Dhaka int'l book fair starts Dec 12
The Dhaka International Book Fair has been failing to make it a success due to lack of new books, said National Book Centre (NBC) Director Asim Saha yesterday.
The book fair with at least 250 stalls will be held at the Suhrawardy Udyan from December 12 to 22, Asim Saha told reporters at a views-exchange meeting at the centre premises in the capital.
He said publishers mainly published books during Ekushey book fair not during the Dhaka book fair arranged since 1995 by the National Book Centre. As a result, he said readers show little interest to come to the Dhaka book fair.
He said this year publishers will have to publish at least one new book during the Dhaka book fair.
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