Nordic-Bangla poetry festival '07 at Alliance Francaise
A recitation programme titled “Nordic-Bangla Poetry Festival 2007”, featuring poems from the Nordic countries and Bangladesh, was held at the auditorium of Alliance Francaise in Dhaka on December 11. A book launch was also held at the venue.
Ambassador of the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Ingebjorg Stofring was the chief guest at the programme. In her speech, the ambassador hoped that this kind of initiative would strengthen the cultural exchange between Bangladesh and the Nordic countries.
Among others, poet Mahadev Shaha; poet Rafiq Azad; Sven Ostberg, Deputy Head of Mission, Swedish Embassy and Erik S. Johannsen, Consul of Danish Embassy were present at the programme.
Poet Anisur Rahman read out an essay titled Encounter with Nordic and Bangla Poetry at the programme.
Among the invited poets, Mahadev Shaha, Rafiq Azad, Liaquat Hossain, Dilara Hafiz and others recited their poems. Recitors also read from works of noted Nordic poets.
Later, chief guest Ingebjorg Stofring launched the book titled Tomakei. The book is a translation of a Swedish novel. Sweden-based Bengali writer and translator Liaquat Hossain has translated the book published by Media Professional Group.
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