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Nazrul Academy is an academic research institution devoted to the study of the national poet of Bangladesh, Kazi Nazrul Islam, and his works including Nazrul Geeti. The academy is located in Moghbazar, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

History

Nazrul Academy was established by the poet Talim Hossain on 24 May 1968 in Dhaka in the then East Pakistan. Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, the future president of Bangladesh, was the first chairman of the academy.

Functions and activities

Nazrul Academy Award

• Sohrab Hossain (1982)
• Abdul Alim (1996)
• Begum Uma Kazi and Nilufar Yasmin (2003)
• Shahabuddin Ahmed and Mintu Rahman (2005)
• Rafiqul Islam and Abdul Mannan Syed (2006)
• Khalid Hossain and Asadul Haq (2007)
• A H Saidur Rahman and Askar Ibne Shaikh (2008)
• Mohammad Abdul Qayyum and Rawshan Ara Mustafiz (2009)
• Mustafa Zaman Abbasi (2012)
• M.A. Mannan (2014)
• Syed Abdul Hadi (2016)
• Begum Jamila Alim (2019)

Notable alumni

• Dilshad Nahar Kona
• Rafiqul Islam

References

1. ^ Islam, Sirajul (2012). "Nazrul Academy". In Islam, Sirajul; Hye, Mohammad (eds.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
2. "Nazrul fair at Nazrul Academy premises". The Daily Star. 18 January 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
3. "Nazrul Academy observes Poet's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
4. "Sudhin Das preserving Nazrul's treasure troves". The Daily Star. 27 August 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
5. "The Bulbul's deafening silence". The Daily Star. 2014-01-04. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
6. "Eight-day-long Nazrul conference begins : Begum Uma Kazi and Late Nilufer Yasmin get the Nazrul Academy Medal 1410". The Daily Star. 2003-06-04. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
7. "Programmes to celebrate Nazrul's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 2005-05-20. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
8. "Nazrul Academy observes National Poet's birth anniversary". The Daily Star. 2008-05-29. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
9. "Rawshan Ara Mustafiz receives Nazrul Academy award". The Daily Star. 2009-05-22. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
10. "113th anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam". The Daily Star. 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
11. "Awards". Nazrul Academy. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
12. "Nazrul Academy celebrating poet's birth anniv thru 4-day festival". The Independent. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
13. "In conversation with Kona". Dhaka Tribune. 15 June 2013. Retrieved 2018-01-12.
14. "Nazrul singer Rafiqul Islam passes away". The Daily Star. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

v t e Kazi Nazrul Islam
Works	Novels Bandhan Hara (1927) Mrityukshuda (1930) Kuhelika (1932) Stories Shiulimala Rikter Bedan Poem collections Agnibeena (1922) Sanchita (1925) Poems and songs "Notuner Gaan" "Bangladesh" "Bidrohi" "O Mon Romzaner Oi Rozar Sheshe" "Pralayollas" "Bisher Bashi" "Bhangar Gan" "Chhayana" Plays and operas Jhilimili (1930) Putuler Biye (1933) Madhumala (1960) Shilpi Films Dhruba (1934) Vidyapati (1937) Magazines Dhumketu Langal
Family	Kazi Sabyasachi (son) Khilkhil Kazi (granddaughter)
Related	Nazrul Geeti Nazrul Jayanti Nazrul Institute Nazrul Endowment Mausoleum Namesakes
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