Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- CHATTOGRAM, Jan 02: Ekushey Padak-winning poet and celebrated children's rhymester Sukumar Barua passed away on Friday morning at a hospital in Chattogram. He was 87.

He breathed his last at around 6:55 AM, his daughter Anjana Barua confirmed to the media.

Family members said Sukumar Barua had been undergoing treatment at the hospital since last week due to old-age complications. He had developed fluid accumulation in his lungs and died while receiving treatment.

Sukumar Barua had been suffering from multiple health issues for years. Following a brain stroke in 2006, the right side of his body became partially paralyzed. He later developed heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes, according to family sources.

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