Dhaka Lit Fest

The eighth edition of Dhaka Lit Fest was held at Bangla Academy from November 8 to 10. More than 200 litterateurs, actors, politicians, researchers and journalists from across the country and abroad attended this event. Celebrated Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala, originally from Nepal, graced the festival in an insightful dialogue with the award-winning actress-turned-director Nandita Das titled ‘Breaking Bad’ at the Abdul Karim Shahitya Bisharad Auditorium that event co-director Sadaf Saaz moderated. One of the special highlights of this year was Nandita Das, talking about her film Manto, which was premiered at the festival and an appearance by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. The festival also hosted the Cambridge Short Story Prize and the Gemcon Literary Awards.

Dhaka Lit Fest

The eighth edition of Dhaka Lit Fest was held at Bangla Academy from November 8 to 10. More than 200 litterateurs, actors, politicians, researchers and journalists from across the country and abroad attended this event. Celebrated Bollywood actress Manisha Koirala, originally from Nepal, graced the festival in an insightful dialogue with the award-winning actress-turned-director Nandita Das titled Breaking Bad at the Abdul Karim Shahitya Bisharad Auditorium that event co-director Sadaf Saaz moderated. One of the special highlights of this year was Nandita Das, talking about her film Manto, which was premiered at the festival and an appearance by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay. The festival also hosted the Cambridge Short Story Prize and the Gemcon Literary Awards.