Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo on Saturday organised a discussion and a colorful cultural programme marking the 163rd birth anniversary of Bishwakobi Rabindranath Tagore and 125th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam at the Bangabandhu Auditorium of the Embassy.
Addressing the event, Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Shahabuddin Ahmed paid deep respect to the eternal memory of the two legends of Bengali literature, Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam.
He said the writings, poems and songs of Bishwakobi Rabindranath Tagore and the Rebel Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam and their works are mixed with the history of the culture and evolution of the people of Bengal. Even after all these years, no one else has created their equals in the Bengali literature thus they have remained immortal in the thousand-year of history of the Bengali nation.
The ambassador urged everyone to come forward to spread Bengali language, literature and culture in far-flung diaspora through practicing the poets.
Visiting Prof Humayun Kabir of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies discussed various aspects of Rabindranath Tagore and Kazi Nazrul Islam's poetry and writings during the discussion. A wonderful cultural programme followed by the discussion was performed with poetry recitation and songs by Kazi Nazrul Islam and Rabindranath Tagore.
