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CHITTAGONG UNIVERSITY, July 22, 2026 (BSS) - Chittagong University (CU) has 
launched its year-long 'Nazrul Year' celebration with a seminar and musical 
programmes, organised by the university administration this morning at the 
Social Sciences Faculty Auditorium.

Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr. Mohammad Al-Forkan attended the programme 
as the chief guest while Pro-VC (Academic) Prof Dr. Mohammed Al-Amin and Dean 
of the Faculty of Business Administration Prof Dr. Mohammad Saleh Jahur were 
present as special guests.

Dr. Al-Forkan said, "Nazrul cannot be confined to a single identity. Some 
describe him as the poet of love, some as the poet of separation, some as the 
poet of the battlefield, some as the poet of equality, some as the poet of 
religious harmony, and others as the poet of youth. He is also the poet of 
protest, social reform and freedom. However you perceive him, you will find 
Nazrul in that very form."

Dr. Al-Amin said, "A new struggle began for us in July. At that time, the 
name of the poet most frequently invoked everywhere was Kazi Nazrul Islam. 
Nazrul belongs to every section of the nation and its people. Whenever 
injustice prevails in society, his poems naturally return to guide and 
inspire us."

The programme was chaired by Pro-VC (Admin) Prof Dr. Md. Safiqul Islam and 
moderated by Mishkatul Momtaz, chairman of the Music Department.

The keynote paper titled "National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam: Patriotism, 
Humanism and Mass Awakening" was presented by Dr. Mohammad Nurul Amin, former 
Prof of the Bangla Department at CU.

Dr. Nurul Amin said, "After his military service, as Nazrul emerged as a 
poet, the depth of his patriotism became increasingly evident. His poems and 
songs inspired mass awakening in the struggle for the liberation of colonial 
India. Likewise, they inspired Bangladesh's Liberation War and even the July 
Uprising of 2024."

The paper was discussed by Bangla Department Chairman Prof Dr. Mohammod Anwar 
Sayed, Prof Dr. Taslima Begum and Director of the CU Nazrul Research Centre 
Prof Dr. Mohammad Farid Uddin.

Later, renowned Nazrul Sangeet artiste Ferdous Ara performed at the musical 
programme. Students of the university's Dramatics Department and Music 
Department also presented special cultural performances.