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Dhaka Pop Culture Expo

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Dhaka Pop Culture Expo is a convention for fans of comic books, film, TV, anime and video games, held in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka. The first event was held on Friday and Saturday 30–31 August 2013 at Baridhara DOHS Convention Center, Dhaka; it was attended by over 2,000 participants. The 2014 expo is scheduled for 24–25 June 2014 at the National Shooting Federation Hall in Dhaka. The third edition took place 31 July and 1 August 2015.[1][2]

Background

Comic-cons and pop expos are popular in the US, UK, Australia, and Japan. For years Bangladeshi fans wished for such events in Bangladesh.

Their wishes finally came true - DHAKA COMICON, then DHAKA POP CULTURE EXPO, then UNMAD-JCC COMIC CON.

DHAKA POP CULTURE EXPO (called 'DHAKA POP EXPO' for short) is a convention for fans of comic books, film, TV, anime, and video games to gather and celebrate the things they love!

The first DHAKA POP EXPO was held on Friday 30th and Saturday 31 August 2013 at DOHS Baridhara Convention Center, Dhaka.

It was the first fan convention in Bangladesh ever held inside a convention center. Over two thousand fans attended, interacted with each other, and had fun.

References

  1. ^ Sujoy, Fatiul Huq (6 August 2015). "Cosplayers Brave Bad Weather". The Daily Star. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  2. ^ Noor, Shams (6 August 2015). "Dhaka Pop Culture Expo 2015 Held". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 6 December 2015.