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US launches strikes in Nigeria targeting IS, says Trump
08:37 AM, 26 Dec 2025 FridayPresident Donald Trump said US forces conducted "powerful and deadly" strikes Thursday against Islamic State militants in northwestern Nigeria, weeks after he warned against any systemic assault on Christians in the country.
5 killed in helicopter crash on Tanzania's Kilimanjaro
09:51 PM, 25 Dec 2025 ThursdayFive people were killed, including two Czech tourists, after a helicopter crashed on Mount Kilimanjaro, the authorities in Tanzania announced on Thursday.
Rumours swirl over possible NCP-Jamaat alliance
09:05 PM, 25 Dec 2025 ThursdaySpeculation has emerged over a possible electoral alliance between the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ahead of the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections, following claims made in a Facebook post by Abdul Qader, a former coordinator of the anti-discrimination student movement.
Jamaat, NCP welcome Tarique's homecoming
09:02 PM, 25 Dec 2025 ThursdayThe Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) have welcomed the return of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman to Bangladesh after 17 years in exile in London.
Tarique reaches Gulshan home, thanks countrymen for warm welcome
08:41 PM, 25 Dec 2025 ThursdayBNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman finally reached his Gulshan residence on Thursday night after a long and eventful day marking his homecoming following 17 years abroad.
Mob lynches Bengali Indian in Odisha branding him ‘Bangladeshi’
08:03 PM, 25 Dec 2025 ThursdayA construction worker from Murshidabad district of West Bengal was killed when miscreants attacked him and two other workers demanding their Aadhaar card in western Odisha’s town of Sambalpur on Wednesday (December 24, 2025) evening.
Tarique skips ‘royal’ chair, opts for a plastic one
07:45 PM, 25 Dec 2025 ThursdayBNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman drew attention at the massive public reception on the July 36 Expressway in Purbachal on Thursday, December 25, when he chose not to sit on the specially decorated chair reserved for him on the stage, preferring instead an ordinary plastic chair.
Bangladeshis swipe more: Credit card spending spikes at home, abroad
06:41 PM, 25 Dec 2025 ThursdayCredit card use in Bangladesh recorded a sharp rise in October, with both domestic transactions and spending by Bangladeshis overseas increasing significantly compared to the previous month, says the Bangladesh Bank.
A tale of two books: The travel companions of Tarique and his daughter Zaima
06:15 PM, 25 Dec 2025 ThursdayYet beyond the politics and the emotion, another detail quietly seized the attention of readers and netizens alike – the books placed beside Tarique Rahman and his daughter, Barrister Zaima Rahman. In an age of slogans and soundbites, those two books offered something rarer: a glimpse into thought, memory and identity travelling home alongside their readers.
Tarique at mother’s bedside
06:07 PM, 25 Dec 2025 ThursdayBNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman went to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Thursday evening to see his mother, BNP Chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia, following his return to the country and participation in a massive public reception.
EC explains voting process for prisoners
05:59 PM, 25 Dec 2025 ThursdayThe Election Commission (EC) has issued detailed guidelines enabling voters detained in prisons or under legal custody to cast their votes in the upcoming national election.
Turkey detains 115 IS suspects plotting Christmas attacks
05:08 PM, 25 Dec 2025 ThursdayIstanbul Chief Prosecutor’s Office announced on Thursday that 115 suspects believed to be planning attacks across Turkey, particularly against non-Muslim people, were detained in operations.