Nazrul's granddaughter weds in New Jersey

Bangladesh's national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam's granddaughter eminent singer, recital artist and television anchor of Kolkata Anindita Kazi tied the knot with engineer Shaheen Tarafder in New Jersey in the United States on Wednesday. Earlier they both got married according to Muslim rituals on 11th June.

Anindita Kazi visited New York in May for participating in Nazrul Summit. Anindita Kazi has a daughter from her first marriage. Anindita Kazi met Shaheen Tarafder in New Jersey two days after Nazrul Summit.

Reportedly, New York's imam Kazi Quyum solemnized their marriage complying with Islamic formalities at Shaheen Tarafder's residence. Prominent Bengali expatriates attended the wedding program of Shaheen Tarafder and Anindita Kazi.

Shaheen Tarafder is an engineer by profession. He studied engineering in BUET. He is known as a recital artist in New Jersey. Shaheen's previous wife Lini Sabreen is a singer. She is famed singer Baby Nazneen's younger sister. Shaheen has a son from his first marriage with Lini Sabreen.