Fête de la Francophonie - Francophonie Festival

From March 20, Alliance Française de Dhaka will kick off a week-long celebration of the French Language and the International Organisation of La Francophonie (Organisation internationale de la Francophonie) with the Francophone festival called Fête de la Francophonie.

The weeklong programmes include screenings of a wide range of films, translation competition, open door at Gulshan premise and pétanque tournament at Gulshan.

Every year the Francophone community celebrates and promotes worldwide the use of the French language as well as cultural and linguistic diversity.

The Francophonie’s mission mandates are:

•  To promote the French language and cultural and linguistic diversity.
• To promote peace, democracy and human rights.
• To support education, training, higher education and research.
• To foster economic cooperation to bolster sustainable development.