Bangladesh news highlights: Tarique Rahman meets Khaleda Zia after homecoming

Bangladesh news LIVE: Bangladesh Army soldiers stand guard next to supporters of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for Tarique Rahman's homecoming

Bangladesh unrest highlights: A Hindu man was killed in Rajbari over extortion allegations, The Daily Star reported. The deceased, identified as Amrit Mondal, also known as Samrat, reportedly had at least two cases filed against him with Pangsha Police Station, including a murder case. Upon receiving information about the incident, the police rushed to the spot and rescued Samrat in a critical condition. He was taken to the Pangsha Upazila Health Complex, where doctors declared him dead.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (Pangsha Circle) Debrata Sarkar said one of Samrat's associates was arrested during the incident, and had a pistol and a one-shooter gun in his possession, according to The Daily Star. The ASP further said that Samrat had two cases against him, adding that he had formed a criminal gang and had long been involved in extortion and other such activities.

Tarique Rahman gets rousing welcome

Meanwhile, Tarique Rahman, the acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), landed in Dhaka on Thursday, along with his wife and daughter, after 17 years of living in exile in London. From the airport, Rahman is headed to 300 Feet in Purbachal where he will address a rally. Rahman's return to Bangladesh comes at a crucial juncture as the South Asian country is reeling under violence following the death of youth leader Sharif Osman Hadi last week.

Rahman, son of former prime minister Khaleda Zia, is one of the strong contenders for the prime ministerial post in Bangladesh’s upcoming elections in February 2026.

Situation remains tense

Bangladesh remains tense a week after Hadi's death, who died in a hospital in Singapore on December 18 following an assassination attempt in Dhaka. The grim situation in Bangladesh further worsened on Wednesday after miscreants hurled the bomb from a flyover in front of Bangladesh Muktijoddha Sangsad in Dhaka's Moghbazar area, according Bangladeshi media outlet The Daily Star.

The crude bomb, hurled by unidentified men from the flyover, struck a person who died on the spot, Inspector (Operations) of Hatirjheel Police Station Md Mohiuddin said, according to The Daily Star.

Earlier, Inqilab Moncho on Tuesday held a protest rally in Dhaka over Hadi' assassination at Shahbagh in capital city Dhaka.

This comes after Inqilab Moncho on Monday concluded its protest at the Central Shaheed Minar after issuing a 24-hour ultimatum to the government, seeking justice for the killers.

Inqilab Moncho, which was at the forefront during the uprising of July 2024, has demanded that the killers of its convenor Hadi be brought to justice before the 13th national election and the referendum takes place in Bangladesh, as reported by BDNews24 on Monday.

Here is all you need to know about the developments in Bangladesh:

• The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman, Tarique Rahman returned to Dhaka after 17 years of exile. Upon his arrival, the BNP acting chief received a rousing welcome by over 50 lakh supporters and people in the capital.
• Lynching of a Hindu man - Dipu Chandra Das - in Mymensingh has led to protests near Bangladesh missions in India and has further strained the ties between the two. Both countries have summoned each other's envoys, amid security concerns at the high commissions in Bangladesh and India. At least seven Indian cities saw people turn out in huge numbers to protest the killing. These include New Delhi, Kolkata, Bhopal, Jammu, Agartala, Mumbai and Hyderabad.
• Amid outrage in India over the killing of the Hindu man in Bangladesh, a senior adviser in the Muhammad Yunus-led Bangladesh government has said that the government is taking responsibility of the Dipu Chandra Das's family, news agency PTI reported. CR Abrar, education adviser in Bangladesh, also met the father of the Hindu man who was killed in Mymensingh.
• Youth leader Hadi's killing triggered unrest in Bangladesh last week during which offices of prominent Bangladeshi media offices, Daily Star and Prothom Alo, were torched, and journalists were trapped inside for a long time. The murder case will be tried under the Speedy Trial Tribunal amid calls for swift justice by the student leader's supporters in Bangladesh, the Daily Star reported on Tuesday.

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Bangladesh unrest LIVE updates: 1 killed in crude bomb explosion

Bangladesh unrest LIVE updates: One person was reportedly killed in Dhaka in a crude bomb explosion on Wednesday. The man was killed after miscreants hurled a crude bomb from a flyover in Dhaka's Moghbazar Wireless Gate at around 7 pm on Wednesday, reported Bangladeshi media outlet The Daily Star.