A national conference on National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, jointly organised by Nazrul Institute in Dhaka and Faridpur district administration, was inaugurated at Ambica Maidan in the town yesterday.
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Engineer Khondoker Mosharraf Hossain inaugurated the three-day conference as chief guest.
The inaugural function was chaired by eminent Nazrul exponent Professor Emeritus Dr Rafiqul Islam who gave a brief outlines on the activities of Nazrul Institute, which is working to preserve the creations of the poet and help the research on his work.
The minister said Kazi Nazrul Islam’s contributions to the Bangla literature is unique and unparalleled because it was enriched with versatility of the poet.
Mosharraf said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who brought Kazi Nazrul to Bangladesh and honoured him as the country’s national poet, had a similarity with the rebel poet.
Addressing the function, Nazrul’s granddaughter Khilkhil Kazi said: “Our family is very much grateful and indebted to Bangabandhu because by bringing my grandfather in this country, he showed immense honour and respect which would not had been possible elsewhere.”
Poet Habibullah Sirajee, Executive Director of Nazrul Institute Ikram Ahmed, Sadar upazila parishad Chairman Mohtesham Hossain Babor, among others, also spoke at the ceremony.
