Kazi Nazrul Islam received state recognition as the national poet of Bangladesh.
A gazette notification has been published declaring him the 'national poet' of Bangladesh since his arrival in Bangladesh on May 4, 1972.
A gazette notification signed by Md. Ataur Rahman, Secretary of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, on the orders of the President, states that poet Kazi Nazrul Islam has been declared the national poet of Bangladesh as per the proposal approved in a meeting of the Advisory Council last December and it has been published in the form of a gazette for the information to all.
The proposal to publish a gazette notification declaring poet Kazi Nazrul Islam as the national poet was approved in the meeting of the Advisory Council held on December 5.
The status of poet Kazi Nazrul Islam as the national poet is already an established fact and is also recognized at the state level. The people of Bangladesh have been expecting a government notification declaring him the national poet since the date of his arrival in Dhaka. The Advisory Council approved this proposal in accordance with this expectation.
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
