Pictures from the 45th Kolkata International Book Fair with Bangladesh as its theme

The 45th International Kolkata Book Fair began earlier this week, on Monday, February 28 at the Central Park Mela Ground in Salt Lake. It was inaugurated by West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee. (Express Photo by Shashi Ghosh)

The 13-day book fair was scheduled to be held in January, but was postponed to the current dates due to a spike in Covid-19 cases last month. (Express Photo by Shashi Ghosh)

The focal theme country of the fair this year is Bangladesh. (Express Photo by Shashi Ghosh)

The book fair will celebrate the birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the golden jubilee of Bangladesh’s independence. (Express Photo by Shashi Ghosh)

According to the Kolkata Book Fair’s official site, the events will also be available as online live streams. (Express Photo by Shashi Ghosh)

The book fair will include events such as folk music, poetry reading and performance. It will also host the 8th Kolkata Literature Festival. (Express Photo by Shashi Ghosh)

'Children’s Day' will be celebrated at the fair on March 6. (Express Photo by Shashi Ghosh)

Apart from Bangladesh countries like UK, USA, Russia, Italy, Japan, Iran, Mexico and several Latin American Countries have a place in the international complex. (Express Photo by Shashi Ghosh)

As she inaugurated the book fair, the CM announced the venue would be renamed as ‘Boimela Prangon’ (Book Fair Premises). (Express Photo by Shashi Ghosh)

She also announced that West Bengal would be hosting an international music festival in 2023. (Express Photo by Shashi Ghosh)

Russia is among the many countries participating in the book fair this year. Banerjee urged the people to not protest at the venue, in the wake of Ukraine invasion. (Express Photo by Shashi Ghosh)