The Amar Ekushey Book Fair witnessed a huge crowd on Wednesday, which was also observed as the Language Martyrs’ Day and the International Mother Language Day. People were seen thronging the fair from the morning after it opened at 8am. The book fair usually runs from 3pm to 8:30pm every day except for holidays, but it opened in the morning Wednesday to mark the Amar Ekushey. After paying homage to the Language Movement martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar, people flocked to the book fair with friends and family members. On the other hand, many people, who live far from the book fair venue and who cannot visit the fair in working days, took the chance to pay tributes to the martyrs and visit the fair on the national holiday.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 21, 2018 18:33 UTC