Amidst the looming threat of the COVID-19, Bangladesh has lost some of its greatest minds in the past year. Among them were three individuals who were in active roles at the Bangla Academy, an organisation that, since its inception on the tailwind of the 1952 Language Movement, has been upholding the national identity and intellectual development of Bangalis.
28 Feb 2021 - 9:18
Philippine Economic Zone Authority Director-General Charito Plaza
The Peninsula
Doha: Foreign investors from Qatar who are planning to expand to the Philippines, will soon be able to visit the country, notwithstading the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and with major local banks ready to provide institutional finance. This was revealed during the launch of the monthly “Global Biz with PEZA”, a forum that highlights investment opportunities in the Philippines, which was held as part of the 26th anniversary celebration of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), recently.
During the event, which was streamed live online, PEZA Director-General Charito Plaza responded to the issues raised by Doha-based PEZA Investments Promotions Partner Joseph Timothy Rivera regarding Middle East investors, particularly those from Qatar, who now wish to resume business travels to the Philippines.
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Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed :
The invention of the Gutenberg printing press in Germany in the fifteenth century revolutionised the world of books. Gutenberg used to bring printed books to Frankfurt for sale. After seeing him, other local booksellers also started sitting there with their published books. Buyers from different cities also started coming to buy all those books. And this is how book fairs are introduced in the world. This is how the world s oldest book fair started in Frankfurt, Germany. With the advent of the Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution, book fairs were introduced in other European cities as well. The first book fair was organized by Matthew Kerry in 1802 in New York City, USA. In 1875, about 100 publishers organised a large book fair in Clinton, New York.
Dhaka University Correspondent,
bdnews24.com
Published: 17 Jan 2021 08:29 PM BdST
Updated: 17 Jan 2021 08:29 PM BdST
The government is thinking about letting the Amar Ekushey Book Fair begin in person this year after a delay amid the coronavirus pandemic but no date has been decided. );
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KM Khalid, the state minister for cultural affairs, said they will send a proposal to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on beginning the fair on Feb 20, or Mar 7 or Mar 17.
“Because we want to end the fair before Ramadan begins on Apr 12,” he said at a press conference on Sunday after meeting with the organisers of the fair – Bangla Academy and Gyan O Srijanshil Prokashok Samiti or the Academic and Creative Publishers Association of Bangladesh.