This year, the largest book fair in the country, "Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela 2024," will open for business on February 1st, as is customary.
Member Secretary of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair Committee Dr. KM Muzahidul Islam told reporters that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to launch the fair on February 1 at 3 p.m. under the auspices of Bangla Academy on its grounds and Suhrawardy Udyan.
A total of 573 organizations have been assigned 895 slots. According to Muzahidul, of these, 786 are general booths and 109 are set aside for little magazine chattar.
Furthermore, this year 37 pavilions in all have been allotted. Nine hundred and one booths were allotted to sixty-one groups last year.
Bangla Academy is handling the entire fair this year on its own to avoid any negative feedback, stated Muzahidul. "In previous years, some event management companies were involved in fair arrangements which faced some criticism last year," Muzahidul continued.
Soon after the last fair concluded, plans for the upcoming one began, and committees were formed for three distinct phases: the preparatory phase, the inauguration ceremony committee, and the month-long fair itself.
Amid the problems posed by the operation of the Metrorail in the book fair region and the present political climate, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police has taken all necessary precautions, as they have in previous years, to maintain impenetrable security of the Fair.
The DMP stated in a news statement following a meeting with top police officers that traffic management, arson attacks, and militancy are some of the primary issues centered on the book fair.
When it was discovered that criminals had been attempting to carry out sabotage on the Metrorail, DMP noted that the service has become more difficult.
But he said that DMP will station enough officers, both in uniform and in plain clothes, both within and outside the book fair grounds, and that a watchtower and fire tender would be erected to keep an eye on everything surrounding the fair area.
In addition, the DMP commissioner stated that CCTV cameras and drones will be used to continuously monitor the fairground and its environs. of DMP will the whole venue while social media will be monitored to thwart rumors.
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