Bangladesh – The Shaheed Abu Sayeed Book Fair Commemorates A Student Killed In Last Year’s Protests
Hopefully this event will be a feature of the publishing calendar going forward.
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Tag: Ekushey Boi Mela
Bangladesh – 2024 Bangla Academy Literary Award Winners
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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Revenue disappoints, visitor numbers uncertain at this year’s Bangladesh Ekushey Boi Mela
Did the Dhaka event pull in more than Cairo 2024, which this year clocked a record 4.6 million visitors?
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The battle of the giant book fairs
2024 is looking likely to break book fair records around the globe.
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Bangladesh – 6 million visitors spent $4.4 million on books at the world’s biggest book fair
…But when we consider Bangladesh has literally twice as many internet users as the UK,...
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Bangladesh – can the book fair beat $10 million in book sales next month?
Come March, as the Boi Mela book-buying bonanza fades away, it will be time for Bangladesh...
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The world’s longest book fair starts today – in Bangladesh
Bangladesh may not be the first place one thinks of when the topic of books comes up in polite...
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