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BOOK-FAIR
Ekushey Book Fair turns a place for youths’ rendezvous
DHAKA, Feb 11, 2020 (BSS) – The Amar Ekushey Book Fair, the loving place
for book lovers, publishers, writers and enthusiasts, has turned into a grand
meeting place for friends of different ages, especially for the people of
young generation.
Youths from different neighborhoods and educational institutions come in
groups to exchange books as gifts, visit various stalls, join conversations
on different contemporary literature issues and hang out with friends.
While visiting the book fair premises BSS correspondent found that a good
number of students, wearing school and college uniforms, were hanging out in
groups, having foods at stalls and taking selfies with each other considering
the fair venue as a place for rendezvous.
They said though sometimes their goal is not to buy books, they absorb much
from the atmosphere as various cultural and literary events take place at the
fair venue. Meeting favorite writers is also a key attraction for many
people.
Kawsar Ahmed, a student of Bir Shreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College who
came to the book fair with his eight friends, said this is a grand place to
hang out with friends, meet favorite writers and being introduced with
renowned persons.
“We came today not to buy books but to get idea about the new books being
hit the fair. We will come to the fair some other days to buy new books,” he
added.
Anisha Islam, a third student of Dhaka University, said, “Like previous
year, I made plans to spend some days at the fair. Even if I cannot buy books
regularly, I will try to visit every day for once as it is inside my campus”.
“We can get books, we can hang out and chat and we can learn about
contemporary literature which has made the fair as a favorite place for us,”
she added.
Rabeya Basri, student of Hamdard Public College, said, “We can buy books
from anywhere but whenever we come to the fair venue it gives us extra
happiness for the tremendous atmosphere. I came here with 350 of my fellows
and teachers”.
A total of 152 new books were launched at the book fair. A discussion on
the book ‘Daktickit O Mudray Bangabandhu’ (Bangabandhu in Postage Stamp and
Specie) was held at the main platform of the book fair with Governor of
Bangladesh Bank Fazle Kabir in the chair.
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