Amar Ekushey Book Fair Knocks at Door
Desk Report
Published: 09 Feb 2022, 08:04 pm
We, the Bengalis have 13 festivals in 12 months. The festivals continue throughout the year. Amar Ekushey Book Fair comes through that way. This book fair is a celebration of the life and knowledge of festive Bengalis.
The book fair premises is pulsating with the thumping sound of hammer and nail. The Bangla Academy premises and Suhrawardy Udyan are organizing the fair through non-stop work day and night.
Workers are working day and night to build stalls.
The duration of this year's book fair has been extended by one hour every day. In previous years, the book fair used to start at 3 pm. However, this year's fair will start one hour earlier at 2 pm and will continue till 9 pm. The book fair will start on Friday and Saturday from 11 pm.
The Amar Ekushey Book Fair will be started on February 15. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the virtual fair at 3 pm on that day.