Typically, people who come to pay their respects at the Central Shaheed Minar on the morning of Feb 21, visit the Amar Ekushey Book Fair afterwards. But on Friday, the fair was nearly deserted.

The Amar Ekushey Book Fair has attracted a massive crowd of buyers and visitors in mid-February, with “more than 1,500” new books hitting the shelves. The book fair management committee said ...

The fifth volume of legendary lyricist Gazi Mazharul Anwar's songbook series, "Olpo Kothar Golpo Gaan", was officially released on February 24 at the Ekushey Book Fair. Published by Bhashachitra ...

is now available at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair. The book provides insights into corporate and personal branding, sales techniques, and methods for promoting products, services, and ideas.

Kristenn Einarsson, Chair of the IPA’s Freedom to Publish Committee said: “We are saddened to read the reports from Bangladesh of an attack on a publisher’s stand at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair. Book ...

For those who cannot visit the Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka due to time and distance constraints, the Shaheed Abu Sayed Book Fair will offer an excellent opportunity to buy and read books, he added ...

Contrary to the common belief that admission to a public university in Bangladesh guarantees success, in reality, the job market gives graduates from Dhaka-based institutions, whether public or ...

With every arrest and vigilante attack, Bangladesh’s culture of repression deepens. ‘You can’t paint, act, or write while looking over your shoulder,’ said an artist.

Referring to a recent controversy over sanitary napkins at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025, raised by Islamist groups, he said: "We want politics to rise above these issues." Abu Baker Majumdar, ...

"I think that the country is now occupied by the Jamaat-e-Islami jihadi and militant groups and they have been destroying the ...

The curtain fell on the month-long Ekushey Book Fair 2025 on Friday with a large crowd at the fair on the last day. A record total of 335 titles arrived on the day, taking to 3,299 the tally of new ...

Last week, dozens of Islamist students vandalised a book stall at Dhaka's famous Ekushey Book Fair. The protesters were angry over the display a book by the exiled feminist author Taslima Nasrin ...