Dorjar Opashe, a collection of poems written by Syeda Afsana Ferdousi, was unveiled on the closing day of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair at the Bangla Academy on Tuesday.
Dhaka University Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Prof ASM Maksud Kamal attended the book launching programme as the chief guest.
Speaking at the event, Afsana said her book aims to offer hope in the face of the despair caused by the Covid-19 crisis and the horrors of war. She wanted to spread a positive message through her work.
DU Shahid Sergeant Zahurul Huq Hall Provost Prof Md Abdur Rahim, Department of Linguistics Prof Sikder Monoare Murshed, Assistant Prof of Health Institute Ragaul Azim, and writer of the book “Shonalu Prem Shaluk Shongshar” Mahmud al Fahad were present at the event among others.
