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Sukomal Barua
Sukomal Barua (born 1955) is a Bangladeshi educationist. He is a professor in the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies at University of Dhaka.[1] He has been awarded the prestigious Ekushey Padak in 2006 by the Government of Bangladesh for his contribution to education.[2] He is a member of advisory council in Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 2017.[3][4] Early lifeBarua was born in 1955 in Dhemsha Union, Satkania Upazila, Chittagong District to Ganash Chandra Barua and Buddhimati Barua.[5] CareerBarua first worked at Rangunia College as a lecturer. Later he worked at Hasina Jamal Degree College where he was the first principal.[6] He then joined University of Dhaka as a professor of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies.[5] He became chairman of Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies in University of Dhaka.[7] He is an adjunct professor of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology.[8] Barua served as the secretary general of "Religions for Peace Bangladesh". He was in central committee of the organization named "Asian Conference of Religions for Peace".[6] He was first principal of Dhaka International Buddhist Monastery.[9] He served as the president of the Gurudwara Management Committee Bangladesh and Dr. Ambedkar Foundation. He was vice-president of the Bangladesh Interreligious Writers and Journalists Association, and the Bangladesh chapter of the Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace.[6][10] He is President of the Bangladesh Chapter of World Buddhist Federation and Chairman of Council for Interfaith Hermony in Bangladesh.[7] Personal lifeBarua has a daughter, Sanghamitra Barua Manosi.[5] She introduced Sukomal Barua Gold Medal at University of Dhaka.[5] She formed a trust fund of four lakh taka in 2014. The money is given to the students of Pali and Buddhist Studies from Dhaka University who are awarded gold medals annually.[11][12] In 2017, the size of this fund stood at 10 lakh taka.[13] Works
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