Boi Mela

This fusion of innovation and tradition can elevate Boimela to new heights. Photo: Sadique Al Ashfaque.
Thoughts

Should the Boi Mela vie for UNESCO recognition?

Imbued with the rich oral traditions of the Bangla language and its versatile literacy heritage, shouldn’t the Amar Ekushey Boimela also deserve to be honoured and receive the spotlight on UNESCO...

Unlike previous years, Boi Mela 2025 saw a big drop in sales due to social unrest and rising expenses. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Panorama

Not a great Boi Mela for readers, writers and publishers

Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Splash

Beyond the drama: Books making waves at Boi Mela

Goofi's 'Bornogolpo 6' set to captivate readers at Ekushey Book Fair
Corporates

Goofi's 'Bornogolpo 6' set to captivate readers at Ekushey Book Fair

If the authorities genuinely wish to maintain communal harmony, they should focus on fostering critical thinking rather than policing literature. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Panorama

Policing the free thought: Should Bangla Academy screen manuscripts?

In 2023, Bangla Academy barred a prominent publishing house ‘Adarsha’ from Boi Mela for publishing three books that criticised the then-ruling Awami League government. Photo: UNB
Panorama

Amar Ekushey Boi Mela: How politics encroached on free thought

Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2020. Photo: UNB.
Bangladesh

Publications at Boi Mela still not back to pre-Covid levels

File photo of Boi Mela. Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS
Bangladesh

Longest Boi Mela wraps up, with 6 million visitors across 31 days

Do you go to Boi Mela for selfies or for books?
Splash

Do you go to Boi Mela for selfies or for books?

Puthiniloy Publication’s stall showcased a bunch of decorative pieces that look like giant books on all sides of their stall. Photo: Rajib Dhar
Habitat

The aesthetics and architecture of Boi Mela stalls

Vocalist Illa (leftmost) and lyricists Tahmid (rightmost) of Democrazy Clowns engaging with the members of the audience in Ekushey Book Fair. Photo: Courtesy
Splash

Democrazy Clowns: Busking in Boi Mela

Photo: Courtesy
Splash

Cover of Mohammad Mufazzal’s tenth novel ‘Chaashabhusar Sontan’ unveiled at Ekushey Boi Mela

‘Amar Dekha Noya China’: New graphic novel illuminating Bangabandhu’s vision available at Boi Mela
Bangladesh

‘Amar Dekha Noya China’: New graphic novel illuminating Bangabandhu’s vision available at Boi Mela