Nazrul\\\'s 116th birth anniversary today
Monday, 25 May 2015
Bangladesh will observe the 116th birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam today, reports BSS.
Most famous for his fiery poem Bidrohi (The Rebel) and his many melodious songs, Kazi Nazrul Islam was born on the 11th Joishtha in Bengali calendar year 1306 in Churulia, near Asansol in the Burdwan district of West Bengal.
He was a poet, lyricist, musician, revolutionary and philosopher. The nation got inspirations from Nazrul's poems and songs during the great Liberation War and all democratic movements and struggles.
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages paying tributes to the memory of the national poet on the occasion of his 116th birth anniversary.
The government has chalked out elaborate programmes to observe Kazi Nazrul Islam's birth anniversary in a befitting manner.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate this year's main programme of Nazrul Jatyanti in Comilla town hall at 4:30 pm today under the theme "Nazrul in Comilla". Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor will chair the programme while Professor Shantunu Kaysar will deliver Nazrul memorial speech.