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Ekushey Book Fair

4 February 2010, 18:00 PM
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Shohag Mostafij, MBA, University of Dhaka

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Ekushey Book Fair is now a popular festival in the life of people. It is held only once in a year. Ekushey Book Fair or Amor Ekushey Grontho Mela (“Book Fair of the Immortal 21st"), commonly known as Ekushey Boi Mela (“Book Fair of the 21st"), is the national book fair of Bangladesh. It takes place over the entire month of February every year, and is devoted to the martyrs who died on 21 February 1952 in a demonstration calling for recognition of Bengali as one of the state languages of Pakistan. Despite the fact that Ekushey Boi Mela began simply as a book fair, it has evolved into a great event, enlightening the spirit of the contemporary Bengali nation.
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When February comes we feel happy. It has close connection with our glorious past. We can proudly say that we are Bengali. The Bengalis generally are not that much interested in reading books. But the scene of February is quite different. The whole nation waits for this month, especially for the book fair. People buy books, parents buy books for their children. The writers are busy giving autographs, publishers try to publish more books, everywhere there is a festive look. We love books, the book fair, our glorious history and our country. Mahfuzur Rahman Manik, Dhaka University

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