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Day two of Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2015 was marked by the enthusiasm of young people from neighbouring areas who flocked to the fair. For a large number of these youth, this is a first visit.
With each passing day, the book fair becomes a more vibrant place to be thanks to its visitors. The Bangla Academy was inundated with these mostly young visitors, and a part of the Suhrawardy Udyan was almost as crowded.
The small number of books available sold out yesterday, but a large wave of books is expected to be added soon.
Maruf Billah Tonmoy, a Dhaka University student, came to look around at the fair with a few friends.
While talking with Tonmoy at the Suhrawardy Udyan, he told: “We are here only to browse today, but we will buy some books later in the middle days of the fair.”
He praised the fair’s arrangement, as it was held in a larger area and everything was well-organized. Visitors could roam without colliding into each other.
In the afternoon, at Bangla Academy’s Nazrul Mancha, a publication ceremony was held for “Address ’71,” written by 1971 freedom fighters Amina Begum and Sheikh Abdur Razzak. Their book also includes stories of Beer Mata (freedom fighters). Besides the two writers, freedom fighters Bhanu, Rahima Begum, and Rahima Khatun also attended the ceremony.
Afterwards, a book launch ceremony for Tasrik-e-Habib’s fiction collection, “Bhordupure o Onnano Golpo” was held, with Anisuzzaman, Dhaka University Emeritus Professor,
presiding.
The writers’ corner, located on the bank of the Bangla Academy pond, was packed with writers milling about and chatting with fellow writers. Among the renowned, Lutfur Rahman Riton and Rezauddin Stalin, Iqbal Hasan, and Syed Iqbal were seen there.
Lutfur Rahman Riton, who resides in Canada, joined the fair once again this year. While talking with Riton yesterday, he said: ‘I have been involved with this fair from its very start, and have seen
it grow.”
“Presently, it is the largest festival in our culture. This means we are progressing as Bangalis. The fair upholds our culture,” he said.
The Bangla Academy has added 95 new books this year, which are being sold at a 30% commission.
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