Major international book fair faces severe criticism for poor organisation, cultural insensitivity toward Muslim visitors during Ramadan, and declining commercial viability.
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Ramadan timing and political flux push Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 to brink; Bangladeshi publishers also locked out of Indian fairs.
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New Dhaka-based Chinese Literature Readers Club creates translation rights marketplace and publishing technology exchange for China-Bangladesh literary professionals.
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Bijoy Boi Mela 2025 concludes in Dhaka after two-day interruption, with strong youth engagement and strategic positioning ahead of Ekushey Book Fair.
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Bangladesh’s Amar Ekushey Book Fair postponed to Feb-Mar 2026 following election delays, prompting publishing industry concerns over market stability and state support.
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Discover the Bijoy Book Fair 2025 in Dhaka, a 10‑day celebration of literature, victory and culture, featuring over 200 stalls, author talks and family fun
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Stalls were shut down, books removed, and even female hygiene products were targetted by Islamic extremist elements.
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With 77 million people already online in Bangladesh, the infrastructure is in place. The expertise lies just across the border.
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Hopefully this event will be a feature of the publishing calendar going forward.
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I’m sure the newly-seated IPA President, Gvantsa Jobava, will be addressing this development, that impacts more than 170 million people in this wonderful South Asian country.
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The Ekushey Boi Mela is, by unconfirmed footfall, the largest in the world, reportedly attracting 6 million visitors last year. That seems unlikely, though not impossible, and in any case we are unlikely to see anything comparable this year as the country is still in a state of unrest following the military coup.
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Did the Dhaka event pull in more than Cairo 2024, which this year clocked a record 4.6 million visitors?
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