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Mohila Dal leader Ishrat Mirza passes away
Ishrat Mirza Khushi, the vice-president of Mohila Dal and the younger sister of BNP standing committee member Mirza Abbas, died at her Shahjahanpur residence on Sunday. She was 56.
Ex-Southeast Bank DMD Syed Imtiaz Hasib passes away
Ishrat Mirza breathed her last while she was asleep around 12 pm, BNP chairperson's media wing member Sairul Kabir Khan told UNB.
Former minister Afsarul Ameen passes away
She left behind her one daughter and a host of relatives to mourn her death.
Ishrat will be buried at Shahjahanpur graveyard following a namaz-e-janaza after Maghrib prayer.
Former chief justice Habibur Rahman’s wife Islama Rahman no more
PM mourns death of Dhaka South City AL leader Abdul Huq
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of Dhaka South City Awami League’s senior advisor Abdul Huq Sabuj.
He was also former joint secretary of undivided Dhaka City Awami League.
In a condolence message, the Prime Minister prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and conveyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family.
Abdul Huq died of kidney ailments at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital here last night. He was 68.
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Sabuj was admitted to the BSMMU on June 8 with kidney ailments and later shifted to the ICU on Sunday as his physical conditions deteriorated.
Sabuj was elected as Vice President (VP) of Habibullah Bahar College Central Students' Union twice.
His first Namaj-e-Janaza was held at a mosque in capital’s Shanirakhra.
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Later, his body was taken to his ancestral home at Kalai Sardarer Char Village of Purba Enayet Nagar Union at Kalkini upazila in Madaripur district where he will be laid to eternal rest beside his parents' graves following his namaj-e-janaza there.
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Ex-Southeast Bank DMD Syed Imtiaz Hasib passes away
Syed Imtiaz Hasib, former deputy managing director Southeast Bank Limited passed away at the city's Evercare Hospital on Monda.
He was the younger son of Late Syed Abdul Hasib and Selina Hasib
Hasib started his career at BCCI and went on to work for EBL and finally retired as DMD of Southeast Bank Limited.
His namaz-e-janaza will be held after Zohr prayers on Tuesday at the Baridhara DOHS Mosque.
Foreign Minister condoles Afsarul Ameen's death
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of former AL minister and lawmaker from Chattogram-10 constituency Afsarul Ameen.
In a condolence message on Friday, the Foreign Minister prayed for the eternal salvation of the departed soul and expressed sympathy to the bereaved family members.
Afsarul Ameen breathed his last while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital around 4 pm. He was 73.
Ameen was elected MP three times with AL's tickets in 2008, 2014 and 2018 from his home constituency.
Former minister Afsarul Ameen passes away
Afsarul Ameen, a former AL minister and lawmaker from Chattogram-10 constituency passed away on Friday.
He was 73.
Afsarul Ameen, also vice president of Chittagong Metropolitan Awami League, breathed his last while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital around 4 pm, said his younger brother Arif Ameen.
He said that his elder brother was diagnosed with lung cancer in January 2020. He received treatment in Singapore. Later, he was brought to the country and given treatment at a private hospital in Dhaka.
He was elected MP three times with AL's tickets in 2008, 2014 and 2018 from his home constituency.
He was first made shipping minister and later given charge of the primary and mass education ministries.
Former chief justice Habibur Rahman’s wife Islama Rahman no more
Islama Rahman, wife of former chief justice and caretaker government head Mohammad Habibur Rahman, died of cardiac arrest on Wednesday afternoon.
She was admitted to United Hospital after cardiac arrest on May 5 and breathed her last around 1 pm.
She will be buried at Banani graveyard in her husband's grave after namaje janaza at Azad Mosque after Ars prayers.
Late Islama left three daughters, one son- in-law, a grandson and a host of relatives and well-wishers to mourn her death.
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DCCI’s former president Shahjahan Khan no more
Mohammad Shahjahan Khan, former President of Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry, breathed his last on Monday, 22nd May, in Bangkok, Thailand.
He died at 11:40 pm Bangladesh time while undergoing treatment in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, He was 73 years old, said a press release of DCCI.
Shahjahan Khan served as president of DCCI in 2014. In addition, he was the senior vice president of Dhaka Chamber in 2007 and 2010. He was the Managing Director (MD) of SS Shipping and Trading Limited and SS Shipping and Chartering Limited. His company is involved in the seagoing ship business.
President of DCCI Barrister Md. Sameer Sattar and members of the Board of Directors mourn and express their deep condolences for the death of Shahjahan Khan.
Actor Farooque no more
Legendary actor and parliamentary member Akbar Hossain Pathan, popularly known as Farooque, passed away on Monday. He was 75.
He breathed his last at 8:30 am while undergoing treatment in Singapore, Farooque’s niece told UNB.
Actor Farooque, who is also a freedom fighter, film producer and businessman, was undergoing treatment in Singapore for a long time. His body will be brought to Dhaka on Tuesday morning.
He was elected MP from Dhaka-17 constituency in the last national election.
Farooque made his debut on the big screen in H Akbar's film "Jolchhobi." His performance in Lathiyal earned him the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1975.
He is known as 'Mia Bhai' to mass people. He appeared in over 150 films in a career spanning more than five decades.
Former director of Eastland Insurance Company Limited dies
Nasiruddin Ahmed (90), a former director of Eastland Insurance Company Limited died of old-age complications at 4:53 pm on Sunday (14 May 2023) at Evercare Hospital, Dhaka.
He retired as the General Manager of Mitsui & Company in the late '70s. He was also associated with several social organizations. Late Ahmed is the eldest brother of Mr. Mahbubur Rahman, President, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – Bangladesh.
Late Ahmed's Namaj-e-Janaza will be held tomorrow (Monday 15 May) at Ramna Thana Jame Masjid after Zohr prayer. After that he will be laid to rest in the Banani Graveyard.
He left behind his wife, four daughters, grand-children and a host of relatives & well-wishers to mourn his death.
Renowned economist Prof. Nurul Islam passes away in Washington
Prominent economist Professor Nurul Islam, who headed the country's first Planning Commission as deputy chairman, has passed away. He died of a heart attack at around 12 pm (local time) in Washington, DC yesterday.
Professor Adnan Morshed of the Catholic University of America in Washington, USA, confirmed the matter around 6:30pm (BdST).
Professor Islam was serving as an Emeritus Fellow of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) until his death. In 1987, he joined the organization as Senior Policy Adviser to the Director General.
During his long career, Prof. Nurul Islam served as Assistant Director-General of the Economic and Social Policy Division of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Apart from this, he was the chairman of the Bangladesh Institute of Development Research (BIDS). He was a professor at the Economics Department of Dhaka University.
Prof. Islam completed his Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Economics from Dhaka University and did his PhD from Harvard University, United States.
He has served as a visiting academic in various reputed universities of the world. Notable among them are Yale, Oxford, Cambridge and the London School of Economics.