Tribute
Remembering Matia Chowdhury: A distinguished life
Matia Chowdhury was usually seen donning a cotton saree and avoided luxurious attire.
4th Death Anniversary of Latifur Rahman / Tribute by Mahfuz Anam: Remembering the flagbearer of independent journalism
As we commemorate Latifur Rahman, we miss his presence, warmth and personal touch in championing the cause of independent journalism.
Prof Azizur Rahman Khan: A visionary in financial studies
It is difficult to put into words the contribution that Prof Azizur Rahman Khan made to academia and the nation.
88th birth anniversary of Sir Fazle Hasan Abed / Memories of a revolutionary dreamer
Abed bhai defined a great and worthy leader as someone who always steps down to accommodate a worthier leader.
Remembering Sir John Wilson: An outstanding personality
Sir John Wilson directly contributed in changing the lives of millions of people with disabilities around the world.
Muzharul Islam: A ‘vastukalabid’ for modern Bengal
Described as the doyen of Bangladesh’s architecture, Muzharul Islam introduced modernism in the country as well as the highest ideals of the craft.
Tribute to AM Anisuzzaman / Forever a restless civil servant
He seemed to shine whenever handling a crisis.
Remembering Annisul Huq: The man behind the public persona
Six years ago, a perfectly healthy man in his 60s just left me and my children in a state of shock and emptiness.
A journalist and a gentleman
To many of us who are over 60 years of age Zaglul Ahmed Chowdhury is someone we will fondly remember as a committed journalist and most gracious friend. On November 29, 2014 we lost Zaglul in a freak accident in Dhaka.
A life well lived
Going down can be as arduous as going up. Treading down the stairs of the Dhanmondi Hospital on the Tuesday morning of November 14 after meeting his family on the fifth, I paused momentarily, more so mentally, when I reached the first floor, knowing that his dialysis was proceeding in some room.
Dina Wadia | Passing away of Jinnah’s only child
Dina Wadia died on November 2, 2017 at the impressive age of 98. She was the only child of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan—though there was a breach between the two when she did as her father did and married a non-Muslim.
What we lost on November 3, 1975
On this occasion, we remember these heroes with love, respect and gratitude.
The Braveheart of Bengal
October 26 is an auspicious day for the Bengali people, for on this day in 1873 was born Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq, the great leader of Bengal, who came as a saviour of his fellow Bengalis from the tyranny of the exploiting landlords and British colonial rule.
Tribute to a patriot
While we all occupy multiple identities in our lives, some stand out more sharply, and are more cherished, than others. For most of the people engaged in the Liberation War of 1971, it is that experience alone that perhaps defines them more than anything else.
Nurul Islam Anu as I knew him
Munshiganj High School, Haraganga College playground, and Idrakpur Fort are where we would rendezvous in the mid-fifties—Nurul Islam Anu; my elder brother Shah Ali Imam, a freedom fighter; and myself.
For the love of theatre
How does one describe her? She was an educationist, researcher, writer, social worker, a dedicated women's rights activist, a symbol of non-communal consciousness, theatre enthusiast, and a participant in all progressive social movements.
The first nuclear physicist of Bangladesh
Nuclear physics was first introduced in Bangladesh by an energetic and amiable young man who returned from England after obtaining his PhD - Dr Anwar Hossain.
In memory of Lt General Khwaja Wasiuddin
Today marks the 25th death anniversary of my father-in-law Lt General Khwaja Wasiuddin (1920-1992), a patriotic army officer and diplomat in later life. Mere words cannot do justice to the memory of the kind of person that he was.