Friday is a fun day for the children
It was a sunny morning, which was further brightened up with the presence of children, who turned up in huge numbers at Amar Ekushey Boi Mela with their parents. They bought books of their choice and had a fun time with the characters of Sisimpur (Sesame Street's Bangladeshi adaptation).
Birnita Barua, a kindergarten student at Dhanmondi's Nalanda School, was seen in a joyous mood at the Shishu Chattar premises of the fair. "I played for a long time. I'm loving the book fair," she said.
Her mother Jaya Barua said, "I brought my daughter to introduce her to the prestigious fair. I think it will play a great role in cultivating reading habits among the new generation."
Marking the third "Shishu Prahar" (Children's Time) of this year's book fair, Sisimpur's Halum, Ikri and Tuktuki recommended the children to read more books and consequently performed skits, much to the children's excitement.
Children were seen walking around holding the hands of their guardians, while some were also being carried by the adults accompanying them.
Friday was the tenth day of the book fair. From 11:00am, children and teenagers lined up with their parents at the entrance gate of Suhrawardy Udyan.
Visiting the fair, it was seen that the Shishu Chattar has been decorated with book stalls and entertainment centres for children.
Shyamal Kumar Das, publisher of Ghasfaring Prakashani, said, "We have many books for children. All the books are selling well. In particular, Anisul Huq and Ahsan Habib's books are in high demand. "
Sabbir Ahmed, coordinator of Sisimpur, said, "Every Friday and Saturday, this event will be held till the last week of the fair."
Meanwhile, Centre for Research and Information (CRI) has published graphic novel "Mujib", based on "Oshomapto Attojiboni" (Unfinished Autobiography), written by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
Jibon Barua, a sales executive of the stall, said, "CRI published 10 parts of 'Mujib' in Bangla and also published 3 parts in English. All of them are selling well."
In the afternoon, readers of all ages started coming to the far.
Jyoti Roy, who came to the fair from Laxmibazar, said, "This fair is something I look forward to all year. I have set aside money for this occasion."
According to Bangla Academy, 260 new books were published at the fair yesterday.
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