Jamdani is a fine muslin fabric originated in Bangladesh, not very new in the global map. The opulence of jamdani design not only makes it a technical marvel but also guarantees its omnipotence in the handloom industry, no machine could ever surpass its richness. The much appreciated and cherished art of Jamdani weaving of Bangladesh has been duly recognised by UNESCO as the intangible cultural heritage in 2013. It is at the same time a recognition for the weavers.

Eminent writer Dilara Hashem has passed away at her home in Washington, United States at the age of 86.

The duration of the ongoing Amar Ekushey Book Fair, scheduled to end on February 28, has been extended until March 17, said State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid today.

Twenty-four eminent personalities today received Ekushey Padak, the country’s second highest civilian award, in recognition of their contributions to various fields.

Amar Ekushey Boi Mela will begin on February 15, State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid said today.

This year’s Amar Ekushey Boi Mela will start from February 15.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said poets and reciters were most vocal against the ban on politics after the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Bangladeshi couple and art patrons Rajeeb and Nadia Samdani, along with art curator Diana Campbell Betancourt, made it to the top 50 of ArtReview magazine’s 2021 Power 100 list. The prominent art magazine publishes this list each year to feature the most influential people in the contemporary art world.

The Garo community celebrated Wangala, their largest annual festival, in Moulvibazar’s Sreemangal upazila yesterday.

To celebrate the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and 50th year of Bangladesh’s independence, “Lighting the Fire of Freedom: Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman” exhibition from Dhaka Art Summit 2020 is travelling to Art Gallery of Mississauga in Canada.

Thanks to K-pop and the rise of blockbuster Korean films such as "Parasite", South Korean culture continues to gain popularity worldwide and the latest update in the Oxford English Dictionary proves it.

Afghan women have started an online campaign to protest the Taliban's strict dress code for female students, reports BBC.

Today is the 45th death anniversary of the younger of the two icons.

The book is a complete treatise on the development of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).

The design is part of The Kimono Project, centered around idea of "Golden Bengal."

 "Rehana Maryam Noor" received a standing ovation by the audience at the Cannes Film Festival yesterday.

On April 24, 2013, the collapse of Rana Plaza—a building that housed seven garment factories in Savar—killed at least 1,176 people.

Too often, we perceive books as invincible, inanimate objects. But their history is as ancient as it is ambiguous—what is a book

You know these images and the messages they denote because they've become iconicised through innumerable online shares and tagged posts and messages.

There are many versions of the legendary first encounter between Maulana Jalaluddin Rumi and his spiritual mentor Shams of Tabriz. Most describe the moment as Rumi, the religious scholar, sitting by a pond, immersed in his scholarly reading, when Shams, a stranger to him, comes by and asks him what he is doing. “You will not understand,” Rumi is reported to have replied, upon which Shams throws all of Rumi's books in the pond. But the books spring back up dry, defying the laws of physics. At this point, Shams is reported to have said, “But you do not understand.”