Dhaka University Correspondent and Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 11 Jan 2021 02:45 AM BdST
Updated: 11 Jan 2021 02:45 AM BdST A child browsing a book at a stall at the Ekushey Book Fair during children s hour on Friday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
The Amar Ekushey Book Fair is not going to be organised in February this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the Bangla Academy has said. );
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Its Director General Habibullah Shirajee told bdnews24.com about the cultural affairs ministry’s decision on Sunday night that the fair cannot be held in the month of the Language Movement despite the publishers’ push.
A new schedule will be fixed when the situation improves, he added.
Outgoing Cuban envoy lauds Pakistani community for hosting outreach events
Dec 31, 2020
HE Eumelio Caballero Rodriguez, the outgoing ambassador of Cuba to Qatar, and HE Ridwan Hassan, the incoming ambassador of Indonesia, attended a dinner reception hosted in their honour by members of the Pakistani professional and business community, at the Hasan Kolcuoglu Turkish Restaurant at The Pearl-Qatar.
Those present on the occasion included Ambassador of South Korea HE Chang-mo Kim, Ambassador of Peru HE Jose Perea and members of the Pakistani community.
HE Eumelio Caballero Rodriguez thanked the Pakistani community members for arranging a memorable evening and praised them for hosting outreach events that contribute towards harmony in the local society. He said his tenure in Qatar has been extremely satisfactory and memorable.
Staff Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 12 Dec 2020 01:15 AM BdST
Updated: 12 Dec 2020 01:15 AM BdST
The Bangla Academy wants to push back the Amar Ekushey Book Fair, which begins on Feb 1 every year, in 2021 considering the coronavirus outbreak. );
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The academy decided to file a petition seeking the delay at the cultural affairs ministry on Sunday, its Director General Habibullah Sirajee said on Friday.
He said they will request the government to consider the option of organising the fair online.
The decisions have angered the Gyan O Srijonshil Prokashok Samiti or the Academic and Creative Publishers Association of Bangladesh.
Farid Ahmed, president of the association, said the academy cannot unilaterally take the decisions as the fair is a “national matter”. “We know nothing about it (the decision to delay the fair),” he said.