John Milton's Areopagitica (1644) is a fine specimen of the prose polemic defending the freedom of expression and opposing the governmental licensing of publications and procedures of censorship.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday formally launched the year-long Nazrul Year 2026–27 celebrations, describing National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam as a timeless voice against oppression, injustice ...

The Academy Award winner, AR Rahman, is at the centre of controversy due to his recomposition of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam’s renowned song “Karar Oi Louho Kopat.” Meanwhile, a legal question has ...

The initiative has been taken with the aim of upholding the ideals and creation of the national poet in the activities and ...

The developments come within 72 hours of film makers' public apology in the wake of the widespread social media backlash over the interpretation of the song in which the original marching tune has ...

Everyone will agree that our Muslim community in Bengal has acknowledged Bengali as their mother tongue and shown levels of progress beyond expectation, in a very short time. This is a matter of no ...

The national poet of Bangladesh whose works inspired the country’s liberation struggle. A pioneer of the ghazal in Bengali, who introduced in his songs Urdu and Persian words. Composer and poet of ...

The postponed “Nazrul Natyautsab 2026”, organised to commemorate the 127th birth anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, will now begin on 25 July under a revised schedule. The four-day ...

Kolkata: Kazi Nazrul Islam’s kin have refused to accept the apology that the makers of ‘Pippa’ issued on Monday over A R Rahman’s recreation of the iconic song, “Karar Oi Louho Kopat”, reports ...

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) has found in Bangladesh’s national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam an epitome of a “good Hindu”. The revolutionary-poet’s “nationalism”, which the Sangh says is reflected ...