Obituary

Obituary

Veteran journalist Alamgir Mohiuddin dies

The former Naya Diganta editor was undergoing treatment in Dhaka

6h ago

Journalist Rukunuddoulah passes away

Veteran journalist, freedom fighter, and special correspondent of the Daily Sangbad, Rukunuddoulah, passed away yesterday at the age of 74. He breathed his last at 7:30pm at Jessore 250-bed General Hospital.

21h ago

A life in print ends in tragedy

Police yesterday recovered the body of veteran journalist Bibhuranjan Sarker from the Meghna river in Munshiganj.

1d ago

Sakhawat Hossain passes away

Sakhawat Hossain, a former marine and mechanical engineer, former engineering manager at ICI Bangladesh Limited, and chief engineer at BIWTC, died on Thursday. He was 87, said a press release.

6d ago

Educationist Mahfuza Khanam passes away

Renowned educationist, social worker, and women’s rights advocate Mahfuza Khanam passed away in Dhaka yesterday. She was 79.

1w ago

AGM Shamsul Kamal passes away, aged 89

AGM Shamsul Kamal, founding chief executive officer of the Chittagong Stock Exchange and the Central Depository Bangladesh Limited, breathed his last yesterday at Evercare Hospital.

1w ago

Justice Abu Sayeed’s death anniv

Today is the 37th death anniversary of former president Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, said a press release.

3w ago

Azim Uddin Ahmed passes away

Azim Uddin Ahmed, founder life member and former chairman of the Board of Trustees, North South University, passed away in Singapore yesterday. He was 85, said a press release.

3w ago

Freedom Fighter Sakhina Begum laid to rest with state honours

Sakhina passed away at dawn on Tuesday at the age of 92, suffering from age-related illnesses, according to her niece and caregiver

2m ago

Mostafa Mohsin Montu passes away

Mostafa Mohsin Montu, a veteran politician, freedom fighter, passed away yesterday while undergoing treatment at a city hospital. He was 80.

2m ago

Adventurer and bestselling spy novelist Frederick Forsyth dies

A former correspondent for Reuters and the BBC, and an informant for Britain's MI6 foreign spy agency, Forsyth made his name by using his experiences as a reporter in Paris to pen the story of a failed assassination plot on Charles de Gaulle

2m ago

Team Group MD, Biman pilot die in Canada canoe capsize

The victims are Abdullah Hil Rakib, managing director of Team Group and ex-BGMEA VP, and Captain Md Saifuzzaman, who flew Boeing 787 for Biman

2m ago

Justice Latifur Rahman’s death anniversary today

To mark the occasion, prayers and milad mahfils will be held at various locations, including his residence in Jashore

2m ago

A guardian of Bangladesh’s folk music

In the quiet hours of early Saturday morning, Bangladesh bid farewell to one of its most cherished cultural figures. Mustafa Zaman Abbasi—eminent musicologist, author, singer, and television personality—passed away at the age of 87 at a hospital in Banani.

3m ago

In Loving Memory: Shahina Islam

Her Namaz-e-Janaza was held after ASR prayers on Tuesday (April 29)

3m ago

Senior lawyer MI Farooqui no more

Senior lawyer MI Farooqui passed away in Dhaka last night.

3m ago

Death anniv of Sher-e-Bangla today

Today is the 63rd death anniversary of Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq.

3m ago

Jahanara Abedin, wife of painter Zainul Abedin, dies at 94

'She has been suffering from old-age related complexities including dementia,' said her son Mainul Abedin

4m ago