'Use poems as tool for positive change'
The Daily Star Monday 14th February, 2011
Speakers at a function urged the poets to present poems as a tool for bringing positive changes in the society.They made the call while unveiling the cover of a poetry book titled "Megh Hau Bristi Hau Na" written by poet Nurun Nabi Babul at Ekushey Boi Mela in the city yesterday. They stressed the need for disseminating messages of positive social change through poems. They also urged all to read poems to know the people and society. Prof Anisuzzaman and Fazley Hossain Badsha MP, among others, were spoke at the function.
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