Today is the 26thh death anniversary of Prof Mohammed Noman, an eminent educationist and former vice chancellor of Jahangirnagar University.

Today is the 11th death anniversary of Sayam ur Rahman, the only son of Awami League presidium member Jahangir Kabir Nanak.

“Joy Bangla, Banglar Joy.” These words have resonated and are still resonating in the hearts of the Bangalees since the birth of Bangladesh. Perhaps, even earlier.

Diplomatic Correspondents Association, Bangladesh (DCAB) has expressed deep shock at the death of Suzana Costa, mother of The Daily Star diplomatic correspondent Porimol Palma.

Ashfaque Uddin Chowdhury, a renowned Banker passed away at 6:00pm today (September 4, 2022) at his home in Uttara, Dhaka.

Today is the sixth death anniversary of M Abdur Rahim, a close associate of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and western zone chairman of the then Mujibnagar government.

Suzana Costa, mother of Porimol Palma, diplomatic correspon-dent of The Daily Star, passed away on Friday. She was 85.

Prof Zia Hyder’s 14th death anniversary was observed at his ancestral house in Pabna yesterday.

Today is the seventh death anniversary of Dr Edric Sargission Baker, a New Zealander who served poor patients in Tangail for three decades.

Today is the 19th death anniversary of Nurjahan Murshid, a renowned politician, women’s rights activist, and one of the organisers of the 1971 Liberation War.

Rita Khan, widow of late Nurul Hussain Khan, passed away yesterday due to old age complications, said a press release.

Shafiqur Rahman (Munna), former president (2008-2009) and founder member of Cadet College Club Ltd and former cadet of Mirzapur Cadet College (2nd batch), has breathed his last on August 23. He was 70, said a press release.

The 46th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed in the country today in a befitting manner.

Mahbub Talukdar, former Election Commis-sioner and litterateur, was laid to eternal rest with state honour at Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard in Dhaka yesterday.

Today is the 14th death anniversary of Shamsul Hoque Mojumder, former engineer of Power Works Department and eminent social worker.

Mahbub Talukdar, who, as an election commissioner, raised a lone voice against the ills within the election commission till his retirement, died at a city hospital yesterday.

Former Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukdar died of cardiac arrest today. He was 80.

Today is the 34th death anniversary of Begum Khwaja Selima Khatun, a freedom fighter, journalist, educationist, social reformer, politician and women leader.

Freedom fighter and retired engineer Ayub Khan (Bachchu) passed away at United Hospital in Dhaka yesterday.

Zannatul Ferdous Mohua, a winner of “Unsung Women Nation Builders Awards”, an initiative of The Daily Star and IPDC, passed away yesterday (August 14, 2022). She was 25.