DHAKA: Thursday is 12th Bhadro of Bangla calendar year, the 39th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.
The nation is observing the death anniversary of the poet of love, equality, rebellion and renaissance in a befitting manner.
AT the crack of dawn, Poet’s granddaughter Misti Kazi paid respect to the poet by placing wreaths at his grave.
Later, cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor, vice-chancellor of Dhaka University (DU) AAMS Arefin Siddique, Dr Abdus Sobhan Golap on behalf of ruling Awami League and Dr Asaduzzaman Ripon paid respect to the poet on behalf of BNP.
In memory of the rebel poet, cultural affairs ministry, Bangla Academy, Dhaka University, different academic institutions and social, cultural organizations have chalked out programs.
Besides, television channels and radio stations are airing an array of quality programs in memory of Nazrul.
Bangla Academy will arrange a discussion and a cultural program at its Poet Shamsur Rahman Seminar Room to mark the day. Bangla Academy director general Shamsuzzaman Khan will present introductory speech at the program, said a press release.
Dhaka University (DU) arranged Quran khawani after Fajr prayers at DU Central Mosque on Thursday.
As part of the program, students, teachers, officers and employees of the university gathered on Arts Building premises and place wreaths and offered Fateha led by Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique at the grave of the poet.
A discussion meeting was arranged on the premises of the grave on this occasion with the VC in chair.
Nazrul was born on 24 May 1899 in the village of Churulia in Burdwan, West Bengal. His father, Kazi Fakir Ahmed, was the imam of a mosque and the caretaker of a mausoleum. After his father’s death in 1908, Nazrul took up his father’s job as caretaker and also served as muazzin of the mosque to support his family.
He passed the lower primary examination from his village maktab. Through the Islamic education he received in these early years, he became acquainted with the fundamentals of Islam. In later life he drew upon this experience to translate Islamic traditions into his Bangla writings.
Nazrul was a Bengali polymath, poet, writer, musician and revolutionary. His poetry and music espoused Indo-Islamic renaissance and intense spiritual rebellion against fascism and oppression line with the equality of human being.
His works include around 60 books on novels, poetry, song and story. Byathar Dan (Offerings of Pain), Bisher Bansi (The Poison Flute), Sindhu Hindol (The Undulation on the sea) and Bandhan Hara (Free from Bonds) are among of those to mention.
BDST: 0936 HRS, AUG 27, 2015
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