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Kazi Nazrul Islam's death anniversary today

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Published: 04:07, 27 August 2017   Update: 15:18, 26 July 2020
Kazi Nazrul Islam's death anniversary today

Desk Report: The 41st death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam is being observed in a befitting manner today (Sunday).

On this day (12 Bhadra of Bangla calendar year) in 1976, the poet breathed his last at the then PG Hospital, now Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital in the city.

The Poet was buried with state honour beside the Dhaka University Central Mosque.

Different political parties, socio-cultural and professional bodies have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe of the poet's death anniversary. Bangladesh Betar and Bangladesh Television, and other private television channels and radio stations are airing special programmes while the national dailies have published special supplements marking the day.

The programmes of the day started with Qurankhwani after Fajr prayers at the DU Central Mosque.

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.Nazrul wrote and composed nearly 4,000 songs which are known as Nazrul-Geeti or Nazrul Sangit. He composed the songs, which he liked to tune himself.

After the independence of Bangladesh, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman brought poet Nazrul Islam to Dhaka from Kolkata along with his family and made arrangements for living with state honour.Bangabandhu also provided a residence for the family of the poet in the city's Dhanmondi.



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