DHAKA, Feb 2 (NNN-BSS) – Bangladesh’s largest annual book fair kicked off in the capital, Dhaka, yesterday.
The Amar Ekushey Boi Mela, which literally means “Immortal Twenty First Book Fair,” is being held in Dhaka’s Bangla Academy premises and its adjacent Suhrawardy Udyan (garden).
Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, inaugurated the month-long book fair.
Bangla Academy Director General, Poet Nurul Huda, said, police have tightened security in and around the Bangla Academy premises, to ensure security of book lovers and publishers at the fair.
He said, a total of 901 stalls have been allocated to 601 organisations this year.
Many new books are published every year, during the mega book fair of the country.
Like in previous years, there will be a two-day International Literature Conference, on the sidelines of the fair, with a view to paving the way for a good bonding among local and foreign writers.– NNN-BSS
