Educationist Jatin Sarkar dies

Renowned writer and educationist Jatin Sarker passed away at Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital (MMCH) on Wednesday. He was 90, reports UNB.
Jatin, the Independence Award-winner, breathed his last at around 02:45 pm at the hospital. He had been suffering from different old age complications.
Born on August 18, 1936, in Chandpara village of Kendua upazila in Netrokona, Jatin was the eldest son of Gyanendra Chandra Sarker and Bimala Bala Sarker couple. He is survived by his son and daughter and host of relatives to mourn his death.
Jatin, a former professor in the Bangla Department at Nasirabad College in Mymensingh, was deeply engaged in literary pursuits, leftist politics and progressive movements.