The Amar Ekushey Boi Mela has an emotional and cultural attachment to the people of Bangladesh. This year’s edition of the fair, the largest of its kind in Bangladesh, concluded on Saturday drawing a huge crowd throughout February and seeing a record number of books launched.

As many as 2,194 books hit the Amar Ekushey Book Fair in the last 14 days till Saturday.

Books are considered as someone’s best friend and what occasion can be greater than the day of love to gift one to the dearest?

Books are the best companions of human beings -- and that is believed by all. Even though the world is now at its peak of using technology in everything, the glamour of paperbacks has not left the earth. While the number of books is increasing day by day, so are the prices.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for more translations of Bangla literature as her government wants to spread it across the world.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2020, a yearly event of booklovers and publishers.