The tenth edition of the Dhaka Lit Fest will be held at the Bangla Academy from January 5 to 8.
The fest will host many award-winning authors and internationally acclaimed speakers, including Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah; winners of the Booker and International Booker, Neustadt International, PEN/Pinter, Prix Médicis, Academy Award, Windham-Campbell Prize, Albert Medal, Waterstones Children’s Book Prize, and Aga Khan Award.
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This year’s line-up also features Nuruddin Farah, Amitav Ghosh, Hanif Kureishi, Pankaj Mishra, Tilda Swinton, Jon Lee Anderson, Onjali Rauf, Sarah Churchwell, Geetanjali Shree, Daisy Rockwell, Esther Freud, Alexandra Pringle, Dame Sarah Gilbert, Marina Mahathir, Joy Goswami, Anisul Hoque, Mashrur Arefin, Kamal Chowdhury, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal, Marina Tabassum, Syed Manzoorul Islam, Imdadul Haq Milan, Kaiser Haq, Shaheen Akhtar, Amitabh Reza, Azmeri Haque Badhon and more.
Over 500 speakers, performers, and thinkers representing five continents will participate in the four-day event with over 175 sessions.
Along with a diverse mix of conversations and dialogues, and sessions on science and technology, there will also be activities for children, and young adults, film screenings, and theatrical, music, and cultural performances at the fest.
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Dhaka Tribune and Bangla Tribune are the event’s title sponsors, City Bank platinum sponsor, and British Council is the strategic partner.
Online registration for the fest is now open. Tickets are available for Tk200 and Tk500, and entry will be free for children under 12.
Source: United News of Bangladesh