Dhaka, Jan. 11 -- Its Director General Habibullah Shirajee told bdnews24.com about the cultural affairs ministry's decision on Sunday night that the fair cannot be held in the month of the Language Movement despite the publishers' push.

A new schedule will be fixed when the situation improves, he added.

Gyan O Srijanshil Prokashok Samiti or the Academic and Creative Publishers Association of Bangladesh, one of the organisers of the fair, had asked during a meeting on Jan 5 that the fair be organised within March, if not from the beginning of February.

Asked about their demand, Shirajee said, "We have postponed the book fair for now. Decisions will be made in light of the situation after talks with the publishers."

The academy last mon...