Dhaka Lit Fest to kick off on Nov 7

The ninth edition of Dhaka Lit Fest (DLF), an internationally recognised literary festival, will be held at Bangla Academy in the capital from November 7 to 9.

Organisers of the festival held a press conference at the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka city today.

This year’s line-up features award-winning author and Booker prize Monika Ali, literary icon Shankar, Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jeffrey Gettleman, historian William Dalrymple, writer Shashi Tharoor, DSC Prize-winning writer HM Naqvi, poet Tishani Doshi, award-winning author Swapnamoy Chakraborty, Syed Manzoorul Islam, Imdadul Haq Milan among others.   

Over 200 speakers, performers and thinkers, representing five continents, will take part in the three-day event with over 90 sessions, all of which are free and open for all.

The festival organisers holds a press conference at Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka city on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Photo: Rashidul Hasan

One of the special highlights of this year will be a screening of Hasina: A Daughter’s Tale, and an appearance by Shankar.

The festival Director Sadaf Saaz among others was present at the press conference.

Online registration is open at register.dhakalitfest.com.

Any updates will be shared through the festival’s website at www.dhakalitfest.com and the official social media page at facebook.com/dhakalitfest.