After nearly 17 years in exile, Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and son of former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia, returned to Dhaka on December 25, reopening one of the most controversial chapters in Bangladesh’s  political history. His arrival has electrified supporters, unsettled rivals, and revived uncomfortable memories of an era marked by allegations of corruption, violence, and shadow governance. For Bangladesh , Rahman’s return

Amrit Mondal, a 29-year-old Hindu man also known locally as Samrat, was beaten to death by a mob in Hosendanga village of Pangsha upazila in Bangladesh’s  Rajbari district on the night of December 24, 2025. The incident has triggered renewed debate over mob justice, public safety, and the fragile position of religious minorities in the country. Mondal succumbed to his injuries after being rescued by police and taken to a local hospital, where doctors declared him dead. The ki