Curtain rises on Dhaka Lit Fest with spiritual songs

Dhaka Lit Fest 2023 kicked off on Thursday morning with a performance of spiritual songs at the Bangla Academy premises.

The gate has been opened for guests. The stage is already set for the official opening.

Bangladesh's biggest event on world literature and culture begins on Thursday with around 500 writers, poets, performers, intellectuals, journalists and internationally acclaimed prize-winning speakers taking part in over 170 sessions of the four-day event.

State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid, Nobel laureate Abdulrazak Gurnah, and Indian writer and literary critic Amitav Ghosh will inaugurate the tenth edition of the DLF at Bangla Academy's Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad Auditorium at 10am.

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The event remained suspended for three years due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The ninth DLF was held in November 2019.

Organizers say the historic Bangla Academy premises will become more vibrant due to the presence of eminent personalities from five continents, including Nobel Prize-winning author Abdulrazak Gurnah.

The event will feature winners of the Pulitzer, International Booker, Neustadt International, PEN/Pinter, Prix Médicis, Academy Award, Windham-Campbell Prize, Albert Medal, Waterstones Children's Book Prize, and Aga Khan Award.

This event features with conversations, dialogues, film screenings, art exhibitions, music, cultural shows and much more.

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According to the organizers, only children up to 12 years of age will not need any ticket to enter.

People can complete their registration by clicking this link or visiting the event website by entering their name, age, gender, occupation, mobile number, and email. After entering all the information correctly, they can select their ticket category.

Meanwhile, there is good news for students. They can buy tickets for Tk200 each. If the students buy tickets for four days together, it will cost them Tk500.

A four-day VIP ticket will be available for Tk10,000. Free parking facility and access to the DLF special lounge with a VIP ID card (including lunch) will be available under the patron category.