STORY: Chinese stall popular at Bangladeshi book fair
SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 7, 2025 
DATELINE: Feb. 10, 2025
LENGTH: 00:01:36
LOCATION: Dhaka 
CATEGORY: CULTURE 

SHOTLIST:
1. various of Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MOBASHWARA, Visitor
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RAFIA TABASSUM, Visitor
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MOSTOFA SARWAR FAROOKI, Cultural advisor of Bangladesh's interim government     

STORYLINE:

The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 is underway in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, starting on Feb. 1.

This year, over 700 publishers have participated in the fair. 

The Chinese stall, "China Book House," is welcomed by local readers, showcasing Chinese books and traditional Chinese craftsmanship.

The "China Book House" exhibits over 400 types of Chinese publications with over 1,000 copies, covering topics such as culture, history, folklore, tourism, cuisine, economy, politics, and Chinese language learning.

SOUNDBITE 1 (Bengali): MOBASHWARA, Visitor
"I have read many Chinese books related to Chinese culture, food, places, and the capital. I like reading these books. I want to buy more books. I learned a lot from reading these books. I want to know more about China, including its culture, food, people, and their behaviors. I want to study in China in the future."

SOUNDBITE 2 (English): RAFIA TABASSUM, Visitor 
"I want Chinese people to come to Bangladesh, publish more books, and give us more love by coming here and telecasting many dramas so we can see."

Mostofa Sarwar Farooki, cultural advisor to the interim government of Bangladesh, also visited the "China Book House."

He told Xinhua that he is most interested in the books that discuss how China has successfully risen in the tech world, as well as its achievements in agriculture.

SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MOSTOFA SARWAR FAROOKI, Cultural advisor of Bangladesh's interim government
"If I got some Chinese books, the book that I would be most interested in is, of course, how China navigated into this tech world successfully. As a reader, I really want to read about this. I think this can inspire a lot of Bangladeshi people as well. The other kind of book I want is how China actually developed so much agriculturally, and how did they deal with irrigation, flood, and all these things, because this is also very related to our economy. So these are two kinds of books I am personally interested and I'm sure a lot of Bangladeshi people will be interested too."

Launched in 1972, the Amar Ekushey Book Fair is a Bengali-language book exhibition that has become the longest-running, largest, and most popular book fair in Bangladesh.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Dhaka.
(XHTV)