Matia Chowdhury, a firebrand politician known for her simplistic lifestyle, was laid to rest yesterday.

A firebrand student leader who had become a national political figure even before graduating, Matia Chowdhury was a rare exception in Bangladeshi politics, which had been plagued by opportunism, corruption, and at times, crime.

Morjina Begum, mother of The Daily Star’s senior reporter and Bangladesh Sports Journalist Association general secretary Anisur Rahman Poltu,

Today is the 17th death anniversary of Obaidul Huq, a veteran journalist.

Razia Naseem Sultana, wife of Jahangir Bin Alam, former secretary of foreign investors, Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and India-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (IBCCI), passed away on October 8

India’s top industrialist and Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata died in a hospital in Mumbai last night, the company said.

Lubna Choudhury was widely recognised for her contributions to education, with her vision shaping BIT into a leading institution

Former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, a prominent figure in the country’s political landscape, passed away early yesterday.

The 36th death anniversary of MA Rashid will be observed today, said a press release.

Shimanta Khokon, news editor of NTV and managing committee member of Jatiya Press Club, died at his residence in Dhaka's Chamelibagh area yesterday

Former state minister Mostafizur Rahman Fizar passed away at a hospital in Dhaka last night. He was 71.

Badiul Alam, former senior vice-president and treasurer of the National Press Club, passed away in the capital today. He was 78..Badiul Alam, also former city editor of News Today, breathed his last at his residence in Iskaton area in the afternoon due to old age complications. .He w

Ruhul Amin Gazi, president of a faction of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), passed away in a Dhaka hospital last night.

With her husband returning from overseas after many years, her daughter happily married, and her son serving in the Bangladesh Army, there was very little missing from Nazma Akter’s life.

Hosneara Begum, mother of Mizanur Rahman, chief of operations at The Daily Star, passed away yesterday. She was 75.

Amanullah Khan, founding chairman of United News of Bangladesh (UNB), passed away today

The seventh death anniversary of Language Movement activist Kazi Rezai Karim will be observed today.

Ekushey Padak winner, teacher, researcher, writer and linguist Professor Moniruzzaman passed away yesterday. He was 84..He died of old-age complications at his hometown in Narsingdi, his son Sayeduzzaman told our local correspondent..Moniruzzaman left behind his wife, one son, grandc

Ustad Mihir Lala, 83, the veteran singer of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra, is no more. He passed away at his residence in the port city at 7:30am today.

Engineer Sheikh Muhammad Shahidullah, who led the movement to protect the country’s oil, gas, and mineral resources, is no more.