Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy. Photo : Collected

DHAKA, Aug 13, 2025 (BSS) - Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder today expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of eminent essayist and educationist Prof Jatin Sarker.

In a condolence message, Bidhan Ranjan prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed his deep sympathy to the bereaved family.

Prof Jatin Sarker passed away while undergoing treatment at Mymensingh Medical College and Hospital at 2:44pm today at the age of 89. 

He had long been suffering from old-age complications, his son Suman Sarker confirmed.

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 August 18, 1936 in Chandpara village of Kendua, Netrokona. The former teacher [Jatin Sarkar] of the Bangla Department at Nasirabad College in Mymensingh had been engaged for decades in intellectual literary pursuits, leftist politics and progressive movements.