Rajnarayan Basu was one of the prominent intellectual figures of the Bengal Renaissance, whose work helped shape the intellectual, cultural and social identity of modern Bengalis. A thinker, writer, translator, educator, social reformer and early advocate of nationalist consciousness, he devoted much of his life to reconciling India’s rich intellectual traditions with the demands of […]

The nomination papers of all candidates fielded by the Sachetan Prokousholi Samaj panel for the 2026 election of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB) have been rejected, according to a list published following scrutiny of the nominations. The election for the 2027–2028 term of the IEB is scheduled to be held on 12 November 2026. […]

A group of robbers allegedly broke into a house in Feni’s Chhagalnaiya by cutting through a window grille, attacked an Oman-based expatriate with a sharp weapon and assaulted his wife before fleeing with gold jewellery and cash. The incident took place at around 3am on Thursday (17 September) at Bhuiyan Bhaban in Bonanipara, West Chhagalnaiya, […]

Dengue infections are continuing to rise in Cox’s Bazar, with Rohingya refugees accounting for the majority of reported cases in the district. Between 1 January and 15 September this year, 3,856 people were diagnosed with dengue in Cox’s Bazar, including 2,507 Rohingya refugees. Six people have died from the disease during the period, all of […]

The growing use of artificial intelligence in central banking has come under scrutiny at the 48th annual meetings of the Association of African Central Banks (AACB) in Nairobi, with Central Bank of Egypt Governor Hassan Abdalla highlighting both the potential benefits and risks of adopting the technology across financial systems. The annual meetings are being […]

Bangladesh’s garment exports to the European Union (EU) declined significantly during the first seven months of 2026, with both export value and volume falling compared with the same period a year earlier. The decline comes as the wider European clothing market also contracted, but the sharper fall in Bangladesh’s exports has raised concerns about the […]