Ahsan Akbar is a British-Bangladeshi poet, columnist, and cultural impresario. He was educated at Exeter University, and pursued a variety of careers in the UK and the Far East. His poetry collection The Devil's Thumbprint was published in 2013. Akbar contributed a literary column to the Dhaka Tribune for several years; he has also published articles in the Financial Times, the Guardian, the LA Times and the Daily Star.[1][2][3][4]
Akbar has been a director of the Dhaka Literary Festival since its inception. He was instrumental in wresting control of the event away from the Hay Festival and its subsequent rebranding. His successful stewardship of the event over a decade, in partnership with his fellow directors, has been widely noted in Bangladeshi media.[5][6][7][8][9] As the international representative of the Festival, Akbar was key in establishing contact with foreign writers and agents and in bringing them over to Bangladesh, most notably the Nobel laureates VS Naipaul and Abdulrazak Gurnah. He recounted his friendship with VS Naipaul in a 2018 Spectator column, after the latter's death.[10]
References
- ^ "My Addresses: restaurateur Ahsan Akbar on the best places to eat in Dhaka, Bangladesh". www.ft.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Akbar, Ahsan (2016-09-23). "The price of free speech in Bangladesh". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Eagle, Andrew (2014-01-17). "Discovering a Cold Climate Bengal". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ Akbar, Ahsan (2021-03-21). "From kala bhuna to shatkora curry – let's all get a taste for Bangladesh". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- ^ "ঢাকা লিট ফেস্ট সত্যিকার আন্তর্জাতিক মাত্রা তৈরিতে সক্ষম হয়েছে".
- ^ "ঢাকা লিট ফেস্টের দশম আসর ৫-৮ জানুয়ারি". 4 January 2023.
- ^ https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/amp/616588/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%81-%E0%A7%AB-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF
- ^ https://bangla.dhakatribune.com/others/50334/%E0%A6%A2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F-%E0%A6%AB%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A7%AB-%E0%A7%AE-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF
- ^ "ঢাকা লিট ফেস্ট শুরু ৫ জানুয়ারি".
- ^ Akbar, Ahsan (2018-08-16). "The heart of the master | 16 August 2018". The Spectator. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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