Nilkhat Book Market

The name Nilkhat comes from the “Nil” cultivation of English colonial period. Here may once was cultivated Nil and named of the place Nilkhat ( Nil + Field ).

However in the modern Dhaka Nilkhat is famous as booking and printing market. It is the second largest book market of Dhaka City. It is located nearby Dhaka University. Hence the main clients are the students of Dhaka University. This market was established in 1979 and now managed by land ministry of government since 1980.

Along with local and international books and publication it is famous for low priced printing, photocopy, stationary and educational materials. There are 2500 book stalls and lot of temporary hocker stalls in this market. Everyday about 15-20 thousand students come here to fulfill their need.

This market is divided into two parts book section and print section. Pint section’s weekly holiday on Friday and book section’s holiday on Tuesday. Huge quantity of books and publications has been distributed around the country from here. This is the target market of students from low and middle class family.