Meritorious Students Honoured at Nazrul Barsha Event in Sarail's Bertola
A Nazrul Barsha celebration, prize distribution and reception for meritorious students were held in Bertola village of Sarail Upazila in Brahmanbaria, in memory of the life, philosophy and works of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.
The event was organised on Sunday (1 November) morning by the Md Jehad Uddin Prayas Jatiya Kabi Nazrul Bidyaniketan and the Maulvi Abdul Karim Master Pathagar O Pragyakendra. It was chaired by Md Jehad Uddin, Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs and a Nazrul researcher.
The chief guest was Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mir Kamruzzaman Kabir. Special guests were Sarail Police Station Inspector (Investigation) Zahirul Islam Talukdar, Upazila Education Officer Md Abdul Alim, and Md Sharif Hossen, who has received the best teacher award at national level.
Speakers highlighted the importance of Nazrul Barsha in their speeches. They also praised the initiative of the Nazrul Bidyaniketan and the Maulvi Abdul Karim Master Pathagar O Pragyakendra, which were built upholding Nazrul's ideals and philosophy.
In his chair's speech, Md Jehad Uddin said the philosophy, patriotism and works of Nazrul — the poet of equality, the poet of love and the poet of rebellion — must be spread among the new generation. He called on everyone to come forward to build a beautiful society upholding Nazrul's ideals.
At the start of the event, the chief guest unveiled the honour board bearing the names of the Bidyaniketan's government scholarship-winning students. Later the guests handed prizes to the students and accorded the meritorious students a reception.
