A three-day poet summit began at National Gallery Auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in the capital yesterday.
The Kathak Bangladesher Kabita Uddyoj organised the “Bangladesh-Malaysia Poets Summit 2015.”
Hasanul Haq Inu, information minister, inaugurated the programme as the chief guest while High Commissioner of Malaysia Madam Norlin Othman was present as special guest. A total of 13 poets from Malaysia, Bangladesh and Belgium participated in the festival.
National Laureate from Malaysia Dato Dr Ahmad Kamal Abdullah and renowned Dutch Poet Germain Droogenbroodt has been awarded with “Kathak Literary Award 2015”.
The other poets from Malaysia are Prof Arbak Othman, Raja Rajeswari Seetha Raman, Lily Siti Multatuliana, Dr Fazilah Husin, Umar Uzair and from Bangladesh Asad Chowdhury, Hayat Saif, Mohammad Nurul Huda, Habibullah Sirajee, Jahidul Huq and Aminur Rahman took part in the programme.
Three books were launched in the programme. The books include - “Puisi– Puisi” by Ahmad Kamal Abdullah translated by Poet Aminur Rahaman and another was “Jonaki” by Germain Droogenbroodt translated by Poet Aminur Rahman. Both the books published by Adorn Publication.
“Perpetual Dairy” by Aminur Rahman was published by Ithaka, a Spanish publishing house.
The festival also features a painting exhibition titled “Painting through Poets’ Eye”.
