Fauzia is survived by her husband, daughter Ripa, son-in-law Robert, son Arman, daughter-in-law Stephanie and grandsons Alexander and Adrian. The deceased was buried at his ancestral home in Tangail. His Kulkhani will take place after Asr prayers in Dhaka on Saturday, October 21.
Poet Asad Chaudhary has passed away. He breathed his last in a hospital in Toronto, Canada. The poet’s youngest son, Zarif Chowdhury, confirmed the matter in a message to Prothom Alo. “Abu passed away at Oshawa Lakeridge Hospital in Toronto. He passed away at 3:00 a.m. Thursday,” Zarif Chowdhury said, messaging Prothom Alo on WhatsApp […]
Noted filmmaker Syed Salahuddin Zaki died in a hospital in the capital last night. According to BSS report, family sources confirmed the news, he breathed his last at United Hospital at around 11:53 pm on Monday night. Zaki’s health suddenly deteriorated after 10:00 pm on Monday night, as he was staying at his residence in […]
Kazi Shaheed Ahmed’s son, Kazi Anees Ahmed, publisher of Bangla Tribune and Dhaka Tribune, confirmed the news of his father’s demise. Qazi Shaheed was born on 7 November 1940 in Jashore. He studied engineering and then served in the army for 14 years. He was one of the first platoon commanders of the Bangladesh Military […]
Palash Baruah fell ill on Sunday while traveling to Langadu Upazila of Rangamati. He was first taken to a hospital in Langdu. Later, he was shifted to Dighinala Upazila Health Complex, Khagrachari District Hospital and a private hospital in Chattogram. As his health condition did not improve, he was kept on life support system at […]
Whenever he was invited to a meeting or a seminar, he would go home with little concern about his health or other constraints
Pankaj Bhattacharya is an eyewitness to all the movements and struggles of Bangladesh, from the student movement of the 60s to the liberation war and later. In 1962, Pankaj Bhattacharya was elected as the Vice President and later as the Working President of the Central Committee of the East Pakistan Students Union. He was accused […]
Zafarullah Chaudhary breathed his last at 11 pm on Tuesday night during treatment at the Gonosthasthya Nagar Hospital in Dhanmandi. He was 81 years old. He was suffering from kidney related problems for a long time. Dr Zafarullah Chowdhary was a vascular surgeon and public health expert. He along with others established the Bangladesh Field […]
Renowned sculptor Shamim Sikdar passed away on Tuesday in a city hospital at the age of around 70. Family members said that he breathed his last at around 4.30 pm while undergoing treatment at United Hospital. Shamim Sikdar had been suffering from several health complications including heart and kidney ailments for a long time.
Beck’s death quickly reverberated throughout the music world, with tributes pouring in from rock icons such as Ozzy Osbourne, with whom Beck once collaborated, and Kiss lead singer Gene Simmons, who called Beck’s passing “heartbreaking”. Gave. “Nobody plays guitar like Jeff,” Simmons posted on Twitter. “Please watch the first two Jeff Beck Group albums and […]
President Marcos’ predecessor Rodrigo Duterte made it a priority to end the conflict with the NPA when he took office in 2016, but he abandoned peace efforts after being angered by repeated rebel attacks during talks. At its peak, the NPA had 25,000 armed fighters but now has about 2,000, the army has said. After […]
