Book fair

Paragraph: Book Fair (Bangla meaning)

a. What is your idea about a book fair?
b. When and where is it held usually?
c. What purpose does it serve?
d. How is it organised?
e. What steps can be taken to make such a fair successful?

Book Fair (বইমেলা)

A book fair is a place where books of various kinds are brought for sale and display. It is a very popular fair. In fact, a book fair is considered to be an occasion of great festivity to the book-lovers. It is usually held in the winter season in an open place in most of the major cities of the country. The main thing about a book fair is not sale but display of books on different subjects. It is organised by various institutions on various occasions, namely, Martyrs Day, Victory Day, Independence Day etc. The leading publishers of the country set up stalls of their recent publications as well as old ones. Various kinds of novels, poetical works and science fictions are mainly available in a book fair. A festive look prevails all around. The renowned artists, poets, intellectuals gather there and take part in the seminars and cultural programmes. Last year, I paid a visit to the Ekushey Boimela, the most popular book fair held in the premises of Bangla Academy. My personal impression about a book fair is that it can play an important role in developing the habit of reading books among the people. It is a device to spread culture, education and knowledge. It changes our outlook on life and widens our domain of learning. To make such a fair successful, law and order situation at the fair has to be improved and the security personnels should always remain vigilant about the activities of the anti social elements.

বঙ্গানুবাদ: বইমেলা এমন এক জায়গা যেখানে বিভিন্ন ধরনের বই প্রদর্শনী ও বিক্রয়ের জন্য আনা হয়। এটা খুব জনপ্রিয় মেলা। বস্তুত বইমেলা বই প্রেমিকদের একটা মহা অনুষ্ঠান বলে বিবেচিত হয়। এটা সাধারণত শীতকালে অধিকাংশ বড় শহরে খোলা মাঠে অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। এই বই মেলার প্রধান উদ্দেশ্য শুধু বই বিক্রি নয় বিভিন্ন বিষয়ের বই প্রদর্শন করাও। এটা বিভিন্ন প্রতিষ্ঠান বিভিন্ন অনুষ্ঠানে, স্বাধীনতা দিবস, বিজয় দিবস ইত্যাদিতে আয়োজন করে। দেশের খ্যাতিমান প্রকাশকরা নতুন ও পুরাতন বই দিয়ে মেলা শুরু করে। বিভিন্ন ধরনের উপন্যাস, কাব্য সংক্রান্ত কাজ-কর্ম, বৈজ্ঞানিক কল্প কাহিনী প্রধানত এই ধরনের বই সচরাচর পাওয়া যায়। মেলা ঘিরে এক আনন্দমুখর পরিবেশ সৃষ্টি হয়। বিখ্যাত শিল্পী, কবি, বুদ্ধিজীবীরা এখানে মিলিত হয়ে সভা এবং মনোজ্ঞ অনুষ্ঠানে অংশগ্রহণ করে। গত বছর, আমি জনপ্রিয় বাংলা একাডেমির প্রাঙ্গণে অনুষ্ঠিতব্য একুশের বই মেলায় গিয়েছিলাম। আমার ব্যক্তিগত অনুভূতি হলো একটি বই মেলা বই পড়ুয়াদের বই পড়ার অভ্যাস গড়তে অনেক অবদান রাখে। এটা সংস্কৃতি, শিক্ষা ও জ্ঞান সম্প্রসারণের কৌশল। এটা আমাদের দৃষ্টিভঙ্গি পরিবর্তন আনে শিক্ষার প্রসার ঘটায়। এই ধরনের একটি মেলা সফল করতে মেলায় আইনশৃঙ্খলার উন্নয়ন ঘটাতে হবে এবং সমাজ বিরোধীদের কার্যকলাপ সম্পর্কে নিরাপত্তারক্ষীদের সর্বদা সজাগ থাকতে হবে।

Or,
(a) What is a book fair?
(b) What was the occasion of the fair?
(c) Where was it held?
(d) How was the environment of the fair?
(e) What experience did you gather by visiting the fair?

My Visit to A Book Fair
Or,
A Book Fair I have Visited

A book fair is a kind of fair where different types of books are displayed for sale. Now-a-days, it has become very popular in our country. Last month, I visited a book fair. I went there with my elder brother. The fair was arranged on the occasion of 21 February. It was held at the Bangla Academy premises. As it was my first visit to a book fair, I was really surprised when I entered the fair. There were hundreds of stalls in the fair. The environment was really charming. The stalls were arranged systematically. There were information counters. There were also some food stalls. My brother took me to the whole area. I saw that all kinds of books such as fiction, drama, poetry, novel, biography, translation, children literature, story books, etc. were available in the fair. I bought some books on science fiction and comics. After walking for a long time, we became tired. So, we entered a food stall and took some light foods. Suddenly, I noticed a crowd in front of a stall. I went there and became really surprised seeing my favourite writer, Dr. Muhammad Zafar Iqbal. He was giving autograph. I also took an autograph. After that, we also attended a short seminar in the fair in which some renowned personalities of our country delivered speeches on the importance of books in our life. Then we left the fair, but I took with me a lot of pleasant experiences and memories.

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