From next year we hope to ensure that manuscripts will be submitted to Bangla Academy for scrutiny before publishing,” says Additional Commissioner Nazrul Islam ...
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police, or DMP, has said no "decision or advice" has been given requiring police approval for manuscripts before publication at the Ekushey Book Fair. In a press release, the ...
Writers and publishers find the police’s call for screening manuscripts for the book fair problematic. They say book fairs should be a space where ideas, even controversial ones, can be debated rather ...