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Watch | After nearly 18-yr exile, Tarique leaves London for Bangladesh with Zubaida and Zaima

The Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG 202, carrying Tarique Rahman and his family, departed Heathrow Airport at 12:17am on Thursday (Bangladesh time)

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Khoda Baksh Chowdhury. Photo: BSS

CA's Special Assistant on home ministry Khoda Baksh Chowdhury resigns

2h | Bangladesh
The incident occurred around 7:30pm in front of the Muktijoddha Sangsad in Dhaka's Mogbazar on 24 December 2025. Photo: Collected

Youth killed in crude bomb explosion in Moghbazar

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Paid-up capital wiped out as BB finalises five Islamic banks merger, shareholders get nothing

4h | Stocks
Tarique's return could reshape the future of BNP: Mohiuddin Ahmad

Tarique's return could reshape the future of BNP: Mohiuddin Ahmad

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BNP leaders and activists gather at 300 feet prior to the arrival of the party's Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman on 24 December 2025. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain/TBS

Update | Tarique's homecoming: Stage ready, BNP leaders and activists start gathering at 300 Feet

13h | Politics
The cover photo of Jebu's official page. Photo: Collected

Tarique Rahman's pet cat Jebu gets official Facebook page

46m | Bangladesh
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Tarique Rahman's return: Barishal BNP sets off for Dhaka with festive launch procession

2h | Politics
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Bangladesh bans internet shutdowns, restores BTRC autonomy under amended telecom ordinance

4h | Bangladesh
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Banking and blue-chip stocks lift DSE despite lower turnover

4h | Stocks
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4h | আন্তর্জাতিক
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EC has extended the registration period for postal voting.

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Tarique's return could reshape the future of BNP: Mohiuddin Ahmad

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Pursuit
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Why CSR is not just about ‘being good by doing good’

Earth
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Winter breeding of the red narrow-mouthed frog in Bangladesh: An unusual ecological strategy?

Offbeat
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Is AI making our brains lazy? Experts warn of 'cognitive atrophy'

In Focus
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The Big Picture
As polls near, can Bangladesh weather the AI-misinformation storm?

As polls near, can Bangladesh weather the AI-misinformation storm?

Elections in the age of Artificial Intelligence

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IDRA scraps commission payments in non-life insurance sector

Paid-up capital wiped out as BB finalises five Islamic banks merger, shareholders get nothing

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