The National Poetry Council (NPC) announced poetry festival schedule at a press conference at the Zahur Hossain Auditorium of the National Press Club today. Photo: BSSDHAKA, Dec 4, 2026 (BSS) - The 38th National Poetry Festival will be held on February 1 and 2 at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital. The National Poetry Council (NPC) came up with the schedule at a press conference at the Zahur Hossain Auditorium of the National Press Club today. Addressing the press conference, the NPC leaders called for the use of poetry as a powerful means to resist anti-cultural provocations. He said the council was formed during the mass movement against military autocracy in the 1980s and that the first National Poetry Festival was held on February 1-2, 1987, under the slogan "Poetry for Liberation from Chains."

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 04, 2026 10:21 UTC