The 124th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be celebrated across the country tomorrow (Thursday) in a befitting manner.
This year's theme of the day is 'Agnibinar Shatabarsha: Bangabandhur Chetanai Shanitarup'.
Marking the day, Ministry of Cultural Affairs has taken elaborate programmes to mark the day at the national level.
Different organizations and cultural bodies, including Dhaka University, have also taken programmes to celebrate the day amid various functions.
President Mohammed Shahbuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages paying rich tributes to the memory of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, reports BSS.
The birth anniversary of the national poet will be celebrated in the poet's memorable place Trishal in Mymensingh, Doulatpur in Cumilla, Tewta in Manikganj and Karpasdanga in Chuadanga and Chattogram.
The main programme of the birth anniversary will be held at Darirampur of Trishal in Mymensingh.
The three-day programmes will jointly be organized by the cultural ministry and the local district administration.
Deputy leader of the Jatiya Sangsad Begum Matia Chowdhury will inaugurate the programme.
Bangladesh Television, Bangladesh Betar and private television channels will live telecast the inaugural ceremony and air special programmes and print media will bring out special supplements highlighting the birth anniversary of the national poet.
Bangla Academy will pay respect to the national poet by placing wreaths at his grave near Dhaka University mosque and Nazrul's portrait at Nazrul Mancha on the academy premises at 8am tomorrow.
Dhaka University has taken programmes to mark the birth anniversary of the national poet.
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 famous for his fiery poem Bidrohi (The Rebel) and his many melodious songs. 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.
There are 2,400 Nazrul songs, and together, they are known as Nazrul-Geeti or Nazrul Sangeet. He composed the songs, which he liked to tune himself.
After independence, Nazrul was declared the national poet and he was brought to Dhaka from Kolkata by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and given a house at Dhanmondi.
He died here in 1976 and was buried beside the central mosque of Dhaka University.
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