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Thursday 15 November 2012
Event 101 • Thursday 15 November 2012, 6pm •
Venue: The Bangla Academy, Dhaka
Welcoming festival-goers, with opening addresses. By invitation.
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Friday 16 November 2012
Event 0 • Friday 16 November 2012 •
Venue: The Bangla Academy, Dhaka
Entry to the events is free. You can pre-register, and your tickets will be available for collection at the venue.
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Anis Ahmed and Mohammed Hanif talk to Sameer Rahim
Event 102 • Friday 16 November 2012, 10am •
Venue: Main Stage, Bangla Academy
Mohammed Hanif is the author of A Case of Exploding Mangoes, a dark, funny novel about the assassination of Ziaul Haque. Anis Ahmed's debut collection, Good Night, Mr Kissinger features a man faced with opportunity to kill Henry Kissinger. Moderated by The Telegraph, UK's Sameer Rahim.
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Eurig Salisbury and Shamim Azad
Event 103 • Friday 16 November 2012, 10am •
Venue: KK Tea Auditorium, Bangla Academy
Welsh Children's Laureate Eurig Salisbury and bilingual storyteller Shamim Azad discuss the art of communicating with children.
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Directed by Naila Azad
Event 104 • Friday 16 November 2012, 10am •
Venue: On the lawn, Bangla Academy
A simultaneous English and Bangla recitation of Nazrul Islam's epic lyric poem, Bidrohi. Directed by Naila Azad.
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Event 105 • Friday 16 November 2012, 10.30am •
Venue: On the lawn, Bangla Academy
Poetry in Chakma with translations, recited by Trimita Chakma, Trijinad Chakma and Pallabi Chakma.
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Philip Hensher, Kamila Shamsie and Anisul Hoque talk to Tahmima Anam
Event 106 • Friday 16 November 2012, 10.45am •
Venue: Main Stage, Bangla Academy
Philip Hensher (Scenes From Early Life), Kamila Shamsie (Kartography), and Anisul Hoque (Ma) have all written novels set during the Bangladesh War. They discuss the intersections of history, politics and family life with novelist Tahmima Anam.
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Event 107 • Friday 16 November 2012, 11am •
Venue: KK Tea Auditorium
Arundhati Subramaniam, Ruby Rahman, and Gillian Clarke recite poems and talk about their craft. Chaired by Ahsan Akbar.
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Event 108 • Friday 16 November 2012, 11am •
Venue: On the lawn
Kolkata poets Gautam Chaudhury and Probhal Kumar Boshu recite their verses along with Oriyan poet Sitakant Mahapatra.
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Event 109 • Friday 16 November 2012, 11.45am •
Venue: Main stage
Celebrated actress and director Nandita Das and producer Catherine Masud discuss their first feature films, Firaaq and Matir Moina. Chaired by Sharbari Zohra Ahmed.
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Event 110 • Friday 16 November 2012, 11.45am •
Venue: KK Tea Auditorium
With Bangla and Urdu writer Javed Hussein, Chakma writer Mritika Chakma and Shuvashis Sinha. Chaired by Saimon Zakaria.
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Event 111 • Friday 16 November 2012, 12pm •
Venue: On the lawn
The veteran publisher UPL launches its new publication Rising From The Ashes: Women's Narratives of 1971, in association with Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK).
Sultana Kamal, Executive Director of Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) and Mohiuddin Ahmed of the University Press Limited (UPL) will launch the book. Also featuring: Shaheen Akhtar, Suraiya Begum, Meghna Guhathakurta, Hameeda Hossain and Niaz Zaman.
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Event 112 • Friday 16 November 2012, 12.30pm •
Venue: Main Stage
Four contemporary Bangla novelists discuss their work. With Selina Hossain, Umme Muslima, Masuda Bhatti and Anwara Syed Haq. Chaired by Shahnaz Munni.
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Event 113 • Friday 16 November 2012, 12.30pm •
Venue: KK Tea Auditorium
Mahmud Rahman, Anisul Hoque, Shaheen Akhtar and Kaiser Haq discuss translations of modern Bangla works. Chaired by Fakrul Alam.
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Dhaka based writers collective read from their new work
Event 114 • Friday 16 November 2012, 12.30pm •
Venue: On the lawn
Readings by Munize Manzur, Samir Rahman, Farah Ghuznavi, Shazia Omar, Sal Imam, Sadaf Saaz Siddiqi, Masud Khan, Sabrina Ahmad, Awrup Sanyal, Lori Simpson, MK Aaref and Saad Z. Hussain.
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Event 115 • Friday 16 November 2012, 13.30pm •
Venue: Bangla Academy
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Event 116 • Friday 16 November 2012, 2pm •
Venue: Main Stage
Featuring Bangladesh's very on Everest conquerer, Wasfia Nazreen. With fellow travel writers Shakoor Majid and Raana Haider.
Wasfia Nazreen, Founder of Bangladesh on Seven Summits, reads from her journals that she carried to the summits of the world, while showing visual anecdotes of the quest to reach the highest point of every continent.
Raana Haider reads excerpts from her books, while Shakoor Majid shares his passion for architecture, photography and travelling through words.
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Event 117 • Friday 16 November 2012, 2pm •
Venue: KK Tea Auditorium
2012 Commonwealth Book Prize winner Shehan Karunatikala in conversation with Fakrul Alam.
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Event 118 • Friday 16 November 2012, 2pm •
Venue: On the lawn
Featuring groups led by Kobiyal Saider Rahman Bayati and Kobiyal Abul Bashar Abbasi from Manikganj.
Till today, Kobigaan has been performed in villages. Two kobiyals, along with their respective groups, engage in a verbal-musical duel and perform Kobigaan through the presentation of several forms like Daak, Malshi, Sakhi-Samvad, Kobi, Tappa, Panchaali, Jotak, Bhor/Goshtho and Mathur.
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Event 119 • Friday 16 November 2012, 2.45pm •
Venue: Main Stage
The beloved author of A Suitable Boy talks about his life and work with publisher and novelist David Davidar.
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