No Bangladesh participation in literary pageant in West Bengal after poets, writers denied visa | Kolkata Information

Kishore Bhattacharya, secretary of Khowai Sahitya Patrika and one of many organisers of the pageant, mentioned, “A few of them tried to get visas, however they had been refused, and after that, the remainder of them additionally restrained themselves from making use of for visas.”

Bhattacharya mentioned, “We organised a two-day worldwide dialogue assembly and Hridoy Milon Competition as a joint initiative of Bangladesh Bhavan and Khowai Sahitya Sanskriti. This time, nevertheless, our Bangladeshi associates didn’t attend this programme. We additionally discouraged them from coming right here due to latest stress of their nation. We all know that, on this turmoil and unstable scenario, it’s not doable to debate and create literature. Nevertheless, they’re regretting, and we’re additionally feeling unhappy.”

This 12 months, Khowai Sahitya Samiti collectively organised this pageant with Bangladesh Bhavan. The Bangladesh Bhavan, situated at Visva-Bharati, was constructed with monetary assist from the Sheikh Hasina authorities. The pinnacle of Bangladesh Bhavan, Manabendra Mukherjee, mentioned, “This pageant principally is to uplift Bengali tradition and literature. It’s not doable with out the participation of poets and writers of Bangladesh.”

Round 200 Bengali poets and writers from numerous elements of India, akin to Gujarat, Assam, Tripura, and Mumbai, in addition to worldwide members from the USA, Germany, and Dubai, attended the occasion. Key college members from Visva-Bharati attended the pageant, together with performing vice chancellor Vinay Kumar Soren.

The political scenario in Bangladesh has been tense since August 6, when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina needed to depart the nation amidst a major scholar motion demanding job reservations. Since then, an interim authorities led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been in energy. Throughout this era, reviews of minority teams being targetted in areas akin to Chittagong and Rangpur have emerged, resulting in unrest and concern in India.