Ekushey Padak-winning artist Shujeo Shyam dies

Shwadhin Bangla Betar Kendra-famed legendary singer, composer, and music director Shujeyo Shyam passed away last night at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the capital, at the age of 78. The eminent artist breathed his last around 2:50 am, his daughter Rupa Manjuri Shyam confirmed to the media. His body has

Ekushey Padak-winning actor Jamal Uddin Hossain dies

Ekushey Padak-winning television and theater actor Jamal Uddin Hossain has passed away. He was 81. The veteran actor breathed his last at a hospital in Calgary, Canada on Friday, according to family sources. He will be buried there on Saturday after Zuhr prayers. Jamal Uddin, a member of the Nagorik Natya Sampradaya, started

Award-winning poet, novelist Asim Saha dies

Ekushey Award-winning poet and novelist Asim Saha died on Tuesday while undergoing treatment at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital here. He was 75. “Asim Saha breathed his last at around 2:15 pm today . . . He was undergoing treatment at the intensive care unit of the BSMMU

Award winning dance maestro Golam Mostofa dies

Ekushey Padak winner choreographer and dance maestro Golam Mostofa Khan died Sunday night at Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka at 82. A prominent dance artist in Bangladesh after the independence of the nation, Khan passed away after suffering from pneumonia and health problems from old age, according to the Ministry