Sukomal Barua

Barua was born in 1955 in Dhemsha Union, Satkania Upazila, Chittagong District to Ganash Chandra Barua and Buddhimati Barua.{{cite news|url=http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=10&id=455598&date=2014-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809192217/http://www.bssnews.net/newsDetails.php?cat=10&id=455598&date=2014-12-15|archive-date=9 August 2016|title=Sukomal Barua Gold Medal introduced at DU|date=15 December 2014|access-date=14 June 2016|publisher=Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha}}

Barua first worked at Rangunia College as a lecturer. Later he worked at Hasina Jamal Degree College where he was the first principal. He then joined University of Dhaka as a professor of the Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies. He became chairman of Department of Pali and Buddhist Studies in University of Dhaka.{{cite news|url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/576255/Role-of-religious-leaders-stressed-|title=Role of religious leaders stressed|date=13 September 2021|newspaper=Daily Sun|access-date=22 January 2022|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122210855/https://www.daily-sun.com/post/576255/Role-of-religious-leaders-stressed-|url-status=live}} He is an adjunct professor of Atish Dipankar University of Science and Technology.{{cite news |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/campus/2007/09/01/newsroom.htm|title=Campus News Room : Star Campus|date=2 September 2007|work=The Daily Star|access-date=25 January 2022|archive-date=25 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125155351/https://www.thedailystar.net/campus/2007/09/01/newsroom.htm|url-status=live}}

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".{{cite web|url=https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/people/sukomal-barua|title=Sukomal Barua|publisher=Georgetown University|access-date=14 June 2016|archive-date=7 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807211550/https://berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/people/sukomal-barua|url-status=live}} He was first principal of Dhaka International Buddhist Monastery.{{Cite Banglapedia|article=Dhaka International Buddhist Monastery|author=Sukomal Barua}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://en.ntvbd.com/art-culture/23543/Sukomal-Barua%E2%80%99s-lecture-on-Buddhist-culture-on-Tuesday|title=Sukomal Barua's lecture on Buddhist culture on Tuesday|date=30 May 2016|access-date=14 June 2016|publisher=NTV Online|archive-date=6 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160606200458/http://en.ntvbd.com/art-culture/23543/Sukomal-Barua%E2%80%99s-lecture-on-Buddhist-culture-on-Tuesday|url-status=live}}

He is President of the Bangladesh Chapter of World Buddhist Federation and Chairman of Council for Interfaith Hermony in Bangladesh.

Barua has a daughter, Sanghamitra Barua Manosi. She introduced Sukomal Barua Gold Medal at University of Dhaka. 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.{{cite news |script-title=bn:সুকোমল বড়ুয়ার নামে স্বর্ণপদক প্রবর্তন |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/401488/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8 |newspaper=Prothom Alo |date=19 December 2014 |language=bn |access-date=22 January 2022 |archive-date=28 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228151040/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/article/401488/%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%B2-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BC%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%95-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%A8 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|script-title=bn:ঢাবিতে ড. সুকোমল বড়ুয়া স্বর্ণপদক প্রবর্তন|url=https://www.jugantor.com/old/news/2014/12/24/194164|newspaper=Daily Jugantor|date=24 December 2014|language=bn|access-date=22 January 2022|archive-date=22 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122205509/https://www.jugantor.com/old/news/2014/12/24/194164|url-status=live}} In 2017, the size of this fund stood at 10 lakh taka.{{cite news|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/city/du-receives-donation-its-sukomol-barua-trust-fund-1287703|title=DU gets donation for trust fund|date=22 September 2016|newspaper=The Daily Star|access-date=22 January 2022|archive-date=6 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220706213104/https://www.thedailystar.net/city/du-receives-donation-its-sukomol-barua-trust-fund-1287703|url-status=live}}

• {{cite book|script-title=bn:পালিভাষা সাহিত্য: ছন্দ ও অলঙ্কার|trans-title=Pali language literature: rhyme and rhetoric|publisher=Bangla Academy|language=bn}}
• {{cite book|script-title=bn:পালি সাহিত্যে ধষ্মপদ|trans-title=Dhashmapada in Pali literature|publisher=Bangla Academy|language=bn}}
• {{cite book|script-title=bn:কোসল ও মার সংযুক্ত|trans-title=Kosal and Mar connected|publisher=Bangla Academy|language=bn}}

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• [https://www.du.ac.bd/faculty/faculty_details/PBS/2177 Sukomal Barua] on University of Dhaka

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