Events

All times are Bangladeshi times (GMT+6.00)

February 12, 2021 - Opening Day

  • 4:00 pm
  • Opening Rally
  • 5:00 pm
  • Opening remarks by Collectives and Curators
  • 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Chobi Mela O Podcast Series; Natasha Ginwala in conversation with Akinbode Akinbiyi (English)
  • 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  • Baba Betar radio programme

February 13, 2021 - Drik Day

  • 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Gallery walk with the artists
  • 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Strolling down Drik’s memory lane
  • 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • On Culture Industry: Parsa Sajid in conversation with Arup Rahee (Bangla)
  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Bondhugo dakchhi tomai – a concert by Samageet
  • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Chobi Mela O podcast series; Tanvi Mishra in conversation with Sanjay Kak (English)
  • 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Chobi Mela O podcast series; Yasmine Eid Sabbagh in conversation with NayanTara Gurung Kakshapati (English)
  • 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  • Baba Betar radio programme

February 14, 2021 - Pathshala Day

  • 10:30 am - 1:00 pm
  • Portfolio review
  • 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Gallery walk with participating artists and Pathshala students
  • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Chobi Mela O podcast series; Sabih Ahmed in conversation with Sohrab Hura (English)
  • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Pathshala website launch and slideshow;
    a) Tipping Point (Students’ work from International Storytelling Workshop 2020, Pathshala-OsloMet-Photo.Circle).
    b) Transition (Pathshala alumni works)
  • 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  • Baba Betar radio programme

February 15, 2021 - Solidarity Day

  • 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
  • Photo School Booths
  • 4:00 pm
  • Opening of Trans-local Solidarity Network
  • 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  • Artist talk: Aishwarya Arumbkkam, Bunu Dhungana and Nida Mehboob
  • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Chobi Mela O podcast series; Lotte Hoek in conversation with Catherine Masud (English)
  • 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Chobi Mela O podcast series; Shaheen Dil Riaz in conversation with Nurul Alam Atique (Bangla)
  • 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  • Baba Betar radio programme
  • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
  • Gallery walk with Friends behind the Camera
  • 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm
  • Tales of “Pappu studio”
  • 4:30 am
  • Talk by pappu studio’s photographer Anwar Ashrafi
  • 6:00 pm
  • Work, life & experience of female journalists’

February 16, 2021 - Baba Betar Day

  • 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Live reading by writers and poets
  • 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  • Chobi Mela O podcast series; Naeem Mohaiemen in conversation with Amr Alfiky (English)
  • 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
  • Baba Betar radio programme