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Weekend sees high book sale

Najmul Aiam Nobin
The Amar Ekushey Boi Mela drew a large number of youths and children on the weekly holiday yesterday and saw a high sale of books in last two days.
On an average, six out of every ten visitors in the queue were young and children. The long queue of book-lovers reached Shahbagh from the Bangla Academy gate yesterday.
Publishers and writers said an increasing number of youths and children are visiting the fair this year.
Bangla Academy Director General ( D G) Syed Muhammad Shahed told reporters at a press briefing that sales of books increased in the stalls in last two days due to visit by a large number of people during holidays. Participation of youths and children is significant in the fair this year, he added
Children enjoyed Shishu Prohor (specially dedicated to children) from 11:00am to 3:00pm in last two days. Another Shishu Prohor will be held on February 27.
The trend of newly published books also showed that the children and youths are getting more priority this year. The number of juvenile literature published in the first seven days of this year was twice than the same period of last year while the number of scientific books was four times higher than that of last year.
Fifty books on juvenile literature were published in the first seven days of the fair and 27 scientific books were also published in this period.
Finance Minister AMA Muhith, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid and eminent writer and educationalist Muhammad Zafar Iqbal went to the book fair.
Muhith bought some books from different stalls while Nahid attended a publication ceremony of his book titled "Shikkha NitioAnnanya Proshongo".
Young readers and children stood,ip ,a queue,tn manage autograph of writer Zafar Iqbal when he entered the book fair.
A total of 606 new books were published in the first seven days of the fair compared to that of522 in last year.
A total of 99 new titles arrived at the fair yesterday. The new arrivals include 10 novels, six story collections, nine essay collections, 16 books of poetry, 14 children's books, 11 scientific books, four biographical books, three science fictions, two books on liberation war and six travelogues.
The new titles includeMatir Kachhe Manusher Kachhe of Shaikh Siraj, Ghar Jamai, Priyatama of Mostafa Kamal, Chaitrer Valobasha of Nirmulendu Gun, Buddha Bikkhur Prem of Biprodas Barua.