Dhaka: The Advisory Council has approved a proposal to publish a gazette declaring Kazi Nazrul Islam, a timeless talent of Bengali literature, a rebel poet, as 'National Poet'.
The Cabinet Division said this approval was given at a meeting of the Advisory Council on Thursday (December 5) afternoon. This information was confirmed in a press release.
It was informed that the proposal to publish a gazette to honor poet Kazi Nazrul Islam as 'National Poet' has been approved.
Although Kazi Nazrul, the poet of love and rebel has been recognized as the National Poet by word of mouth until now, there was no documentary basis for this. Finally, the gazette is going to give the status of National Poet to poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.