Alliance Française de Dhaka explained

Alliance Française de Dhaka
Native Name:আলিয়ঁস ফ্রঁসেজ দ্য ঢাকা
Native Name Lang:bn
Formation:1959
Type:Cultural Institution, Language Learning Center
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Status:Active
Headquarters:Dhanmondi
Location:26 Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi
Location2:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region:Dhaka
Services:French cultural and language education
Language:French
Owner:Culture of France
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Abdul Majid Chowdhury[1]
Leader Title2:Vice-President
Leader Name2:Nadia Samdani
Leader Title3:Secretary
Leader Name3:Imroz Hassan Chowdhury
Key People:François Grosjean (Director)[2]

Alliance Française de Dhaka (in French pronounced as /aljɑ̃s fʁɑ̃sɛːz də daka/; Bengali: আলিয়ঁস ফ্রঁসেজ দ্য ঢাকা) or AFD is a nonprofit organization which has been working in Bangladesh since 1959.[3] Located at Dhanmondi, Dhaka.[4] [5] Sometimes referred as the French Cultural Center, Alliance Française de Dhaka works independently in close liaison with the High Commission of France in Bangladesh.[6]

Location

Alliance Française de Dhaka is located at 26 Mirpur Road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka. As of 2012, two branches have been established at Gulshan and Uttara.[7] [8]

Function

Alliance Française de Dhaka promotes French culture, especially the French language to the local people of Bangladesh and at the same time, promotes the local Bangladeshi culture in France.[9] The centre functions as a hub for various cultural activities, featuring regular exhibitions of art, music, films, as well as a cafe and a library on its premises.

Courses

Courses in French as a foreign language conform to the CEFR and Cadre européen commun de référence pour les langues (CECR).[10]

Alliance Française de Dhaka organizes four sessions of courses each spanning for three months per year. There are three age groups: children (9-12), teenagers (13-15) and adults (16+). International exams like DELF, DALF, Test de connaissance du français (TCF), Test d'évaluation du français (TEF), and Diplôme d'Aptitude à l'Enseignement du Français Langue Étrangère (DAEFLE) are offered for all eligible students. Alliance Française de Dhaka has been preparing private, corporate, tailor-made, and external courses for corporations and institutions like Bangladesh military and police personnel as well as tailor-made courses for diplomats and high ranking functionaries.[11] [12]

The centre provides a range of artistic courses, including piano, violin, photography, guitar, interior and fashion designing, dance, as well as catering to exotic interests like rooftop gardening, French cooking classes.[13] [14] [15]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Executive Committee & Constitution . Alliance Française de Dhaka . https://web.archive.org/web/20230813032605/https://afdhaka.org/executive_committee_and_constitution.php . 2023-08-13.
  2. News: 3-member French delegation calls on RU VC . Bangladesh Post . Dhaka.
  3. Web site: France in Bangladesh . 17 July 2019 . Embassy of France in Dhaka .
  4. News: 50th anniversary of Alliance Francaise . The Daily Star . 2010-02-04 . 2012-01-31.
  5. News: 4 February 2010 . 50th anniversary celebrations of Alliance Française end tomorrow . 2012-01-31 . . Dhaka . 3.
  6. Web site: Alliance Française de Dhaka . https://web.archive.org/web/20120504052002/https://www.afdhaka.org/alliance_francaise_de_dhaka.php . 4 May 2012 . 29 January 2012 . Alliance Française de Dhaka.
  7. News: Hossain . Shakhawat . 22 June 2008 . New branch of Alliance Française opens at Uttara . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209150902/http://www.thedailystar.net/campus/2008/06/04/feature_alliance.htm . 9 December 2022 . Star Campus . The Daily Star.
  8. News: Alliance Française opens new branch . https://archive.today/20120710170859/http://newagebd.com/newspaper1/metro/48180.html . dead . 2012-07-10 . New Age . Dhaka . 2012-01-24 . 2012-01-31 .
  9. News: 7 December 2023 . Alliance Française de Dhaka unveils new website following global campaign . Dhaka Tribune.
  10. Web site: French Tests . 8 March 2024 . Alliance Française de Dhaka . en.
  11. News: Alliance Française wraps up: 50th anniversary programs . Dhaka Courier . 2010-02-11 . AFD now trains officers from the Navy, police headquarters and airforce, as well as diplomats and high ranking civil servants, said Monsieur Causeret.
  12. Book: AFD Brochure . . 2023.
  13. News: Workshop on apparel fashion begins at Uttara . The Daily Star . 2009-07-31 . 2012-01-29.
  14. News: The French Connection . The Daily Star . 2010-02-08 . 2012-01-29.
  15. Web site: Curious students . 8 March 2024 . Alliance Française de Dhaka . en-US.