographers enthrall audience

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on November 30, 2018

  Eleven young local choreographers enthralled the audience with recitals of theme-based choreographies at a two-day contemporary dance festival which ended on Wednesday at National Theatre...

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  Amjad Hossain flown to Bangkok

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on November 29, 2018

  Ekushey Padak and National Film Award winning actor-filmmaker Amjad Hossain was flown to Bangkok for better treatment in the wee hours of Wednesday....

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  Ancient Chinese painting auctioned for almost $60m

  Agence France-Presse . Hong Kong | Updated at 12:00am on November 28, 2018

  A nearly 1,000-year-old ink painting by one of China’s greatest literati masters Su Shi fetched US$59.5 million (HK$463,600,000) at auction, Christie’s said Monday.The auction house...

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  Contemporary dance workshop ends at Shilpakala Academy

  Tanzil Rahaman | Updated at 12:00am on November 28, 2018

  Upcoming dancers presented classical ballet, jazz and contemporary dances on Monday at a show held at Chilekotha-2 of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.The show was organised after...

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  Recitation production addresses environmental issues

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on November 27, 2018

  A recitation production titled ‘Dharitri’ addressing environmental issues was staged on Saturday at National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.Recitation troupe Sarashruti staged the production,...

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  Radharaman Fest underway

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on November 24, 2018

  A three-day festival dedicated to late eminent folk bard Radharaman Dutta is underway at the open field of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.Radharaman Sangskriti Charcha Kendra and...

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  Anne Frank’s house revamped for ‘new generation’

  Agence France-Presse . Amsterdam | Updated at 02:36am on November 23, 2018

  Teenage diarist Anne Frank has long been a symbol of humanity amidst the horrors of the Holocaust, but the house where she hid from the...