Remembered
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Syed Abdullah Khalid
— – 2017
Sculptor, Painter
Syed Abdullah Khalid (c. 1942 — 20 May 2017) was a Bangladeshi sculptor and painter. He was awarded Ekushey Padak by the Government of Bangladesh in February 20…
Reema Lagoo
1958 – 2017
Actor
Reema Lagoo was an Indian actress known for performances in Hindi and Marathi films, television and theatre. She became especially familiar to audiences through…
Faruq Ahmed Choudhury
1934 – 2017
Diplomat, Writer
Faruq Ahmed Choudhury (4 January 1934 – 17 May 2017) was a Bangladeshi diplomat. He served as Bangladesh's first Chief of Protocol beginning in 1972, Foreign Se…
Mihir Kumar Nandi
1945 – 2017
Singer
Mihir Kumar Nandi (14 December 1945 – 6 May 2017) was a Bangladeshi Rabindra Sangeet singer and classical vocalist. He was a singer at the Swadhin Bangla Betar…
Vinod Khanna
1946 – 2017
Actor, Politician
Indian actor and politician who starred in Hindi films and later served as a member of parliament and Union minister. Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.…
Lucky Akhand
1956 – 2017
Singer
Here is the revised memorial biography for Lucky Akhand, based solely on well-supported facts verified through reliable sources: Lucky Akhand (7 June 1956 – 21…
Shantanu Kaiser
1954 – 2017
Writer, Poet
Shantanu Kaiser (30 December 1954 – 11 April 2017) was a Bangladeshi poet and essayist. He was awarded Bangla Academy Literary Award (2014) in the essay categor…
Don Rickles
1926 – 2017
Stand-up comedian, Actor, Television presenter, Singer, Dancer, Voice actor
Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor, known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include Run…
সাযযাদ কাদির
1947 – 2017
Poet
সাযযাদ কাদির (জন্ম: ১৪ এপ্রিল ১৯৪৭-৬ এপ্রিল ২০১৭) বাংলাদেশের একজন প্রখ্যাত সাহিত্যিক ও সাংবাদিক। তিনি বাংলা সাহিত্যের ষাটের দশকের অন্যতম কবি, গবেষক ও প্রাবন্ধিক…
Kishori Amonkar
1932 – 2017
Singer
Indian Hindustani classical vocalist known for her khayal performances and interpretation of ragas. Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kishori_A…
Yevgeny Yevtushenko
1932 – 2017
Poet, Novelist, Screenwriter, Director, Actor, Teacher
Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko (Russian: Евгений Александрович Евтушенко; 18 July 1933 – 1 April 2017) was a Soviet and Russian poet, novelist, essayist, dr…
Alexei Abrikosov
1928 – 2017
Physicist, University teacher
Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov (Russian: Алексе́й Алексе́евич Абрико́сов; June 25, 1928 – March 29, 2017) was a Russian-American theoretical physicist whose main…
Zubaida Gulshan Ara
— – 2017
Writer
Zubaida Gulshan Ara (c. 1943/44 is a Bangladeshi writer. She was the chairperson of Bangladesh Shishu Academy. She was awarded Ekushey Padak in 2005 by the Gove…
Chuck Berry
1926 – 2017
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Restaurateur, Rock musician
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter who was one of the pioneers of rock and roll…
Derek Walcott
1930 – 2017
Poet, Playwright, Writer, Prose writer, Director, Librettist
Sir Derek Alton Walcott (23 January 1930 – 17 March 2017) was a Saint Lucian poet and playwright. He received the 1992 Nobel Prize in Literature. His works inc…
Kenneth Arrow
1921 – 2017
Economist, Statistician, Teacher, Political scientist, Writer, University teacher
Kenneth Joseph Arrow (August 23, 1921 – February 21, 2017) was an American economist, mathematician and political theorist. He received the John Bates Clark Med…
Suranjit Sengupta
1945 – 2017
Politician, Lawyer
Suranjit Sengupta was a Bangladeshi politician and lawyer who served for many years as a member of parliament. He was a senior leader of the Awami League and he…
Zohurul Hoque
1926 – 2017
Linguist, Author, Public health, Translator
Zohurul Hoque (Bengali: জ়হুরুল হক, Bengali pronunciation: [zoɦuɾul ɦok]; 11 October 1926 – 18 January 2017) was an Indian Islamic scholar and doctor known for…
Roman Herzog
1934 – 2017
Jurist, Politician, University teacher, Judge, Member of the Constitutional Court of Austria
Roman Herzog (5 April 1934 – 10 January 2017) was a German politician, judge and legal scholar, who served as President of Germany from 1994 to 1999. A member o…
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
1934 – 2017
Politician, Writer, Entrepreneur, Akhoond, Cleric
Ali Akbar Hashemi Bahramani Rafsanjani (né Bahramani; 25 August 1934 – 8 January 2017) was an Iranian Shia cleric and politician who was the president of Iran f…