Exhibition on Bangabandhu and National Poet at National Museum

On the occasion of the 35th death anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, National Museum and Nazrul Institute have jointly organised an art and photography exhibition at its Nalini Kanta Bhattashali Gallery.

Images and portraits of Bangbandhu and Kazi Nazrul Islam are on display at the exhibition. The exhibition ends on August 16.

Promod Mankin, State Minister for Cultural Affairs, inaugurated the exhibition on August 14. Hedayatullah Al Masum, secretary to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs, was present as special guest. Nazrul exponent Professor Rafiqul Islam presided over the programme. Prokash Chandra Das, managing director of National Museum, delivered the welcome speech. Executive director of Nazrul Institute, Rashid Haider, also spoke on the occasion.

Promod Mankin said, “We've gathered here to pay homage to two great sons of the soil -- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. Mujib wanted to have a free, prosperous and non-communal state through politics. Nazrul's writings are powerful and expressive, and speak of the common peoples' struggle and dreams.”

Hedayatullah Al Masum said, “Bangabandhu and Nazrul were both uncompromising. They were secular and brilliant in their respective fields.”

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