Rise To National Eminence
Until middle of 1990s, Sarker remained by and large a Mymensingh man, a regional figure with sporadic national attention which may be attributed to his absence of ambition and the attitude of maintaining a low key. Since then he started to gain national importance as an intellectual, rational thinker and devoted essayist. He was increasingly recognized as a voice of conscience and free thinking. National recognition came as he was awarded the Bangla Academy Award in 2008.
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