Arts-&-Culture
Seminar on Bengali language, culture held in Japan
Dhaka, July 20 (UNB) – The Bangladeshi Embassy in Japan organised a seminar on Bengali language and culture at Bangabandhu auditorium of the embassy in Japan on Friday.
Discarded windows give view of Jerusalem's diversity
Jerusalem, Jul 17 (AP/UNB) — A project in downtown Jerusalem is using an ornate tower constructed of discarded windows from around the city to give people a view of its diverse cultural past and present and bring life to a neglected area.
Czech stud farm makes UNESCO's World Heritage list
Kladruby Nad Labem, Jul 14 (AP/UNB) — A Czech stud farm founded 440 years ago to breed and train ceremonial horses to serve at the Habsburg emperor's court has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage list, acknowledging the significance of a tradition that has survived for centuries.
Pamplona festival ends with 3 gorings in final bull run
Pamplona, Jul 14 (AP/UNB) — A bull broke from the pack and gored two Australians and a Spaniard during Sunday's final bull run of this year's San Fermin festival, health officials from the northern Spanish city of Pamplona said.
Rewilding Bangladesh: Scott Trageser’s wildlife photos at Art Café
Dhaka, 13th July (UNB) – US-based wildlife photographer Scott Trageser’s solo exhibition ‘Rewilding Bangladesh’ commenced Saturday evening at city’s Art Café. Creative Conservation Alliance (CCA), a nonprofit organization dedicated to environmental conservation, arranged the exhibition.
Thai farmers race their buffaloes in show of gratitude
Thailand, July 13 (AP/UNB) — Farmers in eastern Thailand have celebrated the start of the sowing season by racing their buffaloes, whose usual duty is to plow the fields.
Solo miniature art exhibition begins in city
Dhaka, July 13 (UNB)- The 3rd solo miniature art exhibition titled ‘Life and the Narrative of Time-1’ by artist Prof Dr Hira Sobahan began at La Galerie, Alliance Française de Dhaka on Friday.
The Doll Makers
Dhaka, July 12 (UNB) - At Delhi’s Khirki Extension, a group of women can be seen creating fabric dolls, while music in Dari, plays in the background. Gunjan, one of them, is a refugee in Delhi, who had to leave her entire life behind in Afghanistan’s Bamyan — a place known for its monumental Buddha statues destroyed by the Taliban in 2001. She moved to Delhi in 2015 along with her husband and three children. Her husband, who knows Pashto, Hindi and French, works as a translator, while she runs a stitching enterprise, reports The Indian Express.
22 ancient amphoras found off Albanian coast
Albania, July 12 (AP/UNB) — A joint Albanian-American underwater archaeology project says it has found amphoras that are at least 2,500 years old in the Ionian Sea off the Albanian coast, which might yield an ancient shipwreck.
2-day ceramic art project begins in city
Dhaka, Jul 12 (UNB)- A two-day ceramic art workshop titled '50 Artists 100 Mugs' began at Cosmos-Atelier71 Printmaking Studio in the city’s Malibagh area on Friday.