Children bring colours of spring to book fair

With the spring fever getting high among the Bangladeshis on the very first day of Falgun, visitors at the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela (book fair) also chose to celebrate the season of life and youth dressed in colourful attires.

Children flip through books at a stall at the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela on 13 February 2018. Photo: Quamrul Hassan
Children flip through books at a stall at the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela on 13 February 2018. Photo: Quamrul Hassan
This little girl came to the book fair clad in a saree and a tiara on her head. The photo was taken at the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela on 13 February 2018. Photo: Quamrul Hassan
This little girl came to the book fair clad in a saree and a tiara on her head. The photo was taken at the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela on 13 February 2018. Photo: Quamrul Hassan
The sales executives at the book stalls also celebrated the day wearing colourful dresses. The photo was taken at the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela on 13 February 2018. Photo: Quamrul Hassan
The sales executives at the book stalls also celebrated the day wearing colourful dresses. The photo was taken at the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela on 13 February 2018. Photo: Quamrul Hassan
A kid lost in her thoughts at a stall at the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela on 13 February 2018. Photo: Quamrul Hassan
A kid lost in her thoughts at a stall at the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela on 13 February 2018. Photo: Quamrul Hassan
A child sleeps on her father’s shoulder as he checks out the books at a stall at the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela on 13 February 2018. Photo: Quamrul Hassan
A child sleeps on her father’s shoulder as he checks out the books at a stall at the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela on 13 February 2018. Photo: Quamrul Hassan
A young girl sports a garland of marigold around her hair bun. The photo was taken at the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela on 13 February 2018. Photo: Quamrul Hassan
A young girl sports a garland of marigold around her hair bun. The photo was taken at the Amar Ekushey Grantha Mela on 13 February 2018. Photo: Quamrul Hassan