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BOIMELA-ENDS
Amar Ekushey Boimela ends
DHAKA, Mar 02, 2019 (BSS)-The Amar Ekushey Boimela-2019, an event closest to the hearts of the book lovers, ended today, after finishing its extended period of two days.
A total of 4,834 books have hit the fair till the last day, including 63 that released today.
Books worth Tk 80 crore have been sold throughout the fair, which has already surpassed the previous record of Tk 70.5 crore.
This year, the theme was ‘Victory, from 1952 to 1971’.
A total of 770 unit stalls of 719 publications were there at the fair. Covers of a total of 824 books were unraveled in the fair held at the Suhrawardi Udyan ‘Mulmancha’.
There were 24 pavilions of Bangla Academy in the book fair this year, and the academy sold books worth Tk 2.34 crore.
More than 12,000 members of different security forces maintained the security of the fair.
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