An outsider's perspective on Dhaka Lit Fest

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A literary festival won’t be everybody’s cup of tea, and that’s OK

Referring back to the period of increasing cultural pride and optimism of the UK in the 1990s, the panel...

Tilda Swinton and Ahsan Akbar discuss the education system in her unique school

Swinton talked about her school named Drumduan School, situated on the Moray Coast of Scotland

The session took place in front of a houseful of audience who wanted to get a glimpse of their favourite...

The cinema scenario has been changing continuously and we have to cope up with the medium by customizing...

Poet, translator and academic Kaiser Haq termed Library of Bangladesh as one of the most productive initiatives...

Ondaatje Prize winning novelist Philip Hensher and actor Tilda Swinton are among those who addressed...

Chris Heiser, publisher and co-founder of The Unnamed Press was speaking at the panel titled...

The panel started with a discussion that encompassed their works, craftsmanship and views on different...

An interactive session on ‘Superdogs’ with Himanjali Sanker

Philip Hensher is the author of The Northern Clemency and Scenes from an Early Life. In this interview,...

Award winning author Philip Hensher talks about his latest novel

In this interview, Courtney Hodell talks about her foundation and her career as an editor

The author admits that it was a conscious choice on her part to engage more with the political to offset...

Muhammad Muhsin remarked that hearing the word ‘shongkot’ or crisis after Bengali literature...

The session kicked off with the story of Engineer Khaleda Shahriar Kabir, the first female civil engineer...

Returning to Dhaka, Oscar winner Tilda Swinton addresses DLF and recites from ‘Last and First...

At the end of the session, a short video directed by Swinton was screened for the audience