Ahsan Akbar
Ahsan Akbar is a British-Bangladeshi poet and columnist. 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]
A director of the Dhaka Literary Festival since its inception, Akbar was instrumental in bringing Nobel laureates VS Naipaul and Abdulrazak Gurnah to Bangladesh. He recounted his friendship with VS Naipaul in a 2018 Spectator column, after the latter's death.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Akbar, Ahsan (2018-08-16). "The heart of the master | 16 August 2018". The Spectator. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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