SN Bose’s recruitment at DU was by the institution’s first vice-chancellor, PJ Hartog.

You didn’t expect someone like Andrew, who would have turned only 50 this December 16, to exit the world so abruptly.

Sigma Huda’s legacy for the empowerment of women, be it at the home, on the roads or in the courtroom, lives on.

As we commemorate Latifur Rahman, we miss his presence, warmth and personal touch in championing the cause of independent journalism.

It is difficult to put into words the contribution that Prof Azizur Rahman Khan made to academia and the nation.

Abed bhai defined a great and worthy leader as someone who always steps down to accommodate a worthier leader.

Sir John Wilson directly contributed in changing the lives of millions of people with disabilities around the world.

Described as the doyen of Bangladesh’s architecture, Muzharul Islam introduced modernism in the country as well as the highest ideals of the craft.

He seemed to shine whenever handling a crisis.

Six years ago, a perfectly healthy man in his 60s just left me and my children in a state of shock and emptiness.

A globe-trotter, Kaiser Zaman, an organiser during Bangladesh’s Liberation War and a well-known humanitarian, passed away on June 19, 2023 in Dhaka, at the age of 78.

Dr Muhammad Zahir, the once well-revered jurist whose name has almost sunk into obscurity now, breathed his last on this day in 2013 in a hospital in Bangkok.

3rd death anniversary of Latifur Rahman

Nurul’s unique quality as a professional economist originated in the common sense and pragmatism which influenced his great faith in empirical work.

Like the dreaded knock, I was afraid that one of my friends would one day ask me to write something about him, a memorial.

Zafrullah believed that incremental change was not enough and that the social order itself needed to be changed.

His departure is part of life’s natural course. But we have to hold steadfast to his ethics.

Roki Apa, you will be missed, but your legacy of empowering women economically will live on.

On the fateful night of March 25, 1971, Prof Jyotirmoy Guhathakurta was dragged out of his university flat and shot repeatedly on the back by the Pakistan Army.

We have lost not only a great man and a charismatic person, but also a real guardian and a visionary business leader.