Asked about their demand, Shirajee said, "We have postponed the book fair for now. The academy last month appealed to the cultural affairs ministry to suspend the book fair this time considering the pandemic situation. Earlier, the cultural affairs ministry and the health ministry exchanged letters on the issue. “We haven’t decided whether the book fair will be held on a virtual platform. “We know nothing about it,” said Farid Ahmed, the president of the publishers’ association, when reacting to the latest development.

Source: bd News24 January 10, 2021 20:37 UTC