Ekushey Book Fair
| Amor Ekushey Book Fair অমর একুশে বই মেলা অমর একুশে গ্রন্থমেলা | |
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Official logo of Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2019 | |
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Multi-genre |
| Begins | 1st February, Every Year |
| Ends | 28 February or 29 February (Leap year). Sometime extend to 1st week of March. |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Bangla Academy Courtyard, Adjunct Suhrawardy Udyan |
| Location(s) | Dhaka |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Inaugurated | 1979 |
| Attendance | over 1 million every year |
| Organized by | Bangla Academy |
| Website | banglaacademy |
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| Culture of Bangladesh |
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The Ekushey Book Fair, officially called the Eternal Twenty-first 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 all. In 2024, 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 or 'Ekushey' (একুশে), the event commemorates those who died on 21 February 1952 during the Bengali Language Movement, which sought to establish Bengali as the state languages of former East Pakistan.