Polan Sarkar
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Born
10 September 1921
Harez Uddin
10 September 1921
Natore, Bengal Presidency, British India
KnownforSocial movement of distributing books for free
Polan Sarkar | |
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পলান সরকার | |
Sarkar in 2013 | |
| Born | Harez Uddin 10 September 1921 Natore, Bengal Presidency, British India |
| Died | 1 March 2019 (aged 97) |
| Known for | Social movement of distributing books for free |
Polan Sarkar (10 September 1921 – 1 March 2019)[1][2] was a Bangladeshi social activist.[3] He received the Ekushey Padak for social service from the Government of Bangladesh in 2011. He started a social movement to distribute books for free. He is known as "Alor Ferrywala," the distributor of light.[4]