The 40th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed today.

Artists call upon the government to protect all the memorials of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam across the country. They form a human chain in front of Saarc Fountain at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka today, ahead of the 117th birthday of the rebel poet.

Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam's residence at 330-B Dhanmondi, where he lived since his repatriation from West Bengal on May 20, 1972, was a major attraction for me.