Bangladesh Flagship Book Fair, the Ekushey Boi Mela, on Life Support
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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Call for Ekushey Boi Mela to be place under control of Bangladeshi publishers guilds
If the final numbers for the month long Amar Ekushey Boi Mela actually compared favourably with...
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Bangladesh Ekushey Boi Mela winds down after a two-day extension, but has it been enough?
The month-long Amar Ekushey Boi Mela, aka the Dhaka Book Fair, has wound up for another year, and...
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Bangladesh's month-long national book fair "to be bigger than ever" this year. Publishers promote on social media while ebook retailers look the other way
When one thinks of the worlds biggest book fairs its unlikely Bangladesh is on the list of prime...
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Six weeks after the world's longest book fair ended Bangladesh is at it again
Happy New Year! In Bangladesh, that is, where 1425 has just begun, and among myriad celebrations...
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Bangladesh Amar Ekushey Boi Mela sells $9.6 million of books in 28 day event
The world’s longest duration book fair drew to a close this week. The annual Amar...
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Dhaka Book Fair organisers in High Court over Bkash monopoly
The world’s longest duration book fair, the month-long Amar Ekushey Boi Mela, is mired in legal...
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Mobile payments net booklovers extra discount at Amar Ekushey Boi Mela, paving the way for future ebook stores
One of the biggest challenges to the digital transition in the so-called Third World is payments....
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