Commemorating the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War, the Alliance Francaise de Dhaka is going to organise an exhibition and an international conference in the city.
The theme of the exhibition and international conference is “War and Colonies”.
Director of Alliance Francaise de Dhaka Olivier Litvine made the announcement at a press conference held at the organisation yesterday.
The exhibition would begin on February 24 at La Gallarie, Alliance Francaise de Dhaka and continue till March 8.
The exhibition will remain open on Monday to Thursday from 3pm to 9pm and Friday from 9am to 12 noon and Saturday from 5pm to 8pm. It will be open for all.
The exhibition will show 35 rare photographs of colonial troops in the Great War.
The two-day conference on “War and Colonies”, 1914-18 will start on February 25 at Senate Hall, University of Dhaka.
A host of Bangladeshi experts and internationally renowned historians from France, Germany, Irland, USA and India will take part in the conference and present papers related to the war.