Bangladesh Book Fair in Kolkata for first time

Updated on: Tuesday, October 11, 2011

A Bangladesh book fair is being organised for the first time in the metropolis to introduce writers from that country to readers in West Bengal.
      
''A Bangladesh Book Fair, 2011, will be organised in Kolkata from October 12 to 16. The event is aimed at building bridges between writers from that country and the readers here,'' Bangladesh Deputy High Commissioner Mustafizur Rahaman told a press conference here.
      
He said the book fair would also aim at exchange of information between publishers and writers from both countries, besides creating a market for Bangladeshi books in West Bengal.
      
The fair will be inaugurated by West Bengal Minister for Education Bratya Basu.
      
''People of Bangladesh and West Bengal have a common cultural bond. We feel that events like this will help in strengthening such bonds,'' Rahaman said.
      
Being organised by the 'Bangladesh Jnan O Srijanshil Prakashak Samity,' in collaboration with that country's Export Promotion Bureau, the fair will feature 3,000 titles from 30 publishers.
      
''We are organising this fair as a test case. Based on the response, we may consider holding it on a larger scale in future,'' executive director of the fair Farid Ahmed said.
      
As part of the fair, a seminar will be organised on 'The Creative Publications of Bangladesh and Our Freedom Struggle' where the keynote address will be delivered by eminent Bangladeshi writer and a participant in that country's liberation struggle Sahriyar Kabir.
      
Noted writer Sunil Gangopadhyay, artist Jogen Chowdhury, educationist Sunando Sanyal and poet Satarupa Sanyal were also expected to address the seminar, Ahmed said.
      
In reply to a question, he said books displayed at the fair will be priced in Indian Rupees at par with Bangladeshi Taka. ''For example, if the printed price of a book is Taka 100, buyers will have to pay Rs 100 for it. They will, however, offered a 30 per cent discount on the price.''

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