Ekushey Book Fair
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The Ekushey Book Fair, officially called the Amar Ekushey Book Fair, is the largest book fair in Bangladesh. Organized annually in February by Bangla Academy in Dhaka, the month-long event is free to
Official logo of Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2019
Stalls of the 2025 Ekushey Book Fair
Ekushey Book Fair ground as seen in 2014
International Mother Language Day is a worldwide annual observance held on 21 February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and to promote multilingualism. First announced by UNES
Ekushey Book Fair
…the fair attracted six million visitors and generated a record ৳600 million (US$4.9 million) in book sales. Named after the colloquial Bengali name for International Mother Language Day (Language Movement Day) or Ekushey (একুশে, Ēkuśē), the event commemorates those who died on 21 February 1952 during the Bengali language movement, which…
Shaheed Minar, Dhaka (Martyr Monument) commemorates the 21 February 1952 Bengali language movement demonstration.
Procession march held on 21 February 1952 in Dhaka
Dedication of the International Mother Language Day Monument in Ashfield Park, Sydney, 19 February 2006
Commemorating IMLD in Canada