Nazrul Academy is an academic research institution devoted to the study of the national poet of Bangladesh, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and his works including Nazrul Geeti.[1][2] The academy is located in Moghbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.[3]
নজরুল একাডেমি | |
| Formation | 24 May 1968 |
|---|---|
| Type | NGO |
| Headquarters | Nazrul Bhaban |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 23°44′51″N 90°24′10″E / 23.747527°N 90.402822°E |
General Secretary | Mintu Rahman |
| Website | nazrulacademy |
History edit
Nazrul Academy was established by the poet Talim Hossain[4] on 24 May 1968 in Dhaka in the then East Pakistan. Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, the future president of Bangladesh, was the first chairman of the academy.[1]
Functions and activities edit
Nazrul Academy Award edit
- Sohrab Hossain (1982)[5]
- Abdul Alim (1996)
- Begum Uma Kazi and Nilufar Yasmin (2003)[6]
- Shahabuddin Ahmed and Mintu Rahman (2005)[7]
- Rafiqul Islam and Abdul Mannan Syed (2006)
- Khalid Hossain and Asadul Haq (2007)
- A H Saidur Rahman and Askar Ibne Shaikh (2008)[8]
- Mohammad Abdul Qayyum and Rawshan Ara Mustafiz (2009)[9]
- Mustafa Zaman Abbasi (2012)[10]
- M.A. Mannan (2014)[11]
- Syed Abdul Hadi (2016)[12]
- Begum Jamila Alim (2019)
Notable alumni edit
References edit
- ^ a b Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Nazrul Academy". In Islam, Sirajul; Hye, Mohammad (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
- ^ "Nazrul fair at Nazrul Academy premises". The Daily Star. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Nazrul Academy observes Poet's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "Sudhin Das preserving Nazrul's treasure troves". The Daily Star. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ "The Bulbul's deafening silence". The Daily Star. 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "Eight-day-long Nazrul conference begins : Begum Uma Kazi and Late Nilufer Yasmin get the Nazrul Academy Medal 1410". The Daily Star. 2003-06-04. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "Programmes to celebrate Nazrul's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 2005-05-20. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "Nazrul Academy observes National Poet's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "Rawshan Ara Mustafiz receives Nazrul Academy award". The Daily Star. 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "113th anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam". The Daily Star. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "Awards". Nazrul Academy. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "Nazrul Academy celebrating poet's birth anniv thru 4-day festival". The Independent. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "In conversation with Kona". Dhaka Tribune. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
- ^ "Nazrul singer Rafiqul Islam passes away". The Daily Star. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
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