Sukumar Barua

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Sukumar Barua (5 January 1938 – 2 January 2026)

Sukumar Barua was born on 5 January 1938 in the village of Madhyam Binajuri, Raozan upazila, in the Chittagong region (then part of Bengal Province, British India) (en.wikipedia.org). He passed away at J K Memorial Hospital in Gohira, Raozan, Chattogram, on 2 January 2026 at approximately 6:55 AM (jagonews24.com).

Barua's literary career began in the early 1960s, and his first poem was published in a newspaper in 1968, followed by his debut book, Pagla Ghora, in 1970 (en.wikipedia.org). He was best known for his children’s poems and rhymes, which earned him the reputation of a celebrated rhymester and "magic-weaver of verses" among readers and critics (bdnews24.com). His body of work is noted for its humor, wit, and occasional political undertones reflecting sentiments around the Bangladesh Liberation War (en.wikipedia.org).

While balancing his creative pursuits, Barua held various non-academic positions at the University of Dhaka. He began as a fourth-class employee in the Department of Biochemistry and later moved to the Institute of Nutrition and Food Science. He ultimately retired as a storekeeper in 1999 (en.wikipedia.org).

In recognition of his contributions to Bengali language and literature, Barua was awarded the prestigious Ekushey Padak in 2017 — Bangladesh’s second-highest civilian honor (en.wikipedia.org).

Barua’s passing was widely mourned. News reports described him as a beloved figure in children’s literature and a “rhymester extraordinaire”, and noted that he died in hospital care at the age of 87 (though he was just short of reaching his 88th birthday) (bdnews24.com).

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