Mausoleum of Kazi Nazrul Islamis amausoleuminDhaka,Bangladesh.It marks the grave of the 20th century writer, poet and musicianKazi Nazrul Islam,Bangladesh’s national poet. He died 29 August 1976.
| Mausoleum of Kazi Nazrul Islam | |
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কাজী নজরুল ইসলামের সমাধিসৌধ | |
 The mausoleum is the resting place ofnational poetKazi Nazrul Islam | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Mausoleum |
| Location | University of Dhaka,Shahbag,Dhaka |
| Coordinates | 23°44′06″N90°23′42″E/ 23.7350638°N 90.3949814°E |
| Construction started | 1999 |
| Inaugurated | 2009 |
| Client | Government of Bangladesh |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Muzharul Islam |
Background
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Bangladeshbecame independent on 16 December 1971. Then on 24 May 1972, after getting permission from theIndian government,then Prime MinisterSheikh Mujibur RahmanbroughtKazi Nazrul Islamand his family fromKolkatatoDhaka.[1]Then the poet started living in Bangladesh with his family. He wrote a song with the lyrics "Mosjideri Pashe Amay Kobor Diyo Bhai, Jeno Gore Thekeo Moazziner Azan Shunte Pai" (lit. 'Bury me next to the mosque, brother, so that I can hear the call toadhanfrom themuezzin').[2]He was admitted to PG Hospital of Dhaka (nowBangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University) on 23 July 1975. After getting citizenship on 18 February 1976, his physical condition started to deteriorate. After his death on 29 August 1976, he was buried next to a mosque established in 1966, which was the central mosque ofUniversity of Dhaka,as per the wishes of the song he wrote.[3][4]
The foundation stone of the project to convert Kazi Nazrul Islam's tomb area into a mausoleum was laid on 25 May 1999[citation needed]and the mausoleum was inaugurated on 27 August 2009 by Prime MinisterSheikh Hasinaten years later.[5]On 16 February 2011, two persons named Jaynath Nandi and Debashish Bhattacharya fromWest Bengaltraveled to Bangladesh on a bicycle with soil from the grave of Kazi Nazrul Islam's wife Pramila Kazi located inChurulia.On 28 February, they placed that soil on the grave of Kazi Nazrul Islam.[6]The mausoleum complex, designed byMuzharul Islam,covers the tombs of Kazi Nazrul Islam,Zainul Abedin,Quamrul Hassan,Muzaffar Ahmed ChowdhuryandAbdul Matin Chowdhury.[7]
References
edit- ^"ফুলে ফুলে ভরে গেল কবির সমাধি"[The tomb of the poet was filled with flowers].Prothom Alo(in Bengali). 27 August 2019.Archivedfrom the original on 16 March 2022.Retrieved30 August2022.
- ^Shah Matin Tipu (27 August 2014)."'মসজিদেরই পাশে আমার কবর দিও ভাই'"['Bury me next to the mosque brother'].Risingbd(in Bengali).Archivedfrom the original on 31 August 2022.Retrieved30 August2022.
- ^Hasan, Abid (5 June 2021)."যে মসজিদের পাশে শায়িত কবি নজরুল"[Poet Nazrul is lying next to the mosque].Bangla Tribune(in Bengali).Archivedfrom the original on 20 April 2022.Retrieved30 August2022.
- ^Zaman, Bipul (24 May 2022)."ঢাকায় নজরুল, নজরুলের ঢাকা"[Nazrul in Dhaka, Nazrul's Dhaka].Sarabangla.net(in Bengali).Archivedfrom the original on 24 June 2022.Retrieved30 August2022.
- ^"নজরুলের সমাধি সৌধ উদ্বোধন"[Inauguration of Nazrul's mausoleum].Deutsche Welle(in Bengali). 27 August 2009.Archivedfrom the original on 31 August 2022.Retrieved30 August2022.
- ^"নজরুল সমাধিতে প্রমীলা কাজীর কবরের মাটি"[Pramila Kazi's grave soil in Nazrul's grave].Banglanews24(in Bengali). 28 February 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 31 August 2022.Retrieved30 August2022.
- ^"DU to build mausoleum on grave of Nazrul".The Daily Star.9 November 2008.Archivedfrom the original on 31 August 2022.Retrieved30 August2022.
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