Bangladeshi content creator invited to Pakistan House

Pakistan Ambassador to Russia, Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, invited Anisur Rahman alias Sibly, a young Bangladeshi student and content creator, to Pakistan House after watching his vlog on a Pakistani music band’s recent performance in Moscow.

The Pakistan Embassy in Russia published a Facebook post in this regard on Tuesday.

The Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka reposted the statement on Wednesday.

The Pakistan House is an independent policy think tank with offices in Islamabad and Bronshoj, Denmark. Sibly is studying for his Master’s in Design (Art Direction) at HSE University and has been living in Russia for almost two years.

Pakistan hyper-folk band Khurmariyaan performed in Moscow for the very first time on the occasion of the Pakistan Independence Day on 14 August. Sibly, who is studying master’s in art direction at Moscos-based HSE University, made a vlog on the performance.

“What caught our attention was the way Sibly filmed the performance of Khurmariyaan. It wasn’t just the stage and the performances. His camera picked up the people, the conversations, the laughter, the reactions and the little moments happening around the concert. It gave a very different, very real feel to the night,” read the post from Pakistan Embassy in Russia.

Ambassador Faisal Niaz Tirmizi appreciated Sibly’s work and enjoyed hearing about his experience of filming a Pakistani band in Moscow, the post read.

“A young man from Bangladesh, capturing Pakistani music and culture, right here in Russia….Sometimes the best connections happen quite naturally,” the post concluded.