Call to take inspiration from poet Sufia Kamal’s works to establish equal rights of women, Islamic Society, NewAgeIslam.com

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Call to take inspiration from poet Sufia Kamal’s works to establish equal rights of women

Kamal’s work for women’s rights

Bangla Academy organised the function, entitled ‘Sufia Kamal’s devotion to poetry’ with eminent poet and former Jahangairnagar University vice-chancellor Zillur Rahman Siddiqui in the chair.

Professor of Bangla at Dhaka University Bishwajit Ghosh presented the keynote paper on the occasion. Writers Selina Hossain, Mofidul Hoque and director general of the academy Syed Mohammad Shahed spoke on the occasion. Praggha Laboni recited poems from Sanjher Maya at the function held in the seminar room of the academy in Dhaka.

Bishwajit said, ‘Sufia Kamal was one of the very few Muslim woman poets who have enriched Bangla poetry. She had established herself in the realm of poetry during the influential era of some renowned poets in the 1930s.’

‘Sufia Kamal has become an inspiration to all Bengalis through her 70-year of works relating to poetry,’ he added.

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