Roy has already arrived in Dhaka to attend the festival organised by Drik Gallery. She was scheduled to speak at a discussion, titled “Utmost Everything” at the Chobi Mela programme on Mar 5 at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh with the literature lovers of Bangladesh. Drik Gallery Manager S M Rezaur Rahman claimed that they had obtained permission beforehand from the police to organise the programme. “We obtained permission from the Tejgaon Police Station on Feb 25 for this programme. Chobi Mela, the first festival of photography in Asia, is held every two years in Dhaka.

Source: bd News24 March 05, 2019 07:18 UTC