BSS: Along with some additions, the Bangla Academy has brought some changes in setting up book stalls and other facilities, including food-courts, at this year’s Amar Ekushey Book Fair considering the concerns of the publishers as well as the visitors. “Some changes have been brought in arranging stalls and pavilions and entry and exit points. Disciplinary and monitoring activities will be strengthened and digital boards will replace previous analogue information boards,” Member Secretary of Amar Ekushey Book Fair Committee Dr KM Muzahidul Islam said.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to open the month-long “Amar Ekushey Boi Mela 2023”, the country’s largest book fair, at 3pm on February 1, he added.“We’ve brought such changes this year for two reasons — metro rail station near Bangla Academy and request of publishers to move seven pavilions with 182 stalls from the area of Institution of Engineers to main arena of the fair,” said Dr Muzahidul, also Bangla Academy director (administration, human Resources and planning division).