Sumankumar Dash
Bangladeshi writer and journalist (born 1982)
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Sumankumar Dash (Bengali: সুমনকুমার দাশ) is a Bangladeshi journalist and essayist of folklore.[1] He won the 2023 Bangla Academy Literary Award for folklore.[2][3] He is the Sylhet correspondent of Prothom Alo.[4][5]
BornJuly 12, 1982
Sunamganj District, Bangladesh
CitizenshipBangladesh
OccupationsJournalist, writer
EmployerProthom Alo
Sumankumar Dash | |
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সুমনকুমার দাশ | |
| Born | July 12, 1982 Sunamganj District, Bangladesh |
| Citizenship | Bangladesh |
| Occupations | Journalist, writer |
| Employer | Prothom Alo |
| Awards | Bangla Academy Literary Award (2023) |
Early life
Dash was born on 12 September 1982 at Sallah Upazila in Sunamganj District of Bangladesh.[6]
Work
He is known for his work as the staff correspondent in Sylhet for the Bangladeshi newspaper Prothom Alo. In 2022, he was honored by the newspaper as one of its “best correspondents.” [7]