Friday, September 17, 2010

Memorial programme for Abdul Mannan Syed today

Bangla Academy is arranging a memorial programme in honour of the recently deceased poet, essayist and literary critic Abdul Mannan Syed. The programme will be held at the Bangla Academy premises today at 4 pm, according to a press release. National Professor Kabir Chowdhury will preside over the programme, which will feature noted personalities discussing the life and works of Syed.

Abdul Mannan Syed passed away on September 5 at his residence on Green Road, Dhaka. He was 67. He died of heart ailments.

Syed started writing poems in 1960. His first book of poetry was published in 1967. Throughout a career spanning over five decades, he had written numerous poems and published over 60 books.

Full report here Daily Star

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