A scene from the theatre production “Noddiu Natim”, presented by Mad Thetar, staged on the opening day of the three-day International Bangla Literature Conference 1424 at Bangla Academy. About 300 literary personalities including poets, playwrights, novelists, short story writers, singers, artists, filmmakers, theatre and cultural personalities and theorists and critics from across the world are taking part at the grand conference in a variety of programmes like seminars, discussions, and open adda on Bangla Literature, poetry recitation, musical performances, storytelling, staging of plays, screening of films and more. Former Indian president Pranab Mukhjerjee will grace the closing ceremony as chief guest today at Academy's Nazrul Mancha. Photo: Sheikh Mehedi Morshed