Staff Reporter:
Our National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam had expressed protest against injustice, oppression and ex-ploitation through his writings. Our leader Tarique Rahman, inspired by Nazrul, has been leading the struggle for people’s rights in the present context and now giving the leadership to stand against all sorts of injustice and oppression in the country,” Chief Whip of the Jatiya Sangsad (Par-liament) Md. Nurul Islam Moni said.
The Chief Whip made the remarks as the chief guest at a discussion organized by the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sangskritik Dal at the Jatiya Press Club yesterday, marking the 50th death anniver-sary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.
Nurul Islam said Nazrul was not born in every age, but continued to live among the people through his works. “He was the poet of protest against injustice, oppression and exploitation. At the same time, he was the poet of love, humanity, religion and rebellion,” he added.
Muhammad Abdul Malik, MP, addressed the program as special guest while Khairul Kabir Khokon, MP, spoke as the keynote speaker.
Nurul Islam Moni said the people of the country had long suffered injustice, repression, oppression and human rights violations.
He said Kazi Nazrul Islam addressed various social and state irregularities, injustice, hunger, pov-erty and people’s rights through his works.
“He spoke for the people and the oppressed. Therefore, the Bengali nation and Bangladesh will remain indebted to Nazrul forever,” he said.
“Nazrul was not the poet of any particular community, but the poet of all people,” Moni said, add-ing that his writings contained rebellion as well as love, humanity and messages concerning peo-ple’s fundamental rights.
Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Sangskritik Dal President Humayun Kabir Bepari presided over the dis-cussion.
Professor Abdul Latif Masum and playwright Babul Ahmed also spoke.
Cultural personalities, leaders of the organisation and media professionals attended the program.
