DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged her to increase the practice of language, culture, art and literature besides promoting its practice.
He said that if we can not give our language, culture, art and literature status, if we can not do better, then as a nation, we will not be able to improve in the world court.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said this while inaugurating 'Book Fair' of the Bengali Academy at the Bangla Academy premises on Thursday (February 1st).
Inaugurating the two-day international literary conference to be held on 22 February and 23 February, he said.
Prior to inaugurating this year, the Prime Minister handed over the medal with the Bangla Academy Literary Award. The book fair is being organized at Bangla Academy Square and historic Suhrawardy Udyan by around 5 lakh sq ft.
Expressing hope that the artistic culture of Bengalis would reach beyond the boundaries of Bangladesh, the Prime Minister said, this fair opens the doors of knowledge.
'Book Fair is not just buying books, it attracts books. Expands the field of literary practice, lets know the unknown. So, this book fair is our life fair, 'he said.
The Prime Minister said, there is a chance to publish books of young writers in Ekushey Book Fair. Readers are created with the creation of new writers.
At the beginning of the speech, the contribution of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the language of the language, on February 21, 1952, was shot and killed by the Pakistani police forces, including Salam, Barkat, Rafiq, Jabbar, Shafiur, all language martyrs including language activists and four national leaders, three million martyrs of the great liberation war 'Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recalled millions of torture mothers and sisters
In the chairmanship of Professor Emeritus Professor Anisuzzaman, Bangla Academy presided over the meeting with the Minister of Culture Asaduzzaman