Former minister and BNP vice-chairman Abdullah Al Noman passed away yesterday.

His notable works include Dhobal Megher Dingulo (2006), Anonto Roddure Eso (2009), Swarochito Sukher Sotkar (2010), Swapno Shuyechelo Kuashay (2011), and Shomoy Amake Hotyar Kotha Bole Geche (2013)

Sara Ara Mahmud, widow of Shaheed Altaf Mahmud, passed away today

Engineer Ahsan Ul Mowla passed away at Popular Hospital in the capital on February 19, said a press release.

The music world mourns the loss of a truly remarkable figure, Pratul Mukhopadhyay, the legendary singer-songwriter who passed away on Saturday at the age of 83 after a prolonged illness.

Farida Anwar (Baby), daughter of late Shah Muhammad Israil Huq and late Salema Khatun from Lashkerdia, Nagarkanda upazila in Faridpur, died on February

She passed away on February 5, 1995

Former chairman of the Privatization Commission and retired secretary Enam Ahmed Chowdhury passed away at his residence in Dhaka yesterday afternoon. He was 88.

Mostafa Golam Quddus, former president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, breathed his last at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka yesterday.

Today is the 16th death anniversary of Md Shahidul Islam Pannu, director of Sara Advertising Ltd, said a press release.

The festival commenced on January 13 and will continue till February 8

The tenth death anniversary of Arafat Rahman Koko, the younger son of ex-president Ziaur Rahman and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, the founder and current chairperson of the BNP respectively, will be observed today.

An eminent jurist in South Asia, he is one of the greatest constitutional lawyers of the sub-continent and a respected figure in the political arena

Today is the fourth death anniversary of Mizanur Rahman Khan, who was the joint editor of Prothom Alo.

Veteran politician and a prominent leader of the labour movement, Shahidullah Chowdhury, passed away yesterday.

Former lawmaker Marium Begum passed away at the age of 101 yesterday.

Today is the 13th death anniversary of visionary entrepre-neur Samson H Chowdhury.

Today is the 25th death anniversary of Ardhendu Shekhor Roy, former deputy registrar (judicial) of the Cooperative Department in Rajshahi region.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has expressed deep shock over the death of AF Hassan Ariff, Adviser to the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism and the Ministry of Land

Hassan passed away at a Dhaka hospital today at the age of 83