Nazrul's goals can be achieved thru driving out fundamentalism,poverty from society: President
Wednesday, 26 May 2010
TRISHAL, May 25 (UNB): President Zillur Rahman Tuesday said that the objectives of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam could be implemented through driving out fundamentalism and poverty, and ending oppression and deprivation alongside improving the condition of the poor people.
"He (Nazrul) was a free spirit in the world of creations and the next generation got inspiration from his free thoughts," he said at a function at Darirampur High School 'Nazrul Mancha', marking the 111th birth anniversary of the rebel poet.
LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam was the special guest at the function, organised by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
State Minister for Cultural Affairs Promod Mankin presided over the function, where Dr Karunamoy Goswami gave the Nazrul Memorial Lecture.
Reza Ali MP, Begum Khilkhil Kazi and Cultural Affairs Secretary Hedayetullah Al Mamun also spoke at the function.
The President emphasised informing the new generation about Nazrul's multifaceted talent, his patriotism and profound affection for the poor and universality.
Proper respect could be shown to him through established a society free from hunger and injustice, he said.
"So, I call upon all for combined efforts to remove hunger, poverty, illiteracy, injustice, oppression, conflict and prejudice," Zillur Rahman said, adding: "Nazrul's creations will inspire us forever."
Mentioning Poet Nazrul as most non-communal, he said, on one hand he wrote Hamd and Naat explaining Towhid (belief in monotheism) and on the other, he also had written Shyama Sangeet, Kirton and Bhazan.
"He (Nazrul) was a free spirit in the world of creations and the next generation got inspiration from his free thoughts," he said at a function at Darirampur High School 'Nazrul Mancha', marking the 111th birth anniversary of the rebel poet.
LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam was the special guest at the function, organised by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
State Minister for Cultural Affairs Promod Mankin presided over the function, where Dr Karunamoy Goswami gave the Nazrul Memorial Lecture.
Reza Ali MP, Begum Khilkhil Kazi and Cultural Affairs Secretary Hedayetullah Al Mamun also spoke at the function.
The President emphasised informing the new generation about Nazrul's multifaceted talent, his patriotism and profound affection for the poor and universality.
Proper respect could be shown to him through established a society free from hunger and injustice, he said.
"So, I call upon all for combined efforts to remove hunger, poverty, illiteracy, injustice, oppression, conflict and prejudice," Zillur Rahman said, adding: "Nazrul's creations will inspire us forever."
Mentioning Poet Nazrul as most non-communal, he said, on one hand he wrote Hamd and Naat explaining Towhid (belief in monotheism) and on the other, he also had written Shyama Sangeet, Kirton and Bhazan.