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  Dieudonne given two-year sentence for tax fraud

  Agence France-Presse . Paris | Updated at 12:00am on July 07, 2019

  French comedian Dieudonné M’bala M’bala, generally known by his stage name Dieudonné, a convicted anti-Semite whose shows the government once tried to shut down, was...

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  Galleri Kaya celebrates 15th founding anniv

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

  Galleri Kaya has organised a group show featuring diverse artworks by seasoned and young artists to celebrate its 15th founding anniversary. The gallery in Uttara...

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  Tutankhamun relic sells for $6 m in London despite Egyptian outcry

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

  A 3,000-year-old quartzite head of Egyptian ‘Boy King’ Tutankhamun was auctioned off for $6 million Thursday in London despite a fierce outcry from Cairo.Christie’s auction...

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  10-day reminisce prog ends at Shilpakala

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

  The 10-day reminisce programme by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy titled ‘Smriti Shatta Bhabishyat’ ended on Thursday.The concluding day of the event featured commemorative programmes on filmmaker...

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  Guillermo Mordillo dies aged 86

  Agence France-Presse . Madrid | Updated at 12:00am on July 02, 2019

  Argentinian cartoonist Guillermo Mordillo, known for drawing characters with bulbous noses, has died in Spain aged 86, his representatives said Monday. Mordillo’s work appeared in...

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  Tutankhamun sculpture’s London auction sparks Egyptian outcry

  Agence France-Presse . Madrid | Updated at 12:00am on July 02, 2019

  A 3,000-year-old head sculpture of an eternally-young Tutankhamun -- the Egyptian pharaoh known as King Tut -- goes under the hammer this week in London...

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  Madame Tussauds owner snapped up by Lego parent

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

  Britain’s Merlin Entertainments, owner of Madame Tussauds waxworks and the London Eye Ferris wheel, was snapped up Friday by Lego’s Danish parent Kirkbi for £5.9...

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  Newly elected committee begins its journey

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on June 30, 2019

  The 21-member newly elected executive committee of Actors’ Equity began its journey through a programme held at National Art Gallery Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy...

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  Four eminent singers remembered on 5th day

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on June 29, 2019

  Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is paying tribute to 45 late eminent poets, writers, musicians and artistes through a nine-day programme under way at its Music and...

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  Charukala Barishal celebrates 32nd founding anniv

  Our Correspondent . Barishal | Updated at 12:00am on June 26, 2019

  Barishal-based fine arts organisation Charukala Barishal celebrated its 32nd founding anniversary organising a two-day festival. The event, held at Ashwini Kumar Hall in Barishal city,...