Dhaka, May 26 -- Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) celebrated the 126th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam on Monday evening with a cultural event titled 'Chetona O Jagorone Nazrul' at BSA's National Theatre Hall Auditorium in Segun Bagicha.

The programme was organized by the academy's Music, Dance and Recitation Department.

Mohammad Wares Hossain, Secretary and Acting Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, presided over the event, while Mehjabeen Rahman, Director of the Music, Dance and Recitation Department, delivered the welcome address.

In his remarks, Mohammad Wares Hossain highlighted the historic significance of the government's recent official recognition of Kazi Nazrul Islam as the National Poet...