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Bangla Academy defers launch of Ekushey Book Fair by a day
Bangla Academy has deferred the launch of Ekushey Book Fair to Feb 2 from Feb 1, due to the rescheduled mayoral polls in Dhaka.
Published : 19 Jan 2020, 11:27 AM
Updated : 19 Jan 2020, 11:27 AM
The decision came on Sunday, a day after the Election Commission rescheduled the polls to Feb 1 from Jan 30 amid student protests and legal petitions over the original date.
A group of students took to the streets and some went on hunger strike to protest the original voting date that was coinciding with Saraswati Puja, a Hindu festival dedicated to the goddess of knowledge.
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