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Free digital library for children launched


Bangladeshpost
Published : 17 Feb 2020 09:26 PM | Updated : 03 Sep 2020 04:04 AM

In celebration of International Mother Language Day, the Asia Foundation organised its first ‘Book Translation Event’ under its Books for Asia programme in Bangladesh to translate and publish over 50 children’s books into Bangla on ‘Let’s Read, Asia’s free digital library for children (www.letsreadasia.org).

The translation event is the first of its kind to gather writers, editors, and volunteers to make more books available for children in Bangla, reports BSS. On the first day, after an inauguration session, teams of volunteers translated the colourful pages of books created for Let’s Read in communities across Asia.

On the second day, professional editors and language experts reviewed the translations and published the books to the platform. The Bangla books join over 2,900 titles in 27 languages already in the library under Creative Commons licenses. All books in the Let’s Read library can be read, downloaded and adapted for free with few or no restrictions.

Partnering on the event were JAAGO Foundation, Subarnogram Foundation, the United Nations Youth Advisory Panel (UNYAP) Bangladesh, and Lighter Youth Foundation.

The Asia Foundation Bangladesh’s Country Representative Kazi Faisal Bin Seraj inaugurated the event while Project Director of Empowering Girls through Education (EGE) Shahin Islam, Zinat Ara of Save the Children, Library Unlimited, British Council Tony Michael Gomes, Director of Technical Program of World Vision Zareen Mahmud Hosein, Founder and Executive Director of Her Story Foundation Karvi Rakhsand, Founder and Executive Director of JAAGO Foundation Shahed Kayes were present at the opening ceremony

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