Dhaka Lit Fest

Sadaf is a Co-founder, Director and Producer of Dhaka Lit Fest (previously Hay Festival Dhaka). She is the driving force that built the festival up from a small gathering at British Council in 2011 to one of the top literary festivals in South Asia.

Dhaka Lit Fest celebrates all kind of creative expression and storytelling, acts as a platform to showcase the very best of literature and culture from Bangladesh, and brings in the world’s best thinkers and writers to share their insights with a vibrant and engaged Bangladeshi audience. It is a space to come together and share different perspectives and celebrate the very best of who we are, along with supporting up and coming talent.

The tenth addition held from 5-8 January 2023 held over 175 sessions over 4 days, with an attendance over 40,000 with over 600 speakers and artists.