A globe-trotter, Kaiser Zaman, an organiser during Bangladesh’s Liberation War and a well-known humanitarian, passed away on June 19, 2023 in Dhaka, at the age of 78.
Dr Muhammad Zahir, the once well-revered jurist whose name has almost sunk into obscurity now, breathed his last on this day in 2013 in a hospital in Bangkok.
Nurul’s unique quality as a professional economist originated in the common sense and pragmatism which influenced his great faith in empirical work.
Like the dreaded knock, I was afraid that one of my friends would one day ask me to write something about him, a memorial.
He created two lasting popular characters in Bengali literature—the debonair detective Felu Da and the brilliant scientist Professor Shonku. The brilliance of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Isaac Asimov neatly packed into one creative mind that was Ray's.
Zafrullah believed that incremental change was not enough and that the social order itself needed to be changed.
His departure is part of life’s natural course. But we have to hold steadfast to his ethics.
Roki Apa, you will be missed, but your legacy of empowering women economically will live on.
On the fateful night of March 25, 1971, Prof Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta was dragged out of his university flat and shot repeatedly on the back by the Pakistan Army.
We have lost not only a great man and a charismatic person, but also a real guardian and a visionary business leader.
An acclaimed entrepreneur and banking legend is no more. Abdur Rouf Chowdhury, former chairman of Bank Asia and visionary of Rangs Group passed away around midday on February 18, 2023.
Rouf bhai was one of the most creative entrepreneurs in the country, having founded many companies in very diverse fields
He dedicated his entire life to the cause of the poor and to humanity.
The lady I am writing about was a silent social worker and an ardent homemaker.
Akbar Ali Khan is no more. His passing leaves a deep chasm in the intellectual firmament of Bangladesh.
As a visionary and an intellectual, Abul Mansur Ahmad was far ahead of his time.
Jahan Ara dedicated her life to the promotion of girls’ education in Bangladesh