Activities in Scotland
2009: The Nazrul-Burns Centre (The Centre for East-West Arts and Cultural Excellence, Scotland) was established in 2009 at Glasgow University, Scotland to promote "Multicultural and secular Scottish lifestyle through diverse creative and innovative arts and cultural activities, including raising the profile of the Bangladeshi National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam (1899-1976) and the Scottish National Poet Robert Burns (1759-1796) and generate greater understanding and mutual respect."