Bikiran Prasad Barua Explained

Bikiran Prasad Barua
Native Name:বিকিরণ প্রসাদ বড়ুয়া
Native Name Lang:bn
Birth Date:11 February 1945
Birth Place:Chittagong, Bengal Province, British India
Death Place:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Nationality:Bangladeshi
Occupation:Physicist, academic

Bikiran Prasad Barua (11 February 1945 – 17 August 2023) was a Bangladeshi physicist and educationist. He was chairman of the physics department of the University of Chittagong. In recognition of his contribution in education, the government of Bangladesh awarded him the country's second-highest civilian award Ekushey Padak in 2020.[1]

Barua was born in Chittagong. He was the president of the Bangabandhu Education and Research Council in the Greater Chittagong area.[2] He published 17 research papers on physics.[3] Until death he served as secretary general of Bangladesh Bouddha Kristi Prachar Sangha.[4]

Bikiran Prasad Barua died of cardiac arrest at Lab Aid Hospital in Dhaka, on 17 August 2023, at the age of 79.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 20 individuals, one organisation to receive Ekushey Padak 2020 . The Daily Star . 5 February 2020 . en . 5 February 2020.
  2. Web site: bn:চট্টগ্রামের সুফি মিজান ও বিকিরণ প্রসাদসহ একুশে পদক পেলেন ২০ জন . https://ctgpratidin.com/%E0%A6%9A%E0%A6%9F%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%97%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%93/ . Chattogram Protidin . 6 February 2020.
  3. Web site: Dr. Bikiran Prasad Barua - Buddhism and Australia . www.buddhismandaustralia.com . 6 February 2020.
  4. News: Prof Bikiran Prasad Barua dies . 17 August 2023 . New Age . en.
  5. News: Rakshit . Palash Kanti . 17 August 2023 . bn:বিশিষ্ট পদার্থবিদ ড. বিকিরণ প্রসাদ বড়ুয়া আর নেই . https://dainikpurbokone.net/chattogram/367037/বিশিষ্ট-পদার্থবিদ-ড-বিকি/ . 17 August 2023 . Dainik Purbokone . bn.