DHAKA, Aug 16, 2019 (BSS) – The 13th death anniversary of one of the major poets in modern Bengali literature, Shamsur Rahman, will be observed
tomorrow.
Shamsur Rahman died at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on August 17, 2006 while undergoing treatment.
Different socio-cultural organisations including Shamsur Rahman smriti
Parishad have drawn up different programmes to mark the day, a press release said here today.
Jatiya Kabita Parishad, Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote, Kabi Shamsur Rahman
Smriti Parishad and poet’s family members will place wreaths at the poet’s
grave at Banani tomorrow morning.
The death anniversary will also be observed at Shamsur Rahman’s ancestral
village home in Raipura of Narsingdi through different programmes.
Shamsur Rahman was born on October 23 in 1929 and brought up at Mahuttuli
in the capital. He took part in various socio-cultural movements and played a
vital role in critical moments of the nation.
Shamsur Rahman was a poet and journalist. He served the now-defunct Dainik
Bangla as the chief editor for long.
His first book of poetry ‘Prothom Gaan Dwityo Mrittyur Agey’ was published
in 1960.
Major themes in Shamsur Rahman’s poetry and writings include liberal
humanism, human relations, romanticised rebellion of youth, the emergence of
and consequent events in Bangladesh and opposition to religious
fundamentalism.
The poet earned a number of prestigious awards at home and abroad,
including Bangla Academy Award in 1969, Ekushey Padak in 1977, Swadhinata
Dibosh Award in 1991.