A preparatory meeting to celebrate the 124th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam at Teota, the birth place of his wife Promila Islam, with due enthusiasm and befitting manner under the auspices of local district administration was held in Manikganj on Friday.
Presided over by Additional Deputy Commissioner (Gen) Sanwarul Haque, the meeting was attended, among others, by Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Shibalaya Md Zahidur Rahman, former district education officer and General Secretary of “Nazrul-Promila Parishad” central committee Md Abdul Monnaf Khan,’Promila-Nazrul Cultural Organization’ founder general secretary Saiful Islam Khan, ‘Nazrul-Promila Institute of Shibalaya founder president Babul Akter Monjur.
An elaborate programme was chalked out in the meeting to observe the birth anniversary of the great poet. The programmes included placing of floral wreath at the portraits of Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and his wife Promila Islam, discussion, recitation from Nazrul poems, Nazrul songs and dances.
Prominent Nazrul Researcher and Additional Secretary of the government Zakir Hossain is expected to attend the function as main speaker at the function on May, 25, the birth day of the Poet, the meeting sources said.
The birth anniversary of Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam has been observing nationally with the government allocated budget at Teota under the joint auspices of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Manikganj district administration since 2015.