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  Bangabandhu-Youth Art Competition to begin on April 15

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 10:45pm on March 01, 2021

  Dhaka OIC Youth Capital 2020-21 Bangabandhu-Youth Art Competition is scheduled to be held from April 15 to April 30 virtually under the theme of parity...

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  Cultural show pays tribute to Language Movement martyrs

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 10:57pm on February 27, 2021

  Sammilita Abritti Parishad Chattogram paid tribute to Language Movement martyrs organising a cultural programme at the Gallery Auditorium of Theatre Institute Chattogram on Friday. The...

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  Pokemon turns 25

  Agence France-Presse . Tokyo | Updated at 10:28pm on February 26, 2021

  Twenty-five years after Pokemon first began delighting children and adults alike, the phenomenon is still capturing hearts, with smartphone craze Pokemon Go enjoying record success...

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  Model Natalia Vodianova named new UN women’s health envoy

  Agence France-Presse . United Nations | Updated at 11:08am on February 25, 2021

  Russian supermodel Natalia Vodianova travels the world working for luxury fashion brands such as Balmain and Stella McCartney, and now as a United Nations’ goodwill...

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  Cultural orgs celebrate International Mother Language Day

  Rakib Hasan | Updated at 12:11am on February 23, 2021

  Different cultural organisations celebrated International Mother Language Day and paid tribute to the language movement martyrs organising various programmes across the country on...

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  14th Jatiya Pitha Utsab begins today

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:06am on February 23, 2021

  The 14th Jatiya Pitha Utsab will begin on Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy premises today. The announcement was made at a press conference held at the...

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  Cultural organisations plan elaborate programmes

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 10:44pm on February 20, 2021

  Different government and cultural organisations will observe the International Mother Language Day organising various programmes across the country today. Bangla Academy, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Bangladesh...

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  Christo’s collection sells for 8m euros

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 11:48pm on February 18, 2021

  Artworks owned by the late artist Christo and his wife Jean-Claude, a duo famed for wrapping landmarks in fabric, sold for eight million euros ($9.6...

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  Abbey Road among London street signs on sale at auction

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 11:46pm on February 18, 2021

  Anglophiles, collectors and Beatles fans began a bidding battle Wednesday as a bevy of original London street signs, including one of the iconic Abbey Road,...

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  Mostafa Hamedy wins Himel Barkat award

  JU Correspondent | Updated at 10:52pm on February 17, 2021

  Aspiring poet Mostafa Hamedy has been named the winner of Himel Barkat Kabita Puraskar 2020. The award, named after the late poet and writer Himel...