Al Mahmud. File Photo

DHAKA, July 11, 2025 (BSS) - The 90th birthday of Al Mahmud, the poet of love, affection, nature and prayer, is today (Friday).

He was born on this day in 1936 in Maurail, Brahmanbaria. He passed away in Dhaka on February 15, 2019. 

Fans and followers of the poet will celebrate the day in separate events. 

Marking the day, a discussion, remembrance and recitation program will be held at the International Mother Language Institute in the capital at 4 pm. 

Eminent figures of art and literature will be present at this program organized by Kaler Kalas and Kaler Dhwani. On the same day Mymensingh Sahitya Sangsad, organized a seminar titled 'Our Al Mahmud' in Mymensingh.

Besides, Bangla Academy sources said that a special seminar will be organized in July to mark the poet's birth anniversary. Poetry, memoirs and discussions have been organized at the MBA building of Dhaka University at 4 pm on July 12.

Meanwhile, the poet's fans have demanded that the poet's birth anniversary be celebrated on a nationally. 

They said Al Mahmud was greatly despised and ignored during the past fascist period. Many of Al Mahmud's poems greatly inspired the students and the public during the July Revolution, they added.