Published: 11:05 AM, 20 August 2026
WLC's mobile library reaches to Mohanganj
The World Literature Centre (WLC) has brought its mobile library service to Mohanganj in Netrakona with an aim of spreading the light of knowledge and making books easily accessible to readers.
The mobile library van arrived in the Mailora area of Mohanganj Municipality on Wednesday morning. The vehicle is expected to visit the municipal town once a week. Readers had been waiting since morning for the arrival of the van so that they could collect new books. Although Mohanganj has a public library, the WLC's mobile library has become a major source of books for many book lovers. On Wednesday, the book van stopped for the first time in the Mailora Ramakrishna Mission area.
The van carries thousands of books, including essays, novels, biographies, history, poetry, science fiction, translated works, language-related books, Liberation War literature, children's and young adult books, travelogues and religious books. There are also books under the WLC's school programme for students.
According to an official, the mobile library will stay at each location for one hour. Readers who cannot finish a book within a week can renew the same book for another week.
The service is not limited to students. Poets, writers, professionals, businesspeople, homemakers and people from various other walks of life have also expressed interest in becoming members of the mobile library.
According to the mobile library authorities, a person can become a general member by paying Tk 100, while a special membership costs Tk 200. An additional Tk 10 is charged for book maintenance. Both general and special members can take books home for reading, provided they return them within the stipulated period. Former Chief Accounts and Finance Officer of the Cabinet Division and a son of Mohanganj, Rafiqul Islam Rana, who took the initiative to introduce the mobile library programme in Mohanganj, said the service would encourage people to read books regularly and help create a stronger reading culture in the area. Poet and former teacher Rais Manorama said, "I can become a member of the library and borrow books to read. Arrangements should be made so that readers can borrow books every week." Speaking about the initiative, Md Masidul Islam, Unit In-charge of the World Literature Centre's mobile library in Netrakona, said the dream of establishing mobile libraries was conceived by Professor Abdullah Abu Sayeed with the vision of making books easily available to people and allowing them to take books home and read.
"The main objective of the mobile library is to introduce students to renowned books from around the world so that, alongside academic education, they can explore other branches of knowledge," he said.
He added that the mobile library would try to visit Mohanganj every week if the authorities gave the necessary approval.
"Once we receive permission from the office, we will begin the process of enrolling readers as members," he said.
