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Some New York theatres allowed to reopen in April
Agence France-Presse . New York | Updated at 10:59pm on March 04, 2021
With NBA games back in Madison Square Garden and certain movie theatres reopening at the end of the week, New York could soon celebrate the...
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Forgotten mausoleum of Roman emperor Augustus reopens
Agence France-Presse . Rome | Updated at 11:00pm on March 04, 2021
A newly renovated colossal mausoleum for the founder of the Roman empire Augustus has reopened to the public in the Italian capital after centuries of...
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We need to develop art market in Bangladesh: Yasmin Jahan Nupur
Tanzil Rahaman | Updated at 10:51pm on March 04, 2021
Artist Yasmin Jahan Nupur said that initiatives should be taken to develop an art market in Bangladesh so that artists can focus only on creating...
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Jharna Rahman to receive Ananya lit award
Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 10:52pm on March 04, 2021
Writer Jharna Rahman has been named the winner of Ananya Sahitya Puraskar 1427, said a press release. The announcement was made on Thursday. The award...
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Acclaimed singer, composer Jane Alam dies
Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:59am on March 03, 2021
Acclaimed singer-composer Jane Alam died while undergoing treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University on Tuesday night. Bangladesh Sangeet Sangathan Sammanay Parishad general...
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Miss Panama to accept transgender women from 2021
Agence France-Presse . Panama City | Updated at 10:36am on March 03, 2021
The Miss Panama organisation announced that starting this year, the pageant would include transgender women ‘who have completed all their legal and medical procedures’ in...
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People pay last respects to Lily Choudhury
DU correspondent | Updated at 10:16pm on March 02, 2021
People from different walks of life paid their last respects to the martyred intellectual Munier Choudhury’s widow Lily Choudhury at Central Shaheed Minar on Tuesday....
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Reggae great Bunny Wailer dead at 73
Agence France-Presse . Kingston | Updated at 10:51pm on March 03, 2021
Reggae icon Bunny Wailer, who co-founded The Wailers with Bob Marley in the 1960s and helped make the catchy Jamaican beat a global phenomenon, died on Tuesday. He was 73...