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  Italy announces international search for new Pompeii head

  Agence France-Presse . Rome | Updated at 10:40pm on September 18, 2020

  The world-famous archaeological site of Pompeii could choose a non-Italian as its next general director for the first time, after an international search open to...

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  Banksy loses trademark case over the ‘Flower Thrower’

  Agence France-Presse . Madrid | Updated at 10:38pm on September 18, 2020

  British street artist Banksy has lost a two-year trademark battle with a greetings card company over his ‘Flower Thrower’ graffiti work after EU officials said...

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  YouTube tests TikTok rival in India

  Agence France-Presse . San Francisco | Updated at 11:13pm on September 16, 2020

  YouTube on Monday began testing a TikTok rival in India, saying it would refine its short video format and roll it out in more countries...

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  Troupes display tricks with sticks in Pabna 

  Mahfuz Alam . Pabna | Updated at 11:11pm on September 16, 2020

  About 40 performers from different troupes presented tricks with sticks at Kalisagar Parh ground under Chatmohar municipal area of Pabna district on Tuesday. Kuli-Majur-Shramik Sangathan...

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  Child foundation holds art contest for people with special needs

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:10pm on September 16, 2020

  An online art competition, Art from Home, for individuals with special needs ended on Tuesday with an awards ceremony, said a press release. The programme...

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  Berlin museum to return Aboriginal remains

  Agence France-Presse . Berlin | Updated at 11:02pm on September 12, 2020

  A German museum said Friday it would return the ancestral remains of indigenous Aboriginals to Australia, as European institutions face growing calls for a critical...

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  Month-long boat race under way in Pabna

  Mahfuz Alam . Pabna | Updated at 11:01pm on September 12, 2020

  A month-long boat race event commenced at Hadal Bangabandhu Beach area in Faridpur upazila of Pabna district on Friday. Nadira Yasmin Jolly, member of Parliamentary...

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  Ananya Shirsha Dash Awards 2019 given

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 10:56pm on September 12, 2020

  Ananya, a fortnightly magazine, on Friday handed over Ananya Shirsha Dosh Awards 2019 among the ten winners for their exceptional contributions to their respective areas....

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  Shilpakala gearing up for reopening its venues

  Rakib Hasan | Updated at 10:55pm on September 12, 2020

  Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is waiting for the approval of the government to reopen its auditoriums, rehearsal rooms and halls to theatre troupes and cultural organisations...

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  Taiwan artisans fuse reality and fantasy in miniature worlds

  Agence France-Presse . Taipei | Updated at 10:29pm on September 11, 2020

  From a bucolic rural grocery shop to fictional battlefields and robot warrior bases, Taiwanese artisans are meticulously handcrafting miniature worlds that fuse reality and fantasy....