Badruddin Umar

Badruddin Umar: A tribute to a genuine scholar and committed activist

Umar is and will be remembered today as a committed and uncompromising icon of the left.

TRIBUTE / Standing firm against the establishment: Farewell Badruddin Umar

Always a voice against the ruling class, Badruddin Umar was a fierce critic of the post-1971 regime of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

Remembering Badruddin Umar: An inspiring scholar

He was a true scholar, a delightful conversationalist, and an uncompromising social activist.

A voice of resistance, progressive thought falls silent

Badruddin Umar, the eminent public intellectual, historian, and political activist, passed away in Dhaka yesterday at the age of 94. He breathed his last at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital, Shyamoli, around 10:05am. He was suffering from old-age complications.

Badruddin Umar: A tribute

Teacher, comrade, and lifelong revolutionary Badruddin Umar (20 December 1931 – 7 September 2025) is no more. We offer him our deepest respect and love. Alongside this, on behalf of the people of Bangladesh, we convey our gratitude — for he devoted his entire life, thought, and activism to the cause of the people.

Tribute / Badruddin Umar: An overlooked yet everlasting beacon of light

The best way to honour Badruddin Umar is to read him, to learn from his words and thoughts

ICT may accept Badruddin Umar's testimony as evidence

As key witness, Umar had given statement to the IO, prosecution says

From the archives / Politics shouldn't become a playground for mischief: Badruddin Umar

Writer and political analyst Badruddin Umar talks to The Daily Star about the student-led uprising and student politics

Badruddin Umar passes away

He died at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in Dhaka around 10:05am

September 13, 2025
September 13, 2025

Badruddin Umar: A tribute to a genuine scholar and committed activist

Umar is and will be remembered today as a committed and uncompromising icon of the left.

September 11, 2025
September 11, 2025

Standing firm against the establishment: Farewell Badruddin Umar

Always a voice against the ruling class, Badruddin Umar was a fierce critic of the post-1971 regime of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.

September 11, 2025
September 11, 2025

Remembering Badruddin Umar: An inspiring scholar

He was a true scholar, a delightful conversationalist, and an uncompromising social activist.

September 8, 2025
September 8, 2025

A voice of resistance, progressive thought falls silent

Badruddin Umar, the eminent public intellectual, historian, and political activist, passed away in Dhaka yesterday at the age of 94. He breathed his last at Bangladesh Specialised Hospital, Shyamoli, around 10:05am. He was suffering from old-age complications.

September 8, 2025
September 8, 2025

Badruddin Umar: A tribute

Teacher, comrade, and lifelong revolutionary Badruddin Umar (20 December 1931 – 7 September 2025) is no more. We offer him our deepest respect and love. Alongside this, on behalf of the people of Bangladesh, we convey our gratitude — for he devoted his entire life, thought, and activism to the cause of the people.

September 7, 2025
September 7, 2025

Badruddin Umar: An overlooked yet everlasting beacon of light

The best way to honour Badruddin Umar is to read him, to learn from his words and thoughts

September 7, 2025
September 7, 2025

ICT may accept Badruddin Umar's testimony as evidence

As key witness, Umar had given statement to the IO, prosecution says

September 7, 2025
September 7, 2025

Politics shouldn't become a playground for mischief: Badruddin Umar

Writer and political analyst Badruddin Umar talks to The Daily Star about the student-led uprising and student politics

September 7, 2025
September 7, 2025

Badruddin Umar passes away

He died at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in Dhaka around 10:05am

March 6, 2025
March 6, 2025

Not possible for me to receive Swadhinata Padak: Badruddin Umar

On behalf of his party, Faizul Hakim, secretary of the Jatiya Mukti Council, sent a press statement to the media, conveying Umar’s refusal to accept the award