September 7, 2025, marks a day of deep mourning for Bangladesh’s political and cultural arena. On this day, we lost an uncompromising Marxist thinker, one of the foremost faces of the Left, and a tireless fighter with the pen–Comrade Badruddin Umar. Across nearly a century of life, he left behind a legacy of struggle, intellectual pursuit, and organizational leadership that remains an invaluable treasure for future generations. Born on December 20, 1931, in Bardhaman, West Bengal, into a politically conscious family, Umar grew up in an environment steeped in progressive…
