The ninth edition of Dhaka Lit Fest has ended with a thronging crowd despite unfavorable weather conditions.
The three-day festival officially closed with a recitation and dance performance by South Indian writer and journalist Tishani Doshi on Saturday (Nov 9).
Dhaka Tribune Editor Zafar Sobhan, who gave a speech on behalf of Bangla Tribune and Dhaka Tribune, the title sponsors, thanked the audience for being in attendance despite the bad weather.
He said that they are proud to be part of this program for free thinking and tried to bring together people of different professions through it.
Brazilian writer Maria Filomena Bouissou Lepecki termed the program as one of the best she has seen.
Platinum Sponsor City Bank’s CEO Mashrur Arefin said that the audience turnout proved how successful of an event it was. “The program will be bigger next year. We’ll try to bring in Nobel Prize winners.”
Bangla Academy Director General Habibullah Sirajee said that they will stay with the festival during its next edition while organizer and Director Sadaf Saaz said that the people coming to the festival amidst the bad weather shows where the program stands in the hearts of the people.