Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has requested that the Bangla Academy review manuscripts for books before they hit the shelves at Amar Ekushey Book Fair.

"A media report quotes a police officer suggesting pre-publication review by the Bangla Academy or police. This is unbelievable, ridiculous, and contradicts government policy," Farooki said while ...

From next year we hope to ensure that manuscripts will be submitted to Bangla Academy for scrutiny before publishing,” says ...

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 ...

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 ...