Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to inaugrate Book fair ‘Amar Ekushey Boi Mela’ on 1st February

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina to inaugrate Book fair ‘Amar Ekushey Boi Mela’ on 1st February

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Category : International Published on: January 27 2023

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  • The largest and longest book fair of Bangladesh ‘Amar Ekushey Boi Mela’ will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 1st February.
  • The historic ‘Amar Ekushey Boi Mela’ will be organised on the grounds of the Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital city, Dhaka
  • ‘Paro Boi, Garo Desh: Bangabandhur Bangladesh’ meaning ‘Read Book, build country: Bangabandhu's Bangladesh’ is the theme of the fair this year.
  • The book fair started in 1972 to commemorate the sacrifices of people killed by Pakistani forces on 21st February, 1952, demanding Bangla as the mother language for the then East Pakistan. 
  • It has been organised every year by the Bangla Academy since 1978.
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