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  ‘Game of Thrones’ cast defend final season at Comic-Con

  Agence France-Presse . San Diego | Updated at 12:00am on July 21, 2019

  The ‘Game of Thrones’ cast leapt to the defence of its much-maligned final season in front of a boisterous crowd at San Diego Comic-Con on...

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  Chhayanaut celebrates Rabindranath Tagore

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on July 21, 2019

  Cultural organisation Chhayanaut paid tribute to Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore organising a two-day Rabindra Utsab at its auditorium in Dhanmondi. The two-day festival began...

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  Kanthashilan holds solo recitation show

  Md Mehedi Hassan | Updated at 12:00am on July 18, 2019

  Recitation troupe Kanthashilan organised a solo recitation show featuring performance by its president recitation artiste Golam Sarwar at National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy...

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  Seven to receive Shilpakala Padak 2018

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on July 17, 2019

  Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy will honour seven individuals with Shilpakala Padak 2018 for their contributions to numerous fields of art and culture. The names of Shilpakala...

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  Altaf Mahmud, Sheikh Luthfur Rahman recalled

  Md Mehedi Hassan | Updated at 12:00am on July 17, 2019

  Late eminent singers, composers and cultural activists Altaf Mahmud and Sheikh Luthfur Rahman were recalled through a commemorative programme held at Shawkat Osman Auditorium...

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  Comic-Con hits 50

  Agence France-Presse . Los Angeles | Updated at 12:00am on July 16, 2019

  From Peter Parker’s run-in with a radioactive spider to Superman fleeing an exploding Krypton: comic book fans love a good origin story. So when 135,000...

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  Dr Muhammad Shahidullah remembered

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on July 16, 2019

  Bangla Academy organised a commemorative programme on Dr Muhammad Shahidullah at Poet Shamsur Rahman Auditorium on Sunday. The welcome speech was given...

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  BSA to hold film appreciation course

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on July 16, 2019

  Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is going to organise a 12-day film appreciation course starting from July 25. The classes will be held every Thursday, Friday and...

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  ATM Shamsuzzaman receives Bulbul Ahmed Memorial Award

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on July 16, 2019

  Ekushey Padak winning ailing actor ATM Shamsuzzaman has been conferred Bulbul Ahmed Memorial Award by Bulbul Ahmed Foundation. Shamsuzzaman is currently undergoing treatment...

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  Egypt opens two ancient pyramids, unveils new finds

  Agence France-Presse . Dahshur | Updated at 12:00am on July 15, 2019

  Egypt on Saturday opened two ancient pyramids south of the capital Cairo and unveiled a collection of newly found sarcophagi, some containing well-preserved mummies. Antiquities Minister...