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  Nirvana artist finds a new canvas in Serbia

  Agence France-Presse . Belgrade | Updated at 12:00am on August 17, 2019

  After making his name designing and printing posters for Nirvana and other bands at the height Seattle’s grunge scene, American artist Jeff Ross has since...

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  Revisiting Lal Mia’s vision

  Mustafa Zaman | Updated at 12:00am on August 10, 2019

  Born in 1924 into a subaltern family of Narail, Laal Miah or Sheikh Mohammad Sultan died in 1994. He left behind a legacy that helped...

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  Tagore’s death anniversary observed

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on August 08, 2019

  Different cultural organisations observed Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore’s 78th death anniversary organising special programmes in Dhaka on Tuesday. State-run Bangla Academy and...

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  Dilara, Fatema and Nargis honoured

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on August 07, 2019

  Cultural organisation Amra Kuri honoured three veteran women artistes for their contributions to their respective fields. The organisation honoured actress Dilara Zaman, singer Fatema Tuz...

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  ‘Nothing but blood’: woman cartoonist draws Syria’s Idlib

  Agence France-Presse . Idlib | Updated at 12:00am on August 06, 2019

  Bent over a computer tablet in war-torn northwest Syria, cartoonist Amani al-Ali takes her pen to the screen to sketch life in the embattled opposition...

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  Turongomi becomes member of Int’l Dance Council

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on August 06, 2019

  Local dance troupe Turongomi has become the member of International Dance Council (CID), the official world-wide organisation for all forms of dance. ‘The International Dance...

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  Chinese bottle art revived by Peppa Pig

  Agence France-Presse . Beijing | Updated at 12:00am on August 05, 2019

  Delicate designs painted on the inside of miniature Chinese snuff bottles by artists like Zhang Yuhua and her husband usually feature calligraphy, floral compositions and...

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  First Miss Venezuela crowned after ditching contestants’ measurements

  Agence France-Presse . Caracas | Updated at 12:00am on August 03, 2019

  A 19-year-old student has been crowned Miss Venezuela, becoming the first winner of the annual pageant since it opted not to publish contestants’ waist, hip...

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  Actors’ Equity to stage dengue awareness programmes

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on July 31, 2019

  As dengue fever continues to spread across the country, Actors Equity, an association of television artistes, has decided to take to the streets to raise...

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  Budapest ‘selfie museum’ a hit on Instagram

  Agence France-Presse . Budapest | Updated at 12:00am on July 30, 2019

  A new so-called ‘selfie museum’ in Budapest that lets visitors pose by pink palm trees and frolic in multicoloured sprinkle baths has proved a hit...