Int’l confce on poets Iqbal, Nazrul to at DU

DU Correspondent :

A two-day international conference and mushaira titled ‘The Role of Iqbal and Nazrul Islam in National Awakening’ will be held at the University of Dhaka from November 9 to 10.

The Department of Urdu of the university, in collaboration with the Bangladesh Institute of Islamic Thought (BIIT), is organizing, said associate prof Md. Golam Mawla, chairperson of the department, at a press briefing at the office Dhaka University Journalists’ Association (DUJA) on Friday.

Officials said the conference will take place at four separate venues, including the Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building on the campus.

Participants from 22 countries, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, India, England, the United States, Qatar, Egypt, Canada, Germany, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iran, Turkey, Nepal, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Japan, among others, are expected to join the event, with scholars presenting 127 research papers across 18 academic sessions.

On November 9 evening, renowned poets from home and abroad will perform Mushaira and Ghazal. DU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr. Niaz Ahmad Khan is expected to attend as the chief guest at the inaugural session, with teacher Golam Mawla chairing.

Prof Dr. Mohammad Siddiqur Rahman Khan, dean of the Faculty of Arts, will join as special guest while BIIT Director General Dr. Md. Abdul Aziz and Daily Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman will attend as honurbale guests.