CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Ekushey Book Fair (Bengali: , romanized: Ekuśe Bôi Mela), officially called Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela (Bengali: , lit. ‘’Immortal Book Fair of the Twenty-first [of February]’), is the national book fair of Bangladesh.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Amar Ekushey Boi Mela, which literally means “Immortal Twenty First Book Fair, ” is being held in Dhaka’s Bangla Academy premises and its adjacent Suhrawardy Udyan (garden).

Detailed explanation-3: -It is arranged each year by Bangla Academy and takes place for the whole month of February in Dhaka. This event is dedicated to the martyrs who died on 21 February 1952 in a demonstration calling for the establishment of Bengali as one of the state languages of former East Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-4: -This year’s fair is being held on the Bangla Academy premises and adjoining Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka – from February 15 to February 28. But its duration might be extended if the Covid situation improves.