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Novera Ahmed

Novera Ahmed, Bangladeshi sculptor (b. 1930)
Novera Ahmed (29 March 1939 – 6 May 2015) was a modern sculptor of Bangladesh. She was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 1997. Artist Zainul Abedin described her work saying "What Novera is doing now will take us a long time to understand – she is that kind of an artist."

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Events on 2015

  • 29Apr

    2015 Baltimore protests

    A baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox sets the all-time low attendance mark for Major League Baseball. Zero fans were in attendance for the game, as the stadium was officially closed to the public due to the 2015 Baltimore protests.
  • 3May

    Charlie Hebdo shooting

    Two gunmen launch an attempted attack on an anti-Islam event in Garland, Texas, which was held in response to the Charlie Hebdo shooting.
  • 14Jul

    New Horizons

    NASA's New Horizons probe performs the first flyby of Pluto, and thus completes the initial survey of the Solar System.
  • 20Jul

    Cuba-United States relations

    The United States and Cuba resume full diplomatic relations after five decades.
  • 14Aug

    Cuba-United States relations

    The US Embassy in Havana, Cuba re-opens after 54 years of being closed when Cuba-United States relations were broken off.