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UPL celebrates World Book, Copyright Day today

23 April 2010, 18:00 PM

METROPOLITAN

Metro Desk

The University Press Limited (UPL) celebrates World Book and Copyright Day today in solidarity with one of UNESCO's missions -- "to pro-mote reading, publishing and the protection of intellectual property through copyright". UPL wishes to make its publications available at all locations accessible to people. As a part of this effort, UPL is opening a new showroom on Pragati Sarani, close to Baridhara and Gulshan while also celebrating an auspicious day for publishers and writers, says a press release. To mark the occasion, a brief discussion session and a modest opening ceremony will be held. Md Manzurur Rahman, registrar, Copyright, Ministry of Culture; Fazle Rabbi, former director of National Book Centre, and Prof Anisuzzaman, Department of Bangla, University of Dhaka will be present as guests. The entire range of UPL titles in print will be available for sale at special discount during the "Open House" from 11:00am to 6:00pm, added the release.