Obituary

Obituary

Mostafa Mohsin Montu passes away

Mostafa Mohsin Montu, a veteran politician, freedom fighter, passed away yesterday while undergoing treatment at a city hospital. He was 80.

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Adventurer and bestselling spy novelist Frederick Forsyth dies

A former correspondent for Reuters and the BBC, and an informant for Britain's MI6 foreign spy agency, Forsyth made his name by using his experiences as a reporter in Paris to pen the story of a failed assassination plot on Charles de Gaulle

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Team Group MD, Biman pilot die in Canada canoe capsize

The victims are Abdullah Hil Rakib, managing director of Team Group and ex-BGMEA VP, and Captain Md Saifuzzaman, who flew Boeing 787 for Biman

6d ago

Justice Latifur Rahman’s death anniversary today

To mark the occasion, prayers and milad mahfils will be held at various locations, including his residence in Jashore

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A guardian of Bangladesh’s folk music

In the quiet hours of early Saturday morning, Bangladesh bid farewell to one of its most cherished cultural figures. Mustafa Zaman Abbasi—eminent musicologist, author, singer, and television personality—passed away at the age of 87 at a hospital in Banani.

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In Loving Memory: Shahina Islam

Her Namaz-e-Janaza was held after ASR prayers on Tuesday (April 29)

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Senior lawyer MI Farooqui no more

Senior lawyer MI Farooqui passed away in Dhaka last night.

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Death anniv of Sher-e-Bangla today

Today is the 63rd death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq.

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Poet Soroj Dev passes away

His notable works include Dhobal Megher Dingulo (2006), Anonto Roddure Eso (2009), Swarochito Sukher Sotkar (2010), Swapno Shuyechelo Kuashay (2011), and Shomoy Amake Hotyar Kotha Bole Geche (2013)

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Sara Mahmud passes away

Sara Ara Mahmud, widow of Shaheed Altaf Mahmud, passed away today

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Ahsan Ul Mowla passes away

Engineer Ahsan Ul Mowla passed away at Popular Hospital in the capital on February 19, said a press release.

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Legendary voice of ‘Ami Banglay Gaan Gai’ no more

The music world mourns the loss of a truly remarkable figure, Pratul Mukhopadhyay, the legendary singer-songwriter who passed away on Saturday at the age of 83 after a prolonged illness.

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Farida Anwar passes away

Farida Anwar (Baby), daughter of late Shah Muhammad Israil Huq and late Salema Khatun from Lashkerdia, Nagarkanda upazila in Faridpur, died on February

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30th death anniversary of Haisya Bala Malakar today

She passed away on February 5, 1995

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Enam Ahmed Chowdhury passes away

Former chairman of the Privatization Commission and retired secretary Enam Ahmed Chowdhury passed away at his residence in Dhaka yesterday afternoon. He was 88.

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Mostafa Golam Quddus passes away

Mostafa Golam Quddus, former president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, breathed his last at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka yesterday.

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Shahidul Islam Pannu’s death anniv today

Today is the 16th death anniversary of Md Shahidul Islam Pannu, director of Sara Advertising Ltd, said a press release.

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SM Sultan’s centenary being celebrated in Jashore

The festival commenced on January 13 and will continue till February 8

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