In pictures: The historic Sheba Prokashoni

Sheba Prokashoni was founded by Qazi Anwar Hussain in 1963 | Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

The publishers have produced an array of popular Bangla paperbacks in affordable prices | Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

The appeal of newsprint paperbacks from Sheba Prokashoni has not yet diminished | Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

To many readers, visiting the stall is like revisiting their school days | Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Masud Rana novel Dur Atma, the horror story Pretjagat and the translated copies of One Man and a Thousand Tigers are among the bestsellers this year | Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune

Sheba Prokashoni introduced 25 new books at the fair and returned many of the classics | Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka Tribune