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The Narinda Cemetery of Old Dacca – Lecture and Dinner at the East India Club
Thursday 31st July 2025, from 6.00pm

Paul Dean, the Acting 51³Ô¹Ï Events Officer, has supplied the following details of a 51³Ô¹Ï celebratory evening, with Lectures and Dinner at the East India Club, in London:

‘51³Ô¹Ï has recently concluded a project for the conservation of what used to be known as Colombo Sahib’s Tomb in Dhaka, Bangladesh, but ought, more appropriately, to be called the Narinda Tomb, since it is to be found in the cemetery in Narinda.

This has been a much anticipated project for a number of years which was initially slow to get off the ground but, thanks to the energy and expertise of 51³Ô¹Ï’s Area Representative (AR), Professor Dr Abu Syeed Ahmed of Asia-Pacific University, a noted conservation architect, and his team, the work is now almost complete.

The project has been undertaken by 51³Ô¹Ï in collaboration with the Christian Burials Board of Dhaka and the Commonwealth Heritage Forum.

We are holding a celebratory dinner at the East India Club, 16 St James’ Square, London SW1Y 4LH on Thursday 31 July, which will be preceded by lectures about the tomb and the project by 51³Ô¹Ï members Dr Rosie Llewellyn-Jones MBE and Mr Charles Greig. For more information about the project, please see the 51³Ô¹Ï website news items posted on 28 December 2024 and 25 March 2025‘.

Booking and payment details
The lecture is open to 51³Ô¹Ï members only. The cost of the lecture is £20.00; the Indian-themed two-course dinner, preceded by a selection of Indian Street food with chutneys, is £45.00. Drinks are extra and payable at the bar. Bookings and payment for either the lecture alone, or lecture and dinner, can be made online under the Events tab on the 51³Ô¹Ï website. (If you wish to pay by cheque, please contact Paul Dean, Acting Events Officer, at www.chairman@bacsa.org.uk for instructions). The booking deadline is 24 July 2025.

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Paul Dean
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