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Book fair, celebrating monsoon, in the city

Cultural Correspondent
A book fair, titled "Borshar Boimela 2009,” is currently on in the city, at the Concord Emporium Shopping Complex premises, Katabon.
The fair, starting from July 2, was inaugurated by Professor Sirajul Islam Chowdhury.
"Apart from the one on 'Ekushey' (in February), we rarely have other major book fairs in the city. During this 11-month gap, many new books come out but don't get the kind of exposure they need to reach the readers. If more book fairs are held regularly, readers will be able get the newest publications as soon as they comes out of the press. This would benefit both readers and the publication houses,” said Robin Ahsan, convenor of 'Borshar Boimela 2009' and owner of Srabon Publications.
“Book fairs can be held every season. Like 'Borshar Boimela' in the rainy season, fairs can also be held in winter, spring, autumn and other seasons and on special occasions," Ahsan added.
A diverse range of books are available at the fair --ton Children to fiction/ adventure/ thriller for teenagers and adolescents. Collections of poetry, and novels for mature readers, and even text books for students are
also available.
Featured litterateurs are Rabindranath Tagore, Kazi Nazrul Islam, Humayun Ahmed, Muhammad Zafar Iqbal and others. Books of poems by Asad Chowdhury, Nirmalendu Goon will likely draw poetry enthusiasts. Works of the late Humayun Azad, Selina Hossain, Nasrin Jahan, Badruddin Omar, Taslima Nasrin and others are other highlights. Publications featuring young writers are also available at the fair.
A bookseller said, "The response is quite unexpected. With record sales, the fair has been a major success,"
A total of 30 publication houses are taking part in the fair, including Srabon Publications, UPL, Agami Publications, Shahitya Prokash, Ankur Publications, Meera Publications, Bangla Prokash, Onnesha, Bornayon and Pragati Publishers.
Added attractions were a visit by celebrated novelist Zafar Iqbal on July 4, a cartoon exhibition by Ahsan Habib on July 3 and recitation of poetry by eminent poets on July 5. Nirmalendu Goon, Asad Chowdhury, Ashim Saha, MD Nurul Huda and others recited poems at the event
“Next year we hope to hold । the fair1 on* arbroader scale, ■with participation by more publication houses and hopefully at a better venue,” said Robin Ahsan.
“Borshar Boimela 2009" ends tomorrow.