Bappy Rana Howlader

Tens of thousands of mourners fill Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka on Saturday, December 20, 2025, as grief-stricken crowds attend the janaza of assassinated student leader Sharif Osman Hadi, a heroic voice of the July Uprising, under layers of tight security.

Photo: Bappy Rana Howlader /TBS Graduates

A quiet desk frozen in time: the mechanical keyboard still in place, a small antique figurine watching silently, fresh flowers tucked beside a handwritten note in Bengali, and a bottle of Jack Daniel’s water standing as it always did.

This was the workspace of journalist Nahid Riyasad, who passed away suddenly from a heart attack on December 17, 2025, at the age of 40.

A colleague’s heartfelt letter and bouquet rest here as a tender tribute — a poignant reminder that everything remains exactly as he left it, except the man himself.
In the stillness of the empty chair and darkened monitor lies the weight of an abrupt goodbye.

Magic in the air. Happy victory Day Bangladesh 🇧🇩