With these, some 4,394 new books have so far been published in this year’s book fair, according to Bangla Academy.
Of the new books, 19 are novels, 52 poetry volumes, 20 stories and nine essays.
Books on research (10), rhyme (1), children literature (5), biography (11), Liberation War (1), science (1), travelogue (2), history (1), medicine and health (4), Bangabandhu (2), science fiction (1) and others (7) were also published on Thursday.
Publishers from across the country are exhibiting a huge number of books on different issues while Bangla Academy is exhibiting 104 newly printed and reprinted books this year.
This year, the land earmarked for the fair was expanded to 800,000 sq ft. A total of 873 units were allocated to 560 organisations. The authorities have allotted 179 units at the Bangla Academy ground to 126 organisatons and 694 at the Suhrawardy Udyan to 694 organisations.