Nazrul Academy

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]

Nazrul Academy
নজরুল একাডেমি
Formation24 May 1968 (1968-05-24)
TypeNGO
HeadquartersNazrul Bhaban
Location
Coordinates23.747527°N 90.402822°E / 23.747527; 90.402822
General Secretary
Mintu Rahman
Websitenazrulacademy.org.bd

History

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

Nazrul Academy Award

Notable alumni
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References
  1. Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Nazrul Academy". In Islam, Sirajul; Hye, Mohammad (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  2. "Nazrul fair at Nazrul Academy premises". The Daily Star. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. "Nazrul Academy observes Poet's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. "Sudhin Das preserving Nazrul's treasure troves". The Daily Star. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  5. "The Bulbul's deafening silence". The Daily Star. 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  6. "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.
  7. "Programmes to celebrate Nazrul's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 2005-05-20. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  8. "Nazrul Academy observes National Poet's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  9. "Rawshan Ara Mustafiz receives Nazrul Academy award". The Daily Star. 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  10. "113th anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam". The Daily Star. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  11. "Awards". Nazrul Academy. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  12. "Nazrul Academy celebrating poet's birth anniv thru 4-day festival". The Independent. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  13. "In conversation with Kona". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
  14. "Nazrul singer Rafiqul Islam passes away". The Daily Star. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2017.



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