A large number of visitors of all ages were seen yesterday on the 15th day of the Amar Ekushey Granthamela-2018, which has turned into a vibrant and festive gathering of booklovers, authors, publishers and researchers.
The stall attendants were seen busy dealing with the visitors and smiles flashed on the face of the publishers as booklovers flocked to different stalls and pavilions as the book fair is getting a momentum everyday.
The Bangla Academy sources said, a total of 1102 books of different genres of literature and branches of knowledge arrived in the book fair till yesterday. Of the published books, 170 books are available on the War of Liberation, they added.
The month-long book fair began on February 1 on the premises of Bangla Academy and its adjoining Suhrawardy Udyan in the city.
Necessary security arrangements have already been made with the installation of 250 closed circuit camera televisions (CCTVs) in and around the Bangla Academy complex.
The law enforcers have been deployed in large numbers to ensure foolproof security. The book fair will remain open for all from 3pm to 9pm on working days and 11am to 9pm on government holidays with a one-hour break for lunch and offering prayers. It will continue till February 28.Two main entry gates have been erected at Teacher-Students’ Centre (TSC) of Dhaka University and Doyel Chattar.
Poets and writers from 15 countries will join the International Literature Conference, 2018 to be held on February 22-23. A total of 800 stalls including 670 book stalls, 150 stalls of little magazines and some stalls of different socio-cultural organizations have been installed in the book fair covering an area of 1.50 lakh square feet.
