Remembered

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Nurul Islam Jihadi

1948 – 2021

Ulema, Educator, Writer

Nurul Islam Jihadi (Bengali: নুরুল ইসলাম জিহাদী; 1948 – 29 November 2021) was a Bangladeshi Deobandi Islamic scholar, educator and spiritual figure. He was the…

Hasan Azizul Huq

1939 – 2021

Writer

Hasan Azizul Huq (2 February 1939 – 15 November 2021) was a Bangladeshi short-story writer and novelist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1999, Bangla Academy Li…

F. W. de Klerk

1936 – 2021

Politician, Lawyer, Minister

Frederik Willem de Klerk (18 March 1936 – 11 November 2021) was a South African politician who served as the final apartheid state president of South Africa fro…

Puneeth Rajkumar

1975 – 2021

Actor, Singer, Television presenter

Here is an improved and verified version of the memorial biography for Puneeth Rajkumar, based strictly on well-supported facts: Puneeth Rajkumar (17 March 197…

Colin Powell

1937 – 2021

Politician, Diplomat, Army officer, Soldier, Foreign minister, Security advisor

Colin Luther Powell ( KOH-lin POW-əl; (1937-04-05)April 5, 1937 – (2021-10-18)October 18, 2021) was an American U.S. Army general, diplomat, and statesman who s…

Enamul Haque

1943 – 2021

Television actor, Actor

Enamul Haque, sometimes Enamul Huq (29 May 1943 – 11 October 2021), was a Bangladeshi actor, academician and playwright. He acted in stage, television and film…

Swapan Gupta

— – 2021

Singer

স্বপন গুপ্ত (১৯৪৬ - ১১ অক্টোবর ২০২১) ছিলেন একজন বিশিষ্ট রবীন্দ্র সংগীত শিল্পী। ২০১৫ খ্রিস্টাব্দে পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার তাকে "সঙ্গীত মহাসম্মান" প্রদান করে। Source:…

Rafiqul Haque

1937 – 2021

Journalist, Poet, Writer

Rafiqul Haque (known as Dadu Bhai; 8 January 1937 – 10 October 2021) was a Bangladeshi journalist and poet. He worked for the Daily Jugantor, published in Dhaka…

A. M. Harun-ar-Rashid

1933 – 2021

Author, Physicist

Abul Maqsud Harun-ar-Rashid (1 May 1933 – 9 October 2021) was a Bangladeshi physicist and professor of physics at the University of Dhaka. He was the nephew of…

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Farida Majid

1942 – 2021

Writer, Translator, Academic, Poet

Farida Majid (27 July 1942 – 28 September 2021) was a Bangladeshi poet, translator, and academic. Part of the first generation of Bangladeshi writers producing…

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বাশার মাহমুদ

1952 – 2021

Playwright, Teacher, Poet

বাশার মাহমুদ (১৯৫২ - ২০২১) ছিলেন বহুমুখী প্রতিভার অধিকারী একজন বাংলাদেশি সাংস্কৃতিক ব্যক্তিত্ব। তিনি ছিলেন একাধারে কবি, সাহিত্যিক, নাট্যকার, সাংবাদিক ও ইতিহাস গ…

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Julhas Uddin Ahmed

1933 – 2021

Singer

Ustad Julhas Uddin Ahmed (10 November 1933 – 24 September 2021) was a Bangladeshi Nazrul Geeti singer and teacher. He was awarded Ekushey Padak for his special…

Abdelaziz Bouteflika

1937 – 2021

Politician, Diplomat, Revolutionary

Abdelaziz Bouteflika (; Arabic: عَبد الْعَزِيْز بُوتَفْلِيْقَة, romanized: ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz Būtaflīqa [ʕabd elʕaziːz buːtefliːqa]; 2 March 1937 – 17 September 2021…

Antony Hewish

1924 – 2021

Astronomer, Astrophysicist, Physicist, University teacher, Nobel Prize winner

Antony Hewish (11 May 1924 – 13 September 2021) was a British radio astronomer who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1974 (together with fellow radio-astronome…

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Abdus Salam Chatgami

1943 – 2021

Mufti, Writer, Researcher, Ulema

Abdus Salam Chatgami (1943 – 8 September 2021) was a Bangladeshi Islamic scholar, educator, writer, and researcher. He served as the Grand Mufti in both Pakista…

Jean-Paul Belmondo

1933 – 2021

Film producer, Film actor, Stunt performer, Stage actor, Actor, Theatre director

Jean-Paul Charles Belmondo (French: [ʒɑ̃pɔl ʃaʁl(ə) bɛlmɔ̃do]; 9 April 1933 – 6 September 2021) was a French actor, producer and distributor. Initially associat…

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Bashir Al Helal

1936 – 2021

Writer

Bashir Al Helal (6 January 1936 – 31 August 2021) was a Bangladeshi novelist. In 1969 he was appointed as the co-principal of the Bangla Academy. He then becam…

Buddhadeb Guha

1936 – 2021

Writer, Painter, Singer, Artist

Buddhadeb Guha (29 June 1936 – 29 August 2021) was an Indian Bengali language fiction writer, singer and painter. Awards: Ananda Puraskar Education: University…

Ed Asner

1929 – 2021

Actor, Film producer, Screenwriter, Politician, Trade unionist, Voice actor

Eddie Asner (; November 15, 1929 – August 29, 2021) was an American actor. He is most notable for portraying Lou Grant on the sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show (…

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Bulbul Chowdhury

1948 – 2021

Writer

Bulbul Chowdhury (14 August 1947 – 28 August 2021) was a Bangladeshi novelist and writer. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak in 2021 in recognition of his contrib…