Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today said Michael Madhusudan Dutt is a luminous name in the history of Bengali literature as his literary works and creative genius opened new horizons of modernity for the Bengali language and literature. He said this in a message on the eve of 202nd birth anniversary of great poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt to be celebrated tomorrow. “I am delighted to know that Madhusudan Birth Festival will be celebrated on January 25 at Sagardari village in Keshabpur upazila of Jashore district on the occasion of the 202nd birth anniversary of the great poet Michael Madhusudan Dutt, one of the stalwarts of Bengali literature,” he said. This initiative to remember such a great literary figure is undoubtedly commendable, he said. Prof Yunus said the great poet elevated the Bengali language to a position of honor on the global stage through the introduction of blank verse, epic-style composition, and new trends in dramatic literature.
