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The issue has also been criticized on social media. Authors, publishers and readers claim that it is not possible to achieve the real atmosphere of a book fair through a virtual book fair. It is also a place of communication between the writer and the reader, here is the chat, the story. Apart from that, the Ekushey Book Fair is not only a question of sale, it is also associated with consciousness.
Monirul Haque, Executive Director of the Bangladesh Knowledge and Creative Publishers Association, said that just as readers look forward to the book fair each year, writers and publishers make their plans around the book fair. For this, the manuscript of the recently published book has already been prepared. Mazharul Islam, CEO of another publication, thinks: ‘The Ekushey Book Fair should not be compared to Frankfurt or any other country in the world. They are not fair to the general reader, books are not sold there. Going to the open space cannot be an alternative to the Ekushey Book Fair. The publisher sees no problem in organizing the book fair if he can be careful in following the hygiene rules.
Yesterday, the proposal to organize a Bangla Academy alternative book fair was to be sent to the Ministry of Culture. Early Saturday, two publishers associations protested against the Bangla Academy decision. The two presidents. The statement signed by Arif Hossain and Farid Ahmed said that the authorities of the Bangla Academy have decided to postpone the ‘Ekushey Loving Book Fair 2021’ in a unilateral meeting. Yesterday morning, the leaders of the Publishers Association met with the Director General of the Bangla Academy, Habibullah Siraj. Some two hundred five hundred publishers from the country were present there. The leaders spoke with the academy authorities. It is decided that a normal book fair will be organized in 2021 around February 21. Before that, the editors will give a written date considering Corona’s situation. Habibullah Sirajji is the Director General of the Bangla Academy The first light“If the publishers give us two months to deposit the money for the booth assignment, we will prepare for the fair,” he said.
