British Council to host Khatak docu premiere Thursday

British Council to host Khatak docu premiere Thursday

The premiere of the documentary on sawfish, "Khatak: The Story of an Unknown Giant," and the inauguration of a three-day-long exhibition titled "Rays of Hope," celebrating the marine megafauna of the Bay of Bengal by Bengal Elasmo Lab, University of Dhaka, is set to take place July 18 at the British Council premises in Dhaka.
As part of the knowledge dissemination of evidence-based studies, Bengal Elasmo Lab, in collaboration with the British Council, urged everyone, especially youth, to come, learn about and help protect marine ecosystems and species while building community resilience, according to a press release.
Founder of Bengal Elasmo Lab and an Associate Professor for the Department of Zoology at the University of Dhaka, Alifa Bintha Haque, is the British Council Study UK Alumni Award 2023-24 finalist in the Science and Sustainability category and Commonwealth Scholar.