Pranab Kumar Barua
Pranab Kumar Barua is a Bangladeshi professor and academic. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the government of Bangladesh in 2019 for his contributions in the field of education. He is one of the Advisors of Bangladesh Awami League.Early life
Barua was born on 23 August 1934 in Aburkhil village under Raozan Upazila in Chattogram District of the then British India. He received Master's degree in Bengali literature and Pali. He received his professional B.Ed. degree with first class and earned PhD from Kolkata University. He also has degree in religious education such as Sutra.Career
Barua started his career as a teacher. He has been teaching for 35 years. Among them, he was a visiting professor of Pali Department of Dhaka University. He served as the Principal of Kanungoopara College, Rangunia College, Agrashar Girl's College and Kundeshwari College. He has worked in spreading education, especially women's education across the country and founded many educational institutions.Books
Barua wrote many books, some of them are:
