My Days in National Book Centre

Fazle Rabbi had a long professional career; almost twenty years in Bangla Academy which is considered  a great centre for Bangla culture and literature. For more than three decades Fazle Rabbi studied and worked in the field of  printing, publication, book, library and enrichment of library movement in Bangladesh.

His recent book Gronthokendrer Dinguli (My Days in National Book Centre) has been the most read book. It's not only a history of crises and problems of his professional life, but it is also a very good piece of literature.

He came across a good number of eminent personalities of art and culture and worked with high ranking officials at home and abroad. From his memoir, Fazle Rabbi frankly shared his experiences with the readers in this book.

In the first thirty chapters of the book he discusses National Book Fair, book publishers, printing, publication ceremony of books, library survey, training on juvenile literature, mobile book fair, book marketing etc.

He also writes about the contribution of UNESCO and UNICEF in the development of books in Bangladesh and many other issues.

Fazle Rabbi would be appreciated for this arduous literary work and I am sure he will be remembered especially for these two books on Bangla Academy and National Book Centre. Future researchers will have the opportunities to draw reference from these books for the research works.

The reviewer is researcher, prolific litterateur,  successful translator, editor and printing and publication specialist.