The China Book House at Amar Ekushey Book Fair has drawn an impressive crowd of bookworms. The photo was taken on Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneAccording to Bangla Academy, never has Ekushey Book Fair hosted a stall entirely dedicated to a foreign countryThe Chinese embassy in Bangladesh, in collaboration with Bangla Academy and China Media Group, installed the pavilion of China Book House at the book fair, comprising two stalls. According to Bangla Academy, never has Ekushey Book Fair hosted a stall entirely dedicated to a foreign country. Dr Jalal Ahmed, Bangla Academy's director of Sales, Marketing and Reprinting Division and member secretary of Amar Ekushey Book Fair, said that at this year's book fair China Book House was selling its books as part of the organizers' plan, ahead of the Bangabandhu International Book Fair scheduled for October. Gradually, we’ll approach other countries to have them participate in the international book fair,” said Jalal.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 26, 2020 15:33 UTC