Bangladeshi book fair highlights love of Chinese culture

STORY: Bangladeshi book fair highlights love of Chinese culture SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 23, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:09 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the book fair 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): REZAUL HAQUE, Visitor 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): TAUSIF ZAMAN, Student of the Confucius Institute at the Dhaka University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YANG HUI, Director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Dhaka 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): YAO WEN, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh STORYLINE: Bangladesh's largest annual book fair is held in the capital Dhaka during the whole of February. A Chinese book house at the fair gains popularity as more local people want to know more about China. The Amar Ekushey Boi Mela, which means "Immortal Twenty-First Book Fair" in the local language, is welcomed by locals as hundreds of visitors waiting in long queues to enter the book fair. Rezaul Haque is another one who came to the book house. "We've been introduced to China sinc

Chinese Spring Festival Cultural Week held in Bangladeshi capital

STORY: Chinese Spring Festival Cultural Week held in Bangladeshi capital SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 17, 2024 DATELINE: Jan. 20, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: Dhaka CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of people drawing and experiencing Chinese Spring Festival culture in Dhaka University, Bangladesh 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): YASMIN AKHTER ITY, Student of Dhaka University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Bengali): TAUSIF ZAMAN SAIKAT, Student of Dhaka University 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Bengali): ASM MAKSUD KAMAL, Vice Chancellor of Dhaka University STORYLINE: Bangladeshis are starting to experience the joys of the most popular Chinese celebration as the Chinese Spring Festival draws near. A Spring Festival Cultural Week recently kicked off at Dhaka University. A large flow of people came to visit and experience cultural activities, including food tasting, paper cutting, calligraphy, and so on. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): YASMIN AKHTER ITY, Student of Dhaka University "Today, we are here for the Chinese New Year Festival and there is no be