The Bow Market Book Fair drew crowds of more than 3,000 last year to Bow Market in Somerville’s Union Square, and organizers ...

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.

Imbued with the rich oral traditions of the Bangla language and its versatile literacy heritage, shouldn’t the Amar Ekushey Boimela also deserve to be honoured and receive the spotlight on UNESCO’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

The sudden shower at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair in the evening has caused visitors to rush to safe shelters. Sales staff have scrambled to protect books, disrupting sales activity. The publishing ...

The Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 witnessed a huge crowd as visitors thronged the fair venues at Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan on the Bhasha Shaheed Dibas and International Mother Language Day on ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The book was unveiled at the Ekushey Book Fair, Suhrawardy Udyan, Dhaka by the Press Secretary to the Chief Advisor Shafiqul Alam, CEO of Pathao, Fahim Ahmed along with other officials. Over the past ...

Thu Feb 13, 2025 04:42 PM Last update on: Wed Feb 19, 2025 03:58 PM At the Ekushey Book Fair, creativity, heritage, and literature converge every year. Publishers bring something new to the table ...