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.

March 5, 2016
March 5, 2016

Indigenous woman found dead in Gulshan

Police recover a body of a indigenous woman in Gulshan of Dhaka. The body of the woman, aged around 28, is found with injury marks on her chest, neck and other parts, cops say.

February 28, 2016
February 28, 2016

Two children strangled by 'stepbrother'

Two children were strangled to death allegedly by their stepbrother in Comilla city yesterday.

February 23, 2016
February 23, 2016

Mirpur Road blocked over death of student

Students of a private university block Dhaka’s key thoroughfare Mirpur Road in protest against death of a student in road crash.

February 16, 2016
February 16, 2016

Former UN General Secretary Boutros Boutros-Ghali dies at 93

Boutros Boutros-Ghali, the former secretary general of the UN, has died aged 93.

February 14, 2016
February 14, 2016

Three 'robbers' beaten to death

A mob in Zinda area of Rupganj in Narayanganj beat three alleged robbers to death early yesterday.

February 11, 2016
February 11, 2016

Mexico prison riot leaves 52 dead

A riot and a fire at a prison near Monterrey in northern Mexico has left 52 people dead, state officials say. Another 12 are injured in the riot at Topo Chico jail that broke out just after midnight.

February 9, 2016
February 9, 2016

SC starts hearing war criminal Mir Quasem’s plea

Supreme Court today starts hearing the appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quashem Ali challenging his death sentence for his crimes against humanity during the country's Liberation War in 1971.

February 8, 2016
February 8, 2016

Cop among 2 killed in Comilla road crash

Two people including a constable of highway police killed and three others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla.

February 7, 2016
February 7, 2016

Mother, baby boy killed

A housewife and her infant son were hacked to death allegedly by her husband over family disputes in Subarnachar upazila in the early hours yesterday.

February 5, 2016
February 5, 2016

Tea seller dies of burns

Tea-seller Babul Matabbar, who had suffered severe burns in an incident involving police, succumbed to his injuries yesterday after fighting death for around 16 hours.