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.
Former student leader and politician Shafi Ahamed passed away at a hospital in the capital yesterday evening after suffering cardiac arrest. He was 62.
Former student leader and politician Shafi Ahamed passed away at a hospital in the capital this evening after suffering from cardiac arrest. He was 62
Nayeemul Islam Khan, emeritus editor of daily Amader Notun Shomay,is set to be the next press secretary to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Today is the 43rd death anniversary of BNP founder and former president Ziaur Rahman.
Begum Firoz Haider, the youngest niece of Hussein Shaheed Suhrawardy and wife of freedom fighter and former lawmaker late Syed Haider Ally, passed away on Saturday evening. She was 86, said a press release.
Justice Mohammad Anwarul Haque, a retired judge of the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division, passed away at Square Hospital in Dhaka yesterday.
Bangla Academy Literary Award-winning essayist, novelist and researcher Hossain Uddin Hossain passed away today. He was 83
Prominent leftist leader and Marxist theorist Haider Akbar Khan Rano breathed his last early yesterday.
Veteran leftist leader and Marxist theorist Haider Akbar Khan Rano passed away at a city hospital early today at the age of 81
Today is the 15th death anniversary of Rezia Arefin, wife of the late Shamsul Arefin of T Hossain Bari, Nabiganj, Narayanganj, said a press release.
