Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam

Nazrul cannot be contained within a singular frame

Nazrul’s “Rebel Poet” identity is too constrained to limit him within a single frame. Nazrul’s poetry moves, shifts beyond even its historical significance. They take rebirth, vertebrate, enter speech, then public conscience, and Nazrul returns as chant—becoming the primary language of people’s struggle for rights, carrying an unyielding spirit in every movement when people most need him.
25 May 2026, 09:00 AM

Kazi Nazrul Islam: Rebellion, Revolution, Relevance

Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) is one of the greatest Bangla-language poets and a formidable revolutionary poet.
24 May 2026, 10:00 AM

Bangladesh prepares for Rabindranath, Nazrul birth anniversaries

Rabindranath Tagore’s 165th birth anniversary and Kazi Nazrul Islam’s 127th birth anniversary will be observed with national-level celebrations, according to a preparatory meeting held on Sunday at the Secretariat.
23 April 2026, 17:59 PM

Nazrul's death anniversary today

The 40th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed today.
26 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Call to protect Nazrul’s memorials

Artists call upon the government to protect all the memorials of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam across the country. They form a human chain in front of Saarc Fountain at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka today, ahead of the 117th birthday of the rebel poet.
23 May 2016, 13:05 PM

Close encounters with Nazrul

Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam's residence at 330-B Dhanmondi, where he lived since his repatriation from West Bengal on May 20, 1972, was a major attraction for me.
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM