Bangladeshi Week under way in Paris
A programme titled Bangladeshi Week aimed at highlighting Bangladesh鈥檚 rich cultural heritage and its resilience in the face of environmental challenges is under way in Paris of France, said a press release...
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The Paraguayan experience
ABOUT 900 representatives from 120 member states of UNESCO Convention 2003 鈥� the only global instrument to fight for the cause of the invaluable and yet continually declining elements of...
India鈥檚 river linking project puts Sunderbans in peril
Unlike Steinbeck鈥檚 defamed 鈥榮alt-water-eating bushes鈥� of the Sea of Cortez, the Sunderbans is an excellent forest treasure for Bangladesh, India鈥檚 West Bengal, and the rest of the world. In 1997, UNESCO awarded the Sunderbans the accolade 鈥楢 World Heritage Site,鈥� with the obvious implication that everything should be done to preserve this incredible...
World Heritage volunteer workshop ended
The 10-day workshop on the Buddhist Vihar at Paharpur in Naogaon under the UNESCO World Heritage Volunteers 2024 campaign concluded on Wednesday.
Demolition of heritage building at Gendaria decried
The Urban Study Group, a non-profit organisation campaigning for conservation of the Old Town of the capital, has protested at the partial demolition of a century-old building on...
Workshop on heritage conservation launched
A workshop on the Ruins of the Buddhist Vihara at Paharpur, under the World Heritage Volunteers 2024 Campaign, was inaugurated at an auditorium of the...
Shilpa Sandhan showcases diverse art heritage of Bangladesh
A five-day group art exhibition titled Shilpa Sandhan is under way at Safiuddin Shilpalay at Dhanmondi in the capital...
CHS holds children drawing competition on World Tourism Day
The Centre for Heritage Studies has organised children鈥檚 drawing competition marking the World Tourism Day 2024 at its office in Dinajpur recently.
Actions to be taken to save heritage wetlands: Rizwana
Adviser to the water resources and environment ministry Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday asked officials concerned to take urgent measures to prevent illegal encroachment of national heritage wetlands and rivers...
London cabmen鈥檚 shelter given heritage status
The last of London鈥檚 remaining cabmen鈥檚 shelters -- distinctive green huts that once provided much-needed rest stops for licenced horse-drawn cab drivers -- has been given protected heritage status, it was announced on Tuesday....