Today is the 27th death anniversary of Justice Muhammad Ansar Ali.

Today is the first death anniversary of noted lyricist Fazal-e-Khuda, best known for the legendary song, “Salam Salam Hajar Salam”.

Former chair-person of the UN Com-mittee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), economist and women’s rights activist Salma Khan passed away at the age of 80.

Today is the second death anniversary of Latifur Rahman, founder chairman and CEO of Transcom Group, a well-known and highly respected business house in Bangladesh.

Bangladesh Awami Swechchhasebak League president Nirmal Ranjan Guha passed away yesterday morning while undergoing treatment at Mount Elizabeth hospital in Singapore.

Today is the eighth anniversary of poet Abul Hussain.

Dr Momtaz Begum, vice chairman of Premier Group and Sheikh Hasina University of Science and Technology Board of Trustees, breathed her last at a Singapore hospital yesterday.

Today is the 11th death anniversary of Shafiur Rahman, a pioneer of the movement for promotion of classical music in the country, said a press release.

Golam Faruque, senior member of Dhaka Theatre and proprietor of Adbest International, breathed his last at Birdem Hospital on Friday.

Former secretary, diplomat, and freedom fighter Mohiuddin Ahmed passed away yesterday at his Uttara home in Dhaka after a prolonged illness.

Today is the 111th birthday of Sufia Kamal, a renowned poet, social reformer and pioneer of women’s rights movement in Bangladesh.

Dr Md Anwar Ul Islam, a retired professor of the Pharmacy Department of Rajshahi University (RU), passed away yesterday (June 17, 2022).

Mohammad Mohiuddin Molla, a retired government official, passed away yesterday at the age of 70.

Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) celebrated its 30th founding anniversary yesterday with festivity and several programmes.

Monowar Ahmed, former secretary to Economic Relations Department, Ministry of Finance, died on Thursday night at the age of 61, said a press release.

BNP is observing the 41st death anniversary of its founder and former president Ziaur Rahman today.

Syed Nurul Alam, a renowned NGO worker and former executive director of SAP-Bangladesh, passed away on May 23.

Today is the 20th death anniversary of Prof Maliha Khatun, said a press release.

The body of prominent writer and columnist Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury -- best known for writing the lyrics of “Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano” -- is likely to arrive in Dhaka next week.

The man best known for penning the immortal song “Amar Bhaier Rokte Rangano Ekushey February”, a popular columnist, litterateur and political analyst, Abdul Gaffar Chowdhury breathed his last yesterday at a hospital in London at the age of 87.