Dhaka, May 24 -- The Bangla Academy is set to honour Prof Anwarul Haque and artist Shabnam Mushtari with the Nazrul Award 2025 in recognition of their contributions to the study and promotion of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam's life and works.

According to a statement issued on Saturday, the prestigious award will be presented at the Nazrul Jayanti programme on Sunday.

Each award includes a cash prize of Tk 100,000, along with a commemorative plaque and an honorary scarf, bdnews24.com reports.

Shabnam, who began performing Nazrul Sangeet in the early 1960s, became an icon of the genre on television, releasing several albums featuring the Rebel Poet's songs.

Among them, her "Laili Tomar Eshechhe Phiriya" long-play record was released ...