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Monday | October 12, 2026 | Dhaka

Speakers urge youth to embrace Nazrul’s humanist philosophy

 Staff Reporter
 Published: 12:02 AM, 12 October 2026

A high-level seminar in Dhaka on Sunday highlighted the continuing relevance of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s ideals of freedom, equality, secularism and social justice, with speakers calling for greater efforts to promote his humanist philosophy among younger generations.

The discussion, titled “Kazi Nazrul Islam: The Universal Voice of Freedom and Humanity”, was held at the Multipurpose Hall of the Foreign Service Academy on Bailey Road, according to a press release issued on October 11, 2026.

Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury attended as chief guest, while State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam and State Minister for Cultural Affairs Ali Newaz Mahmood Khayem joined as special guests.

In his address, Nitai Roy Chowdhury said Nazrul was more than a poet of rebellion, describing him as a powerful voice for freedom, equality, human dignity, secularism and universal humanity.

Through his literature and music, Nazrul expressed people’s aspirations for freedom and dignity and opposed oppression, injustice, discrimination and communalism, the minister said.