An International book fair will be organised in the capital in between November and December, this year. State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid said this recently while addressing a seminar arranged on the occasion of the annual general meeting of Bangladesh Book Publishers and Sellers’ Association at Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) in the city.
Process to get the required fund for arranging the fair is underway, he said.
Chaired by M Arif Hossen, President of Bangladesh Book Publishers and Sellers Association, the meeting was also addressed, among others, by noted educationist Professor Dr Ratan Siddiqui and General Secretary of Kolkata based Publishers and Book Sellers Tridib Kumar Chatterjee.