Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- On the first day of February, the curtain rose on the Amar Ekushey Book Fair, ending the long wait for writers, publishers, readers, and book lovers of all stripes.

Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor to the interim government, inaugurated the year's landmark cultural event on Saturday, reports bdnews24.com.

Amid the new winds of political change, the theme of this year's fair is "July Mass Uprising: Building a New Bangladesh."

The doors of the event opened to the public six months after the nation's political landscape was irrevocably altered by a mass movement.

Suhrawardy Udyan and the premises of Bangla Academy have been adorned in a striking palette of red, black, and white - a symbolic gesture invoking revolution, mour...