Write genuine history: PM

Dhaka, Feb 1 (bdnews24.com) — Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the writers and publishers to make sure that genuine history is written in books.

Hasina, while inaugurating the Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Bangla Academy premises on Tuesday, stressed the need for writing authentic history for the sake of the young generation.

Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, national professor Kabir Chowdhury, information minister Abul Kalam Azad, state minister Promod Mankin and Bangla Academy director general Dr Shamsuzzaman Khan, among others, spoke at the function.

Hasina later launched National Writers and Literature Museum on the ground floor of the Bardhaman House on the fair premises.

Besides showcasing Bangladeshi books, there will be cultural programmes and discussions and seminars on Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.

The theme has been selected to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Tagore, a versatile litterateur.

The fair premises this year has been divided into nine sections -- named after veteran language martyrs, prominent writers, poets, novelists and intellectuals.

The sections include Bhasha Shahid Chattar, Rabindra premises, Dr Muhammad Shahidullah premises, Nazrul premises, Sahithya Bisharad premises, Sufia Kamal premises, Dhirendranath premises, Somen Chandra premises and Rokeya premises.

The fair premises, which is free from polythene bags and smoking, has Wi-Fi facilities.