DHAKA, Jan 21, 2019 (BSS) – President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister
Sheikh Hasina today paid rich tributes to the memory of Michael Madhusudan
Dutt marking the 195th birth anniversary of the great poet of Bengali nation.
President Abdul Hamid, in his message, said, unique quality of the
legendary poet has enriched Bangla literature a lot.
The poet earned name and fame in the arena of literature for his
extraordinary works, he added.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in a separate message, said, “The literary
work of Madhusudan, who introduced sonnet in the Bangla literature is a great
asset for our country and language.”
Both President and Prime Minister welcomed the initiative to organise a
weeklong “Madhu Mela” at Sagardari in Jessore marking his birth anniversary.
Michael Madhusudan Dutt was born at Sagardari under Keshabpur upazila in
Jessore on January 25, 1824. He was born to the land lord Raj Narayan Dutt
and Janhabi Devi.
He died at Kolkata General Hospital on June 29, 1873. He was buried at Park
Street, Kolkata, India.
He is specially known for the famous epic Meghnadbadh Kabya (1861), which
is a tragic epic and is exceptional in Bengali literature both in terms of
style and content.
For his contributions, Dutt is widely considered to be one of the greatest
poets in Bengali literature and the father of the Bengali sonnet.