The book fair is held throughout February, to coincide with the month dedicated to the memories of people martyred in 1952 for the Bangla Language Movement. Prior to announcing the fair open, the prime minister handed out this year's Bangla Academy Literary Award to four winners. Egyptian journalist-researcher Mohsin Al Arishi handed then gave the prime minister over a copy of the book he wrote about her. This year’s book fair was covering more ground of Dhaka’s Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan as the number of participants increased. There were a total 770 stalls by 499 organisations and 24 pavilions by publishing institutions including the Bangla Academy.

Source: bd News24 February 01, 2019 12:06 UTC