With every arrest and vigilante attack, Bangladesh’s culture of repression deepens. ‘You can’t paint, act, or write while looking over your shoulder,’ said an artist.

Uttara University proudly celebrated the unveiling of two remarkable literary works at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 on February 28, 2025. The prestigious event took place at the Bangla Academy Book ...

The curtain fell on the month-long Ekushey Book Fair 2025 on Friday with a large crowd at the fair on the last day. A record total of 335 titles arrived on the day, taking to 3,299 the tally of new ...

The fifth volume of legendary lyricist Gazi Mazharul Anwar's songbook series, "Olpo Kothar Golpo Gaan", was officially released on February 24 at the Ekushey Book Fair. Published by Bhashachitra ...

The sudden shower at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair in the evening has caused visitors to rush to safe shelters. Sales staff have scrambled to protect books, disrupting sales activity. The publishing ...

The Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 witnessed a huge crowd as visitors thronged the fair venues at Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan on the Bhasha Shaheed Dibas and International Mother Language Day on ...

Kristenn Einarsson, Chair of the IPA’s Freedom to Publish Committee said: “We are saddened to read the reports from Bangladesh of an attack on a publisher’s stand at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair. Book ...

Typically, people who come to pay their respects at the Central Shaheed Minar on the morning of Feb 21, visit the Amar Ekushey Book Fair afterwards. But on Friday, the fair was nearly deserted.

For those who cannot visit the Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka due to time and distance constraints, the Shaheed Abu Sayed Book Fair will offer an excellent opportunity to buy and read books, he added ...

The Bangla Academy has shut down a stall at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair for selling sanitary napkin named Stay Safe. The decision comes after some people objected to exhibition or sale of sanitary ...

Thu Feb 13, 2025 04:42 PM Last update on: Wed Feb 19, 2025 03:58 PM At the Ekushey Book Fair, creativity, heritage, and literature converge every year. Publishers bring something new to the table ...

prompting Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus to order a probe into the "disorderly behaviour", according to a media report The incident took place on Monday at the publishing house Sabyasachi ...