DU holds seminar on Nazrul against of communal divisions in Bengal

As part of the observance of Nazrul Year, the University of Dhaka organised a special seminar titled "Reading Nazrul Against the Backdrop of Communal Divisions in Bengal" on Thursday at the Dr Sakina Azhar Seminar Room of the Faculty of Arts.

The seminar was jointly organised by the university's Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue and the Department of World Religions and Culture.

Presided over by Professor Dr Mohammad Ilias, Director of the Centre for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue, the seminar featured a keynote paper presented by Professor Dr Mohammad Azam, Director General of Bangla Academy.

The discussion was joined by eminent Nazrul researcher Professor Dr Syeda Motahera Banu of the University of Asia Pacific and Honorary Professor Dr Kazi Nurul Islam, founding chairman of the Department of World Religions and Culture at the University of Dhaka.

Professor DrMd Abu Sayem, Chairman of the Department of World Religions and Culture, delivered the welcome address, while Associate Professor Dr Muhammad Abdullah Al Mahmud moderated the session.

Faculty members and students of the Department of World Religions and Culture, alongside teachers and students from various other departments of the university, attended the seminar.