DHAKA: An image of a portrait underneath the Mona Lisa has been found beneath the existing painting using reflective light technology, according to a French scientist.Pascal Cotte said he has spent more than 10 years using the technology to analyze the painting, reports the BBC.He claims

DHAKA: Researcher and writer Dr Sonia Nishat Amin received ‘Ananya’ literary award for 2015.Eminent novelist Selina Hossain handed over the award to Nishat at the award-giving ceremony at Chhayanaut auditorium in city’s Dhanmondi area on Saturday afternoon.After receiving the award

DHAKA: The traditions of making North Korean kimchi and Arabic coffee are among 20 practices newly recognized by Unesco, the UN’s cultural agency.Other customs that made the cut include classical horsemanship in Austria, folk dances in Peru and Romania and a Namibian fruit

DHAKA: With the melodies of flute by Pundit Hariprasad Chaurasia, the curtain of five-day Bengal Classical Music festival dropped on Wednesday early morning.The last day of this popular classical music festival was graced with the presence of Bangladeshi celebrities from the cultural

DHAKA: Indira Gandhi Culture Centre (IGCC) will organize an evening of Recitation by Dahlia Ahmed at 6pm Saturday at the IGCC office in Gulshan-1 of the capital. A leading recitation artiste and elocutionist of Bangladesh, Dahlia Ahmed was born in 1961 at Mymensingh to an esteemed

DHAKA: A five-day classical music event ‘Bengal Classical Music Festival Bangladesh’ kicked off at Army Stadium in city on Friday night.Finance Minister AMA Muhith inaugurated the fest, organized by Bengal Foundation, in the evening.Cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor, Square

DHAKA: Saco Watch Co Bangladesh & Omega organized a special Spectre 007, new Movie of James Bond series, evening at the Blue Horizon Bistro of Jamuna Future Park in city on Saturday (November 21).Election Commissioner Mohammad Mobarak Ali, Swiss Ambassador to Bangladesh Cristian Fotsch,

DHAKA: Saco Watch Co Bangladesh & Omega is going to celebrate the new Movie of James Bond series Spectre 007.  A Special Spectre show evening has been organized at the Blue Horizon Bistro of Jamuna Future Park at 4pm Saturday. More than two hundred guests are invited to celebrate and

DHAKA: The fifth edition of ‘Dhaka Lit Fest’ has begun on Bangla Academy premises in city on Thursday.Finance Minister AMA Muhith inaugurated the three-day event in the morning. The festival will remain open for visitors from 8:30am to 7:30pm everyday.More than 250 participants from

DHAKA: The fifth edition of ‘Dhaka Lit Fest’ is set to begin on Bangla Academy premises in city on Thursday.Finance minister AMA Muhith is scheduled to inaugurate the three-day event at 11:00am on Thursday.It will remain open for visitors from 8:30am to 7:30pm everyday.More than 250

DHAKA: The most popular author, writer, dramatist and filmmaker of the country, Humayun Ahmed’s 67th Birthday was marked across the country on Friday.Different cultural organisations and TV channels chalked out different events marking the birthday of one of the prominent figures of

DHAKA: The free registration for enjoying the five-day long Bengal Classical Music Festival 2015, world's largest classical music festival, has begun on Friday.The festival will be started from November 27 at Dhaka Army Stadium.This year the event is dedicated to artist Qayyum Choudhury

DHAKA: Star Cineplex arranged a special premiere of James Bond latest edition ‘Spectre’ at its hall at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in city’s Panthapath area on Thursday evening.The movie will be screened at 1:20pm, 4:20pm, 6:50pm and 7:20pm from Friday onwards.It is scheduled to

DHAKA: A two-day Korean Film Festival hosted by the embassy of the Republic of Korea and the Korea Foundation will be held on 13 and 14 November at Bangladesh National Museum auditorium in city.Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s international affairs adviser Dr Gowher Rizvi will

DHAKA: Bengali film, television, and stage actor Pijush Ganguly, who met with an accident last week, passed away at a city hospital early Sunday.Ganguly, 50, was survived by his wife and a son, reports the Business Standard."He died at 2.45 AM because of multi-organ failure and fat

DHAKA: Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) organized a musical evening by prominent singer Fakir Alamgir at 6:30pm Saturday at its office at Gulshan. He, along with other accompanists presented 20 songs during the 2-hour-long program.  Fakir Alamgir is a popular pop singer of Bangladesh

KUSHTIA: The 125th death anniversary of Lalon Shah, preceptor of baul asceticism and composer, is being observed from Friday evening, the first day Kartik of Bengali calander, in befitting manner. To mark the anniversary, Lalon Academy in association with Kushtia district administration

DHAKA: Robi, one of the leading mobile operators of the country, organized a music festival for its SMS Tweety subscribers where popular singer Mila performed at a city hotel on Thursday.The event, Robi Music Fest, saw the dazzling performance of Mila, who performed her classic songs as

DHAKA: Jamaican author Marlon James has won the Man Booker Prize for his novel inspired by the attempted assassination of Bob Marley in the 1970s.Michael Wood, chair of the judges, described A Brief History of Seven Killings as the "most exciting" book on the shortlist.The 680-page epic

DHAKA: A cultural organization, Banglar Mukh (Face of Bangla), will organize a three-day folk festival to celebrate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s achieving of ‘Champions of the Earth’ award.The three-day cultural programs will begin on Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy premises in city