Dhaka, June 9 -- Former President of Bangladesh and veteran Awami League leader Abdul Hamid returned home after medical treatment in Thailand amid political turmoil. He returned to Dhaka on a Thai Airways flight at around 1:30 am on Monday, local media reports said.

"After the formalities were completed after flight (TG 339) carrying Abdul Hamid landed, he left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at around 2:45 am," the daily Jugantor reported.

Group Captain Ragib Samad, Executive Director of Shahjalal International Airport, confirmed the matter to the media. He said, "Abdul Hamid came to the country like a normal passenger. He did not ask for any protocol. He arrived in Dhaka from Bangkok at around 1:30 am," the report said.

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