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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


Tarique Rahman returns home after 6,314 days

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- BNP leader Tarique Rahman has finally returned to Bangladesh, ending more than a decade and a half in exile. The Bangladesh Biman flight carrying him landed at Hazrat Shahjalal Inte... Read More


'We'll work together to build Bangladesh': Sarjis welcomes Tarique's homecoming

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- NCP leader Sarjis Alam has welcomed the return of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to Bangladesh and stressed the need for unity to build the country in the period ahead. The NCP'... Read More


Tarique's homecoming crucial for democratic transition, stability: Mushtuq Husain

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Mushtuq Husain, a Standing Committee member of Bangladesh JaSad, believes Tarique Rahman's homecoming will address critical flaws in Bangladesh's democratic transition. The veteran ... Read More


NCP, Jamaat negotiate seat-sharing pact to contest in parliamentary polls

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) is holding talks with the Jamaat-e-Islami to form an alliance for the February elections, according to the parties' leaders. A Facebook post by Abdu... Read More


Shamsuddin's remains recovered after Hatia sandbar clash

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Police have recovered the body of Md Shamsuddin, who was caught in a deadly gunfight between rival groups over control of a sandbar in Hatia Upazila of Noakhali. Hatia Police chief ... Read More


Dhaka's 300 Feet Road swarms with BNP supporters ahead of Tarique Rahman's return

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- The July 36 Expressway in Dhaka's Purbachal, commonly known as the 300 Feet Road, has transformed into a sea of people as supporters gathered from early morning to welcome BNP Acting... Read More


Tarique's return consolidates practice of democracy, says NCP leader Nahid

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- National Citizen Party Convenor Nahid Islam has welcomed BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, who returned to Bangladesh after over 17 years in exile. He took to Facebook on Thursd... 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


Tarique's return to Bangladesh will ensure peaceful political coexistence, says GM Quader

Dhaka, Dec. 25 -- Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has welcomed the return of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, suggesting that his homecoming after over 17 years in exile will serve as a catalyst fo... Read More