DHAKA, Feb 9, 2022 (BSS) - State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid
today said the Amar Ekushey Book Fair, which usually begins on the first day
of February, will be held from February 15 to 28 this year due to the ongoing
Coronavirus situation.
"If the COVID-19 situation is improved, the issue of increasing the book
fair's timeframe will be considered later," he told the third meeting of the
Management Committee of Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2022 at Kobi Shamsur Rahman
Seminar Room of Bangla Academy here.
Speaking as the chief guest, Khalid said the book fair will open 2 pm
every day and will continue till 9 pm, but the visitors can enter the fair
till 8:30 pm every day.
During the weekly holidays -Friday and Saturday - and other public
holidays, the fair will begin at 8 am and continue till 9 pm, he said.
The state minister said this time a beautiful children's corner will be set
up at the book fair. Besides, he said, a taskforce will remain active so that
none can sell pirated books at the book fair.
He said his ministry and Bangla Academy will take necessary steps so that
no publisher incurs any loss due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Bangla Academy director general Poet Muhammad Nurul Huda, secretary (joint-
secretary) of Bangla Academy AHM Lokman, Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2022 Managing
Committee member secretary and director of Bangla Academy Dr Jalal Ahmed and
managing committee member Prof Dr Mohammad Kaikobad also spoke at the
meeting.
