The festival included a drawing competition for children, photo exhibition and screening of the critically acclaimed film, Aynabaji.
In collaboration with the Bangladesh Forum Qatar, the Embassy of Bangladesh in Doha hosted the festival.
Bangladesh Ambassador to Qatar Ashud Ahmed inaugurated the festival at the Qatar Cultural Village on March 19. He also inaugurated the premier screening of the film “Aynabaji”.
Locals and foreigners in Qatar, along with diplomats from India, Nepal, Indonesia, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Uruguay, Portugal, Ukraine and Turkey along with citizens of Qatar and tourists attended the gala ceremony.
Prominent and prolific photographer Nigel Doyez attended ‘the photo exhibition’ segment of the festival as the judge, said a press release on Monday.
Along with the Aynabaji premier show, the Bangladesh Festival featured a photo exhibition and a food festival.
Iftekher Ahmed, President of Bangladesh Forum Qatar during the festival said, “The film ‘Aynabaji’ was a key part of our festival. It was our sincere effort to present an acclaimed and unique cinema to our visitors and viewers. The drawing competition for children received huge number of participants.”