National
48th Anniversary of Nazrul’s Death Observed Today
The 48th passing commemoration of National Writer Kazi Nazrul Islam, broadly venerated for his boundless commitments to Bangla writing, is being watched in a befitting way over the nation nowadays.
Moreover celebrated as the ‘Rebel Poet’, Kazi Nazrul Islam is considered a pioneer in Bangla writing.
Checking his 48th passing commemoration, a few associations and educate are holding numerous programs all through the day commemorating the life and works of the extraordinary artist.
Dhaka College instructors, understudies, authorities and workers gone to the poet’s grave, advertised wreaths and present Fateha.
A designation of the BNP driven by Senior Secretary Common Ruhul Kabir Rizvi too paid tribute to the Revolt Artist at his grave.
Stamping the commemoration, individuals from all strolls of life paid tribute to the writer with blossoms. Tributes were paid to the writer by setting wreaths at his grave adjoining to Dhaka College Central Mosque within the morning. Individuals of the poet’s family too came to the poet’s grave to pay respect.
National Historical center, Nazrul Inquire about Middle, Bangla Division of Dhaka College, Nazrul Institute, Bangladesh Samajtantrik Dal (BSD), Samajtantrik Chhatra Front, Sursaptak, Service of Social Issues, Bangla Foundation, Dhaka College Teachers’ Affiliation and Bashori– a Nazrul Investigate Middle and numerous other organizations paid respect to the writer by setting wreaths at his grave within the morning.
A few tv channels, counting Bangladesh Tv (BTV), radio stations, counting Bangladesh Betar, and online stages are broadcasting uncommon programs commemorating the life and works of the National Writer.
Kazi Nazrul Islam, broadly respected for his progressive and marvelous scholarly works in then-undivided India, was born within the Churulia town of Bardhaman in West Bengal, India, in 1899.
Nazrul had a brief 21-year-long scholarly career, amid which he created 2,600 melodies, 600 sonnets, three books, and 43 papers, concurring to the Kabi Nazrul Organized.
In his early childhood, he had to work as a caretaker and as a muazzin in a mosque to bolster his family when his father passed absent. He was constrained to take off school at the age of nine in arrange to work for a proficient “Leto” music bunch in Churulia, West Bengal.
Whereas working with the gather, he got to be commonplace with Bangla and Sanskrit writing. A year afterward, he went back to school and enlisted at Matharun English School, but due to budgetary hardship, he dropped out once more in Course six.
After a few time, police officer Kazi Rafizullah took him beneath his wing and selected him in Course seven at Darirampur School in Trishal, Mymensingh.
Inside a couple of a long time of starting military benefit within the British Armed force in 1917, Nazrul set out on his scholarly career. He composed the classic “Bidrohi” (The Revolt) in 1921 and established “Dhumketu” (The Comet), a monthly journal, in 1922.
Due to his nationalist position within the Indian Freedom Development, Nazrul found himself within the clutches of colonial British specialists. He composed “Rajbandir Jabanbandi” (Statement of a Political Detainee) whereas he was imprisoned.
His works afterward propelled the Bangladesh Freedom War in 1971, and his sonnets motivated numerous to revolt against the persecution of Pakistan.
Flexibility, humankind, cherish, and insurgency are repeating subjects all through Nazrul’s surprising scholarly manifestations. He was against radicalism and the limitations of caste, sex, and religious prejudice.
Nazrul too distributed brief stories, books, and papers, in spite of the fact that his tunes and lyrics have gotten the foremost laud. He is eminent for his magnanimous utilize of Arabic and Farsi terms in his compositions and for popularizing Bangla ghazals.
He concocted his possess melodic class known as “Nazrul Geeti,” which comprises of nearly 4,000 melodies he penned and composed music for, numerous of which were discharged on vinyl and HMV records.
In 1942, when Nazrul was 43 a long time ancient and enduring from an unidentified ailment, he begun to lose his voice and memory. His condition was afterward found to be “Pick’s malady,” a uncommon and lethal neurodegenerative malady, by a medical team in Vienna.
At the invitation of the Bangladeshi government and after that President and Father of the Country Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman, Nazrul’s family moved to Bangladesh and settled in Dhaka in 1972. The government of Bangladesh conferred upon him the status of “National Artist” within the same year.
He was granted the privileged DLitt by Dhaka College in 1974 and he gotten the Ekushey Padak in 1976, for his amazing commitment to Bangla writing and culture,
On Eminent 27, 1976, the Revolt Artist breathed his final in Dhaka and was buried another to the mosque on Dhaka College campus, satisfying a wish he had made in one of his lyrics.
National
Professor Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman Appointed Vice-Chancellor of Northern University Bangladesh
Professor Dr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, a distinguished academic from the Department of Marketing at the University of Dhaka, has been appointed the new Vice-Chancellor of Northern University Bangladesh (NUB). The Ministry of Education confirmed the appointment through an official notification issued on Sunday (23 November), signed by Sultan Ahmed, Assistant Secretary of the Secondary and Higher Education Division, on behalf of the President.
The notice states that, with the approval of the Honorable President and Chancellor, Professor Rahman will serve a four-year term as Vice-Chancellor under Section 31(1) of the Private University Act, 2010. He will receive all salary, allowances, and benefits as determined by the university, and his duties will commence immediately in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
Professor Rahman has an outstanding academic background. He secured First Class First in his Honors degree from the University of Dhaka’s Marketing Department, achieving record-breaking marks. He completed his MBA with dual majors in Finance and Marketing at Dalhousie University in Canada, graduating in the top 1% of his class. He later earned his Master’s degree (First Class Second) and PhD from the same department at the University of Dhaka.
During his illustrious 35-year career, he has served as Chairman of the Department of Marketing at the University of Dhaka for three years and was elected to both the Syndicate and Senate of the university. He also served as Dean at Daffodil International University and has taught as an adjunct professor at North South University, BRAC University, and Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB).
Professor Rahman has an extensive body of research, with over 35 publications, including four international papers and three research monographs. Several MPhil and PhD scholars have completed their degrees under his supervision. He also served for many years as Vice President of the Dhaka University Marketing Alumni Association.
Outside academia, he has contributed significantly to the corporate sector and educational governance. He has worked as an independent director and strategic adviser to various reputed organizations and has served on the governing bodies of several well-known colleges in Dhaka. He currently holds the position of Chairman of the North South Society.
Economy
Rain, Gusty Winds Expected Across Bangladesh: Met
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty winds at most places across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas may experience moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall, according to their latest weather bulletin released on Thursday.
Day and night temperatures are expected to remain nearly unchanged across the country.
The highest rainfall in the country over the past 24 hours was recorded in Kumarkhali, with 104mm of rain by 6 a.m. on Thursday.
The axis of the monsoon trough extends from India’s Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and West Bengal to Assam, passing through Bangladesh, with one of its associated troughs stretching into the North Bay of Bengal.
The monsoon remains active over Bangladesh and moderate to strong over the North Bay region.
National
Mild Heat Wave Likely to Ease in Next 24 Hours: Met Office
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecasted that the mild heat wave currently affecting parts of the country, including the capital, is expected to subside in most areas within the next 24 hours, starting from 9 am today.
“A mild heat wave is sweeping across the divisions of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, and Sylhet, as well as the districts of Jashore, Chuadanga, and Kushtia. It is likely to ease in most regions,” the department reported.
In addition, BMD predicted light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, across most of Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions. Some areas are expected to experience moderate to very heavy rainfall.
Temperatures across the country may drop by 1-2 degrees Celsius during both day and night.
On Monday, Dinajpur in the Rangpur division recorded the country’s highest temperature at 38.6°C, while Bandarban in the Chattogram division saw the lowest temperature at 24.6°C early today.
Meanwhile, rainfall recorded in the past 24 hours, ending at 6 am today, reached 66 mm in Nikli of Dhaka Division.
The sunset in Dhaka is at 5:53 pm today, and sunrise is expected at 5:49 am tomorrow.
