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Poet Nirmalendu nominated for Independence Award after outburst

Poet Nirmalendu Goon has been nominated for the Independence Award after his outburst on social media over this year’s nominations.On Mar 7, the government announced names of 14 individuals and the Bangladesh Navy as an institution for the awards. Goon, whose works have inspired Bengalis to fight for freedom from Pakistan, was irked at the government’s decision not to honour him with the award.In a Facebook post on Mar 10, he questioned his classmate Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ‘judgement’.Goon and...

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