Sukumar Barua (born 5 January 1938) is a Bangladeshi

rhymester Poetaster , like rhymester or versifier, is a derogatory term applied to bad or inferior poets. Specifically, ''poetaster'' has implications of unwarranted pretensions to artistic value. The word was coined in Latin by Erasmus in 1521. It was fir ...

. He was awarded

Ekushey Padak Ekushey Padak ( bn, একুশে পদক; lit. "Twentyfirst Award") is the second highest civilian award in Bangladesh, introduced in memory of the martyrs of the Bengali Language Movement of 1952. The award is given to recognize contribut ...

by the

Government of Bangladesh The Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh ( bn, গণপ্রজাতন্ত্রী বাংলাদেশ সরকার — ) is the central executive government of Bangladesh. The government was constituted by the Con ...

in 2017.

Career

Barua worked at Institute of Nutrition and Food Science at the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

Awards

* Janakantha Pratibha Sammanana (1998) * Shabdapat Medal (2006) * Kabir Chowdhury Shishu Sahitya Puraskar (2010) * Odommo Chattagram Award (2012) * Agrani Bank - Bangladesh Shishu Academy Shishu Sahitya Puraskar (2013) *

(2017)

References

Living people 1938 births People from Chittagong Bangladeshi lyricists Bangladeshi Buddhists Recipients of the Ekushey Padak {{Bangladesh-bio-stub