Amar Ekushey Book Fair begins

The month-long 'Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2023' will begin on the premises of the Bangla Academy and the Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital on Wednesday.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open the book fair at 3 pm.

The theme of this year's book fair is "Paro Boi, Garo Desh: Bangabandhur Bangladesh (Read Book build country: Bangabandhu's Bangladesh).

Bangla Academy is organizing the fair.

The book fair will remain open for all from 3 pm to 9 pm on working days and 11:00 am to 9 pm on public holidays with a one-hour break for lunch and prayers.

A total of 901 stalls have been allocated to 601 organizations. The authorities have allotted 165 stalls to 112 organizations for the Bangla Academy ground and 736 stalls to 489 organizations for the Suhrawardy Udyan. 

Moreover, a total of 38 pavilions have been allocated this year.

Last year, a total of 774 stalls were allocated in favour of 534 organizations. Apart from this, there will be 153 stalls at Little Magazine Chattar, which were 127 in 2022, 140 in 2021 and 155 in 2020. 

There will be strict security arrangements in and around the book fair venue to avert any unpleasant incident and every nook and cranny of the 1.1 million square feet space of the fair venue will be under CCTV camera coverage.