Online bookstores are offering discounts, cashback and discounted delivery in February with the view to exploiting the book-buying

With the first Shishu Prohor (special hours dedicated to children) of this year's Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela yesterday, little children and their parents thronged the fair.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) pledges security to all during the month-long Ekushey book fair that is to begin at Dhaka University.

Publishers, writers, cover artists and workers are busy preparing for the Ekushey Grantha Mela or as it is endearingly reffered to - the Boi Mela - which is set to commence tomorrow.

Ekushey book fair, the country's largest book festival, is getting bigger every year in terms of participating publication houses, number of new books unveiled at the fair as well as sales.