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The foundation stone for Dhaka Central Public Library was laid in 1954 with the Registrar of Dhaka University as part-time Librarian. [2] Designated to be the centre for the public library system in the then East Pakistan on the basis of the recommendations made by Australian Library consultant Mr. L C Key in 1955, [3] it was opened to the public on 22 March 1958 with a stock of 10,040 books.
The Library first started functioning with the manpower, resources and materials inherited from the Provincial Book Deposit Branch. In fact, that book deposit branch was the embryo of the National Library of Bangladesh which came into being after the independence of the country in 1973.
Book Centre, Chandpur City (the largest library of Bangladesh) Friends Library, Kanungopara, Boalkhali, Chittagong (Since-1902) Surdhuni Library, Asad Road, Khalilgonj, Kurigram 5600 (Established in December, 2013; [ 4 ] )
Entrance of Bishshoshahitto kendro building in Dhaka. Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (BSK) (Bengali: বিশ্ব সাহিত্য কেন্দ্র, meaning 'World-Literature Centre'), is a non-profit institution in Bangladesh to promote reading habits, enlightenment and progressive ideas among students and general public. [1]
The Ekushey Book Fair, [a] officially called the Eternal Twenty-first Book Fair, [b] [c] is the largest book fair in Bangladesh. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Organised annually in February by Bangla Academy in Dhaka , the month-long event is free to all.
The library was born on 23 June 1978 and was called "Library and Laboratory for Bengali Little Magazines" ("Bangla Samoyikpatra Pathagar O Gobeshona Kendro" [5]). It was established in the ground floor of Dutta's two storey ancestral home at 18M Tamer lane off College Street book market. Even now it consists of only two rooms at there.
National Science Library was established in 1981 under the Bangladesh National Scientific and Technical Documentation Centre. Its functions are to collect scientific publications and books. [ 1 ] [ 3 ]
The book was first published in 1936, however nearly all the poems of the book were published in different magazines by 1930. [4] [5] Bengali poet Buddhadeb Bosu was associated with poetry magazine Kallol, and also published and edited several notable poetry magazines such as Kavita, Pragati.