The Bangla Academy has apologised for shutting booths selling sanitary napkins at Amar Ekushey Boi Mela allegedly because of complaints from religious groups.
A series of unsettling incidents over recent years has cast a long shadow over the fair’s foundational principles.
After a brief suspension, Bangla Academy has published a revised list of winners for its prestigious Literary Award 2024. The finalised list was announced yesterday night, following a reevaluation meeting by the Bangla Academy Executive Council.
Selina Hossain is a celebrated novelist in the realm of Bangla literature.
Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh, turned the hardships of poverty and betrayal into profound sources of creative inspiration. He embraced his grief and expressed it through the evocative rhythms of his poetry and the melodies of his music. His works capture the pain of betrayal, alongside deep expressions of love and a relentless pursuit of equality.
Most of the students from Dhaka University did not know about the fair and simply happened to pass by.
Set in the backdrop of a nameless forest, the narrative of the play 'Ekti Moragachh O Charjon Narir Shopnobhongo' revolves around characters of William Shakespeare’s creation.
A screenshot of a message saying that seven letters will be dropped from the Bangla alphabet from next year is not true, said officials.
Both the Dhaka Lit Fest and Ekushey Boi Mela offer sobering insights into the underlying socioeconomic challenges that have hamstrung Bangla publishing.
The High Court today (July 20, 2022) issued a rule asking the authorities concerned of the government to explain why they should not be directed to issue a gazette notification, officially declaring Kazi Nazrul Islam as “National Poet of Bangladesh”.
The month-long Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela 2020 is postponed by a day as the Election Commission shifted the date of Dhaka North and South city corporation elections to February 1.
Ekushey book fair, the country's largest book festival, is getting bigger every year in terms of participating publication houses, number of new books unveiled at the fair as well as sales.
Noted litterateur and National Professor Mustafa Nur-Ul Islam passes away in Dhaka due to old-age complications. He was 92.
The High Court directs the authorities concerned of Bangla Academy, which organises the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair, to allow its stall owners to accept payments from the customers and consumers using all methods of payment including online and mobile phone.
This year the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela will be bigger in terms of participation of publishing houses, say the fair organisers.
The seventh edition of Dhaka Lit Fest was inaugurated in the capital's Bangla Academy premises yesterday with expectations of bridging the gap between Bangla and English literature.
Authorities of Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka close down a book stall on charge of displaying a book that reportedly hurts religious sentiments.
Police say the road in front of Bangla Academy where blogger Avijit Roy was killed last year was not adequately lit.
Eleven personalities have been declared recipients for Bangla Academy Sahitya Purashkar-2016.
