Remembered

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Ashfaqur Rahman

1947 – 2018

Writer

Ashfaqur Rahman (c. 1947 – 3 March 2018) was a Bangladeshi diplomat, columnist, and former civil servant. He served as a career diplomat for 36 years in various…

Sridevi

1963 – 2018

Film actor, Film producer, Manufacturer, Actor

Sridevi Kapoor (née Shree Amma Yanger Ayyapan; 13 August 1963 – 24 February 2018), known mononymously as Sridevi, was an Indian actress who worked in Telugu, Ta…

Billy Graham

1918 – 2018

Pastor, Theologian, Preacher, Autobiographer, Christian minister, Evangelist

William Franklin Graham Jr. (; November 7, 1918 – February 21, 2018) was an American evangelist, ordained Southern Baptist minister, and civil rights advocate,…

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Sabah Tani

— – 2018

Singer

Sabah Tani (died 19 February 2018) was a Bangladeshi singer from the 1980s and 1990s. Her notable songs include "Kichhukhon", "Bhalobasa Bahurupi" and "Kono Bai…

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Manindra Gupta

1926 – 2018

Writer

Manindra Gupta (24 September 1926 – 31 January 2018) was an Indian Bengali poet, essayist, novelist and painter. He received the Rabindra Puraskar from the Gov…

Ingvar Kamprad

1926 – 2018

Businessperson, Entrepreneur, Designer

Feodor Ingvar Kamprad (Swedish: [ˈɪ̌ŋːvar ˈkǎmːprad] ; 30 March 1926 – 27 January 2018) was a Swedish billionaire businessman who founded IKEA in 1943 and grew…

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Shawkat Ali

1936 – 2018

Academic, Writer

Shawkat Ali (12 February 1936 – 25 January 2018) was a Bangladeshi writer. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award in 1968 and Ekushey Padak in 1990 by the…

Ursula K. Le Guin

1929 – 2018

Writer, Screenwriter, Translator, Novelist, Poet, Author

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin ( KROH-bər lə GWIN; née Kroeber; October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American author. She is best known for her works of speculat…

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Shammi Akhtar

1955 – 2018

Singer

Shammi Akhter (born Shamima Akhtar; 16 February 1957 – 16 January 2018) was a Bangladeshi playback singer. She was awarded the Bangladesh National Film Award fo…

Dolores O'Riordan

1971 – 2018

Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Singer

Dolores Mary Eileen O'Riordan ( oh-REER-dən; 6 September 1971 – 15 January 2018) was an Irish singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who achieved internat…

Johnny Hallyday

1943 – 2017

Actor, Composer, Singer, Recording artist, Film actor, Television actor

Jean-Philippe Léo Smet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ filip leo smɛt]; 15 June 1943 – 5 December 2017), better known by his stage name Johnny Hallyday, was a Frenc…

Ali Abdullah Saleh

1947 – 2017

Politician, Military personnel

Ali Abdullah Saleh (21 March 1947 – 4 December 2017) was a Yemeni military officer and politician who served as the first president of the Republic of Yemen fro…

Shashi Kapoor

1938 – 2017

Actor, Producer

Shashi Kapoor was an Indian actor and film producer who appeared in Hindi and English-language films. A member of the Kapoor family, he starred in films such as…

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Aminul Islam (academic)

1935 – 2017

Soil scientist

Aminul Islam (1 January 1935 – 29 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi academic. He was the President of Bangladesh Academy of Sciences. He was a fellow of the acad…

Bari Siddiqui

1954 – 2017

Singer, Flautist

Bari Siddiqui (15 November 1954 – 24 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi singer-songwriter and flautist. His songs include Shua Chan Pakhi, Amar Gaye Joto Dukkho S…

Charles Manson

1934 – 2017

Criminal, Cult leader, Serial killer, Musician

Charles Milles Manson (né Maddox; November 12, 1934 – November 19, 2017) was an American cult leader, murderer, and musician who was the founder of the Manson F…

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মাহফুজুর রহমান

1935 – 2017

Writer

মাহফুজুর রহমান (আনু. ১৯৩৫-১৬ নভেম্বর ২০১৭) বাংলাদেশের প্রাক্তন সরকারি কর্মকর্তা, সাহিত্যিক ও অর্থনীতিবিদ যিনি পরিকল্পনা কমিশনের সদস্য এবং জাতিসংঘের শীর্ষস্থানীয…

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Abdur Rahman Biswas

1926 – 2017

Politician, Lawyer

Abdur Rahman Biswas (1 September 1926 – 3 November 2017) was a Bangladeshi politician. He was the President of Bangladesh from 1991 to 1996. Biswas represented…

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M. K. Anwar

1933 – 2017

Politician, Civil servant

M. K. Anwar was a Bangladeshi politician and senior civil servant. After a career in public administration, he served as a member of parliament and as a cabinet…

Tom Alter

1950 – 2017

Actor, Writer

Tom Alter was an Indian actor of American descent who worked in Hindi films, theatre and television. Fluent in Hindi and Urdu, he performed in a wide range of I…