The four-day long “Bangabandhu and Swadhinata Book Fair” will be held across the country from Thursday.
Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Birth Centenary Celebration National Implementation Committee in association with Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Local Government Division of the LGRD Ministry and all district administrations will implement the fair marking the “Mujib Borsho” (Mujib Year) and the golden jubilee of independence.
State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid formally disclosed this while addressing a press conference at the conference room of the Department of Public Libraries in the city's Shahbagh area on Tuesday.
The book fair will be held on the department premises in the capital and other divisional or district government public library premises across the country, he said.
A total of 70 publication houses from Dhaka district, 50 from divisional level and 30 others from district level will join the book fair.
"The book fair will play a vital role in building an enlightened and knowledge-based cultural society and the new generation will be enriched with the true history of the nation through it (book fair)," the state minister told the function as the chief guest.
Chief Coordinator of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's Birth Centenary Celebration National Implementation Committee Dr Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, Cultural Affairs Secretary M Abul Monsur, Additional Secretary Ashim Kumar Dey and Director General of the Department of Public Libraries Md Abu Bakar Siddique, among others, attended the conference.
Regarding the book fair, Kamal Abdul Naser said, "The book fair will help the young generation to acquire knowledge about the life and works of Bangabandhu."
The fair will continue till January 2. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs has sanctioned around Tk 3 lakh for each district across the country for holding the fair.
