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  Tokyo enjoys cherry blossoms despite virus warning

  Agence France-Presse. Tokyo | Updated at 10:56pm on March 27, 2021

  People in Tokyo flocked to admire cherry blossoms in full bloom at parks, shrines and rivers on Friday, despite coronavirus warnings against holding traditional parties...

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  Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Jatiya Abritti Padak introduced

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 10:55pm on March 27, 2021

  Bangladesh Abritti Samannay Parishad has introduced Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Jatiya Abritti Padak marking the birth centenary of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and...

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  Rarely seen Paris Van Gogh sells for over 13 m euros

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 10:53pm on March 27, 2021

  One of the few paintings by Vincent Van Gogh still in private hands sold for more than 13 million euros at auction Thursday, Sotheby’s said....

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  Liberation War Museum celebrates 25th anniversary

  Dhrubo Sadiq | Updated at 10:43pm on March 23, 2021

  Liberation War Museum celebrated its 25th founding anniversary organising a programme at its auditorium on Monday. Liberation War Museum member secretary Sara Zaker and members...

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  Syrians blocked from Zoom, Netflix

  Agence France-Presse . Damascus | Updated at 11:38pm on March 19, 2021

  Virtual platforms like Netflix and Zoom have emerged as lifelines for a pandemic-hit world forced indoors, but in sanctioned Syria where both websites are blocked,...

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  Mamata Shankar holds dance workshop in Dhaka

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:30pm on March 19, 2021

  Renowned Indian dancer Mamata Shankar conducted a dance workshop at the Experimental Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Thursday, said a press release....

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  Udichi protests against attack on Hindus in Sunamganj

  Rakib Hasan | Updated at 11:29pm on March 19, 2021

  The country is celebrating its golden jubilee but we are yet to establish a secular society where the religious minorities can practice their religion freely,...

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  Cultural orgs celebrate birth anniversary of Mujib

  Rakib Hasan | Updated at 11:07pm on March 17, 2021

  Different cultural organisations celebrated the 101st anniversary of birth of the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman organising diverse programmes on Wednesday...

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  Children with autism pay tribute to Mujib

  Rakib Hasan | Updated at 11:01pm on March 16, 2021

  Children with autism paid tribute to the country’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman displaying paintings, performing songs, dance recitals and recitation at a programme held...

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  Freedom Fighter Ahsan Ullah Ahmed dies

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:00pm on March 16, 2021

  Freedom Fighter Ahsan Ullah Ahmed, spouse of the late Independence Award-winning freedom fighter and sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini, died at a hospital in the capital on...