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The Nazrul Institute is Bangladesh's national institute, established in February 1985. Its headquarters are located in Kabi Bhaban in Dhanmondi,

Dhaka Dhaka ( or ; bn, ঢাকা, Ḍhākā, ), List of renamed places in Bangladesh, formerly known as Dacca, is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bangladesh, largest city of Bangladesh, as well as the world's largest ...

, Bangladesh. It fulfills a number of roles; promoting the literary work of the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, recognising excellence in literature research by conferring awards, and public engagement.

Structure and governance

The institute is headed by an executive director who has a trustee board to advise them. The first executive director of the institute was Mohammad Mahfuzullah and the first chairman of the trustee board was

Mohammad Nasiruddin Mohammad Nasiruddin (20 November 1888 – 21 May 1994) was a Bangladeshi journalist and progressive thinker. He became an important reformer of Muslim Bengal in early 20th century and provided platform for female writers. He received Ekushey Pada ...

Functions and activities

According to the ''Nazrul Institute Ordinance'' of 12 June 1984, the functions and objectives of the institute regarding the poet are: # Conduct study and research on the writings # Compile, preserve, edit and publish poems and songs # Organise discussion meetings, lectures, seminars, conferences # Run a library containing books on the poet's life, literature, music, records of his songs, tapes, films # Prepare musical notations and make gramophone records, tape records, films # Impart training in singing and reciting songs # Confer awards to scholars for outstanding research The institute has preserved around 1,500 authentic Nazrul Geeti songs.

Nazrul Award

Since 1985, the institute has been conferring two awards each year to dedicated Nazrul artistes and researchers. A partial list of the winners are: * 2007 – Ismat Ara and Mohammad Abdul Quayum * 2009 – Razia Sultana and

Shaheen Samad Shaheen Samad (born 27 December 1952) is a Bangladeshi Nazrul Sangeet singer. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2016 by the Government of Bangladesh. Early life Samad was born in Kushtia to Shamsun Nahar Rahima Khatun and Samsul Huda. She spent h ...

* 2012 – Anupam Hayat and MA Mannan * 2013 – Khilkhil Kazi and

Nashid Kamal Nashid Kamal (born 19 March 1958) is a Bangladeshi vocalist, writer and professor of demography. She is the eldest granddaughter of Bengali folk singer Abbasuddin Ahmed. Kamal is widely regarded as a Nazrul exponent.Serajul Islam Choudhury and Shabnam Mustari * 2015 – Sadya Afreen Mallick and Abu Hena Abdul Awal * 2016 –

Fatema Tuz Zohra Fatema Tuz Zohra is a Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2006 by the Government of Bangladesh. He sings Nazrul songs and modern songs. She has acted in television dramas, performed and performed in various programs ...

, Ferdous Ara and Leena Taposh Khan * 2017 –

Khairul Anam Shakil Khairul Anam Shakil is a Bangladeshi singer of Nazrul Sangeet genre. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in 2019. Early life and career Shakil graduated from Leeds Beckett University in industrial engineering in 1984. He ...

and Rashidun Nabi

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Nazrul Institute Dhanmondi Learned societies of Bangladesh Cultural organisations based in Bangladesh Bengali literary institutions Cultural promotion organizations 1985 establishments in Bangladesh Kazi Nazrul Islam