To observe the 29th death anniversary of the poet, a seminar was arranged at the Bangla Academy.

After the opening speech, delivered by the Director General of Bangla Academy Dr. Abul Kalam Manzur Murshed, Azharul Islam presented the seminar paper on "Humanism in Jasim Uddin's poem". Professor Ashfar Siddiqui was in chair.

Azhar in his paper said that there are very few poets in Bangla literature of the stature of Satindra Mohan Bagchi, Kumud Ranjan Mallick and Kalidas Roy who have portrayed the rural life. However, none of them have the humanist expression. Jasim Uddin's poems are narratives of the lifestyle and culture of rural Bangla. And his approach is not subjective (reflecting one's own emotion) but objective (reflecting universal emotion).

In Sojanbadiar Gath, through the love story of a rural couple, he has presented the social structure of rural Bangla, which has a universal appeal.

Through each of his poems, such as Kabar, Pallijanani and others, he has masterfully presented the emotion of the common characters giving it a unique touch in our literature.

Azhar also mentioned that the form of Jasim Uddin's ballads is different from its European counterpart. In his seminar paper, Azhar has used many references from his popular poems.

After the presentation of the seminar paper, poet Asad Chowdhury and Professor Shahin Akhtar discussed the topic.

Chowdhury said, " Jasim Uddin has neither any mentor nor any follower in Bangla literature. He is the only poet in our literature who could overcome the influence of Rabindranath Tagore."

Professor Shahin Akhtar said, "Each and every poet is a humanist, but Jasim Uddin's presentation of rural characters in his poems has a unique tone. His literary style is immensely moving, even in our materialistic urban life."

The chairperson of the discussion programme, Professor Ashfar Siddiqui said, " The government and all the concerned authorities should take up cudgels to popularise Jasim Uddin's poems among the new generation, as his poems are rooted in our indigenous culture."