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   DHAKA, Dec 29, 2021 (BSS) -The nationwide 'Bangabandhu and Swadhinata' 
book fair is going to start tomorrow.

   The National Implementation Committee on the birth centenary of Father of 
the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman organized the four-day book fair 
as part of celebrating Mujib Year and the golden jubilee of independence. 

   State Minister for Cultural Affairs KM Khalid formally disclosed this 
while addressing a press conference at the conference room of the Department 
of Public Libraries in city's Shahbagh area here on Tuesday.

  The Ministry of Cultural Affairs and the local government division in 
collaboration with the district administration will carry out the overall 
responsibility of organizing the book fair.

  The book fair will be held on the Department of Public Library premises in 
the capital and other divisional or district government public library 
premises across the country, he said. 

   About 70 publishing houses in Dhaka district, 50 at divisional level and 
around 30 publishing houses at district level will participate in the book 
fair.

  "The book fair will play a vital role in building an enlightened and 
knowledge-based cultural society and the new generation will be enriched with 
the true history of the nation through it (book fair)," the state minister 
told the function as chief guest.

   Regarding the book fair, the chief coordinator of the national 
implementation committee said, "The book fair will help the young generation 
to acquire knowledge about the life and works of Bangabandhu."

  The book fair will continue till January 2. The Cultural Affairs Ministry 
has sanctioned around Taka 3 lakh for each district across the country for 
holding the fair.