My mother’s love for Hindustani classical music was infectious, to say the least.
Best known as the poet of rebellion and love, Helal Hafiz was laid to rest with state honours yesterday at the Martyred Intellectuals Graveyard at Mirpur in Dhaka.
His words, woven with the fervour of rebellion and the tenderness of love, have left an indelible mark on the nation’s literary landscape.
Andrew James Eagle, a passionate lover of Bangladesh and an accomplished journalist, passed away in his home in Baucau, East Timor, on Monday. He was 49.
Papia Sarwar, renowned Rabindra Sangeet exponent and Ekushey Padak laureate, passed away at a private hospital in Dhaka yesterday. She was 72.
Afsarul Arifeen, secretary general of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry, died of a cardiac arrest at a Dhaka hospital on December 6, aged 56, said a press release.
She passed away at 4:30 PM on November 25 while in hospice care, surrounded by loved ones.
Uma Dasgupta, the actress who portrayed Durga in Satyajit Ray’s “Pather Panchali,” has passed away at the age of 84 after a prolonged illness.
Ruhul Amin Gazi, president of a faction of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), passed away in a Dhaka hospital last night.
With her husband returning from overseas after many years, her daughter happily married, and her son serving in the Bangladesh Army, there was very little missing from Nazma Akter’s life.
Hosneara Begum, mother of Mizanur Rahman, chief of operations at The Daily Star, passed away yesterday. She was 75.
Amanullah Khan, founding chairman of United News of Bangladesh (UNB), passed away today
The seventh death anniversary of Language Movement activist Kazi Rezai Karim will be observed today.
Ekushey Padak winner, teacher, researcher, writer and linguist Professor Moniruzzaman passed away yesterday. He was 84..He died of old-age complications at his hometown in Narsingdi, his son Sayeduzzaman told our local correspondent..Moniruzzaman left behind his wife, one son, grandc
Ustad Mihir Lala, 83, the veteran singer of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, is no more. He passed away at his residence in the port city at 7:30am today.
Engineer Sheikh Muhammad Shahidullah, who led the movement to protect the country’s oil, gas, and mineral resources, is no more.
Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, veteran Left leader and former West Bengal chief minister, died at his south Kolkata residence this morning. He was 80.
The 25th death anniversary of Prof Mohammed Faruque, former chairman of Bangla department at Jahangirnagar University and Karachi University, will be
