The Daily Star today hosted an evocative and poignant public lecture titled “Political Cartoon in Bangladesh: Past, Present & Future”. The engaging discussion, which had a restricted number of seats available, was effectively led by the creative Senior Cartoonist Mehedi Haque from Daily New Age. His ideation shone through as he guided the conversation, ensuring it was both informative and stimulating for the attendees.

Commencing yesterday at 5 pm, cartoonists and young artists from Dhaka gathered at Drik Gallery with cartoons and installation art, protesting the Israeli occupation and expressing solidarity with the Palestinian people.