Publishers are gearing up for the upcoming Ekushey book fair despite multipronged challenges as a sense of festivity surrounding the monthlong book fair has returned for the first time in three years.
In a book launch held at the capital’s Bengal Shilpalay today, Gyantapas Abdur Razzak Foundation and University Press Limited held a discussion session on Professor Razzak’s Political Parties in India, his 1950 PhD thesis for the London School of Economics, published now for the first time in book form.
The price we pay for the local paper takes advantage of that extra duty, and practically we are stuck with buying low quality local paper with questionable output often.
There is an urgent need to address the gaps in the publishing trade and seek support in this crucial industry that underpins the very aspect of education, awareness, and literary growth, and contributes handsomely to the social development of Bangladesh.