<span style="color: #222222;">The 45th edition of the International Kolkata Book Fair will be held at the Central Park ground from 31st January to 13th February next year. It was announced by the Publishers & Booksellers Guild in a press conference at Kolkata on Friday.<br />''<br />''The focal country of the International Kolkata Book Fair will be Bangladesh. The birth centenary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the golden jubilee year of independence of Bangladesh will be celebrated. The 125th birth year of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, birth centenary of Satyajit Ray and the 75th year of Indian Independence will also be celebrated. The organisers also mentioned that strict Covid protocol will be maintained and stalls will be open as far as possible. None will be allowed to enter the fairground without a mask.</span>