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Tarique Rahman to enrol on voter list on Saturday

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- Tarique Rahman, who returned from self-imposed exile in London after over 17 years, is set to enrol on the electoral roll on Saturday. Voter registration is mandatory to contest in ... Read More


India: 2,900 incidents of violence against minorities no way 'media exaggeration' or 'political violence'

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- India has expressed grave concern over what it called "unremitting hostilities" against minorities in Bangladesh. India's foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the rema... Read More


Meta takes down official Facebook page of ex-interim govt advisor Asif Mahmud

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- Meta has removed the verified Facebook page of Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, who recently stepped down from his role as an advisor to the interim government to contest the upcoming gen... Read More


Tarique Rahman returns with call for unity as BNP flexes strength in numbers

Dhaka, Dec. 26 -- More than 17 years after he left Bangladesh, Tarique Rahman came home to a human tide. Flags rippled along Dhaka's eastern edge, traffic froze, and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party ... Read More


Government says Rajbari killing was extortion-linked, not 'communal violence'

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- The government has dismissed claims that a man was killed in Rajbari in sectarian violence, calling reports circulating on social media and in some outlets "misleading". In a statem... Read More


No arrest over death of man in explosion of crude bomb thrown from Dhaka flyover

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- No one has been arrested yet over the murder of a man in an explosion of a crude bomb hurled from the Moghbazar flyover. Ali Akbar, the father of the victim, Siam Mazumder, 20, file... Read More


'I have a plan': Tarique outlines vision for Bangladesh's future

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- On his return to the country after nearly 18 years, Acting BNP chief Tarique Rahman says he has developed a specific roadmap to transform the nation's fortunes, calling for public co... Read More


A sexagenarian's hours-long wait for a glimpse of Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Abu Taleb was among thousands of Bangladeshis hoping to catch a glimpse of BNP's acting chief Tarique Rahman on his homecoming after 17 years in exile. By the time he reached Kuril o... Read More


Tarique's return will fill political 'vacuum', says press secretary

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Chief Advisor's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said the return of BNP leader Tarique Rahman will help fill a political "vacuum" in Bangladesh and make the country's democratic tra... Read More


The other returnee: Jebu the cat steps into the spotlight on Tarique's homecoming

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- As BNP leader Tarique Rahman returned to Bangladesh with his wife and daughter after 17 years in exile, one member of the household drew particular attention online - Jebu, the famil... Read More