The month-long 'Amar Ekushey Boi Mela' will end on Wednesday with release of a record number of books.
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor will be present as the chief guest while president of Bangla Academy emeritus professor Anisuzzaman will preside over the concluding ceremony.
Director of the Academy and member secretary of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2018 Jalal Ahmed will present the report of the fair while Director General of the Academy Shamsuzzaman Khan will deliver the welcome speech.
A total of 4,134 books hit the fair till the 26th day, reports UNB.
Display and sale of books apart, the book fair had daily discussion events on various themes and personalities at 4:00pm at the main stage of the Academy premises. The last discussion on 'Adibashi of Bangladesh' will be held on Wednesday.
A discussion was held on the 'Amar Ekushey Boi Mela and problems in standard publication in Bangladesh' on Tuesday with Khan Mahbub presenting the keynote speech.
Bangla Academy's 'Gunijon Sahitya Puroskar', chosen from among the participating publishing houses, will be handed over to the winners.
Prothoma, the publication arm of leading vernacular daily Prothom Alo, will receive the 'Chittaranjan Saha Smriti Puroskar', while 'Munir Chowdhury Smriti Puraskar 2018' will be given for the publication of aesthetically rich and standard content in 2017 books.
Somoy Publication will receive the award for Moin Ahmed's Mini Bishya Kosh, Bengal publication for Alokananda's Prithibir Pathe Hete, Journey Books publication for Sufi Mostafizur Rahman's "Bangladesher Protnotattik Uttoradhikar'.
The 'Rokonuzzaman Khan Dadabhai Smriti Puraskar' will be awarded to the 'Chandrabati Academy' for publishing excellent books for children while Qayyum Chowdhury Smriti Puraskar will be given to 'Kotha Prakash' for the best interior design.
