Rakib Hasan, the eminent Bangladeshi author who gave generations of young readers their favourite fictional sleuths through the Tin Goyenda series, passed away on Wednesday (15 October). He was 74 years old. Masuma Maimur, adviser to Sheba Prokashoni which published the fan favourite juvenile...
Renowned academic and writer Syed Manzoorul Islam, emeritus professor of English at the University of Dhaka, has passed away in Dhaka. He breathed his last at 5pm on Friday (10 October) while receiving treatment at LabAid Hospital in the capital, confirmed Chowdhury Meher-e-Khoda, Public Relations...
Some individuals move quietly yet indelibly through the world, compelled by a sense of duty greater than themselves. Dr Tofail, who served for many years as Chair of the COAST Board, was one such rare soul - a man of intellect, conviction and extraordinary selflessness, who worked to uplift those...
Prof Tofail Ahmed, one of Bangladesh’s most respected scholars and reform advocates for decentralisation and good governance, passed away on Wednesday night while undergoing treatment at United Hospital in Dhaka. He was 71. His son-in-law, Sarowar Jahan, confirmed that Prof Tofail, who had been...
Nurul Absar, widely known as Badsha Saudagar, a respected businessman from Bara Daroga Hat in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram, passed away at around 12:45am on Friday (3 October). He had been suffering from complications related to old age. He was 90. He is survived by four sons, two daughters,...
Ahmad Rafique, a language veteran, poet, essayist and leading authority on Rabindranath Tagore, has died at the age of 96. He breathed his last at 10:12pm on Thursday (2 October) while undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit of BIRDEM hospital in the capital. His death was confirmed by his...
