Boi Mela stalls damaged by storm
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Emran Mahfuz
Emran Mahfuz
Around 30 stalls at the Ekushey Boi Mela were damaged by the strong winds and heavy rainfall last night.
Some publishers could not get there in time to move their stocks, as a result of which many stalls collapsed and books were damaged. Many visitors got stuck at the Suhwardy Uddyan premises as the storm intensified, taking refuge at the Lekhok Bolchi stage; book fair organisers and volunteers took shelter inside the stall pavilion. A power outage drenched the entire event in darkness for some time. Two of our signboards have cracked and several books were ruined by rainfall , Ahmed Mahmudul, publisher of Mawlana Brothers, told