Remembered
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Habibur Rahman Milon
1935 – 2015
Journalist
Habibur Rahman Milon (1935 – 14 June 2015) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded the Ekushey Padak award in 2012 by the government of Bangladesh. Awards…
Christopher Lee
1922 – 2015
Actor, Television actor, Film actor, Voice actor, Military personnel, Character actor
Sir Christopher Frank Carandini Lee (27 May 1922 – 7 June 2015) was an English actor and singer. In a career spanning over 60 years, he became known as an actor…
Muhammad Enam-Ul Haque
1939 – 2015
Academic, Writer
Muhammad Enam-Ul Haque (January 30, 1939 – June 6, 2015) was a Bangladeshi academician, historian and writer who served as the fourth vice-chancellor of Islamic…
Serajur Rahman
1934 – 2015
Journalist, Author
A. N. M. Serajur Rahman (1934 – 1 June 2015) was a British journalist of Bengali Muslim descent and broadcaster. From 1960 to 1994, he worked for BBC World Serv…
John Forbes Nash Jr.
1928 – 2015
Mathematician, Economist, University teacher
John Forbes Nash Jr. (June 13, 1928 – May 23, 2015), known and published as John Nash, was an American mathematician who made fundamental contributions to game…
Hasanuzzaman Khan
1926 – 2015
Journalist
Hasanuzzaman Khan (5 October 1926 – 18 May 2015) was a Bangladeshi journalist. He was awarded Ekushey Padak in 1994 by the Government of Bangladesh. Awards: Ek…
B. B. King
1925 – 2015
Guitarist, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Pianist, Record producer
Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B. B. King, was an American blues guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer.…
Kenan Evren
1917 – 2015
Statesperson, Military personnel, Politician
Ahmet Kenan Evren (17 July 1917 – 9 May 2015) was a Turkish military officer who served as the 7th president of Turkey from 1982 to 1989. He assumed the post by…
Novera Ahmed
1939 – 2015
Sculptor
Novera Ahmed (29 March 1939 – 6 May 2015) was a Bangladeshi modern sculptor. She was awarded the Ekushey Padak medal by the government of Bangladesh in 1997 and…
Eduardo Galeano
1940 – 2015
Poet, Writer, Journalist, Essayist
Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano (Spanish: [eˈðwaɾðo ɣaleˈano]; 3 September 1940 – 13 April 2015) was a Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist considered,…
Günter Grass
1927 – 2015
Lyricist, Screenwriter, Poet, Sculptor, Novelist, Playwright
Günter Wilhelm Grass (German: [ˈɡʏntɐ ˈɡʁas] ; 16 October 1927 – 13 April 2015) was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor,…
Muhammad Kamaruzzaman
1952 – 2015
Politician, Journalist
Muhammad Kamaruzzaman (4 July 1952 – 11 April 2015) was a Bangladeshi politician and journalist who served as the senior assistant secretary general of Banglade…
Washiqur Rahman
1988 – 2015
Blogger, Journalist
Attacks by Islamist extremists in Bangladesh took place during a period of turbulence in Bangladesh between 2013 and 2016 when a number of secularist and atheis…
Washiqur Rahman Babu
1988 – 2015
Blogger, Journalist
বাংলাদেশের মাটিতে ২০১৩ খ্রিষ্টাব্দ থেকে একাধিক ধর্মনিরপেক্ষ নাস্তিক, লেখক, ব্লগার ও প্রকাশক সন্ত্রাসবাদীদের হাতে নিহত বা গুরুতর আহত হয়েছেন। এই আক্রমণের ঘটনাগুল…
Tomas Tranströmer
1931 – 2015
Linguist, Poet, Translator, Psychologist, Writer, Librettist
Tomas Gösta Tranströmer (Swedish: [ˈtʊ̌mːas ˈjœ̂sːta ˈtrâːnˌstrœmːɛr]; 15 April 1931 – 26 March 2015) was a Swedish poet, psychologist and translator. His poems…
Lee Kuan Yew
1923 – 2015
Philosopher, Autobiographer, Lawyer, Statesperson, Politician
Lee Kuan Yew (born Harry Lee Kuan Yew; 16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), also known as LKY, was a Singaporean politician, barrister and statesman who served a…
Terry Pratchett
1948 – 2015
Writer, Novelist, Journalist, Screenwriter, Science fiction writer, Children's writer
Sir Terence David John Pratchett (28 April 1948 – 12 March 2015) was an English author, humorist, and satirist, best known for the Discworld series of 41 comic…
Boris Nemtsov
1959 – 2015
Politician, Physicist, Statesperson
Boris Yefimovich Nemtsov (Russian: Борис Ефимович Немцов [bɐˈrʲis jɪˈfʲiməvʲɪtɕ nʲɪmˈtsof]; 9 October 1959 – 27 February 2015) was a Russian physicist, liberal…
Leonard Nimoy
1931 – 2015
Television actor, Film actor, Film director, Poet, Writer, Musician
Leonard Simon Nimoy ( NEE-moy; March 26, 1931 – February 27, 2015) was an American actor and director, famous for playing Spock in the Star Trek franchise for o…
Avijit Roy
1972 – 2015
Biomedical engineer, Blogger, Activist, Journalist
Avijit Roy (Bengali: অভিজিৎ রায়; 12 September 1972 – 26 February 2015) was a Bangladeshi-American engineer, online activist, writer, and blogger known for crea…