Justice Latifur Rahman’s death anniv
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Obituary
Tofail Ahmed laid to rest with state honour
3 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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Tofail Ahmed: a life tied to the nation’s history
2 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Obituary
Zia’s 45th death anniv today
30 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Md Yusuf Hossain Humayun no more
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Obituary
MM Murshid passes away
24 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Obituary
Senior Supreme Court lawyer Yusuf Hossain Humayun no more
23 May 2026, 20:38 PM
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Mizanur Rahman Sinha dies
17 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Obituary
Kaarina Kaisar no more
16 May 2026, 02:27 AM
Arts & Entertainment
War heroine Tepri Rani given final farewell with state honours
13 May 2026, 22:06 PM
Obituary
Sakhawat Hossain Bhuiyan passes away
He was buried at Pakunda Khan House graveyard after a namaz-e-janaza following state honours by Sonargaon Police Station
30 October 2024, 12:25 PM
Fahmeeda Wahab passes away
Fahmeeda Wahab, a prominent figure in development economics and international aid, has passed away in Canada at the age of 65, said a press release.
23 October 2024, 22:43 PM
Shujeo Shyam passes away
Renowned composer and singer Shujeo Shyam passed away early yesterday at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital.
18 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Matia Chy laid to rest sans state honour
Matia Chowdhury, a firebrand politician known for her simplistic lifestyle, was laid to rest yesterday.
17 October 2024, 18:11 PM
A firebrand politician falls silent
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.
16 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Morjina Begum passes away
Morjina Begum, mother of The Daily Star’s senior reporter and Bangladesh Sports Journalist Association general secretary Anisur Rahman Poltu,
13 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Obaidul Huq’s death anniv
Today is the 17th death anniversary of Obaidul Huq, a veteran journalist.
12 October 2024, 18:00 PM
Razia Naseem Sultana no more
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
12 October 2024, 16:51 PM
Ratan Tata passes away
India’s top industrialist and Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata died in a hospital in Mumbai last night, the company said.
9 October 2024, 18:32 PM
BIT founder Lubna Choudhury passes away
Lubna Choudhury was widely recognised for her contributions to education, with her vision shaping BIT into a leading institution
8 October 2024, 06:29 AM
A life dedicated to public service
Former president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury, a prominent figure in the country’s political landscape, passed away early yesterday.
5 October 2024, 18:00 PM
MA Rashid’s death anniv
The 36th death anniversary of MA Rashid will be observed today, said a press release.
4 October 2024, 18:00 PM
NTV News Editor Shimanta Khokon no more
Shimanta Khokon, news editor of NTV and managing committee member of Jatiya Press Club, died at his residence in Dhaka's Chamelibagh area yesterday
1 October 2024, 19:24 PM
Mostafizur Rahman Fizar no more
Former state minister Mostafizur Rahman Fizar passed away at a hospital in Dhaka last night. He was 71.
29 September 2024, 22:40 PM
Senior journalist Badiul Alam no more
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
29 September 2024, 13:02 PM
Ruhul Amin Gazi no more
Ruhul Amin Gazi, president of a faction of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ), passed away in a Dhaka hospital last night.
24 September 2024, 18:34 PM
Family loses beloved son and nation a patriot
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.
24 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Hosneara Begum passes away
Hosneara Begum, mother of Mizanur Rahman, chief of operations at The Daily Star, passed away yesterday. She was 75.
21 September 2024, 18:00 PM
UNB chairman Amanullah Khan passes away
Amanullah Khan, founding chairman of United News of Bangladesh (UNB), passed away today
12 September 2024, 15:39 PM
Rezai Karim’s death anniv
The seventh death anniversary of Language Movement activist Kazi Rezai Karim will be observed today.
9 September 2024, 18:00 PM