Rokia Afzal Rahman, a visionary leader and inspiring mentor, left an indelible legacy in the fields of business, media, and social progress.

Dr Sanjida Khatun, the president of Chhayanaut and a pioneer of cultural movement in Bangladesh, passed away at Square Hospital in Dhaka at 3:10pm yesterday. She was 91.

A condolence meeting and doa mahfil were held today in memory of eminent industrialist Syed Manzur Elahi, who passed away at Gleneagles Hospital in Singapore on March 12

He breathed his last at a hospital in Khalishpur, Khulna, after battling complications related to old age

Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique, former vice chancellor of Dhaka University, was laid to eternal rest at the Azimpur graveyard in the capital yesterday afternoon.

Today is the 13th death anniversary of Shawkat Jamil Khan, a senior photojournalist of The Daily Star

The business world often thrives on boldness, but in Syed Manzur Elahi, Bangladesh found something more: a quiet fortitude, a moral compass, and an entrepreneurial mind that always seeks to build.

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