Rangpur: The 1209th literary meeting of the Rangpur Sahitya-Sangskriti Parishad (RSSP) was convened on Friday night at its office located in the Town Hall premises, emphasizing the importance of nurturing a healthy literary culture. The session, presided over by RSSP president and noted educationist Dr. Nasima Akhtar, was moderated by the literary affairs secretary, Afzal Hossain.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, general secretary Mamun Ur Rashid paid tribute to the late founder president of ‘Nazrul Charcha Kendra, Rangpur’, for the eternal peace of his soul. The meeting commenced with welcome remarks from Mahbub Ara Begum Leena and Dilip Kumar Roy, setting the tone for an engaging evening.
Freedom fighter poet and writer Kali Ranjan Barman, alongside distinguished writer and educationist Professor Mohammad Shah Alam, led discussions on poetry, poets, and writers. The event also saw participation from figures such as freedom fighter Sushanta Chandra Khan, Professor Abdus Sobhan, RSSP adviser and writer Advocate Masum Hasan, and executive member S M Amjad Hossain Sarkar, who engaged in discussions and recited poems on contemporary issues.
The literary gathering featured recitations of self-composed poems by Professor Atahar Ali Khan, Tajul Islam, Afzal Hossain, Anwarul Islam, Momtazur Rahman Babu, Sufi Zahid Hossain, Hasnain Rabbi, Asad Chowdhury, Maruf Hossain Mahabub, Mallika Sharma, Sunil Sarkar, Tapas Mahmud, and Moyna Moni. Participants in the poetry recitation included Niresh Mukherjee, Tarani Kant Adhikari, and Mamun Ur Rashid.
In addition, RSSP vice-president Sunil Sarkar facilitated a constructive discussion on the texts read and poems recited during the meeting. The evening concluded with floral greetings presented to RSSP’s joint music secretary Mallika Sharma and literary affairs secretary Afzal Hossain on their birthdays, along with a commemorative bag and magazine for lifelong member poet Anwarul Islam. Poet Tapas Mahmud also gifted his book to the RSSP authority.
The event was attended by poets and literary personalities such as Pushpojeet Roy, Ratan Kumar Sarkar, and Mahmuda Chowdhury.