The 'Chiro Unnoto Momo Sheer' 'Swadhinata Square' has been set up at Rangpur Police Lines School and College grounds.
The 'Swadhinata Square' has been set up to showcase the songs, poems, essays and articles of rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam to the new generation as they are one of the most relevant to the student-public movement in the 2024 mass uprising.
The former executive director of the Kabi Nazrul Institute, the country's renowned poet, multi-dimensional writer and Nazrul expert, Abdul Hye Sikder, will inaugurate it tomorrow, Wednesday.
This aesthetically designed 'Swadhinata Square' has been set up next to the Shaheed Minar in the north-west corner of the academic building of Rangpur Police Lines School and College.
The mural of the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam has been decorated with marble stones and tiles. The famous picture of the poet Kazi Nazrul wearing a cap has been inserted.
The picture has been depicted in such a way that it contains the fire of rebellion, song of equality, pledge to stand against exploitation, poem of non-communal consciousness and inspiration of economic liberation and the song of love between people.
Next to it are four lines of the poem 'Kandari Hushiar', a symbol of the non-discriminatory human and democratic consciousness of the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, are written.
Students of the Department of Fine Arts of Dhaka University have installed this aesthetically designed mural, planned by Rangpur Superintendent of Police Mohammad Sharif Uddin.
Jahangir Alam, Vice Principal (Academic) of Police Lines School and College, said, "Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is a true nationalist poet of the Bengali
nation.
During British rule, Nazrul Islam raised the flag of rebellion for the overall liberation of the people of India in his poems. Nazrul's rebellion was mainly against British rule.
But although poet Nazrul was recognized as a nationalist poet by the common people of post-British India, he could not officially become an Indian nationalist poet later.
Therefore, independent Bangladesh poet Nazrul Islam has been praised as a patriotic humanist and nationalist poet of Bangladesh.
The current interim government has recognized Kazi Nazrul Islam as the national poet. Nazrul Islam's poems and songs were a great inspiration in the July-August Revolution.
Therefore, this small effort of Police Lines School and College Rangpur is to present Nazrul to this generation anew.
He said, "In the presence of the renowned poet Abdul Hye Sikder, I believe that Nazrul's spirit will spread to all educational institutions in Rangpur and Bangladesh."
Police Lines School and College Vice Principal (Administration) A N M Babar Ali said poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is the source of inspiration for implementing the July Revolution.
"That is why, right after the revolution, we have taken this initiative to immortalize the practice of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam," he said.
Rangpur Police Line School and College Principal Professor Dr KM Jalal Uddin Akbar said that after the mass uprising of 2024, the institution decided to celebrate the first Victory Day for a month.
"In light of this, we have built Independence Square around poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. We think that through this, the study of Nazrul will add a new dimension among teachers, students, and guardians," he said.
And if an open platform for the study of Nazrul is created in every institution like this, then Nazrul will become more inevitable among us, he added.
Superintendent of Police Mohammad Sharif Uddin told reporters that poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is present in the psyche of every person in this subcontinent.
His songs and poems and articles and articles are symbols of the ideals of nationalism.
His writings against discrimination and discrimination and for non-communalism will remain relevant as long as the world exists.
Kazi Nazrul Islam became the most relevant in the July Revolution. It was seen in all the speeches of the student masses in the July Revolution Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam's songs, poems, essays and registration.
"We felt that there should be initiatives at every end to promote poet Kazi Nazrul Islam to the young generation," he said.
"For this reason, after deciding through the management committee meeting, we have taken the initiative to build 'Swadhinata Square' in memory of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. We think that a new door of Nazrul's practice will be opened here," he said.
Especially students and teachers will be able to realize the inevitability of Nazrul. We have tried to build this square in an aesthetic way. For this reason, we have added four lines of the poem 'Kandari Hushiar' next to the mural," he added.
"We want to interest the guardians of students, officials and employees in promoting Nazrul. That is why we have this initiative. For this reason, we are inaugurating this square with renowned Nazrul researcher poet Abdul Hye Sikder,' He said.
Former executive director of the Nazrul Institute, multi-dimensional poet Abdul Hye Sikder told reporters that just as a human being needs food, clothing, shelter, medicine, light and air, poet Nazrul is always relevant for Bangladesh.
Bangladesh means Nazrul. Wherever the exploited speak out against exploitation, Nazrul is there. Wherever the exploited speak out against exploitation, Nazrul is there.
Poet Abdul Hye Sikder said that in every utterance of the July Revolution, poet Nazrul's writings have become a symbol of the inevitable revolution, and have been reflected in every action, including the slogan wall.
"I thank Rangpur Police Line School and College for the initiative taken by Bangladesh Police to build Swadhinota Square to present Nazrul to the new generation," he said.
Through this, the multi-dimensional relevance of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be stirred and awakened to the new generation. Through this, the desire to build a society and nation without discrimination will be realized.
Source: BSS
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
