Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy is the principal state-sponsored national cultural centre of the country

Chhayanaut is a cultural organisation of Bangladesh which has played a leading role in the promotion of Tagore’s works and Bangla arts and literature

He was buried at his family graveyard in Mourail of Brahmanbaria after Asr prayers following third namaj-e-janaza

The Ekushey Padak winning poet will be buried at his village home in Brahmanbaria on Sunday

Bangladesh’s leading cultural group has been selected for the prestigious state-sponsored award “Tagore Award for Cultural Harmony” by India

Earlier, people from all walks of life thronged the Bangla Academy premises on Saturday to pay their last tributes to the prominent poet

The namaj-e-janaza of the poet will be held at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital after Zohr prayers

The poet breathed his last at 11:05 pm at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Ibn Sina Hospital in the city’s Dhanmondi area, said Abid Azam

Information Minister Hasan Mahmod handed over the award to Faridur Reza Sagar at an event held at Teacher Student Center (TSC) of Dhaka University

The discussion will be organised as part of the month-long series programme on the occasion of Amar Ekushey Book Fair at 4 pm

Mir Anis, the younger son of the poet, urges the country men to pray for the quick recovery of his father

Families, Community Gathered to see Popular Bengali Poet Quazi Johirul Islam in Queens, New York

Over the decades, the fair has grown into a phenomenal fest

The poet celebrated his 82nd birth anniversary in June last year and he has been suffering from multiple old age complications

Saraswati Puja or Basant Panchami falls on the fifth day of the Bengali month of Maagh each year

Around 130 artists were invited on the final day to connect and exchange views with the visitors

Here is a list of nominees in the major categories for the Grammy Awards, which will be handed out on Sunday in Los Angeles

The day is commemorated with a colourful rally starting from in front of Bangladesh National Museum and ending at the Bishwo Shahitto Kendro Building

The inaugural programme will be followed by screening of the first film in the showcase, ‘M for Mother’

'Shishu Prohor' is a special segment for the children at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair

The Berlinale, kicks off Thursday making a statement against entertainment industry sexism by welcoming an unprecedented line-up of female directors.

United Nations investigators and rights group say Iran tortures and arbitrarily detains prisoners

Bangla Academy director, Dr Jalal Ahmed, said the book was originally written in Arabic by Mohsen Al Aresi and it was translated into Bangla

Six district library buildings have already been inaugurated, says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

Anisur Bulbul’s latest creation “Kannar Awaz” has been published in Ekushey Boi Mela. This book can be found in Desh Publication, stall no 388-389.

An image of 5 innocent kids trying to take a selfie with a slipper in hand has put the social media website

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the book fair in the afternoon

Noted Bangladeshi poet Asad Chowdhury opens the festival

It won the 2019 Victorian Prize for Literature, worth A$100,000 (£55,000)

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the traditional book fair on the Bangla Academy premises

Eight Bangladeshi and seven foreign poets come together at a programme titled "Poetry and Painting"

This year the programme will be presided over by the current president of IQRA, Qari Shaikh Ahmad Bin Yusuf Al Azhari, one of the world's best Qari

DG of Bangla Academy Poet Habibullah Siraji formally announces names of the awardees at a press conference in city's Bangla Academy

But pollution and safety concerns have led to a modernisation programme, with jeepneys 15 years or older to be taken off the streets by 2020

The work, which depicted a young female figure with a mournful expression, was cut out and removed from one of the emergency doors at the venue

Charukola’s Quarterly Shilpoprobha’s 7th Anniversary and Honoring Artists and Art Critics

Two local social clubs--Choukighata and Bangkhari Pragati Club--jointly organised the contest in the club playground

His most famous literary work is sonnet "Kapatakkha Nad"

Iran Cultural Centre, Dhaka and Bangladesh National Museum will jointly organize the showcase at the Begum Sufia Kamal Auditorium of the museum