Dhaka, Sept. 7 -- Badruddin Umar, a writer, researcher and prominent leftist intellectual, has passed away at the age of 94.

He died at 10:05 am on Sunday at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in Dhaka after a long struggle with age-related complications, bdnews24.com reported citing National Liberation Council.

Umar began his career as a part-time lecturer at Dhaka University before founding the Department of Sociology at Rajshahi University.

He was president of the Bangladesh Krishok Federation and served as central coordinator of the Gonotantrik Biplobi Jote.

A longtime Marxist thinker, he was once a member of the central committee of the Purba Banglar Communist Party.

In 2003, Badruddin established the Jatiya Mukti Council, where he...