January 3, 2025
This gazette notification marks a historic moment, solidifying Kazi Nazrul Islam's role as a beacon of cultural identity and resistance for the nation. PHOTO: COLLECTED/THE DAILY STAR
Bangladesh officially declares Nazrul national poet
The decision came on December 24, following on from a December 5 advisory council approval to a proposal to retroactively put into effect the national poet status from May 4, 1972.
