Socio-cultural and literary personalities at a discussion on Saturday called upon all to nurture Bengali literature and culture for building a healthy society through preventing drug abuse, militancy and terrorism.

They expressed the views at the discussion arranged by ‘Mouchak Family’ at Shilpokola Academy auditorium this afternoon to celebrate the fifth founding anniversary of the tri-monthly literature newspaper ‘Mouchak’.

The tri-monthly literature newspaper ‘Mouchak’ is being published and edited by poet Rezaul Karim Jiban from Rangpur city since 2014.

In the beginning, rich tribute was paid to Father of the Nation

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, martyrs of the Language Movement in 1952 and War of Liberation in 1971 and former Adviser of ‘Mouchak’ and rhyme composer Rakibul Hasan Bulbul. Later, Chief Adviser of the ‘Mouchak’ Rezaul Karim Mukul inaugurated the observance amid singing of the National Anthem and theme song of ‘Mouchak.’