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To mark the 109th birth anniversary of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the Nazrul Sangeet Shilpi Parishad will hold a three-day National Nazrul Sangeet Congress at the Central Public Library, beginning on May 19.

"The programme will feature music, recitation and dance," said Ferdousi Rahman at a press conference at the Dhaka Reporters Unity in the city on Thursday.

"Besides, all the members of the organisation, 10 Nazrul singers from across the country will also perform at the programme," she said.

"It is unfortunate that we do not hear the songs of Nazrul in TV dramas," Ferdousi claimed.

"To popularise the songs of the poet, the prominent singers will visit all the educational institutions and teach the students one or two Nazrul songs," she said. The organisation, established in 2003, plans to make a website on Nazrul and will release a compact disc featuring 600 songs of Nazrul soon.

The programme, sponsored by mobile phone operator Banglalink, will end on May 21.

Abdul Mannan, Khairul Anam Shakhil, Sujit Mostafa and Bulbul Mahalnabish also attended the briefing.