Death

POETRY / The three day wake

‘You must bury / yourself / Every three days’ / She said, / ‘Corpses are of / No use

POETRY / Colours

Echoes of your voice ring in my ears / As the world turns scarlet in front of my eyes

Cyclone Remal death toll rises to 10

The death toll from Cyclone Remal, which smashed into low-lying areas of Bangladesh last night, has risen to at least 10 people, with more than 30,000 homes destroyed and tens of thousands more damaged, officials said

‘Nagin’, ‘Jaani Dushman’ director Rajkumar Kohli passes away

Mithun Chakraborty and Dimple Kapadia starrer ‘80s popular film “Bees Saal Baad” (1988) was also directed by him. Although he directed around 15 films in his career, most of his films were commercially successful.

Zeenat Barkatullah no more

In her illustrious career, Zeenat Barkatullah served as the director of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (production department), while overseeing its dance and music departments.

Eminent director Syed Salahuddin Zaki no more

Director Syed Salahuddin Zaki has passed away. He took his last breath at 11:53 PM on Monday at United Hospital in Gulshan. The news of the demise of this renowned director has been confirmed by Channel i's managing director, Faridur Reza Sagor. The director was 77 years old at the time of his death.

CREATIVE NONFICTION / The graveyard in Banani

Love is the enormous mango tree growing directly from an ancient grave, so old that no headstone remains at all.

Deportees from KSA: Neglect writ large as one dies

A deported migrant worker died and another one fell sick during their flight back to Dhaka from Saudi Arabia yesterday.

Death of Passenger: ‘Plane denied priority landing’

A passenger who fell ill on board a Biman flight died in the early hours yesterday after his treatment was delayed due to Dhaka airport’s air traffic control putting the plane’s landing on hold, according to the cockpit crew.

February 24, 2023
February 24, 2023

Man dies after being stabbed in Dhaka’s Panthapath

The deceased was identified as Md Faruk, 26, a resident of Karwan Bazar area

January 27, 2022
January 27, 2022

Sharing a meal on earth or in heaven

These four fathers are just like any other. Like all the other, ordinary fathers that are present. The unknowns. All four of the individuals in the picture are, Syed Faizul Hussaini, Akkas Hossain Fakir, Abdur Reza Khan, Kawser Mia. All of them had a family which consisted of four members. The family that shared at least one meal together.

October 8, 2017
October 8, 2017

Pvt university student killed by muggers in Dhaka

A student of Daffodil International University (DIU) is stabbed to death by muggers at Tikatuli in Dhaka

September 6, 2017
September 6, 2017

6 electrocuted in Narsingdi

Six people have died from electrocution and another sustained injuries in a filling station at Raipura upazila of Narsingdi district.

August 28, 2017
August 28, 2017

4 killed in Brahmanbaria roof collapse

Four workers have been killed and six others injured as the roof of an under-construction petrol pump collapsed in Ashuganj upazila of Brahmanbaria.

August 18, 2017
August 18, 2017

Death toll from Sierra Leone floods passes 400: Red Cross

More than 400 people have died in mudslides and flooding in Sierra Leone with 600 people still missing in the stricken capital, the Red Cross says, as Britain promised £5 million in fresh aid.

August 7, 2017
August 7, 2017

4 to walk gallows for killing Dohar elderly woman

A Dhaka court awards death penalty to four people for murdering an elderly woman to steal her gold ornaments in Dohar upazila in 2008.

July 14, 2017
July 14, 2017

China hits back at criticism over Nobel laureate's death

China lashes out at international criticism after it denied Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo's dying wish to leave the country and faced pressure to set the democracy champion's widow free.

July 7, 2017
July 7, 2017

Eminent art critic Fayza Haq no more

Eminent art critic, journalist and teacher Fayza Haq passes away.

May 7, 2017
May 7, 2017

Man killed over IPL betting

A man, who received injuries on the chest during an attack by a local youth over betting on a cricket match on Tuesday, died at the Rangpur Medical College Hospital yesterday.