Freedom fighter Lt Col (retd) MA Maleque Bhuiyan passed away on September 24. He was 83.

Celebrated folk singer Farida Parveen, revered as the “Queen of Lalon Geeti”, passed away at 10:15pm last night.

ASM Sarwar Ud-Deen, former member of the Tariff Commission, died in a road accident in the city’s Moghbazar area on Saturday night. He was 76.

Badruddin Umar, the eminent public intellectual, historian, and political activist, passed away in Dhaka yesterday at the age of 94. He breathed his last at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital, Shyamoli, around 10:05am. He was suffering from old-age complications.

Today is the 36th death anniversary of National Professor Dr Mohammad Ibrahim, founder of the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, said a press release.

Noel Gregory Mendes, a celebrated Chattogram business-man and former member of the legendary 1960s band "Lightnings", passed away on Monday morning. He was 71.

The 17th death anniversary of Shamsul Hoque Mojumder, a retired engineer of PWD and social worker, was observed yesterday, said a press release.

He was laid to rest at the family graveyard in Matlab of Chandpur

The 49th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed in the country today.

Veteran journalist and former founding editor of Naya Diganta, Alamgir Mohiuddin, passed away yesterday. He was 83.

Veteran journalist, freedom fighter, and special correspondent of the Daily Sangbad, Rukunuddoulah, passed away yesterday at the age of 74. He breathed his last at 7:30pm at Jessore 250-bed General Hospital.

Police yesterday recovered the body of veteran journalist Bibhuranjan Sarker from the Meghna river in Munshiganj.

Sakhawat Hossain, a former marine and mechanical engineer, former engineering manager at ICI Bangladesh Limited, and chief engineer at BIWTC, died on Thursday. He was 87, said a press release.

Renowned educationist, social worker, and women’s rights advocate Mahfuza Khanam passed away in Dhaka yesterday. She was 79.

AGM Shamsul Kamal, founding chief executive officer of the Chittagong Stock Exchange and the Central Depository Bangladesh Limited, breathed his last yesterday at Evercare Hospital.

Today is the 37th death anniversary of former president Justice Abu Sayeed Chowdhury, said a press release.

Azim Uddin Ahmed, founder life member and former chairman of the Board of Trustees, North South University, passed away in Singapore yesterday. He was 85, said a press release.

Today is the 43rd death anniversary of Chief Justice Syed AB Mahmud Husain, said a press release.

Yasmeen Murshed, founder chairperson of Scholastica School and former adviser to the caretaker government led by then-president Iajuddin Ahmed, was laid to eternal rest at Banani Graveyard yesterday.

Today is the fifth death anniversary of former adviser to a caretaker government AKM Amanul Islam Choudhury.