HomeFebruary 2026BangladeshWritersDabirul Islam February 5, 2026 Writers Dabirul Islam Choudhury British-Bangladeshi community leader and poet Died on Thursday February 5th 2026 Other writersCarlo Petrini, Italian gastronomist, founder of Slow Food, dies at age 76Howard Fendrich, American sports writer, cancer, dies at age 55 of cancerJulienne Bušić, public figure, dies at age 77Jeffrey Lane, American television writer and playwright, dies at age 71Cleve Moler, American mathematician and computer programmer, dies at age 86Robert Woodson, American political activist, dies at age 89Alan Bradley (writer), Canadian author, dies at age 87Veronika Valentová, Czech writer and translator, dies at age 52Aglaia Kremezi, Greek food writer and journalist, dies at age 79 of cancerGeorge Eastman (actor), Italian actor and screenwriter, dies at age 83More from BritainThérèse Liotard, French actress, dies at age 80Jeremy Hanley, British politician, MP, dies at age 80Bob Andrews (speedway rider), public figure, dies at age 90Matthew Biggs, British radio personality, cancer, dies at age 65 of cancerArthur Lewis (rugby union), public figure, dies at age 84Patrick Sookhdeo, British activist, founder and director of Barnabas Aid, dies at age 79Peter Checkland, British management scientist and academic, dies at age 95Scott Hastings (rugby union), Scottish rugby union player, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, dies at age 61Frank Land, German-born British information systems researcher, dies at age 97Albert Beckles, Barbadian bodybuilder, dies at age 95More from February 4, 2026Bjørn Lofterød, Norwegian Olympic sailor, dies at age 76John Lofland (sociologist), American sociologist, dies at age 79Margalit Oved, American-Israeli dancer and choreographer, dies at age 96Marie Woo, Chinese-American ceramicist and educator, dies at age 97Bill Loewen, Canadian entrepreneur, dies at age 95Marlies Krämer, German feminist activist and politician, dies at age 88Wojciech Gryniewicz, Polish sculptor, dies at age 79Malcolm Ferguson-Smith, British geneticist, dies at age 94Tommy Crook, American guitarist, dies at age 81Mario Merlino, Italian neo-fascist activist, dies at age 81 Tags 04 February 2026 2026-02-04 Bangladesh Britain Choudhury Dabirul February 2026 February 4 Writers ←Greg Brown (rock musician) American musician and songwriter dead at age 56 Charles C. Stevenson Jr.→