Ekushey book fair to begin on Feb 2
The month-long Amar Ekushey Granthamala has been deferred by a day as the Election Commission shifted the date of Dhaka north and south city corporation elections to February 1.
The country’s largest book fair will now begin on February 2, said Habibullah Siraji, director general of Bangla Academy.
”We delayed opening of the book fair due to Dhaka city elections. The prime minister is scheduled to inaugurate it,” he said.
The EC on Saturday night shifted the city corporation polls date to February 1 in the face of mounting pressure from various quarters as the previous date, January 30, coincided with Saraswati Puja.
Ekushey book fair 2020 organising committee member secretary Jalal Ahmed said more than 500 publication houses and other organisations are expected to join this year’s fair on the Bangla Academy and adjacent Suhrawardy Udyan premises in the capital.
He said the fair will conclude on February 29.
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