The 'ekushey boi mela 2012' will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the Bangla Academy on February 1. As usual, the fair will have over 200 stalls full of new and old books. This is definitely the month of celebration for book-lovers like me!
A brief history of Ekushey Boi Mela
Muktodhara Publishing house started a little sell in front of Bangla Academy in the 21st February 1972, the Shaheed Day, later International Mother Language Day. Chittaranjan Saha of Muktodhara took the initiative. Later, other book publishers joined there unofficially. Steadily it became official and the most popular book fair of Bangladesh. Bangla Academy took over organization of the fair in 1978. In 1984 it was named Amar Ekushey Book Fair. Notably, in 1990s, another national book fair called Dhaka Boi Mela was initiated. This book fair is organized by government in February every year.
