Next Kolkata book fair to be dedicated to Bangabandhu

The next edition of Kolkata book fair, scheduled to be held in the last week of January 2021, will be inaugurated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. 

The event will be dedicated to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The announcement came yesterday after the conclusion of this year’s fair.

Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the 45th International Kolkata Book Fair, said Cultural Affairs Minister KM Khalid there.

West Bengal Publishers and Booksellers Guild President Tridib Chatterjee said the 2021 edition of the fair wants to honour the “Father of Bangladesh” on the occasion of his birth centenary, while commemorating the deep-rooted ties between Bangladesh and India.

This year, more than 25 lakh people visited the 12-day fair that saw the sale of books worth around Rs 23 crore from over 600 stalls till Sunday, Chatterjee said, claiming it to be a “world record”.