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MYMENSING, Aug 13, 2025 (BSS) - Eminent essayist and educationist Professor Jatin Sarker passed away while undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital at 2:44pm today.
He was 89.
Jatin Sarker had long been suffering from old-age complications, his son Suman Sarker confirmed this to the media.
His body will be taken to the district’s Udichi office for the public to pay their respects. Later, it will be taken to his home district, Netrokona, for the funeral.
Jatin Sarkar was born on 18 August 1936 in Chandpara village of Kendua, Netrokona. The former teacher of the Bangla Department at Nasirabad College in Mymensingh had been engaged for decades in intellectual literary pursuits, leftist politics, and progressive movements.
