Government has chalked out elaborate programs to mark the 116th birth anniversary of the national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam.

The main program will be held in Comilla from May 25.

Culture ministry public relations officer (PRO) Mollah Ahmed Kutubuddin said this on Thursday.

Theme of the 116th birth anniversary of poet Nazrul this year is set ‘Nazrul in Comilla’.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the event as chief guest on Comilla’s Town Hall premises around 4:00pm on the day.

Cultural affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor will chair the program, to be attended by planning minister AHM Mustafa Kamal, railway minister Mujibul Haque, Comilla-6 constituency MP AKM Bahauddin Bahar and Nazrul Institute Trustee Board president Professor Emeritus Rafiqul Islam.

However, the birth anniversary celebration will also be held in Mymensingh’s Trishal and Chittagong, the places visited by the rebel poet.

Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar and other private TV channels and radio stations will air special programs highlighting the significance of the day.

The law enforcers will remain alert across the country to organize the birth anniversary programs smoothly.