The World Book and Copyright Day will be observed in the country on Monday.
Bangladesh Knowledge and Creative Publishers' Association will organise a seminar titled 'Role of Copyright Law in boosting talent,' marking the day at the Sufia Kamal auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum.
A colourful rally will be brought out from Teachers-Students Centre (TSC) in the morning before the seminar, reports UNB.
Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor will be present as the chief guest while acting Cultural Affairs Secretary Nasir Uddin Ahmed will attend as the special guest.
Member of Copyright board and president of Bangladesh Writers' club, Dhaka Mohammad Nurul Huda will present the keynote speech at the beginning of the seminar while registrar of Copyright Board Zafar Raza Chowdhury will preside over the seminar.
Additional secretary of Cultural Affairs ministry and chairman of the Copyright Board Mashiur Rahman, Ekushey award winning music composer and director Sheikh Shadi Khan and part-time teacher of the department of Print and Publication Dhaka University Khan Mahbub will discuss on the keynote speech.
April23 is a symbolic date for world literature. It was a natural choice for UNESCO's General Conference, held in Paris in 1995, to pay a world-wide tribute to books and authors on this date, encouraging everyone, and in particular young people, to discover the pleasure of reading and gain a renewed respect for the irreplaceable contributions of those, who have furthered the social and cultural progress of humanity, according to UNESCO .
Each year, UNESCO and the international organisations representing the three major sectors of the book industry - publishers, booksellers and libraries, select the World Book Capital for a one-year period, effective23 Aprileach year.
The city of Athens was chosen for the quality of its activities, supported by the entire book industry. The aim is to make books accessible to the city's entire population, including migrants and refugees.
