C T Online Desk: Ekushey Awardee Rhyme Samrat Sukumar Barua was felicitated at a rhyme poetry event organized by Raozan Press Club in Chittagong yesterday.
On December 13 (Tuesday) morning the reception was given in the rhyme session at the Shubhalayo premises of the native village of the rhyme King Sukumar Barua at Binajuri village under Raozan Upazila . Raozan Press Club president Sarwar Uddin Ahmed presided over and general secretary Gazi Zainal Abedin Jubair moderated the event and former president of Raozan Press Club Taiyab Chowdhury gave a welcome speech.
Binajuri Union Parishad Chairman Rabindra Lal Chowdhury was the chief guest at the event. Special guests were former UP Chairman Sanghpriya Barua, former president of Raujan Press Club Jahedul Alam, Binajuri Union Parishad Panel Chairman Kamrul Islam Bachchu, UP member Nepal Mahajan. The organization’s international affairs secretary |Rhymer Sarwar Rana recited a poem about Sukumar Barua at the event.
Among others, senior vice president of the organization Nazim Uddin Minaji, vice president AM Mamunur Rashid, joint secretary M Didarul Alam, joint secretary Jahangir Siraj Talukdar, organizing secretary Rabiul Hossain Ravi, legal affairs secretary AK Babar, information and research secretary Mozaffar Hossain Sikdar, spoke. Publicity and Publication Secretary Anisur Rahman,office Secretary Irfat Hossain Chowdhury, Milan Barua, Noor Mohammad, Md. Robin. At that time Sukumar Barua’s son Arup Ratan Barua and family members were also present. Rhyme Samrat Sukumar Barua enchanted with his rhythms.Speakers at the event said, the magician of rhythm, the emperor of rhyme Sukumar Barua is the pride of our Raozan as well as Chattogram. His fame is worldwide today. He is one of the indispensable pillars of Bengali rhyme poetry.
