He was born on April 27, 1936 in a famous zamindar family of Baniachang, Sylhet. He passed away on December 20, 2019. He left behind his work and his organisation BRAC. He is still alive in the hearts of people. I am talking about none other than Fazle Hasan Abed. Thanks to a book writing opportunity, I had the good fortune of getting close to him for a few consecutive years. Together, we visited many places of Bangladesh. I saw and I learned about various activities of BRAC. I also came to know about different aspects of his personality.
The topic of discussion was the politics in Bangladesh. In that context, the issues of Shalla and Suranjit Sengupta were brought forward. The first activities of BRAC in the independent Bangladesh started in Suranjit Sen Gupta s area Shalla of Sunamganj. He was delighted to know that BRAC would conduct reconstruction work in his area. The car was moving along the way towards North Bengal. The year was 2004, and we were talking about the events of
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Ekushey Padak-winning actor SM Mohsin has died of the COVID-19 illness. );
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He passed away at 9:30 am on Sunday while receiving treatment at Dhaka’s BIRDEM Hospital, his younger son Rashek Mohsin said.
“The coronavirus infection damaged my father’s lungs,” he said. “He was taken to the ICU when his condition deteriorated.”
The venerable actor had, at first, been admitted to Dhaka’s Holy Family hospital after he tested positive for the coronavirus.
SM Mohsin was then transferred to Impulse Hospital when his condition deteriorated. He was brought to BIRDEM about a week ago.
Mohsin had graced Bangladesh’s televisions and the stage for over four decades.
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Pohela Boishakh celebrations go virtual for the second year in a row
Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy s online programme, featuring renowned cultural personalities, started airing live from their Facebook and YouTube page this morning.
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People are welcoming the Bengali New Year amidst a countrywide lockdown, much like last year, as Covid-19 cases are on the rise again. Cultural organisations and event spaces have arranged virtual celebrations.
For the second year in a row, Chhayanaut announced that it will organise virtual programmes with Bangladesh Television (BTV), marking Pohela Boishakh instead of staging its traditional gathering at the capital s Ramna Batamul to usher in the Bengali 1428 calendar year, due to the ongoing second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. Aside from BTV, Chhayanaut aired the programme on its YouTube Channel Chhayanaut Digital - Platform, this morning.