A four-day "33rd New York International Bangla Book Fair, 2024" under the initiative of Muktadhara Foundation, will start from May 24 to 27 at Jamaica Performing Arts Centre (JPAC) in New York, the USA.
The decision was taken on January 28, as the organising committee of the fair held a view exchange meeting at a conference hall in Jackson Heights, said in a press release today.
Nini Wahed, Vice-Chairperson of the 'Muktodhara Foundation', its former chairperson Ferdous Sajedeen, former conveners of the New York Bangla Book Fair Committee- Saud Chaudhuruy and Golam Faruk Bhuiyan, executive members- Ranu Ferdous, Obaidulla Mamun, Semonti Wahed and publicity editor Tofazzal Liton were present at the meeting, among others.
At the meeting, it was stated that 33 publishing houses from around the world will participate in the fair and there will be more than 2,000 new books.
This year, the fair's main attraction besides the books will be open-air music sessions and short film screenings. Also, there will be a whole day of celebration for the new generation as 'Youth Festival'.
'GFB-Muktodhara Literature Award' will be given for the remarkable contributions towards Bengali literature at the fair. At the same time, the expatriate writers will be honoured with 'Shahid Qadri Memorial Award' this year.
